O que acontece em Killarney, Irlanda, ao longo do ano

Movimentado — Christmas break em Irlanda, férias escolares em 7 dos países que mais mandam visitantes

Nada novo começa em janeiro.

Ainda em andamento: Ross Castle closed for winter (4 Nov – 6 Mar (normalmente))

Tranquilo — viajantes descrevem como tranquilo, February mid-term break em Irlanda

Nada novo começa em fevereiro.

Ainda em andamento: Ross Castle closed for winter (4 Nov – 6 Mar (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — St. Patrick's Festival, St Patrick's Day

• Festival

  St. Patrick's Festival

  12–19 Mar · normalmenteGrande festivalLotadoReserve cedo

  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. Fonte ↗

• Feriado

  St Patrick's Day

  16–18 MarFeriado nacionalLotado

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Ross Castle closed for winter (4 Nov – 6 Mar (normalmente))

Movimentado — Easter break em Irlanda, férias escolares em 6 dos países que mais mandam visitantes

• Festival

  Rally of the Lakes

  1–3 MaiFim de semana de automobilismoLotadoFechamentosReserve cedo

  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. Fonte ↗

Lotação máxima — viajantes descrevem como alta temporada, Rally of the Lakes

• Natureza

  Rhododendrons at Muckross

  10 Mai – 20 Jun · normalmenteFlores silvestres e floradas

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Rally of the Lakes (1–3 Mai)

Movimentado — Summer holidays em Irlanda, férias escolares em 4 dos países que mais mandam visitantes

Nada novo começa em junho.

Ainda em andamento: Rhododendrons at Muckross (10 Mai – 20 Jun (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — viajantes descrevem como alta temporada, Peak season on the Ring of Kerry

• Feriado

  Peak season on the Ring of Kerry

  1 Jul – 31 AgoFérias escolaresLotadoReserve cedo

  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. Fonte ↗

• Festival

  Killarney July race festival

  10–25 Jul · normalmenteEvento esportivoLotadoReserve cedo

  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. Fonte ↗

Lotação máxima — Peak season on the Ring of Kerry, Summer holidays em Irlanda

Nada novo começa em agosto.

Ainda em andamento: Peak season on the Ring of Kerry (1 Jul – 31 Ago)

Meia-estação — férias escolares em 3 dos países que mais mandam visitantes, um mês comum

• Natureza

  Red deer rut

  25 Set – 25 Out · normalmenteÉpoca do cio

  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.

Movimentado — October mid-term break em Irlanda, férias escolares em 4 dos países que mais mandam visitantes

• Natureza

  Oakwoods turning

  5 Out – 5 Nov · normalmenteCores do outono

  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.

Ainda em andamento: Red deer rut (25 Set – 25 Out (normalmente))

Movimentado — Christmas in Killarney, férias escolares em 2 dos países que mais mandam visitantes

• Fechamento

  Ross Castle closed for winter

  4 Nov – 6 Mar · normalmente

  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. Fonte ↗

• Festival

  Christmas in Killarney

  20 Nov – 31 Dez · normalmenteNatal e Ano-NovoLotado

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Oakwoods turning (5 Out – 5 Nov (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — Christmas in Killarney, Christmas break em Irlanda

Nada novo começa em dezembro.

Ainda em andamento: Ross Castle closed for winter (4 Nov – 6 Mar (normalmente)), Christmas in Killarney (20 Nov – 31 Dez (normalmente))