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 Carmine bee-eater colonies first
Every September to DecemberWhale sharks off Nosy BeNosy Be
Every July to SeptemberThe Great Migration river crossingsMasai Mara, Kenya
Every January to FebruaryWildebeest calving seasonSouthern Serengeti and Ndutu, Tanzania
Every January to MarchGray whale calving seasonLaguna San Ignacio, Baja California Sur
Every February to MayQuetzal nesting seasonSan Gerardo de Dota
Every February to MarchMonarch butterfly overwinteringEl Rosario sanctuary, Michoacan
Every SeptemberRed deer rutRichmond and Bushy Park
Every October to NovemberArribada at OstionalPlaya Ostional, Guanacaste
Every JulyPuffin nesting seasonSkellig Michael and the Skellig coast
Every September to OctoberCommon crane migrationHortobagy national park
Every July to OctoberHumpback whales at Marino BallenaUvita
Every November to DecemberSouthern right whale season closingPeninsula Valdes
Every FebruaryYellowstone winter wildlife watchLamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Every September to OctoberElk rut in Rocky Mountain National ParkEstes Park, Colorado
Every JulyBrown bears at Brooks FallsKatmai National Park, Alaska
Every September to OctoberFat Bear WeekKatmai National Park, Alaska
Every May to JulySunrise at DeadvleiSossusvlei, Namib-Naukluft
Every October to NovemberTozeur date harvestTozeur oasis
Every December to MarchSalar de Uyuni mirror seasonSalar de Uyuni, Potosí
Every September to NovemberCaño Cristales in full colourLa Macarena, Meta
Every NovemberJacaranda season in Buenos AiresRecoleta, Palermo and Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires
Every June to JulyLavender bloom in ProvenceValensole and the Luberon, France
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Sydney Harbour, New South Wales · Every May to June
Vivid Sydney
The Opera House sails become a canvas for three weeks of light art every late May.
Corferias, Bogotá · Every April to May
Bogotá International Book Fair (FILBo)
Latin America's most-visited book fair, two weeks of readings in a city that treats writers like rock stars.
Orchard Road, Singapore · Every November to January
Orchard Road Christmas light-up
Montmartre, Paris · Every October
Fête des Vendanges de Montmartre
Holland, Michigan · Every May
Tulip Time Festival
Toronto, Ontario · Every November
Toronto Santa Claus Parade
Blatherskite Park, Alice Springs · Every July
Camel Cup
Tel Aviv · Every June
Tel Aviv Pride
Western Wall, Jerusalem · Every September to October
Sukkot and the priestly blessing at the Western Wall
Macha · Every April to May
Tinku ritual fighting festival
La Ceiba · Every May
Gran Carnaval de La Ceiba
Savonlinna, Lakeland · Every July to August
Savonlinna Opera Festival
Barreirinhas and Santo Amaro, Maranhão · Every May to September
Lençóis Maranhenses full lagoons
Sun Moon Lake, Nantou · Every August to September
Sun Moon Lake Swimming Carnival
Portobelo, Colón · Every October
Cristo Negro de Portobelo
Kanas Nature Reserve, Altay, Xinjiang · Every September to October
Kanas Lake Autumn
Minneriya National Park · Every July to October
The Gathering at Minneriya
Montego Bay · Every July
Reggae Sumfest
Stockholm · Every December
Lucia in Stockholm
Hitachi Seaside Park, Ibaraki · Every April to May
Nemophila Harmony
Great Rann of Kutch · Every January
Rann Utsav
Jamestown, Accra · Every August
Chale Wote Street Art Festival
Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro · Every December to January
Réveillon at Copacabana
Haeundae Beach, Busan · Every July to August
Busan Sea Festival
Vienna · Every October to November
Viennale
Pasadena, California · Every January
Rose Parade
Fairbanks, Alaska · Every June
Midnight Sun Game and solstice
Mount Panorama, Bathurst, New South Wales · Every October
Bathurst 1000
Lac du Der-Chantecoq, Champagne · Every October to November
Common crane migration at Lac du Der
Wangcheng Park, Luoyang · Every April to May