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 Carnaval de Nice first
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every December to JanuarySydney harbour new year's eve fireworksSydney
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every AprilAnzac Day dawn service at GallipoliAnzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every June to JulyLavender bloom in ProvenceValensole and the Luberon, France
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every February to MarchAlmond blossom festivalValley of the Temples, Agrigento
Every JulyPuffin nesting seasonSkellig Michael and the Skellig coast
Every October to DecemberAurora season in LofotenReine and Svolvaer, Lofoten
Every October to NovemberAutumn colour at PlitvicePlitvice Lakes, Lika
Every September to OctoberAutumn on the Seceda ridgeVal Gardena, South Tyrol
Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais · Every March to April
Semana Santa in Ouro Preto
Baroque churches, sawdust carpets and hillside processions, then an Easter dawn before anyone wakes.
George Town, Grand Cayman · Every April to May
Cayman Carnival Batabano
A compact island carnival named for the tracks sea turtles leave in the sand.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming · Every July to August
Bison rut in Lamar Valley
Windhoek · Every April to May
Windhoek Karneval
Lo Manthang, Upper Mustang · Every August to September
Yartung horse festival
Gulf of Tadjoura · Every November to February
Whale sharks in the Gulf of Tadjoura
Dublar Char, Sundarbans · Every November
Rash Mela at Dublar Char
San José · Every December
Festival de la Luz
Todos Santos Cuchumatán, Huehuetenango · Every October to November
Todos Santos Cuchumatán horse race
Nosy Iranja, Madagascar · Every January
Green turtle nesting season
Hell-Ville, Nosy Be · Every May to June
Donia festival
La Rural, Palermo, Buenos Aires · Every April to May
Buenos Aires International Book Fair
Kanlica to Kurucesme, Istanbul · Every July to August
Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swim
Cruz Bay, St John · Every June to July
St John Festival
Jiuzhaigou National Park, Sichuan · Every October to November
Jiuzhaigou Autumn
Namche Bazaar, Khumbu · Every October to November
Everest base camp autumn window
San Francisco de Yare, Miranda · Every May to June
Diablos Danzantes de Yare
Luye Highland, Taitung · Every June to August
Taiwan International Balloon Festival
Marina Bay, Singapore · Every July to August
Singapore National Day Parade
Abisko · Every January
Aurora season in Abisko
Leiden · Every October
Leidens Ontzet
Puebla · Every August to September
Chiles en nogada season
Quito · Every November to December
Fiestas de Quito
Thrissur, Kerala · Every April to May
Thrissur Pooram
Punta Tombo, Chubut · Every September to December
Magellanic penguins return to Punta Tombo
Prague and the Bohemian countryside · Every April to May
Witches' Night bonfires in Bohemia
Erg Chebbi and the Draa desert, southern Morocco · Every March to May
Marathon des Sables
Wellington · Every June to July
Matariki in Wellington
Nice · Every February to March
Carnaval de Nice
Chincoteague Island, Virginia · Every July