Khouribga’s cultural life can be explored from two perspectives: the Médiathèque de Khouribga brings together a specific architectural history and former activities, while festivals offer their own focus on art and film. This places a cultural venue with a history of architectural development alongside dated festival programmes. When planning your trip, it is helpful to distinguish between visiting the city and attending a specific event.
The Médiathèque: building history and former offerings
The Médiathèque de Khouribga building covers 7,000 square metres. It was inaugurated in 2016 as part of the “Mine verte” urban development project, which Groupe OCP launched in 2009. The years refer to two different milestones: the project’s launch in 2009 and the building’s inauguration in 2016. Together, they place the Médiathèque within a specific urban development project; the floor area, meanwhile, describes the size of the building.
At the time of the report, the Médiathèque had more than 12,000 members. This figure is a historical snapshot, not a current membership count. At the time, the venue offered activities for people aged 5 to 77 from Tuesday to Sunday. These included theatre, music, visual arts, poetry, reading, gaming and computer courses. The days of the week describe the former offerings, not the current weekly schedule. If a particular activity affects your travel dates, check the current programme in advance.
Regular exhibitions of work from the painting and drawing workshop began in February 2016. This brought different cultural formats together: activities on several days of the week and the recurring presentation of work produced in the workshop. While the activities covered a range of subjects and formats, the exhibitions focused on the works created. This gave visual arts a distinct place among the former offerings.
Festivals: art, film and specific dates
The 24th edition of the Festival national de l'art des Abidat Rma was scheduled to take place from 25 to 27 September 2025 in Khouribga, Oued Zem and Bejaâd. It was intended to highlight the role of Abidat Rma art in celebrating and preserving intangible cultural heritage. The festival was therefore associated with three host locations, and its theme connected art with intangible cultural heritage.
The 26th edition of the Festival International du Cinéma Africain was scheduled to take place in Khouribga from 30 May to 6 June 2026. It was announced that there would be an official competition for feature-length and short films, featuring a selection of recent African productions, as well as workshops for young people and filmmakers. In contrast to the Abidat Rma festival, this event focused on film and film-related workshops; the planned locations also differed: three cities for the 2025 edition and Khouribga for the 2026 edition. Both date ranges have passed. The announcements do not establish a future event date.
Travel dates and accommodation search
If a festival is to determine your travel dates, check current announcements before planning your stay. First decide whether you want to visit Khouribga independently of a festival or travel specifically for an event. You can then search for hotels for your chosen dates.
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