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 Battle of the Oranges first
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every February to MarchAlmond blossom festivalValley of the Temples, Agrigento
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every December to JanuarySydney harbour new year's eve fireworksSydney
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every April to JuneBalloon season over CappadociaGoreme, Nevsehir
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every AprilAnzac Day dawn service at GallipoliAnzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula
Every June to JulyLavender bloom in ProvenceValensole and the Luberon, France
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every September to OctoberAutumn on the Seceda ridgeVal Gardena, South Tyrol
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every SeptemberRed deer rutRichmond and Bushy Park
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every JulyPuffin nesting seasonSkellig Michael and the Skellig coast
Every September to OctoberCommon crane migrationHortobagy national park
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Yangon · Every April
Thingyan water festival
Myanmar's fiery new year drenches the streets before a season of quiet renewal.
Tilcara, Purmamarca and Humahuaca, Jujuy · Every August
Pachamama offerings in the Quebrada de Humahuaca
On 1 August the Andes feed the earth: a hole is dug, coca and wine go in, and the whole month is hers.
Victoria Falls · Every March to May
Victoria Falls at peak flow
Eilat mountains and the Sinai coast · Every February to May
Raptor migration over the Gulf of Aqaba
Tripunithura, Kochi · Every August to September
Onam and the Athachamayam
Estes Park, Colorado · Every September to October
Elk rut in Rocky Mountain National Park
Kandy · Every April
Avurudu, the Sinhala and Tamil New Year
Sainte-Croix, Port Louis · Every September
Père Laval pilgrimage
Rockland, Maine · Every July to August
Maine Lobster Festival
Matsalu National Park · Every September to October
Crane migration at Matsalu Bay
Hong Kong · Every March
Hong Kong Arts Month
Punakha · Every February to March
Punakha Drubchen and Tshechu
Hirosaki Park, Aomori · Every April to May
Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival
Eilat · Every August
Red Sea Jazz Festival
Via San Gregorio Armeno, Naples · Every December
Christmas nativity street of San Gregorio Armeno
Pingxi, New Taipei · Every February to March
Pingxi sky lantern festival
Siwa Oasis, Western Desert · Every October
Siyaha Festival at Siwa
Port St Johns, Wild Coast · Every June to July
The sardine run
Bagan · Every December to January
Ananda Pagoda Festival
Squamish, British Columbia · Every November to January
Bald eagle gathering
Belém, Pará · Every October
Círio de Nazaré
Reine and Svolvaer, Lofoten · Every October to December
Aurora season in Lofoten
Guwahati, Assam · Every April
Rongali Bihu
Kenting, Pingtung · Every March to April
Spring Scream music festival
Bergen · Every May to June
Bergen International Festival
Hoi An ancient town · Every January
Hoi An full moon lantern festival
Reith im Alpbachtal and the Zillertal, Tyrol · Every September to October
Almabtrieb cattle descent in Tyrol
Thanjavur and the Kaveri delta · Every January
Pongal
Great Rann of Kutch · Every January
Rann Utsav
León · Every December