What's on in Tbilisi, Georgia through the year

Quiet — the editor's quiet month, New Year and Old New Year

Nothing new starts in January.

Still on: Jvari Pass winter closures (1 Dec – 31 Mar (usually)), Caucasus ski season (15 Dec – 10 Apr (usually)), New Year and Old New Year (28 Dec – 15 Jan)

Quiet — the editor's quiet month, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in February.

Still on: Jvari Pass winter closures (1 Dec – 31 Mar (usually)), Caucasus ski season (15 Dec – 10 Apr (usually))

Busy — between the peaks, Spring break in Georgia

• Nature

  Spring in the valley

  20 Mar – 30 Apr · usually

  The city greens weeks before the mountains do: balconies reopen, the courtyards fill and the Caucasus is still white behind the ridge.

Still on: Jvari Pass winter closures (1 Dec – 31 Mar (usually)), Caucasus ski season (15 Dec – 10 Apr (usually))

Busy — between the peaks, Orthodox Easter

• Holiday

  Orthodox Easter

  10–13 AprEaster & Holy WeekClosures

  The city empties to the villages for a long weekend and families spend the Monday at the cemeteries. Restaurants in the centre close for a day or two. Source ↗

Still on: Spring in the valley (20 Mar – 30 Apr (usually)), Caucasus ski season (15 Dec – 10 Apr (usually))

Shoulder season — between the peaks, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in May.

Still on: Orthodox Easter (10–13 Apr)

Peak crowds — the editor's peak month, Summer holidays in Georgia

• Opening

  Abano Pass to Tusheti

  10 Jun – 10 Oct · usuallyTrail seasonRisk

  The only road into Tusheti opens around mid-June once the snow is cleared and closes with the first heavy fall in October. It is a 4x4 track, not a road. Source ↗

• Season

  High mountain trekking season

  15 Jun – 30 Sep · usuallyTrail season

  Svaneti and Tusheti are walkable roughly from mid-June to the end of September; before and after, the passes hold snow and the guesthouses are shut.

Peak crowds — the editor's peak month, Summer holidays in Georgia

Nothing new starts in July.

Still on: Abano Pass to Tusheti (10 Jun – 10 Oct (usually)), High mountain trekking season (15 Jun – 30 Sep (usually))

Peak crowds — the editor's peak month, Summer holidays in Georgia

Nothing new starts in August.

Still on: Abano Pass to Tusheti (10 Jun – 10 Oct (usually)), High mountain trekking season (15 Jun – 30 Sep (usually))

Busy — between the peaks, Summer holidays in Georgia

• Nature

  Rtveli, the grape harvest

  5 Sep – 20 Oct · usually

  Kakheti brings in the harvest over about six weeks and every family with vines feeds anyone who helps. It is the most social month in the Georgian year.

Still on: Abano Pass to Tusheti (10 Jun – 10 Oct (usually)), High mountain trekking season (15 Jun – 30 Sep (usually))

Busy — between the peaks, Tbilisoba

• Festival

  Tbilisoba

  1–20 Oct · usuallyMajor festivalCrowded

  The city's own festival, usually on a weekend in early October: new wine, churchkhela and produce from every region, centred on Rike Park and the old town. Source ↗

Still on: Abano Pass to Tusheti (10 Jun – 10 Oct (usually)), Rtveli, the grape harvest (5 Sep – 20 Oct (usually))

Quiet — the editor's quiet month

Nothing new starts in November.

Peak crowds — New Year and Old New Year, Winter / New Year break in Georgia

• Hazard

  Jvari Pass winter closures

  1 Dec – 31 Mar · usuallyTrail seasonClosures

  The road to Kazbegi crosses a 2,379-metre pass that shuts at short notice for snow and avalanche work, sometimes for a day, sometimes longer. Source ↗

• Season

  Caucasus ski season

  15 Dec – 10 Apr · usually

  Gudauri is two hours up the military highway and runs on cheap lift passes and a lot of off-piste. The road itself is the variable, not the snow.

• Holiday

  New Year and Old New Year

  28 Dec – 15 JanSchool holidaysClosures

  The biggest holiday of the Georgian year, with a second run at it on 14 January. Families eat for a fortnight and much of the city closes down around it. Source ↗