Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Ålesund, Noorwegen

Druk — Christmas holidays in Noorwegen, schoolvakanties in 7 van de markten die de plek vullen

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Atlantic gale season (15 okt – 28 feb (meestal))

Druk — Winter sports week in Noorwegen, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Seizoen

  Sunnmore Alps ski touring

  15 feb – 15 mei · meestalSkiseizoen

  The peaks behind town are skied from the water up, which is why people fly here with skins rather than lift passes. Late February to May is when the snow holds and the days are long enough.

Nog steeds bezig: Atlantic gale season (15 okt – 28 feb (meestal))

Druk — Easter break in Noorwegen, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Feestdag

  Easter holidays

  2–6 aprPasen & Goede WeekSluitingenBoek vroeg

  Maundy Thursday to Easter Monday is a five-day public holiday. Towns empty as Norwegians head for mountain cabins, most shops and many supermarkets close on the holy days, and trains and flights toward the mountains are full. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Sunnmore Alps ski touring (15 feb – 15 mei (meestal))

Topdrukte — Easter holidays, Easter break in Noorwegen

In april begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Sunnmore Alps ski touring (15 feb – 15 mei (meestal)), Easter holidays (2–6 apr)

Topdrukte — Cruise ships in port, Constitution Day

• Seizoen

  Cruise ships in port

  1 mei – 20 sep · meestalCruiseseizoenDruk

  Alesund is the tender port for Geiranger and the ships tie up right below the town. On a two-ship morning the Aksla steps and the fish restaurants are gone until mid-afternoon.

• Feestdag

  Constitution Day

  17 meiNationale feestdagSluitingen

  Children's parades through the Art Nouveau streets, everyone in bunad, and the shops and museums shut for the day. It is the one date Norwegians will not reschedule. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Sunnmore Alps ski touring (15 feb – 15 mei (meestal))

Topdrukte — Cruise ships in port, Slinningsbalet midsummer bonfire

• Festival

  Slinningsbalet midsummer bonfire

  19–25 jun · meestalLicht & vuurDruk

  Teenagers spend two months stacking pallets into a tower on the Slinningen point and light it on the Saturday nearest 23 June. Boats fill the sound and sound their horns when it goes over. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Cruise ships in port (1 mei – 20 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — Cruise ships in port, Summer holidays in Noorwegen

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Cruise ships in port (1 mei – 20 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — Cruise ships in port, Jugendfest

• Festival

  Jugendfest

  21–22 augMuziekfestivalDrukBoek vroeg

  Two nights of music at Color Line Stadion in the second half of August. It is the weekend the town's hotel rooms go first, and they go months ahead. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Norwegian Food Festival

  20–31 aug · meestalEet- & drinkfestivalDruk

  Norway's oldest food festival takes over the centre for three days at the end of August, with the fishing and farming side of Sunnmore selling straight to the street. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Cruise ships in port (1 mei – 20 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — Cruise ships in port, Autumn break in Noorwegen

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Cruise ships in port (1 mei – 20 sep (meestal))

Druk — Autumn break in Noorwegen, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Risico

  Atlantic gale season

  15 okt – 28 feb · meestalOnweersseizoen

  The exposed coast takes named Atlantic lows from mid-autumn, and the first thing they cancel is the ferry and the fjord sailings rather than the flights. Bron ↗

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In november begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Atlantic gale season (15 okt – 28 feb (meestal))

Topdrukte — Christmas closures, Christmas holidays in Noorwegen

• Feestdag

  Christmas closures

  24–26 decKerst & nieuwjaarSluitingen

  Christmas Eve is the main celebration: shops close by mid-afternoon on 24 December, and 25 and 26 December are public holidays when most shops, many restaurants and museums stay shut and public transport runs a reduced timetable. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Atlantic gale season (15 okt – 28 feb (meestal))