Aura Event will launch its first ever electronic music festival ‘Desert Festival’ on August 27th and 28th, 2021. The festival will be held in Agafay Desert, located just outside of Marrakech, Morocco where attendees will be taken on a ‘nomad experience set on the backdrop of Atlas mountains’.

A lineup of 18 artists have been announced thus far for the festival, where DJs Marcel Dettmann, Mathew Jonson, and Behrouz were announced to be the headliners for the festival. Supporting international and local artists include Francesco Constantini from Italy, Moroccan artist Pandi, Elements.Archive, Dan Buri, Shahrokh Dini, Tofu&Acid, among others.

Event organisers have also promised a ‘cutting-edge production’ of the festival, together with its selected picks of both local and international artists that’ll bring event-goers on a memorable ‘musical journey’.

‘AURA stands for a symposium of spirits, music, culture and hedonism, and will capture your soul - our journey takes you with us to the stunning Agafay Desert.’ says the press release from Aura Event on the festival. ‘AURA has been developed to embody the natural habitat of the desert, a sacred place where ancient spirits prevail. One can't help but embrace the desert’s energy spilling out from its surroundings, while the spirits expand into the sunset.’

For prospective event-goers, four packages are offered by the organiser for both ticketing and accommodation, where it includes access to the event venue on both days of the festival. For accommodation, attendees can choose to stay in the festival’s desert camp located beside the venue, or in their 5-star partner hotel in Marrakech that is only 30 minutes away from the venue. 

The packages will include breakfast, dinner in the evenings of the festival, a range of indoor and outdoor activities offered by the organiser’s travel agent, as well as full return transportation coverage between the airport, venue, and accommodation. It is important to note that the packages do not include air transport to Marrakech.

Tickets for the festival are on sale now.

For more information about the event, visit the official website.