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A weekend celebrating the colors of Morocco and the Mediterranean, with exceptional craftsmanship, music, fashion, and traditions: from Fès to Saint-Ouen, travel without leaving Communale Saint-Ouen.
A FESTIVAL CELEBRATING THE COLORS OF MOROCCO AND THE MEDITERRANEAN From October 16 to 18, 2026, the Festival Maroc Multiculturel returns to Communale in a big way for its 6th edition, as part of the Saison Méditerranée. Three days to browse, listen, taste, learn, and celebrate the full richness of a vibrant, elegant, popular, and contemporary Morocco where tradition meets modernity. An invitation to travel without leaving Saint-Ouen through textiles, caftans, beauty, the art of color, local flavors, and music connecting both shores. FULL PROGRAM - Craft market (Grand'Place): Friday: 11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. (12 stands featuring artisans, fashion designers, artists, and creators) Saturday: 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Sunday: 11:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. - Friday: 11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. (12 stands featuring artisans, fashion designers, artists, and creators) - Saturday: 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. - Sunday: 11:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. - Friday: 11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. (12 stands featuring artisans, fashion designers, artists, and creators) - Saturday: 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. - Sunday: 11:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16: OPENING NIGHT - 11:00 a.m.: Craft market opens. - 6:00 p.m.: Brazilian Batucada marching band in front of Communale and cours de Lavandières to welcome the delegations. - 6:30 p.m.: Official welcome for Ms Samira Sitail (Moroccan ambassador), Mr Karim Bouamrane (mayor of Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine), elected officials, UNESCO commissions, the Deputy Mayor for Culture, and associations (NGOs Greenside and Confiance). - 6:45 p.m.: Presentation of the craft market attended by officials. - 7:00 p.m.: Haute couture fashion show by designers from Fès and emerging Moroccan creators. - 7:30 p.m.: Speeches and acknowledgments with our partner associations from the Fès region (Imouzzer Kandar and Azrou). - 8:00 p.m.: Musical finale with the Batucada (Brazilian and Moroccan rhythms). SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17: CRAFTSMANSHIP, BEAUTY, AND TRADITIONS - 11:00 a.m.: Market opens. - 3:00 p.m.: Photo activities, fashion shoot, and chaabi atmosphere featuring the designers' collections, plus a beauty and henna stand. - 4:30 p.m.: Organic olive oil tasting (2026 family harvest from Morocco / Italy). - 5:00 p.m.: Workshop exploring the science of Moroccan colors and pigments, presented by painter Haiteim Bouiahyoui. - 5:30 p.m.: Beauty area, henna tattoos, and tea ceremony. - 6:00 p.m.: Music and popular culture, with Amazigh expressions celebrating materials, women, heritage, and the living connections between Morocco, the Mediterranean, and cultures around the world. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18: TREASURE HUNTING AND SWEET TREATS - 11:00 a.m.: Market opens. - 2:00 p.m.: Entertainment and a sale of objects found in the medinas of Fès and Azrou at the Atome & Carbone « Souk et Chic » stand.
Source: paris.fr — photo: Communale Saint-Ouen