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The 21st edition opened Thursday with a celebration of shared musical traditions and a message of coexistence, bringing together artists and audiences from different backgrounds.

The service begins November 1 with two weekly return flights and a fixed, subsidized fare of 400 dirhams each way.

Airport handles 262,222 passengers between January and September, with international flights accounting for almost all traffic, ONDA figures show.

Essaouira’s 21st Atlantic Andalusias Festival will run from October 29 to 31 under the theme “Alif × Alef: Two letters, one shared history.” The 15-concert program will culminate in a first-of-its-kind performance bringing together Jewish liturgical poetry, known as Piyut, and Gnaoua music on the same stage.

British big-wave surfer Andrew Cotton was in Morocco for the MOGA electronic music festival, where he led a workshop on breathing techniques and breath-holding. In an interview with Le360, he discusses his relationship with fear, his return to the water after a serious wipeout in Nazaré, Portugal, and the breathing technique that helps him stay calm under pressure.

Ferraoun knocked out Slovakia’s Ales Odraska in the sixth round in Essaouira to claim the World Boxing Federation belt.

Royal Air Maroc (RAM) will launch a direct air route between Casablanca and Essaouira on November 1, 2026, with two weekly round-trip services starting at 800 dirhams in economy class.

Artists, labels, consultants and festival organizers from Morocco, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Germany and the United States gathered at Dar Souiri for the Essaouira Dance Summit, the first professional component of the MOGA Festival’s 10th anniversary edition. Discussions focused on a central challenge: turning electronic music from an activity largely built around events into a structured professional sector. Visa restrictions, limited networks and institutional recognition remain major obstacles.

The new cultural space brings together contemporary art, design, well-being and cultural events, adding to Essaouira’s growing arts scene.