Events
Moments worth a fare watch
Once-a-year things around the world, each with its dates and airports already set. Pick one and we watch every fare for it.
907 events, the ones like Aomori Nebuta Matsuri first
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every December to JanuarySydney harbour new year's eve fireworksSydney
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every AprilAnzac Day dawn service at GallipoliAnzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every April to MayFuji Shibazakura FestivalFujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every March to AprilCherry blossom season at Mount YoshinoYoshino, Nara
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every April to JuneBalloon season over CappadociaGoreme, Nevsehir
Every October to NovemberCloud sea season at ZhangjiajieWulingyuan, Hunan
Every March to MayRhododendron bloomAnnapurna and Langtang foothills
Every February to MarchAlmond blossom festivalValley of the Temples, Agrigento
Apia, Upolu · Every August to September
Teuila Festival
A week of fire knife dancing, longboat racing and choir contests named for Samoa's national flower.
Dieng Plateau, Central Java · Every August
Dieng Culture Festival
Dreadlocked children have their hair cut in a highland ritual, then lanterns rise over ancient temples.
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Texas · Every January
Whooping cranes at Aransas
Bab Al Makina, Fes · Every May to June
Fes Festival of World Sacred Music
Puebla · Every August to September
Chiles en nogada season
Mindil Beach, Darwin · Every July
Darwin Beer Can Regatta
Takayama, Gifu · Every April
Takayama Spring Festival (Sanno Matsuri)
Quibdó, Chocó · Every September to October
Fiestas de San Pacho
Imilchil, High Atlas · Every September
Imilchil Marriage Festival
Prague · Every October
Signal Festival Prague
Douz, Kebili · Every December
International Festival of the Sahara at Douz
George Town, Penang · Every July to August
George Town Festival
Midway, Utah · Every January to February
Ice Castles
Cape Town · Every March to April
Two Oceans Marathon
Grand-Bassam · Every October to November
Abissa
Wadden Sea marshes, Denmark · Every September to November
Sort Sol starling murmurations
Denver, Colorado · Every January
National Western Stock Show
Yasaka Shrine and downtown Kyoto · Every July
Gion Matsuri
Quito · Every November to December
Fiestas de Quito
Madurai, Tamil Nadu · Every April to May
Chithirai Festival
Mexico City · Every February to April
Jacaranda bloom in Mexico City
The Remarkables and Coronet Peak, Queenstown · Every June to October
Ski season in Queenstown
Brasília, Federal District · Every July to September
Ipê bloom in Brasília
Pico Island, Azores · Every March to May
Blue whale migration
Jaffna · Every July to September
Nallur Kandaswamy festival
Golegã, Ribatejo · Every November
Feira Nacional do Cavalo
Düsseldorf and the Lower Rhine · Every November
St Martin's lantern processions in the Rhineland
Soc Trang · Every October to November
Ok Om Bok moon festival
Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans · Every June
24 Hours of Le Mans
Katmai National Park, Alaska · Every September to October