Zamane Festival sets December dates in Morocco’s M’Hamid oasis
The fifth edition is scheduled for 3–6 December 2026 across four oasis villages. Singer Oum is the first artist named, and the organiser has listed passes and four-night stays.
Zamane Festival’s fifth edition is scheduled for 3–6 December 2026 in M’Hamid El Ghizlane, southeastern Morocco, giving visitors dates and booking options for the four-day oasis event. Organiser Joudour Sahara lists the dates on its festival page; The Rio Times reports that Moroccan singer Oum is the first artist named for this edition.
Where the 2026 Zamane Festival will take place
The organiser places festival activities across four ksour, or fortified villages, in the M’Hamid oasis: Ksar Oulad Driss, Ksar M’Hamid, Ksar Zouiat L’hna and Ksar Bounou. The Rio Times describes M’Hamid El Ghizlane as the settlement at the end of the main road through the Draa Valley, about 95 kilometres south of Zagora. The spread across villages makes the location of activities part of the visit, rather than a single concert site.
Oum and the Ahidous Pride theme
The Rio Times identifies Oum as the first named 2026 performer and reports that this year’s theme is ‘Ahidous Pride’. It describes Ahidous as a collective Amazigh tradition combining group singing, poetry and dance. The rest of the artist line-up and a day-by-day programme have yet to be published, according to the outlet.
Zamane passes and four-night stays
Joudour Sahara lists admission without accommodation at 350 dirhams for one day or 1,000 dirhams for all four days. Its four-night hotel package costs 4,800 dirhams per person, while a four-night bivouac stay costs 6,000 dirhams per person. The listed hotel package includes a welcome and transfer on 3 December, accommodation, dinner that evening, full board on 4–6 December, festival activities and shuttles between the oasis villages; drinks are excluded. The organiser directs booking enquiries to its festival team.
The festival is one part of Joudour Sahara’s work in M’Hamid El Ghizlane, alongside a music school, a pilot farm and efforts against desertification, The Rio Times reports. The organiser says the 2025 edition brought together more than 225 young performers and musicians, including more than 150 Gnawan young people and musicians who performed traditional Ganga music together. It names Vieux Farka Touré, Majid Bekkas and Aziz Sahmaoui as that edition’s headliners.
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Sources and context
- Zamane Festival Runs 3 to 6 December in M’Hamid El GhizlaneThe Rio Times
- Zamane - Joudour SaharaJoudour Sahara (festival organizer)
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