ANCESTRAL VOICES: 12 TO 19 FEBRUARY 2023

UNDER THE HIGH PATRONAGE OF HIS MAJESTY KING MOHAMMED VI

The second edition of the Marrakech International Storytelling Festival is organised by the World Storytelling Cafe and the Storytellers Union for Cultural Innovation and the Art of Storytelling. More than eighty storytellers from every continent will converge on Marrakech for the second edition of the festival with the theme “Ancestral Voices” echoing a deep need to meet in person, and the healing power of story in the post pandemic World.  The festival, like the World Storytelling Cafe,  is curated by master storyteller John Row.

We are proud to be a FREE festival with open access to storytelling across the Red City in public spaces, museums and monuments as well as cafes restaurants and riads.

Browse this site to explore our performers, our programme, our partners, what you can bring, and where to stay.