Festival of Roses (Kelaat M'Gouna)
Festival of Roses (Kelaat M'Gouna) takes place Early - mid May 2027 (timed to the rose harvest, dates TBC) in Kelaat M'Gouna, Morocco. The dress code is Casual, modest daywear; comfortable shoes, sun hat and light layers for warm days and cool desert nights. Typical cost ranges from 100 to 400 EUR per person.
A fragrant harvest festival in Morocco's Valley of Roses celebrating the annual Damask rose crop with parades, Amazigh music and the coronation of a Rose Queen. Streets fill with petals and souks sell rosewater distilled in the valley. It is a low-cost, off-the-beaten-path gem on the Ouarzazate - Dades route, held each May when the roses bloom.
- When
- Early - mid May 2027 (timed to the rose harvest, dates TBC)
- Where
- Kelaat M'Gouna, Morocco
- Dress code
- Casual, modest daywear; comfortable shoes, sun hat and light layers for warm days and cool desert nights
- Cost
- Typical cost ranges from 100 to 400 EUR per person.
- Weather
- 25 - 30C warm dry days, cool evenings in the Dades Valley
- When to book
- Book Kelaat M'Gouna or Skoura lodging 2+ months out - the small town fills; confirm dates locally as they track the bloom
- Getting there
- OZZ (Ouarzazate), 90 min drive to Kelaat M'Gouna
- Where to stay
- Dar Ahlam (Skoura, ultra-luxury kasbah), Kasbah Itran (near Kelaat M'Gouna), Sawadi Ecolodge (Skoura)
- Official site
- https://www.marocdesmerveilles.com/rose-festival-2026-guide
How to attend
The parades and street festivities are free and open to all; there is no official ticketing or reliable official website, so plan via Morocco tour operators or independently and confirm dates locally closer to the time, as they track the rose bloom. Base yourself in Kelaat M'Gouna or nearby Skoura/Ouarzazate and book early - the town is tiny.
The parades and street festivities are free and there is no organiser website or ticket office, so nothing can be booked in advance - you simply arrive in town.
Insider tip
Come a day or two before the parades to walk the rose fields at dawn during the actual harvest - the scent is strongest before the heat rises.
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