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 Arribada at Ostional first
Every October to NovemberArribada at OstionalPlaya Ostional, Guanacaste
Every February to MayQuetzal nesting seasonSan Gerardo de Dota
Every July to OctoberHumpback whales at Marino BallenaUvita
Every February to MarchMonarch butterfly overwinteringEl Rosario sanctuary, Michoacan
Every FebruaryYellowstone winter wildlife watchLamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Every JulyBrown bears at Brooks FallsKatmai National Park, Alaska
Every September to OctoberFat Bear WeekKatmai National Park, Alaska
Every September to OctoberElk rut in Rocky Mountain National ParkEstes Park, Colorado
Every January to MarchGray whale calving seasonLaguna San Ignacio, Baja California Sur
Every September to OctoberCommon crane migrationHortobagy national park
Every July to SeptemberThe Great Migration river crossingsMasai Mara, Kenya
Every JulyPuffin nesting seasonSkellig Michael and the Skellig coast
Every September to DecemberWhale sharks off Nosy BeNosy Be
Every SeptemberRed deer rutRichmond and Bushy Park
Every January to FebruaryWildebeest calving seasonSouthern Serengeti and Ndutu, Tanzania
Every November to DecemberSouthern right whale season closingPeninsula Valdes
Every September to OctoberLarch season above Moraine LakeBanff National Park, Alberta
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every FebruaryYosemite FirefallYosemite National Park, California
Every December to FebruaryIguazu Falls at peak flowPuerto Iguazu, Misiones
Every September to NovemberCaño Cristales in full colourLa Macarena, Meta
Every March to MayRhododendron bloomAnnapurna and Langtang foothills
Every May to JulySunrise at DeadvleiSossusvlei, Namib-Naukluft
Every OctoberHead of the Charles RegattaCambridge, Massachusetts
Wadden Sea marshes, Denmark · Every September to November
Sort Sol starling murmurations
Every autumn dusk from mid September to early November, up to a million starlings swirl over the marshes of southwest Denmark before dropping into the reeds. Locals call it Sort Sol, the Black Sun.
Sumiyoshi Taisha, Osaka · Every June
Otaue Rice Planting Festival
A shrine plants its own rice paddy by hand on June 14 with dancers, oxen and 1,800 years of ritual.
Boa Vista · Every June to October
Loggerhead turtle nesting
Berlin · Every February to March
Berlinale film festival
San Juan · Every June
Noche de San Juan
Quito · Every November to December
Fiestas de Quito
Macha · Every April to May
Tinku ritual fighting festival
Nassau · Every December to January
Junkanoo
Rio de Janeiro · Every February to March
Rio carnival
Cambridge, Massachusetts · Every October
Head of the Charles Regatta
Gladden Spit, off Placencia · Every March to June
Whale sharks at Gladden Spit
Quebec City, Quebec · Every November to December
Quebec City German Christmas Market
Golegã, Ribatejo · Every November
Feira Nacional do Cavalo
Buenos Aires · Every August
Tango World Championship and Festival
Kelaa M'Gouna, Valley of Roses · Every May
Rose Festival of Kelaa M'Gouna
Miluo, Hunan · Every May to June
Miluo River Dragon Boat Festival
Annapurna and Langtang foothills · Every March to May
Rhododendron bloom
Birdsville, Queensland · Every August to September
Birdsville Races
George Town, Exuma · Every April
National Family Island Regatta
Kishiwada, Osaka · Every September
Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri
Wachau valley · Every September
Wachau grape harvest
Old Town, Quito · Every March to April
Jesús del Gran Poder procession
Minneriya National Park · Every July to October
The Gathering at Minneriya
Takayama, Gifu · Every April
Takayama Spring Festival (Sanno Matsuri)
Cape Coast · Every August to September
Fetu Afahye
Icho Namiki, Aoyama, Tokyo · Every November to December
Meiji Jingu Gaien Ginkgo Avenue
Pendleton, Oregon · Every September
Pendleton Round-Up
Sonepur, Bihar · Every November to December
Sonepur Mela
Karnak Temple, Luxor · Every December
Winter solstice sunrise at Karnak
Batu Caves, Selangor · Every January to February