Hva som skjer i Izmir (Cesme), Turkey gjennom året

Travelt — Semester (winter) break i Turkey, skoleferie i 6 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i januar.

Travelt — Semester (winter) break i Turkey, skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Helligdag

  Ramazan Bayrami (Eid al-Fitr)

  20.–22. marRamadan og eidStengningerBestill tidlig

  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 ↗

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

• Festival

  European Jazz Festival

  1.–15. mar · vanligvisMusikkfestivalBestill tidlig

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Ramazan Bayrami (Eid al-Fitr) (20.–22. mar)

Toppsesong — Izmir Marathon, Alacati Herb Festival

• Festival

  Izmir Marathon

  5.–20. apr · vanligvisSportsarrangementMye folkStengninger

  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. aprMat- og drikkefestivalMye folk

  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 ↗

Travelt — Kurban Bayrami (Eid al-Adha), skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Helligdag

  Kurban Bayrami (Eid al-Adha)

  27.–30. maiRamadan og eidStengningerBestill tidlig

  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 ↗

Travelt — Summer holidays i Turkey, skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Festival

  International Izmir Festival

  4. jun – 8. julMusikkfestival

  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 ↗

• Sesong

  Sea warm enough to swim

  10. jun – 20. okt · vanligvis

  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.

• Fare

  Wildfire season

  15. jun – 30. sep · vanligvisRøyksesong

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Kurban Bayrami (Eid al-Adha) (27.–30. mai)

Travelt — Summer holidays i Turkey, skoleferie i 5 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i juli.

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

Travelt — Summer holidays i Turkey, skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Sesong

  The city moves to the coast

  1.–31. augSkoleferie

  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.

Fortsatt på gang: Sea warm enough to swim (10. jun – 20. okt (vanligvis)), Wildfire season (15. jun – 30. sep (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Izmir International Fair, Summer holidays i Turkey

• Festival

  Izmir International Fair

  5.–13. sepStor festivalMye folk

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Sea warm enough to swim (10. jun – 20. okt (vanligvis)), Wildfire season (15. jun – 30. sep (vanligvis))

Travelt — skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet, en av de beste månedene værmessig

Ingenting nytt starter i oktober.

Fortsatt på gang: Sea warm enough to swim (10. jun – 20. okt (vanligvis))

Travelt — First-term mid-break i Turkey

• Sesong

  Aegean olive harvest

  1. nov – 20. des · vanligvis

  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.

Rolig — skoleferie i 5 av markedene som fyller stedet, en av de dårligste månedene værmessig

Ingenting nytt starter i desember.

Fortsatt på gang: Aegean olive harvest (1. nov – 20. des (vanligvis))