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 Oruro first
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every December to JanuarySydney harbour new year's eve fireworksSydney
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every AprilAnzac Day dawn service at GallipoliAnzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every December to MarchSalar de Uyuni mirror seasonSalar de Uyuni, Potosí
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every November to DecemberSouthern right whale season closingPeninsula Valdes
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every September to NovemberCaño Cristales in full colourLa Macarena, Meta
Every December to MarchLos Roques dry seasonLos Roques Archipelago, Venezuela
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every December to FebruaryIguazu Falls at peak flowPuerto Iguazu, Misiones
Every October to DecemberAurora season in LofotenReine and Svolvaer, Lofoten
George Town, Penang · Every July to August
George Town Festival
Penang's heritage streets host a summer of theatre and installations amid Asia's best street food.
Hell-Ville, Nosy Be · Every May to June
Donia festival
Nosy Be's music festival brings salegy bands and Indian Ocean acts to the island as the rains end.
Montreux, Lake Geneva · Every June to July
Montreux Jazz Festival
Reine and Svolvaer, Lofoten · Every October to December
Aurora season in Lofoten
Cape Byron, New South Wales · Every May to July
Humpback migration off Cape Byron
Andean highland towns, Peru and Bolivia · Every May
Fiesta de la Cruz de Mayo
Hatillo · Every December
Festival de las Máscaras
Cherry Springs State Park, Pennsylvania · Every August
Perseid meteor shower at Cherry Springs
The Sevens Stadium, Dubai · Every November to December
Dubai Rugby Sevens
Drepung Monastery, Lhasa · Every August to September
Shoton Festival
Alba, Piedmont · Every October to December
Alba International White Truffle Fair
Chiang Mai · Every October to November
Yi Peng lantern festival
Sanctuary of Fátima · Every May
Fátima May pilgrimage
Binnenhof, The Hague · Every September
Prinsjesdag
Cape May, New Jersey · Every May
Cape May spring bird migration
Urnäsch, Appenzell Ausserrhoden · Every December to January
Silvesterchläuse of Urnäsch
Bayreuth · Every July to August
Bayreuth Festival
Longsheng, Guangxi · Every April to June
Spring water season at Longji rice terraces
Palais des Congres and Jemaa el-Fna, Marrakech · Every November to December
Marrakech International Film Festival
Chau Doc, An Giang · Every May to June
Ba Chua Xu Festival
Angkor, Siem Reap · Every December
Angkor Wat International Half Marathon
Agadir · Every July
Timitar Festival
Aomori City · Every August
Aomori Nebuta Matsuri
St George's, Grenada · Every August
Spicemas
Goreme, Nevsehir · Every April to June
Balloon season over Cappadocia
Southern Serengeti and Ndutu, Tanzania · Every January to February
Wildebeest calving season
Tankwa Karoo · Every April to May
AfrikaBurn
Georgetown · Every October to November
Diwali in Georgetown
Piazza Navona, Rome · Every December to January
Epiphany in Rome and the Befana markets
Kaikoura, Canterbury · Every September to October