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 Buddha Purnima at Bodh Gaya first
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every AprilAnzac Day dawn service at GallipoliAnzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every February to MarchAlmond blossom festivalValley of the Temples, Agrigento
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every December to JanuarySydney harbour new year's eve fireworksSydney
Every April to JuneBalloon season over CappadociaGoreme, Nevsehir
Every March to AprilCherry blossom season at Mount YoshinoYoshino, Nara
Every March to MayRhododendron bloomAnnapurna and Langtang foothills
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every April to MayFuji Shibazakura FestivalFujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi
Every September to OctoberCommon crane migrationHortobagy national park
Wellington · Every August
Wellington on a Plate
A whole month of one-off menus and a citywide burger competition in a compact capital of good kitchens.
Andean highland towns, Peru and Bolivia · Every May
Fiesta de la Cruz de Mayo
Villages across the Andes dress wooden crosses in flowers and dance them through the streets.
Palais des Congres and Jemaa el-Fna, Marrakech · Every November to December
Marrakech International Film Festival
Tinos, Cyclades · Every August
Dormition of the Virgin pilgrimage on Tinos
Sossusvlei, Namib-Naukluft · Every May to July
Sunrise at Deadvlei
Kulubi, near Dire Dawa · Every December
Kulubi Gabriel pilgrimage
Slaughter Beach, Delaware · Every May to June
Horseshoe crab spawning and red knots on Delaware Bay
Telluride, Colorado · Every June
Telluride Bluegrass Festival
Kiruna · Every January to February
Kiruna snow festival
Andacollo, Coquimbo region · Every December
Fiesta Grande de Andacollo
Remedios, Villa Clara · Every December
Parrandas de Remedios
Roskilde · Every June to July
Roskilde Festival
Todos Santos Cuchumatán, Huehuetenango · Every October to November
Todos Santos Cuchumatán horse race
Porto · Every June
Festa de São João
Salzburg and the Gastein valley · Every November to December
Krampus runs in the Salzburg region
Copenhagen · Every October
Culture Night in Copenhagen
Cerro Catedral, Bariloche · Every June to September
Ski season at Cerro Catedral
Paro · Every March to April
Paro Tshechu
Christmas Island · Every October to January
Red crab migration on Christmas Island
Mackinac Island, Michigan · Every June
Mackinac Island Lilac Festival
Mikulov, South Moravia · Every September
Pálava Wine Harvest in Mikulov
Kiel · Every June
Kiel Week
Moremi Game Reserve · Every June to August
Okavango Delta at peak flood
Pashupatinath Temple, Kathmandu · Every August to September
Teej at Pashupatinath
El Cobre, Santiago de Cuba · Every September
Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre
Siem Reap · Every April
Khmer New Year in Siem Reap
Lerwick, Shetland · Every January
Up Helly Aa
Australian War Memorial, Canberra · Every April
Anzac Day dawn service
Saint-Louis · Every May to June
Saint-Louis Jazz Festival
Phoenix metro area, Arizona · Every February to March