Guides: planning your event in Marrakech

For a private New Year’s Eve in Marrakech with friends or family, three formats share the night of 31 December: an exclusive-use villa, a private camp in the Agafay desert, and a gala dinner in a riad or restaurant reserved for your group. Excluding villa hire, allow roughly €2,000 to …

The best way to celebrate a birthday in a Marrakech nightclub is in two stages: a private dinner from about 8pm to 11pm, then a table booked in advance at a club, until 3am or 4am depending on the venue. Three venues are confirmed on their own or their hotel’s …

An all-inclusive stag do in Marrakech over three days and two nights, with two dinners, two hours of quad biking in the Agafay desert, a hammam with massage, a DJ on Saturday night, airport transfers and local shuttles, comes to roughly €250 to €480 per person for a group of …

Renting a villa is the easiest way to hold a birthday party in Marrakech for a large group (fifty to a hundred and fifty guests, or fewer if you prefer) with a pool and music that runs late, provided you agree it in writing. The villa itself is priced on …

For a birthday or a hen party in Marrakech, photographers usually offer two formats: a group shoot of one to two hours, or coverage of the evening itself, sometimes both on the same day. The easiest place to shoot is the venue you have already booked, a riad courtyard or …

Taking over an entire riad for a birthday weekend in Marrakech gives your group the bedrooms, the courtyard, the roof terrace and the house staff to yourselves from Friday to Sunday. Exclusive hire costs €2,000 to €15,000 a day depending on the size and standard of the riad, so €4,000 …

A well-tested way to entertain a birthday party in Marrakech is a three-part evening: Gnaoua music as guests arrive, a quieter dinner, then a DJ to finish the night. On cost, a solo Gnaoua musician is €150 to €300 for the evening, a five-piece Gnaoua group 8,000 to 15,000 dirhams, a …

A bar mitzvah in Marrakech has two parts, and they are handled by different people. The religious ceremony is arranged in advance with the Jewish community of Marrakech or the Beth Habad: the city has two working synagogues, Beth-El in Gueliz and Lazama in the Mellah, but a minyan, a …

To celebrate a birthday in a private dining room or on a rooftop in Marrakech, start with the venues that say in writing that they host groups. We checked the official websites of a dozen addresses, and ten state that they can be booked in whole or in part, including …

To celebrate a 70th birthday in Marrakech without wearing anyone out, four decisions matter more than the décor: come in spring or autumn, ask the airline for assistance at least 48 hours before the flight for anyone who needs it, put everyone up in a villa or hotel with step-free …