Current Date And Time In Ouarzazate, Morocco
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
20:56:38 WEST
State: Drâa-Tafilalet
Currency: Moroccan Dirham (MAD)
Timezone: UTC +00:00 (WEST)
Population: 77,603
District: Ouarzazate
Checking bank closures, municipal non-working days, and upcoming public holiday dates in Ouarzazate, Drâa-Tafilalet? Here is the complete city holiday reference for Ouarzazate.
Businesses, retail banks, and public services throughout Ouarzazate follow official statutory holiday schedules for non-working day closures. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Fête du Trône (Throne Day) on July 30) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Ouarzazate.
This is Morocco's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Morocco's country-level and Drâa-Tafilalet holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Ouarzazate as anywhere else in Morocco.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are Morocco's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Morocco's country and Drâa-Tafilalet holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Ouarzazate just as everywhere else in Morocco.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fête du Trône (Throne Day) | July 30 | National Holiday | Full Official Closure | www.cg.gov.ma |
| Fête de l'Indépendance (Independence Day) | November 18 | National Holiday | Full Official Closure | www.cg.gov.ma |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Fête du Trône (Throne Day) | Fri, Jul 30, 2027 | Automatic 3-day weekend |
Ouarzazate's bank branches, municipal offices and public schools close on Morocco's statutory holidays just as they do everywhere else in the country — shops and restaurants more often stay open with adjusted hours rather than closing outright.
If a fixed statutory holiday lands on a weekend in Ouarzazate, the following Monday is commonly declared an official substitute non-working day by government notification.
With a population of 77,603 and running on the Africa/Casablanca time zone, Ouarzazate follows Morocco's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.