Det sker i Izmir (Cesme), Turkey året igennem

Travlt — Semester (winter) break i Turkey, skoleferie på 6 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i januar.

Travlt — Semester (winter) break i Turkey, skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Helligdag

  Ramazan Bayrami (Eid al-Fitr)

  20.–22. mar.Ramadan & eidLukningerBook tidligt

  Three days of public holiday after the fast, with a half day before, and often bridged into a longer break. Government offices and many family-run shops close on the first day, and intercity buses and domestic flights sell out days ahead as families travel. Kilde ↗

Tætpakket — Ramazan Bayrami (Eid al-Fitr), Second-term mid-break i Turkey

• Festival

  European Jazz Festival

  1.–15. mar. · normaltMusikfestivalBook tidligt

  Izmir's longest-running jazz festival, staged at the Ahmed Adnan Saygun Art Center since 1994, with international acts, workshops and photo exhibitions through the first half of March. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Ramazan Bayrami (Eid al-Fitr) (20.–22. mar.)

Tætpakket — Izmir Marathon, Alacati Herb Festival

• Festival

  Izmir Marathon

  5.–20. apr. · normaltSportsbegivenhedTætpakketLukninger

  A World Athletics label road race through the city each April, with the coastal course closing roads along the bay on race morning. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Alacati Herb Festival

  20.–26. apr.Mad- & drikkefestivalTætpakket

  Wild-herb dishes, foraging walks and stalls fill Alacati for about a week each spring; it's in Cesme district, roughly 90 minutes from central Izmir by road, so plan it as a day trip. Kilde ↗

Travlt — Kurban Bayrami (Eid al-Adha), skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Helligdag

  Kurban Bayrami (Eid al-Adha)

  27.–30. majRamadan & eidLukningerBook tidligt

  The longer religious holiday, four days and frequently stretched to nine. Offices and many shops close, intercity buses and domestic flights sell out well ahead and fares climb, and holiday hotels fill with Turkish families before the foreign season peaks. Kilde ↗

Travlt — Summer holidays i Turkey, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Festival

  International Izmir Festival

  4. jun. – 8. jul.Musikfestival

  Five weeks of concerts that move between the Agora, the Celsus library at Ephesus and Cesme castle. The ancient venues sell out first and the drive back from Selcuk is the catch. Kilde ↗

• Sæson

  Sea warm enough to swim

  10. jun. – 20. okt. · normalt

  Nobody swims in the gulf itself; the season is measured by the peninsula, Cesme and Urla, forty minutes west. It stays swimmable well into October once the crowds have gone.

• Risiko

  Wildfire season

  15. jun. – 30. sep. · normaltRøgsæson

  Izmir province burns nearly every summer, usually in the pine hills between the city and the peninsula. The city itself is rarely threatened; the coast road and the smoke are what change plans. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Kurban Bayrami (Eid al-Adha) (27.–30. maj)

Travlt — Summer holidays i Turkey, skoleferie på 5 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i juli.

Stadig i gang: International Izmir Festival (4. jun. – 8. jul.), Sea warm enough to swim (10. jun. – 20. okt. (normalt)), Wildfire season (15. jun. – 30. sep. (normalt))

Travlt — Summer holidays i Turkey, skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Sæson

  The city moves to the coast

  1.–31. aug.Skoleferie

  Izmir empties westward in August: half the good restaurants in Alsancak shut for the month while Cesme and Alacati charge triple. The city is at its most liveable and least interesting.

Stadig i gang: Sea warm enough to swim (10. jun. – 20. okt. (normalt)), Wildfire season (15. jun. – 30. sep. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Izmir International Fair, Summer holidays i Turkey

• Festival

  Izmir International Fair

  5.–13. sep.Stor festivalTætpakket

  Ninety-five editions of a trade fair that turned into a city festival, held in the Kulturpark. It brackets 9 September, the day Izmir marks its liberation with a half marathon and fireworks. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Sea warm enough to swim (10. jun. – 20. okt. (normalt)), Wildfire season (15. jun. – 30. sep. (normalt))

Travlt — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets bedste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i oktober.

Stadig i gang: Sea warm enough to swim (10. jun. – 20. okt. (normalt))

Travlt — First-term mid-break i Turkey

• Sæson

  Aegean olive harvest

  1. nov. – 20. dec. · normalt

  The groves around Urla and Seferihisar are picked and pressed through November, and the new oil turns up green and peppery in the markets. It is the one reason to be here out of season.

Stille — skoleferie på 5 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets værste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i december.

Stadig i gang: Aegean olive harvest (1. nov. – 20. dec. (normalt))