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 The Bodrum Cup first
Every December to MarchLos Roques dry seasonLos Roques Archipelago, Venezuela
Every September to DecemberWhale sharks off Nosy BeNosy Be
Every April to JuneBalloon season over CappadociaGoreme, Nevsehir
Every October to NovemberCloud sea season at ZhangjiajieWulingyuan, Hunan
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every September to OctoberAutumn on the Seceda ridgeVal Gardena, South Tyrol
Every March to MayRhododendron bloomAnnapurna and Langtang foothills
Every December to MarchSalar de Uyuni mirror seasonSalar de Uyuni, Potosí
Every December to FebruaryIguazu Falls at peak flowPuerto Iguazu, Misiones
Every September to NovemberCaño Cristales in full colourLa Macarena, Meta
Every FebruaryYosemite FirefallYosemite National Park, California
Every JulyBrown bears at Brooks FallsKatmai National Park, Alaska
Every July to SeptemberThe Great Migration river crossingsMasai Mara, Kenya
Every May to JulySunrise at DeadvleiSossusvlei, Namib-Naukluft
Every October to NovemberAutumn colour at PlitvicePlitvice Lakes, Lika
Every September to OctoberLarch season above Moraine LakeBanff National Park, Alberta
Every OctoberBlue Ridge Parkway fall colorAsheville, North Carolina
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every AprilAnzac Day dawn service at GallipoliAnzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula
Every March to AprilCherry blossom season at Mount YoshinoYoshino, Nara
Every July to OctoberHumpback whales at Marino BallenaUvita
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every September to OctoberFat Bear WeekKatmai National Park, Alaska
Every January to MarchGray whale calving seasonLaguna San Ignacio, Baja California Sur
Bayfield, Wisconsin · Every January to February
Ice caves of Lake Superior at Apostle Islands
Frozen sea caves along Lake Superior glow blue when the ice is thick enough to walk.
Longyearbyen, Svalbard · Every November to January
Polar night on Svalbard
The only town where the northern lights can appear at noon: three months of full dark at 78 degrees north.
San José · Every December
Festival de la Luz
Riga and the Latvian countryside · Every June
Jāņi and Līgo night
Menton · Every February to March
Fete du Citron
Champakulam, Alappuzha · Every June to July
Champakulam Moolam boat race
Kralendijk, Bonaire · Every October
Bonaire Regatta
Cape Cross, Skeleton Coast · Every November to December
Cape Cross seal pupping
Guneykent and the rose valleys, Isparta · Every May to June
Isparta rose harvest
Sainte-Croix, Port Louis · Every September
Père Laval pilgrimage
Odori Park, Sapporo · Every June
Yosakoi Soran Festival
Arugam Bay · Every May to September
Arugam Bay surf season
Victoria, Mahé · Every October
Festival Kreol
Mikulov, South Moravia · Every September
Pálava Wine Harvest in Mikulov
Yatsuo, Toyama · Every September
Owara Kaze no Bon
Provincetown, Massachusetts · Every February to May
North Atlantic right whales in Cape Cod Bay
Sossusvlei, Namib-Naukluft · Every May to July
Sunrise at Deadvlei
Skagafjörður and the northern valleys · Every September
Réttir sheep round-up
Windhoek · Every October
Windhoek Oktoberfest
Taipei 101, Xinyi District, Taipei · Every December to January
Taipei 101 New Year's Eve Fireworks
Port Louis, Mauritius · Every January to February
Thaipoosam Cavadee
Mysore, Karnataka · Every September to October
Mysore Dasara
Vienna · Every October to November
Viennale
Con Dao islands · Every June to September
Con Dao sea turtle nesting
Mackinac Island, Michigan · Every June
Mackinac Island Lilac Festival
Abisko · Every January
Aurora season in Abisko
Dhaka · Every April
Pohela Boishakh and the Mangal Shobhajatra
Byblos harbour · Every June to August
Byblos International Festival
Punnamada Lake, Alappuzha · Every August to September
Nehru Trophy Boat Race
Prayagraj (Sangam) · Every January to March