As part of its newly extended ten-day program, the Jazzablanca Festival will fill Casablanca with jazz from July 3 to 12, 2025. Alongside the ticketed concerts on Stages 21 and Casa Anfa at Anfa Park, the city will also host a series of free performances at the Nouveau Souffle stage in the Arab League Park. This open-access program includes four concerts featuring desert blues, gnaoua, jazz, and soul. Organizers say the aim is to reimagine public space through «proximity and discovery» in an intimate, listener-friendly setting. On Fridays and Saturdays, July 4–5 and 11–12, concerts will feature Daraa Tribes, Mehdi Qamoum, Anas Chlih Quintet, and Soukaina Fahsi. Meanwhile, the lively «Fanfare en Ville», led by New Orleans trombonist and vocalist Glen David Andrews, will bring jazz, funk, and gospel to the streets with musical parades on July 3–5 and 10–12. These parades will march from the Hassan II Mosque to El Hank, Rick's Café to the Central Market, and from Anfa Place to Hôtel Suisse. The festival's 18th edition also offers a packed lineup at Anfa Park. It kicks off July 3 with El Comité (Cuba), Hindi Zahra (Morocco), and Seal (UK). July 4 features Marcin (Poland), Seu Jorge (Brazil), and Kool & The Gang (USA), followed on July 5 by Nubya Garcia (UK), Caravan Palace (France), and the Black Eyed Peas (USA). Other highlights include Salif Keita Acoustic and Aïta Mon Amour (July 6), Emel and Jordan Rakei (July 7), Waaju, Majid Bekkas Trio, and Ezra Collective (July 8), Alfa Mist and Tif (July 9), and the Faraj Suleiman Jazz Quintet, Cory Henry & The Funk Apostles, and Parcels (July 10). On July 11, Dominique Fils-Aimé (Canada), Oum (Morocco), and Ibrahim Maalouf with The Trumpets of Michel-Ange will take the stage. The festival concludes on July 12 with Jupiter & Okwess (DRC), Hamid El Kasri & Mehdi Nassouli + Guests (Morocco), and Macklemore (USA).
