What's on in Ometepe, Nicaragua through the year

Busy — Volcano climbing season, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in January.

Still on: Volcano climbing season (1 Dec – 30 Apr (usually))

Busy — Volcano climbing season

Nothing new starts in February.

Still on: Volcano climbing season (1 Dec – 30 Apr (usually))

Peak crowds — Semana Santa, Volcano climbing season

• Holiday

  Semana Santa

  29 Mar – 5 AprEaster & Holy WeekCrowdedBook early

  Holy Week is when Nicaraguans travel, and the ferries from San Jorge run full while the lake beaches at Santo Domingo fill up. Book the crossing and the room, or come the week after when the island empties again. Source ↗

Still on: Volcano climbing season (1 Dec – 30 Apr (usually))

Peak crowds — Semana Santa, Volcano climbing season

Nothing new starts in April.

Still on: Semana Santa (29 Mar – 5 Apr), Volcano climbing season (1 Dec – 30 Apr (usually))

Shoulder season — an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in May.

Quiet — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather

• Nature

  San Ramón waterfall in flow

  1 Jun – 30 Nov · usuallyHigh water

  The waterfall on the southern flank of Maderas is at its best once the rains have filled it; late in the dry season it can thin out. The trail is muddier in these months, so allow extra time and wear shoes with grip. Source ↗

Busy — Santa Ana fiestas, Moyogalpa, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

• Festival

  Santa Ana fiestas, Moyogalpa

  16–26 JulReligious feastCrowded

  Moyogalpa's patron saint days run for ten days to 26 July, opening at four in the morning with a diana through the streets. The Baile de las Inditas, danced by women in beads and flowers, is what people come for. Source ↗

Still on: San Ramón waterfall in flow (1 Jun – 30 Nov (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in August.

Still on: San Ramón waterfall in flow (1 Jun – 30 Nov (usually))

Quiet — travelers describe it as quiet, Fiestas Patrias

• Holiday

  Fiestas Patrias

  14–15 SepNational holidayClosuresCrowded

  14 and 15 September are public holidays: school marching bands parade in every town, offices and banks close, and domestic travellers head for the lakes and the coast. Source ↗

Still on: San Ramón waterfall in flow (1 Jun – 30 Nov (usually))

Quiet — one of its worst months for weather

Nothing new starts in October.

Still on: San Ramón waterfall in flow (1 Jun – 30 Nov (usually))

Shoulder season — an ordinary month

• Festival

  San Diego and the zompopo dance

  11–18 NovReligious feast

  Altagracia brings San Diego de Alcala down from the altar on 12 November and dances him through the streets until the 17th, arms raised, imitating leafcutter ants. It is danced nowhere else, and has been since the seventeenth century. Source ↗

Still on: San Ramón waterfall in flow (1 Jun – 30 Nov (usually))

Peak crowds — Volcano climbing season, La Griteria

• Season

  Volcano climbing season

  1 Dec – 30 Apr · usuallyDry seasonCrowded

  The dry months give the best odds of a clear summit on Concepcion, a long guided climb, and firmer mud on Maderas. December to February is the busy stretch; March and April are quieter but hazier. Source ↗

• Festival

  La Griteria

  7–8 DecReligious feastCrowded

  Nicaragua's night of the Immaculate Conception: households build altars to the Virgin and hand out sweets to anyone who shouts the ritual question at the door, with firecrackers until late. Moyogalpa and Altagracia both take part. Source ↗