What to do in Iznik now?

Events and experiences

Name: Iznik Ultra Marathon
Start: 2026-04-10
End: 2026-04-12
Location: Iznik center and lake surroundings

We separated calendar-based organizations from route and workshop experiences that you can do on your own day. Choose your date, open the route on the map and experience Iznik.

1 scheduled events 3 experiences

Calendar

Announced events

Past editions are clearly marked; The new date is added only when the organizer publishes it.

10–12Apr 2026

SportAnnual trail running festival

Iznik Ultra Marathon

2026 edition completed · new date expectedIznik center and lake surroundings

It is an annual organization that brings together different tracks in Iznik center, lake surroundings and Samanlı Mountains in a three-day running festival.

The 2026 program was completed on April 10–12 with courses ranging from 5K to 160K.
Short city run in the historical center; The long stages go around the lake, on village roads and on mountain paths.

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Experiences that can be done anytime

Bicycle

130 km · 2-day lakeside experience

Iznik Lake Bicycle Tour

Choose your own dateIznik Lake surroundings

Touring the lake via Göllüce, Boyalıca, Keramet and Sölöz; A two-day cycling route combining the monuments of Iznik and the rural landscape in the same journey.

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Craft

Living heritage · master workshops

Iznik Tile Workshop Experience

Verify booking/open workshop scheduleSuleyman Pasha Madrasa and Iznik center

The experience of seeing closely the production process from quartz paste to underglaze painting in the workshops in Süleyman Pasha Madrasa and the city center.

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Culture

3 km · 2–3 hours

Iznik Walk from History to Nature

Choose your own dateLefke Gate – Abdülvahap Hill

A half-day cultural walk stretching from Lefke Gate to Abdülvahap Hill, combining the city walls with the lake panorama and hypogeum surroundings.

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