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 Arequipa anniversary week first
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every AprilAnzac Day dawn service at GallipoliAnzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every April to JuneBalloon season over CappadociaGoreme, Nevsehir
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every February to MarchAlmond blossom festivalValley of the Temples, Agrigento
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every December to JanuarySydney harbour new year's eve fireworksSydney
Every June to JulyLavender bloom in ProvenceValensole and the Luberon, France
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every October to NovemberTozeur date harvestTozeur oasis
Every December to MarchLos Roques dry seasonLos Roques Archipelago, Venezuela
Every NovemberJacaranda season in Buenos AiresRecoleta, Palermo and Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires
Edinburgh · Every August
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Three thousand shows in three weeks, from the Royal Mile to a broom cupboard, in the world's largest arts festival.
Meskel Square, Addis Ababa · Every September
Meskel in Addis Ababa
A giant pyre of branches and yellow daisies is lit at dusk in front of a hundred thousand chanting people.
Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego · Every June
Fiesta Nacional de la Noche Más Larga
Dublin · Every March
St Patrick's festival
Prayagraj (Sangam) · Every January to March
Magh Mela
Shandur Pass, Gilgit-Baltistan · Every July
Shandur Polo Festival
Haa Valley · Every June to July
Haa Summer Festival
Indianapolis, Indiana · Every May
Indianapolis 500
Raiatea and Taha'a, Society Islands · Every April to May
Tahiti Pearl Regatta
Palais des Congres and Jemaa el-Fna, Marrakech · Every November to December
Marrakech International Film Festival
Pacific Grove, California · Every November to January
Monarch butterflies at Pacific Grove
Hervey Bay, Queensland · Every July to October
Humpback whales in Hervey Bay
Rotorua, Bay of Plenty · Every May
Rotorua Marathon
Ascot Racecourse, Berkshire · Every June
Royal Ascot
Placencia · Every June
Placencia Lobsterfest
Poland (nationwide, notably Kraków and rural villages) · Every March
Marzanna drowning (topienie Marzanny)
La Ceiba · Every May
Gran Carnaval de La Ceiba
Jinja, source of the Nile · Every September to November
Nyege Nyege Festival
Melbourne, Victoria · Every March to April
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Augusta, Georgia · Every April
The Masters
Pretoria · Every October to November
Jacaranda season
Mihintale, Anuradhapura · Every June to July
Poson Poya at Mihintale
Ludzidzini Royal Village, Lobamba · Every August to September
Umhlanga Reed Dance
Yangmingshan national park, Taipei · Every January to March
Plum and early cherry bloom, Yangmingshan
Hallerbos, Halle · Every April to May
Hallerbos bluebell bloom
Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi · Every April to May
Fuji Shibazakura Festival
Isla Magdalena, Strait of Magellan · Every November to February
Penguin season on Isla Magdalena
Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi · Every November to December
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Queenstown, Otago · Every November
Queenstown Marathon
Tiwanaku ruins, Altiplano · Every June