en The opening of the 44th National Festival of Popular Arts (FNA), which was organized by the Festival of Marrakech, Mounir chraïbi chaired by, Wali of the area of Marrakesh, tensift-Al Haouz and Driss Benhima, the president of the Royal Air Maroc, and several of the most important political and artistic. On the eve of the official opening, a parade from the Plaza de la Libertad, the Badii Palace was organized. It took more than 700 artists, from all regions of the kingdom.