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Festivals 2026–2027 Arabic and Moroccan, with the holidays

The Arabic, Moroccan and Amazigh festivals of the year in the Netherlands, and when Yennayer, Ramadan and the two Eids fall.

Under the dates: every upcoming festival and celebration, by day, with venue and the link to tickets.

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  1. 28 Oct – 7 Nov 2026Holland Gnawa FestivalGnawa masters from Morocco in The Hague: concerts, a parade and a royal night
  2. 29 Oct – 1 Nov 2026Maghreb Film FestivalShows independent films from North Africa in Haarlem and Amsterdam.
  3. 2 Nov 2026Palestine Cinema DaysPalestine Cinema Days Around the World is a one-day series of screenings of Palestinian films, run by Filmlab Palestine.
  4. 3 – 22 Nov 2026UD FestivalThree weeks of the oud in Amsterdam, from the Concertgebouw to the Meervaart
  5. 13 Nov 2026Night of Arabic LiteratureEl Hizjra's Night of Arabic Literature: writers, poets and music
  6. 14 Jan 2027YennayerThe Amazigh new year 2977: concerts, couscous and festivals through January
  7. 8 Feb 2027RamadanThe month of fasting begins: an iftar at every sunset, Ramadan nights after it
  8. 9 Mar 2027SuikerfeestEid al-Fitr, the end of Ramadan: sweets, new clothes and family visits
  9. 16 May 2027OfferfeestEid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice: the family at one long table
  10. 28 Jan 2028Ramadan 2028Next year's Ramadan, expected to begin on this day

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Questions

Is there a Moroccan festival in the Netherlands?

Yes. The Holland Gnawa Festival in The Hague (28 October to 7 November 2026) brings Gnawa and chaabi musicians from Morocco, and the Maghreb Film Festival shows films from North Africa in Haarlem and Amsterdam. There are Arab festivals too: the UD Festival in Amsterdam, the Rotterdam Arab Film Festival in June and Nawafiz in Utrecht in May. Yennayer, the Amazigh new year, is celebrated around 14 January. The dates of each are above.

Are the dates of Ramadan and the Eids fixed?

Ramadan and the two Eids follow the moon, so their days are the expected ones and can move by a day; the concerts, dinners and parties for them are on those days or the weekend after. The festivals have dates of their own.

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