Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Killarney, 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: Ross Castle closed for winter (4 nov – 6 mrt (meestal))

Rustig — reizigers noemen het rustig, February mid-term break in Ierland

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Ross Castle closed for winter (4 nov – 6 mrt (meestal))

Topdrukte — St. Patrick's Festival, St Patrick's Day

• Festival

  St. Patrick's Festival

  12–19 mrt · meestalGroot festivalDrukBoek vroeg

  A five-day town festival around 17 March, with buildings lit green for a couple of weeks and a parade on the day itself from Mission Road through the town centre. Book beds early: it is the first busy week of the year. Bron ↗

• 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 ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Ross Castle closed for winter (4 nov – 6 mrt (meestal))

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

• Festival

  Rally of the Lakes

  1–3 meiRaceweekendDrukSluitingenBoek vroeg

  Closed-road stages through the mountains on the May bank holiday weekend, running since 1979. The town is booked out and several of the scenic roads are shut for the days of it. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — reizigers noemen het hoogseizoen, Rally of the Lakes

• Natuur

  Rhododendrons at Muckross

  10 mei – 20 jun · meestalWilde bloemen & bloei

  The Muckross House gardens are at their most colourful in May and June for their rhododendrons and azaleas, and the wild purple rhododendron flowers across the national park woods, pretty but an invasive species the park is clearing. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Rally of the Lakes (1–3 mei)

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

In juni begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Rhododendrons at Muckross (10 mei – 20 jun (meestal))

Topdrukte — reizigers noemen het hoogseizoen, Peak season on the Ring of Kerry

• Feestdag

  Peak season on the Ring of Kerry

  1 jul – 31 augSchoolvakantiesDrukBoek vroeg

  Coaches run the Ring of Kerry anticlockwise, so the day trip has to be timed around them, and Muckross and the Gap of Dunloe take the overflow. Book anything with a jaunting car ahead. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Killarney July race festival

  10–25 jul · meestalSportevenementDrukBoek vroeg

  The racecourse sits under the mountains at the edge of town and runs its biggest festival in July. Rooms go for it, and evening meetings mean the town stays busy after racing. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Peak season on the Ring of Kerry, Summer holidays in Ierland

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Peak season on the Ring of Kerry (1 jul – 31 aug)

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

• Natuur

  Red deer rut

  25 sep – 25 okt · meestalBronsttijd

  The native herd in the national park is the last wild one in Ireland, and through October the stags roar across Knockreer and the Muckross oakwoods. Keep well back; they are not tame.

Druk — October mid-term break in Ierland, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Natuur

  Oakwoods turning

  5 okt – 5 nov · meestalHerfstkleuren

  The old oak and the imported beech around Muckross and Torc go through October, and the park's paths are at their emptiest between the summer coaches and the Christmas weekends.

Nog steeds bezig: Red deer rut (25 sep – 25 okt (meestal))

Druk — Christmas in Killarney, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Sluiting

  Ross Castle closed for winter

  4 nov – 6 mrt · meestal

  The tower house is shut to visitors from early November to early March; the grounds and lakeshore stay open, but the interior is by guided tour only and those resume in spring. Muckross House stays open year-round. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Christmas in Killarney

  20 nov – 31 dec · meestalKerst & nieuwjaarDruk

  The town runs a six-week festival with a lit trail, a market and a parade, and it draws Kerry and Cork rather than tourists. Weekends in December are as busy as August. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Oakwoods turning (5 okt – 5 nov (meestal))

Topdrukte — Christmas in Killarney, Christmas break in Ierland

In december begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Ross Castle closed for winter (4 nov – 6 mrt (meestal)), Christmas in Killarney (20 nov – 31 dec (meestal))