With the awe-inspiring Aspendos Roman Amphitheatre
hosting open-air opera, ballet and jazz festivals in June,
the Golden Orange short and international film festival
in October, the latest blockbuster films showing in top-notch
cinemas (in English) and many more events there is lots
to choose from.
Organised by the Turkish State Opera and
Ballet this festival is now in its 5th and 9th year. It
attracts large numbers of locals and holiday makers from
all over the world.
Audiences dress informally and behave informally.
The oldest festival which has taken place
in Antalya over the past 33 years is the Golden Orange Film
Festival along with the Golden Orange International short
film festival. Celebrity artists and film producers from
all over Turkey and abroad attend this event.
Other events hosted by the top hotels, the
Antalya Cultural Centre and others include beer festivals,
jazz nights organised by the British Council, basketball,
tennis and football tournaments, classical concerts, Christmas
celebrations at the birth place of St. Nicholas in Myra
and one off events such as the magnificent dance show of
international acclaim to be staged on Broadway: Sultans
of the Dance. (full details)
Kale/Camel Wrestling Festival;İn June First
week of January Kemer, Altinnar/ Greasy Men's Wrestling
Festival The last week of May
Abdal Musa Festival; June 5-6
Alanya International Beach Voleyball Tournament; June 7-15
KM
Finike Festival; June 29 -July 01
MS. Kemer, Altinnar Beauty Festival; July 23-26
Alanya Triathlon Games; July 31 Second week of every Augusts
International Folk and Song Contest.
lbradi Grape Festival; September 3-4
Korkuteli Greasy Men's Wrestling Festival; First week of
September
Alanya international Triathlon Games; October 20-30
St. Nicholas Symposium; December 5-7
AKCAY... where the the world's first "Beauty
Contest" was held and Aphrodite was chosen the queen...
AMASYA... home of famous geographer Strabo...
CATALHÖYÜK...the first settlement area on earth
EPHESUS... with the remains of one of the seven ancient
wonders of the world, the "Temple of Artemis"
PATARA... birthplace of St. Nicholas...
PERGAMUN... here parchment paper was invented...
PERGE... one of the cities that St. Paul visited with Barnabas
on their first missionary journey...
PHASELIS... where Alexander the Great spent a winter with
his troops...
PRIENE... the place where for the first time the system
of gometric city planning was applied by Hippodamos...
SANLIURFA... the city of prophets...
SARDIS... where King Croesus used the coinage system for
the first time in the world
SELÇUK... the place where the house of the Virgin Mary is...
SINOP... where Diogenes lived...
ZILE... it was here where Julius Caesar said: "Veni
! Vidi ! Vici I"...
ANTALYA... Paradise on Earth...
| CALENDER
OF STATED DAYS |
| EVENTS |
VENUE |
YEAR
FIRST STARTED |
START
DATE |
ORGANISING
FOUNDATION |
TELEPHONE-FAX |
WHAT'S ON? |
| HASYURT
AGRICULTURE FAIR |
HASYURT
FINIKE / ANT. |
1992 |
APRIL 23-27
(4 DAY) |
HASYURT
CULTURAL AND TOURISM ASSOCIATION
|
0.242.8657980
0.242.8657946 |
CONCERTS-CHILDREN
'S THEATRE, FAIR CONTESTS |
| BEYMELEK
SPRINF FESTIVAL |
BEYMELEK
KALE / ANT. |
1996 |
MAY
6-25 (20 DAY) |
BEYMELEK
MUNICIPALITY |
0.242.8721110
0.242.8721111 |
DRAWING
-POEM CONTEST FAIR - VEGETABLE CONTEST CONCERTS |
ALANYA
INT.
RAFTING-MOUNTAIN
TRIATLON |
ALANYA
/ ANT. |
1997 |
MAY
11
(1 DAY) |
ALANYA
MUNICIPALITY
ALTID-ATTK |
0.242.5131238
0.242.5130502 |
DÝMÇAYI
RAFTÝNG-MOUNTAIN BCYCLIE
TOUR |
| KEMER
ALTIN NAR GREASE WRESTLING FESTIVAL |
KEMER
/ ANTALYA |
1994 |
THE
LAST MONT OF MAY (2) |
KEMER
MUNICIPALITY |
0.242.8141503
0.242.8141107 |
GREASE
WRESTLING FOLK CONCERTS |
| ELMALI
ABDAL MUSA'YI MEMORIAL FESTIVAL |
TEKKE
VILLAGE
ELMALI / ANT. |
1983 |
THE
FIRST WEEKEND OF JUNE |
ABDAL
MUSA
YAÞATMA DER. |
0.242.6134268 |
HALK
OZANLARI DEYÝÞLERÝ
CEM VE SEMAH GÖSTERÝSÝ |
| ASPENDOS
OPERA -BALLET FES. |
SERIK
/ ANT. |
1994 |
JUNE
MONTH
(3 WEEK) |
KMINISTER
OF CULTURE, OPERA AND BALLET GENERAL DIRECTORATE |
0.312.3091409
0.312.3107248 |
OPERA
-BALLET CLASSICAL TURKISH CONCERTS |
| KEMER
BEACH VOLLEYBALL |
KEMER
/ ANTALYA |
1994 |
THE
LAST WEEKEND OF JUNE. (7 DAY) |
KEMER
MUNICIPALITY |
0.242.8141503
0.242.8141107 |
VOLLEYBALL
RACES CONCERTS |
| INT.
