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 Basel Autumn Fair first
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every February to MarchAlmond blossom festivalValley of the Temples, Agrigento
Every December to JanuarySydney harbour new year's eve fireworksSydney
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every February to AprilJacaranda bloom in Mexico CityMexico City
Every October to NovemberTozeur date harvestTozeur oasis
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every April to JuneBalloon season over CappadociaGoreme, Nevsehir
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every OctoberHead of the Charles RegattaCambridge, Massachusetts
Every NovemberJacaranda season in Buenos AiresRecoleta, Palermo and Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every September to OctoberAutumn on the Seceda ridgeVal Gardena, South Tyrol
Every SeptemberRed deer rutRichmond and Bushy Park
Every October to NovemberAutumn colour at PlitvicePlitvice Lakes, Lika
Every JulyPuffin nesting seasonSkellig Michael and the Skellig coast
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Yasothon · Every April to May
Bun Bang Fai rocket festival
Villagers launch homemade rockets skyward to plead with the heavens for rain.
Temple of Confucius, Qufu, Shandong · Every September to October
Qufu Confucius Cultural Festival
Confucius's birthday in his hometown: a state ceremony of ancient music and dance in his own temple.
Kathmandu · Every September to October
Dashain in Kathmandu
Poznań · Every November
St Martin's croissant day in Poznań
Cape Town · Every March to April
Two Oceans Marathon
Daehan Dawon, Boseong · Every April to May
Boseong Green Tea Festival
Sodwana Bay, iSimangaliso Wetland Park · Every November to January
Turtle nesting at iSimangaliso
Bells Beach, Torquay, Victoria · Every March to April
Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach
San Simeon, California · Every December to February
Elephant seal pupping at Piedras Blancas
Nosy Iranja, Madagascar · Every January
Green turtle nesting season
Wadden Sea marshes, Denmark · Every September to November
Sort Sol starling murmurations
Port Vila, Efate · Every October to November
Fest'Napuan
Charleston, South Carolina · Every May to June
Spoleto Festival USA
Thimphu · Every September to October
Thimphu Tshechu
Queens, New York · Every August to September
US Open Tennis Championships
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming · Every July to August
Bison rut in Lamar Valley
Doha Corniche · Every December
Qatar National Day
Angono, Rizal · Every November
Higantes Festival
Broome, Western Australia · Every August to September
Shinju Matsuri
Prague and the Bohemian countryside · Every April to May
Witches' Night bonfires in Bohemia
Bridgetown · Every July to August
Crop Over and Grand Kadooment
Chagar Hutang, Redang island · Every June to September
Redang green turtle nesting
Pokhara · Every December to January
Tamu Lhosar, the Gurung new year
Wouri river, Douala · Every November to December
Ngondo
Basseterre, St Kitts · Every June to July
St Kitts Music Festival
Alajuela · Every April
Juan Santamaría Day
Mysore, Karnataka · Every September to October
Mysore Dasara
Salar de Uyuni, Potosí · Every December to March
Salar de Uyuni mirror season
Jaipur, Rajasthan · Every October to November
Diwali in Jaipur
Al Hada and Al Shafa, Taif · Every March to April