Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Bari, Italië

Topdrukte — Christmas to Epiphany, Putignano Carnival

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Christmas to Epiphany (24 dec – 6 jan), Putignano Carnival (26 dec – 10 mrt (meestal))

Druk — Putignano Carnival, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Putignano Carnival (26 dec – 10 mrt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Bif&st film festival, Putignano Carnival

• Festival

  Bif&st film festival

  21–28 mrtDruk

  Bari's international film and TV festival fills the Petruzzelli and other city cinemas for a week of premieres, retrospectives and talks with directors, many screenings free or cheap. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Easter and Pasquetta

  4–6 aprPasen & Goede WeekDrukSluitingen

  Easter Sunday and Easter Monday (Pasquetta) are public holidays, and Italians use the long weekend for short breaks and day trips: trains and hotels fill, old towns and sights are busier than the weeks around, and many shops and some restaurants close on Easter Sunday. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Putignano Carnival (26 dec – 10 mrt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Easter and Pasquetta, Easter holidays in Italië

In april begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Bif&st film festival (21–28 mrt), Easter and Pasquetta (4–6 apr)

Druk — Festa di San Nicola, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Festa di San Nicola

  6–10 meiReligieus feestDrukBoek vroeg

  The city's patron is carried to the sea and out on a fishing boat, then back to the basilica crypt, over three days in May. Orthodox pilgrims from Russia and Greece come for it too, and the old town is closed to cars. Bron ↗

Druk — Summer holidays in Italië, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Seizoen

  Summer ferry routes

  1 jun – 30 sep · meestalZomerseizoen opent

  Durres, Igoumenitsa and Patras sail year round from the port; the Ionian island runs are a summer addition only. Out of season the crossing choice narrows to the mainland ports. Bron ↗

• Seizoen

  Sea warm enough

  20 jun – 10 okt · meestal

  The Adriatic here holds its warmth into October, which is why the lidi along the Bari coast keep running past the end of the school holidays. June is still on the cold side of comfortable. Bron ↗

Druk — Summer holidays in Italië, schoolvakanties in 6 van de markten die de plek vullen

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Summer ferry routes (1 jun – 30 sep (meestal)), Sea warm enough (20 jun – 10 okt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Ferragosto, Summer holidays in Italië

• Feestdag

  Ferragosto

  8–20 augSchoolvakantiesSluitingenDruk

  Around 15 August the city itself empties and half the shops and trattorie in Murat shut for a fortnight, while Polignano and the coast south are full. Check opening hours before you plan a meal. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Summer ferry routes (1 jun – 30 sep (meestal)), Sea warm enough (20 jun – 10 okt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Fiera del Levante, Summer holidays in Italië

• Festival

  Fiera del Levante

  8–25 sep · meestalGroot festivalDrukBoek vroeg

  The Campionaria trade fair has run on the seafront since 1930 and it is the week Bari fills with business travellers. Hotel rates in the centre climb and the lungomare traffic is worse than August. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Summer ferry routes (1 jun – 30 sep (meestal)), Sea warm enough (20 jun – 10 okt (meestal))

Druk — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de beste maanden qua weer

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Sea warm enough (20 jun – 10 okt (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

• Seizoen

  Olive harvest and new oil

  1 nov – 31 dec · meestal

  Groves across the Terra di Bari are picked and the mills run late into the evening. It is the time to taste olio nuovo, peppery and green, and some masserie invite visitors into the harvest. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — San Nicola in December, Christmas to Epiphany

• Festival

  San Nicola in December

  5–6 decReligieus feestDruk

  The saint's liturgical feast is quieter than the May celebrations but deeply local: masses start before dawn at the basilica, Orthodox pilgrims arrive, and food stalls fill Bari Vecchia. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Christmas to Epiphany

  24 dec – 6 janKerst & nieuwjaarSluitingenDruk

  Christmas Day, Santo Stefano (26 December), New Year's Day and Epiphany (6 January) are public holidays. Many museums, shops and restaurants close on the 25th and some on the 26th and 1st, while the days between bring Italian families out to nativity scenes, lights and markets. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Putignano Carnival

  26 dec – 10 mrt · meestalDruk

  One of Europe's oldest carnivals opens on 26 December in Putignano, under an hour south of Bari, and builds to parades of giant papier-mache floats on the Sundays before Lent. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Olive harvest and new oil (1 nov – 31 dec (meestal))