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 Birdsville Races first
Every December to JanuarySydney harbour new year's eve fireworksSydney
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every September to OctoberFat Bear WeekKatmai National Park, Alaska
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every December to MarchSalar de Uyuni mirror seasonSalar de Uyuni, Potosí
Every March to MayRhododendron bloomAnnapurna and Langtang foothills
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every July to SeptemberThe Great Migration river crossingsMasai Mara, Kenya
Every December to MarchLos Roques dry seasonLos Roques Archipelago, Venezuela
Every January to MarchGray whale calving seasonLaguna San Ignacio, Baja California Sur
Every JulyBrown bears at Brooks FallsKatmai National Park, Alaska
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every December to FebruaryIguazu Falls at peak flowPuerto Iguazu, Misiones
Every September to OctoberLarch season above Moraine LakeBanff National Park, Alberta
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every September to DecemberWhale sharks off Nosy BeNosy Be
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every September to NovemberCaño Cristales in full colourLa Macarena, Meta
Every October to NovemberCloud sea season at ZhangjiajieWulingyuan, Hunan
Every April to JuneBalloon season over CappadociaGoreme, Nevsehir
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every October to NovemberAutumn colour at PlitvicePlitvice Lakes, Lika
Monterey, California · Every September
Monterey Jazz Festival
The longest-running jazz festival in the world, three days on a fairground under oaks by the Pacific.
Bern · Every November
Zibelemärit onion market in Bern
Bern wakes at five to fifty tonnes of onions braided into garlands and a confetti fight all day.
Blumenau, Santa Catarina · Every October
Oktoberfest Blumenau
Wusong Island, Jilin City · Every December to February
Jilin Rime Ice
Borobudur, Central Java · Every May to June
Waisak at Borobudur
Piazza Navona, Rome · Every December to January
Epiphany in Rome and the Befana markets
Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu · Every June to July
Heilala Festival
Icho Namiki, Aoyama, Tokyo · Every November to December
Meiji Jingu Gaien Ginkgo Avenue
Remedios, Villa Clara · Every December
Parrandas de Remedios
Huamantla, Tlaxcala · Every August
Huamantla: the night nobody sleeps
Dublar Char, Sundarbans · Every November
Rash Mela at Dublar Char
Buñol, Valencia · Every August
La Tomatina
La Macarena, Meta · Every September to November
Caño Cristales in full colour
Pasadena, California · Every January
Rose Parade
Siem Reap · Every April
Khmer New Year in Siem Reap
La Ceiba · Every May
Gran Carnaval de La Ceiba
Autódromo José Carlos Pace, Interlagos, São Paulo · Every November
São Paulo Grand Prix at Interlagos
Calgary, Alberta · Every July
Calgary Stampede
Liwa Oasis, Al Dhafra · Every July to August
Liwa Date Festival
Harbin, Heilongjiang · Every January to February
Harbin ice and snow festival
Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia · Every October
Celtic Colours International Festival
Ohrid · Every July to August
Ohrid Summer Festival
Semporna, Sabah · Every April
Regatta Lepa
Plaza de Armas, Cusco · Every May to June
Corpus Christi in Cusco
Basseterre, St Kitts · Every June to July
St Kitts Music Festival
Viana do Castelo, Minho · Every August
Romaria de Nossa Senhora da Agonia
Amritsar, Punjab · Every April
Baisakhi at the Golden Temple
Imilchil, High Atlas · Every September
Imilchil Marriage Festival
Vava'u · Every July to October
Swimming with humpbacks in Vava'u
Kiruna · Every January to February