Qué hay en Esmirna, Turquía, a lo largo del año

Concurrido — Semester (winter) break en Turquía, vacaciones escolares en 6 de los mercados que lo llenan

En enero no empieza nada nuevo.

Concurrido — Semester (winter) break en Turquía, vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Festivo

  Ramazan Bayrami (Eid al-Fitr)

  20–22 MarRamadán y EidCierresReserva pronto

  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. Fuente ↗

Máxima afluencia — Ramazan Bayrami (Eid al-Fitr), Second-term mid-break en Turquía

• Festival

  European Jazz Festival

  1–15 Mar · normalmenteFestival de músicaReserva pronto

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Ramazan Bayrami (Eid al-Fitr) (20–22 Mar)

Máxima afluencia — Izmir Marathon, Alacati Herb Festival

• Festival

  Izmir Marathon

  5–20 Abr · normalmenteEvento deportivoMucha genteCierres

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

• Festival

  Alacati Herb Festival

  20–26 AbrFestival gastronómicoMucha gente

  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. Fuente ↗

Concurrido — Kurban Bayrami (Eid al-Adha), vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Festivo

  Kurban Bayrami (Eid al-Adha)

  27–30 MayRamadán y EidCierresReserva pronto

  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. Fuente ↗

Concurrido — Summer holidays en Turquía, vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Festival

  International Izmir Festival

  4 Jun – 8 JulFestival de música

  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. Fuente ↗

• Temporada

  Sea warm enough to swim

  10 Jun – 20 Oct · normalmente

  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.

• Riesgo

  Wildfire season

  15 Jun – 30 Sep · normalmenteTemporada de humo

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Kurban Bayrami (Eid al-Adha) (27–30 May)

Concurrido — Summer holidays en Turquía, vacaciones escolares en 5 de los mercados que lo llenan

En julio no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: International Izmir Festival (4 Jun – 8 Jul), Sea warm enough to swim (10 Jun – 20 Oct (normalmente)), Wildfire season (15 Jun – 30 Sep (normalmente))

Concurrido — Summer holidays en Turquía, vacaciones escolares en 4 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Temporada

  The city moves to the coast

  1–31 AgoVacaciones escolares

  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.

Sigue en marcha: Sea warm enough to swim (10 Jun – 20 Oct (normalmente)), Wildfire season (15 Jun – 30 Sep (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — Izmir International Fair, Summer holidays en Turquía

• Festival

  Izmir International Fair

  5–13 SepGran festivalMucha gente

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Sea warm enough to swim (10 Jun – 20 Oct (normalmente)), Wildfire season (15 Jun – 30 Sep (normalmente))

Concurrido — vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan, uno de sus mejores meses por clima

En octubre no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Sea warm enough to swim (10 Jun – 20 Oct (normalmente))

Concurrido — First-term mid-break en Turquía

• Temporada

  Aegean olive harvest

  1 Nov – 20 Dic · normalmente

  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.

Tranquilo — vacaciones escolares en 5 de los mercados que lo llenan, uno de sus peores meses por clima

En diciembre no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Aegean olive harvest (1 Nov – 20 Dic (normalmente))