KEMER ALTIN NAR FESTIVAL |
KEMER
/ ANT. |
1994 |
THE
LAST WEEKEND OF JUNE. (7 DAY) |
KEMER
MUNICIPALITY |
0.242.8141503
0.242.8141107 |
BEAUTY
COMPETITION- CHESS - COOKING COMPETITION - CIRCUMCISION
CEREMONIES - CONCERTS |
| ALANYA
FOLK TRIATHLON |
ALANYA
/ ANT. |
1992 |
JUNE
28 |
ALANYA
MUNICIPALITY
ALTID-ATTK |
0.242.5131238
0.242.5130502 |
SWIMMING
- RUNNING - BICYCLE TOUR |
| FINIKE
FESTIVAL |
FINIKE
/ ANT. |
1989 |
JUNE
28-29-30
JULY 1 |
FINIKE
MUNICIPALITY |
0.242.8551102
0.242.8553225 |
EXHIBITION
- CIRCUMCISION CEREMONIES - FOLKLORE - CONCERTS |
| INT.
ALANYA STREET HANDBALL |
ALANYA
/ ANT. |
1995 |
JULY 9-12 |
ALANYA
MUNICIPALITY
ALTID-AKSED |
0.242.5131238
0.242.5130502 |
HANDBALL
COMPETITION |
| MANAVGAT
FESTIVAL |
MANAVGAT
/ ANT. |
1994 |
THE
LAST WEEKEND OF JULY. (4 DAY) |
MANAVGAT
MUNICIPALITY |
0.242.7462402
0.242.7467575 |
RAFTING-DISCUSSION
WITH WRITERS - CINEMA - FOLKLORE - CONCERT |
| CEVIZLI
AYRAN FESTIVAL |
CEVIZLI
AKSEKI / ANT. |
1969 |
JULY 31
AUGUST 3 |
CEVIZLI
MUNICIPALITY |
0.242.6883002
0.242.6883111 |
TRT
CONCERT - CIRCUMCISION CEREMONIES -SPORTS ACTIVITIES |
| INT.
ALANYA BEACH VOLLEYBALL |
ALANYA
/ ANT. |
1992 |
AUGUST
29-31 |
ALANYA
MUNICIPALITY
ALTÝD-ATTK. |
0.242.5131238
0.242.5130502 |
VOLLEYBALL
COMPETITIONS |
ELMALI
YEÞÝL YAYLA GREASE WRESTLING
|
ELMALI
/ ANT. |
1351 |
SEPTEMBER 1-7 |
ELMALI
MUNICIPALITY |
0.242.6181043
0.242.6181278 |
GREASE
WRESTLING COMPETITION EXHIBITIONS - CONCERT - CIRCUMCISION
CEREMONIES |
| IBRADI
GRAPE FESTIVAL |
IBRADI
/ ANT. |
1987 |
SEPTEMBER 5-6 |
IBRADI
MUNICIPALITY |
0.242.6912004
0.242.6912004 |
TRT
CONCERT - GRAPE COMPETITION - HANDICRAPT EXHIBITIONS |
| KORKUTELI
ALTIN KIRAZ GREASE WRESTLING |
KORKUTELI
/ ANT. |
1983 |
THE
FIRST WEEKEND OF SEPTEMBER |
KORKUTELI
MUNICIPALITY |
0.242.6436075
0.242.6433243 |
GREASE
WRESTLING COMPETITION
FOLKLORE - CONCERT-CIRCUMCISION CEREMONIES |
| INT.
ANTALYA GOLDEN ORANGE FESTIVAL |
ANTALYA |
1956 |
OCTOBER
1-5 |
GOLDEN
ORANGE CULTURE & ART FOUNDATION |
0.242.2437868
0.242.2433347 |
FILM
COMPETITION - PANEL DISCUSSIONS - EXHIBITIONS |
| INT.
ANTALYA GOLDEN ORANGE SHORT FILM / VIDEO FESTIVAL |
ANTALYA |
1995 |
1-5 |
GOLDEN
ORANGE CULTURE & ART FOUNDATION |
0.242.2437868
0.242.2433347 |
FILM
/ VIDEO - PANEL DISCUSSIONS - WORKSHOP - PROJECTION
- TOURS |
INT.
ALANYA
CULTURE ART FESTIVAL |
ALANYA |
1995 |
OCTOBER
3-4-5 |
ALANYA
MUNICIPALITY
CULTURE & ART FOUNDATION |
0.242.5132133
0.242.5132133 |
FOLKLORE
- CONCERTS-BULL FIGHTING - CARICATURE - ART EXHIBITION |
|
INTERNATIONAL ALANYA TRIATHLON |
ALANYA
ANT. |
1991 |
OCTOBER
23 |
ALANYA
MUNICIPALITY
ALTID-ATTK. |
0.242.5131238
0.242.5130502 |
SWIMMING
- RUNNING - BICYCLE COMPETITION |
| INT.
DEMRE ST. NICOLAS MEMORIAL CEREMONY |
KALE
/ ANTALYA |
1983 |
DECEMBER 4-7 |
ST.
NICOLAS WORLD PEACE ASSOCIATION - AKTOB |
0.242.3237440
0.242.2423735 |
SYMPOSIUM
- CEREMONIAL RITUALS - CHOIR SINGING - PAINTINGS -
TOURS - SKY SHOWS - FILM DEMONSTRATIONS - GALA NIGHT |