Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Dingle, Ierland

Druk — Christmas break in Ierland, schoolvakanties in 7 van de markten die de plek vullen

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

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

Druk — February mid-term break in Ierland, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

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

Topdrukte — St Patrick's Day, Easter break in Ierland

• Feestdag

  St Patrick's Day

  16–18 mrtNationale feestdagDruk

  17 March is a public holiday with a parade in almost every town, followed by music sessions in packed pubs from midday. Hotels fill and rates rise, above all when it makes a long weekend, and visitors arrive from abroad for it. Bron ↗

Druk — Easter break in Ierland, schoolvakanties in 6 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Opening

  Blasket Islands boats

  1 apr – 30 sep · meestalZomerseizoen opent

  The boats to the Great Blasket run from about Easter to the end of September and are cancelled for swell as often as for rain. Landing on the island is a different trip from the eco-cruise around it. Bron ↗

Rustig — reizigers noemen het rustig, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Natuur

  Puffins on the Blaskets

  1 mei – 5 aug · meestalVogelseizoen

  The colonies are ashore from May until early August and then leave the cliffs overnight. Seeing them means taking a boat, not walking the headland.

Nog steeds bezig: Blasket Islands boats (1 apr – 30 sep (meestal))

Druk — Summer holidays in Ierland, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

In juni begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Blasket Islands boats (1 apr – 30 sep (meestal)), Puffins on the Blaskets (1 mei – 5 aug (meestal))

Topdrukte — Irish summer holidays, Summer holidays in Ierland

• Feestdag

  Irish summer holidays

  1 jul – 31 augSchoolvakantiesDrukBoek vroeg

  Slea Head Drive is single track with coaches going one way round it, and in July and August the peninsula runs at capacity. Book the town's rooms months out or stay inland. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Blasket Islands boats (1 apr – 30 sep (meestal)), Puffins on the Blaskets (1 mei – 5 aug (meestal))

Topdrukte — Irish summer holidays, Dingle Races

• Festival

  Dingle Races

  5–20 aug · meestalSportevenementDrukBoek vroeg

  Two days of racing at Ballintaggart above the harbour in the second half of August, and the town's busiest weekend of the year by some distance. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Blasket Islands boats (1 apr – 30 sep (meestal)), Puffins on the Blaskets (1 mei – 5 aug (meestal)), Irish summer holidays (1 jul – 31 aug)

Druk — Dingle Food Festival, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Dingle Food Festival

  28 sep – 8 okt · meestalEet- & drinkfestivalDruk

  The first weekend of October, run by volunteers, built around a taste trail through the pubs and shops rather than a single marquee. It is the last busy weekend before winter. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Blasket Islands boats (1 apr – 30 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — Dingle Food Festival, October mid-term break in Ierland

• Risico

  Atlantic storm season

  15 okt – 28 feb · meestal

  Named lows come in off the ocean from mid-autumn and the peninsula takes them first. Boat trips stop, and the coast road at Slea Head gets closed for spray and debris. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Dingle Food Festival (28 sep – 8 okt (meestal))

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

• Festival

  Other Voices

  28 nov – 10 dec · meestalMuziekfestivalBoek vroeg

  Filmed sessions in the tiny St James' Church in early December, with the overflow shown in the pubs down the street. The church tickets are balloted and the town is full regardless. Bron ↗

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

Topdrukte — Christmas Day shutdown, Christmas break in Ierland

• Feestdag

  Christmas Day shutdown

  24–26 decKerst & nieuwjaarSluitingen

  Ireland comes closest to a full stop on 25 December: pubs, shops and most restaurants close and there are no trains or buses anywhere in the country. St Stephen's Day on the 26th is also a public holiday, though pubs reopen and there are races and walks. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Wren Day

  26 decGroot festival

  On St Stephen's Day the wren boys go through the streets in straw and colour with pipes and drums, and Dingle keeps the tradition harder than anywhere else in the country. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Atlantic storm season (15 okt – 28 feb (meestal)), Other Voices (28 nov – 10 dec (meestal))