Cherry Festival June 11, 2007

Sefrou's Cherry Festival celebrates the harvest and there is no shortage of the delicious fruit to sample. Accompanying activities include music, dance, the mandatory colourful souk (market), numerous sporting competitions, a torch-light procession, a fairground, and finally the election of Miss Cherry, with a parade by her admiring followers.

The event takes place in an ancient walled town, one of the oldest in the area, pre-dating even Fez's 8th-century structures. Sefrou lies on the rising slopes of the Middle Atlas, the ideal ground for the thousands of cherry trees which lend the town its fruity renown.

Please note: the dates given here are a guide only. They rely on natural manifestations, making it impossible to predict them exactly. The Moroccan Tourist Office and Whatsonwhen suggest that you exercise caution and ask tourist offices locally when you travel - even we can't predict the vagaries of the weather!

Official Website: http://www.whatsonwhen.com/events/event.asp?/events/~30108.jml