Essaouira · Morocco

Swira Breaking Jam, international hip-hop festival in Essaouira: second edition in May 2027

International hip-hop festival

Edition II · May 2027

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Edition 1 · 15–17 May 2026 · Essaouira seafront

Essaouira's first international hip-hop festival.

Hundreds of people around the breaking circle on the Essaouira seafront, facing the ocean
people over three days
+4,000
free open-air days
3
artists and speakers
+60
countries represented
7
media mentions
38
local sponsors, 100% from Essaouira
+30

Three free days on the seafront, open to all: every community in Essaouira came together around Moroccan champions and Olympic athletes from France, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria and Canada. Backed by more than 30 local sponsors, all from Essaouira.

Press

In the headlines.

24 articles · 20 media outlets · 14 social media shares · in French, Arabic, English and Spanish

May 2026

Edition 1 in pictures.

A dancer flies above the circle in front of the seafront crowd
Battle: a dancer in jeans in the circle, facing two dancers from Morocco, in front of the crowd
The talk on hip-hop history in the Dar Souiri courtyard
A young dancer balancing on her head in the middle of the crowd
A Gnawa musician playing the guembri on the village stage
The MC and the crowd, arms raised to the sky
A child in a “Peace Love Unity Having Fun” sweatshirt painting on a wall
A dancer dives to the floor in the middle of the circle, a Morocco jersey in the foreground
01Battle
The MC on stage under the Swira Breaking Jam logo
02Stage
A dancer balancing on one hand in the middle of the circle
03Power move
A young dancer in a blue cap mid-move in front of the children
04Kids
A dancer in orange spinning on his head
05Headspin
The festival village entrance in Swira Breaking Jam colours
06The village
A dancer in white jumps in front of dozens of children
07Showcase
A child on the floor during the workshop, a little girl in a Hip Hop T-shirt behind him
08Hip-hop workshop
A dancer and a spectator in a wheelchair, laughing
09Together
A b-boy low to the ground under a blue sky, the crowd behind him
10B-boy
The DJ on the decks facing the ocean
11DJ set
Two spray cans in front of a mural of a woman's face
12Graffiti
A graffiti artist painting a mural live
13Mural
A young dancer on the Swira logo in the middle of the circle
14The circle
A dancer frozen on one hand, legs in the air
15Freeze
Children learning their first floor moves
16Kids workshop
A young dancer takes off in front of the crowd
17Kids
A crew on the festival stage
18Crew
Gnawa musicians get the village dancing
19Gnawa
Two young dancers holding bouquets of flowers
20Final
Sunset over the Essaouira seafront
21Seafront
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Partner with edition 2.

More than 30 local sponsors, 100% from Essaouira, backed the first edition. Brands, institutions, media: put your name on Essaouira's international hip-hop festival in May 2027.

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