Wat er het hele jaar speelt in İzmir, Turkije

Druk — Semester (winter) break in Turkije, schoolvakanties in 6 van de markten die de plek vullen

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Druk — Semester (winter) break in Turkije, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Feestdag

  Ramazan Bayrami (Eid al-Fitr)

  20–22 mrtRamadan & SuikerfeestSluitingenBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Ramazan Bayrami (Eid al-Fitr), Second-term mid-break in Turkije

• Festival

  European Jazz Festival

  1–15 mrt · meestalMuziekfestivalBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Ramazan Bayrami (Eid al-Fitr) (20–22 mrt)

Topdrukte — Izmir Marathon, Alacati Herb Festival

• Festival

  Izmir Marathon

  5–20 apr · meestalSportevenementDrukSluitingen

  A World Athletics label road race through the city each April, with the coastal course closing roads along the bay on race morning. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Alacati Herb Festival

  20–26 aprEet- & drinkfestivalDruk

  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. Bron ↗

Druk — Kurban Bayrami (Eid al-Adha), schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Feestdag

  Kurban Bayrami (Eid al-Adha)

  27–30 meiRamadan & SuikerfeestSluitingenBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

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

• Festival

  International Izmir Festival

  4 jun – 8 julMuziekfestival

  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. Bron ↗

• Seizoen

  Sea warm enough to swim

  10 jun – 20 okt · meestal

  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.

• Risico

  Wildfire season

  15 jun – 30 sep · meestalRookseizoen

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Kurban Bayrami (Eid al-Adha) (27–30 mei)

Druk — Summer holidays in Turkije, schoolvakanties in 5 van de markten die de plek vullen

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: International Izmir Festival (4 jun – 8 jul), Sea warm enough to swim (10 jun – 20 okt (meestal)), Wildfire season (15 jun – 30 sep (meestal))

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

• Seizoen

  The city moves to the coast

  1–31 augSchoolvakanties

  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.

Nog steeds bezig: Sea warm enough to swim (10 jun – 20 okt (meestal)), Wildfire season (15 jun – 30 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — Izmir International Fair, Summer holidays in Turkije

• Festival

  Izmir International Fair

  5–13 sepGroot festivalDruk

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Sea warm enough to swim (10 jun – 20 okt (meestal)), Wildfire season (15 jun – 30 sep (meestal))

Druk — schoolvakanties in 3 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 to swim (10 jun – 20 okt (meestal))

Druk — First-term mid-break in Turkije

• Seizoen

  Aegean olive harvest

  1 nov – 20 dec · meestal

  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.

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 5 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In december begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Aegean olive harvest (1 nov – 20 dec (meestal))