Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Douglas, Man

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 7 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Heritage sites shut for winter (1 nov – 25 mrt (meestal)), Winter gales and ferry cancellations (15 nov – 28 feb (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Heritage sites shut for winter (1 nov – 25 mrt (meestal)), Winter gales and ferry cancellations (15 nov – 28 feb (meestal))

Druk — Easter Festival of Running, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Easter Festival of Running

  20 mrt – 25 apr · meestalSportevenementDruk

  Three days of races over Easter weekend: a 10km between Port Erin and Port St Mary, hill races at Peel, and a 5km and relay along the Douglas promenade, with a beer race to finish. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Heritage sites shut for winter (1 nov – 25 mrt (meestal))

Druk — Easter Festival of Running, schoolvakanties in 6 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Manx Music Festival (The Guild)

  22 apr – 5 mei · meestal

  The island's long-running music, speech and dance competition fills the Villa Marina for about eight days around the turn of April and May, with sessions open to the public. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Easter Festival of Running (20 mrt – 25 apr (meestal))

Druk — Isle of Man TT, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Natuur

  Basking shark season

  15 mei – 15 aug · meestalDuikseizoen

  Basking sharks feed close inshore on calm summer days, mostly along the south and south-west coast within easy reach of Douglas, with June and July the likeliest months. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Isle of Man TT

  25 mei – 8 jun · meestalRaceweekendDrukBoek vroegSluitingen

  Around a fortnight from the late-May bank holiday: practice week, then race week on 37 miles of public road that shut in the morning and reopen in the evening. Tens of thousands come; boats and beds go a year ahead. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Manx Music Festival (The Guild) (22 apr – 5 mei (meestal))

Druk — Isle of Man TT, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Parish Walk

  15–25 jun · meestalSportevenement

  An 85-mile walk past all 17 parish churches inside 24 hours, held on the weekend nearest midsummer; up to 2,000 walkers start and much of the island turns out along the route through the night. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Basking shark season (15 mei – 15 aug (meestal)), Isle of Man TT (25 mei – 8 jun (meestal))

Druk — Tynwald Day, schoolvakanties in 7 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Feestdag

  Tynwald Day

  6 julNationale feestdagSluitingen

  The island's national day, held out at St John's rather than in Douglas: the year's laws read aloud in Manx and English on an open-air mound, then a fair. Moves to the Monday when 5 July is a weekend. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Basking shark season (15 mei – 15 aug (meestal))

Druk — Manx Grand Prix, schoolvakanties in 7 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Manx Grand Prix

  16 aug – 5 sep · meestalRaceweekendDrukSluitingen

  The same Mountain Course at the end of August, run for amateurs and newcomers and with the classic bikes alongside. Far less pressure on rooms than the TT, and the same road closures to plan around. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Basking shark season (15 mei – 15 aug (meestal))

Druk — Manx Grand Prix, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Big Manx Feast

  19–20 sepEet- & drinkfestival

  The island's food and drink festival, revived under this name at Noble's Park in Douglas, with Manx producers, chef demonstrations and local music over a September weekend. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Manx Grand Prix (16 aug – 5 sep (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

• Festival

  Hop-tu-Naa

  31 oktGroot festival

  The Manx Celtic new year on 31 October: children carry carved turnip lanterns door to door singing the Hop-tu-Naa song, older than the Halloween it now shares a night with. Bron ↗

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

• Sluiting

  Heritage sites shut for winter

  1 nov – 25 mrt · meestal

  Manx National Heritage runs the Great Laxey Wheel, Castle Rushen, Peel Castle and Cregneash on a seasonal basis, roughly April to October, and the steam and electric railways and the horse trams stop too. Winter visits are walks and pubs. Bron ↗

• Risico

  Winter gales and ferry cancellations

  15 nov – 28 feb · meestalWinterstormen & zware wind

  Irish Sea gales regularly push conditions past port limits, and the Steam Packet cancels Liverpool and Heysham sailings at short notice. Build a spare day into any winter trip that relies on the ferry. Bron ↗

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 7 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In december begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Heritage sites shut for winter (1 nov – 25 mrt (meestal)), Winter gales and ferry cancellations (15 nov – 28 feb (meestal))