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SITES
OF INTEREST: Kuş Cenneti (bird sanctuary)
National Park, Erdek, Bandırma, Edremit bays and
Ayvalık coastal beaches and Şeytan Sofrası, Marmara
Islands, Alibey (Cunda) Island, Erdek and Gönen
open air museums Kyzikos ruins, Balıkesir Yıldırım
Mosque (Eski Cami), Zağanos Pasha mosque complex,
Clocked Church Mosque at Ayvalık, Alibey Mosque
(Çınarlı Cami), Gönen, Pamukçu-Bengi, Balya Dağ,
Hisar, Hisarköy (Asarköy), Karağaç (Uyuz), Kepekler
hot springs, Dutluca Village mineral springs,
Zeytinli Ada hot springs and mineral water springs
MUSEUM: Balıkesir Museum Address: Anafartalar
Cad. Balıkesir Tel: (266) 243 31 81
HISTORICAL SITES AND RUINS: Kyzikos - Erdek
Deasklaion - Bandırma/Ereğli
Saraylar - Marmara
Antandros - Edremit/Altınoluk
Mosques and Tombs : Zağnos Paşa Mosque,
Karesi Bey Tomb, Yıldırım Mosque
National and Natural Parks : Kuşcenneti
National Parks, Kazdağı
National Parks
Ayvalık Adaları Nature Parks, Gürgen Mountain
Nature Protection Area
Ornithology Areas :
Kuş Gölü
Thermal Springs : Gönen Thermal Spring,
SIGNIFICANT
DAYS:
Local Days
of Celebration: Arrival of Atatürk at Balıkesir
Balıkesir 6 February
Arrival of Atatürk at Gökçeyazı Gökçeyazı 8 February
Arrival of Atatürk at Bandırma Bandırma 13 June
Arrival of Atatürk at Ayvalık Ayvalık 13 April
Local Days of Celebration:
Freedom Day - Ayvalık Ayvalık 15 September
Freedom Day - Bandırma Bandırma 17 September
Freedom Day - Erdek Erdek 18 September
Festivals: Sındırgı
Yağcıbedir Rug Festival Sındırgı 22-24 September
International Bird Sanctuary Culture and Tourism
Festival Bandırma 2-7 June
Burhaniye - Ören Culture and Art Festival Burhaniye-Ören
13-16 August
Traditional Kızıksa Wrestling
Matches Manyas Kızılköy Town 2nd Sunday of May
Festivities: Milk
Products Festivity Manyas 1-2 June
Kurtdereli Mehmet Pehlivan Celebrations Kurtdere
Village July
Hıdırellez Bigadiç 6 May
Hıdırellez Ayvalık 6 May
Erdek Festivities Erdek 15-19 August
Susurluk Buttermilk, Culture and Art Festival
Susurluk 1-5 September
Peach Festivities Kepsut 26 July
Expositions: Balıkesir
National Exposition Balıkesir 26 July - 26 August
Fairs: Manyas Summer
Fair Manyas 3-6 June
Balya Spring Fair Balya 8-12 June
Gönen District Fair Gönen 16-20 June
Dursunbey Animal and Goods Fair Dursunbey 10-14
August
Bigadiç District Fair Bigadiç Last Week of August
Manyas Spring Fair Manyas
Manyas Autumn Fair Manyas 15-18 September
Savaştepe Animal and Goods Fair Savaştepe 17-21
September
Balya Orhanlar Fair Balya 13-16 June
İvrindi District Fair İvrindi 22-25 September
Balya District Fair Balya 20-22 September
Dursunbey Animal Fair Dursunbey 7-9 June
Bandırma Cattle Fair Bandırma May (last week)
Bandırma Cattle Fair Bandırma September (last
week)
Sındırgı-Kocakonak Village Animal and Goods Fair
Sındırgı-Kocakonak Village 5-8 September
Korucu District Fair Korucu 7-10 September
Freedom from Occupation Days: Freedom Day
- Dursunbey Dursunbey 3 September
Freedom Day - Sındırgı Sındırgı 3 September
Freedom Day - Bigadiç Bigadiç 4 September
Freedom Day - Susurluk Susurluk 5 September
Freedom Day - Balıkesir Balıkesir 6 September
Freedom Day - Gönen Gönen6 September
Freedom Day - Savaştepe Savaştepe 6 September
Freedom Day - İvrindi İvrindi 7 September
Freedom Day - Burhaniye Burhaniye 8 September
Freedom Day - Havran Havran 8 September
Freedom Day - Balya Balya 6 September
Freedom Day - Edremit Edremit 9 September
Freedom Day - Manyas Manyas 14 September
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