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 Chonburi buffalo races first
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every OctoberHead of the Charles RegattaCambridge, Massachusetts
Every AprilAnzac Day dawn service at GallipoliAnzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula
Every October to NovemberCloud sea season at ZhangjiajieWulingyuan, Hunan
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 December to JanuarySydney harbour new year's eve fireworksSydney
Every April to MayFuji Shibazakura FestivalFujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi
Kinchakuda, Hidaka, Saitama · Every September to October
Kinchakuda Red Spider Lilies
Five million red spider lilies under a riverside grove, two weeks a year, an hour from Tokyo.
Arrowtown, Otago · Every April to May
Arrowtown Autumn Festival
A gold-rush village turns gold for real as its avenues of exotic trees peak in late April.
Pirenópolis, Goiás · Every May to June
Cavalhadas of Pirenópolis
Hervey Bay, Queensland · Every July to October
Humpback whales in Hervey Bay
Meigetsu-in, Kamakura · Every June to July
Meigetsu-in Hydrangea Season
Keukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands · Every March to May
Tulip season in Holland
Marina Bay street circuit · Every September to October
Singapore Grand Prix
San Fernando, Pampanga · Every December
Giant Lantern Festival
Irohazaka and Lake Chuzenji, Nikko · Every October to November
Nikko Autumn Colours
Telluride, Colorado · Every June
Telluride Bluegrass Festival
Iztuzu Beach, Dalyan · Every June to August
Loggerhead turtle nesting at Iztuzu
George Town, Grand Cayman · Every November
Pirates Week
Jinghong, Xishuangbanna · Every April
Water Splashing Festival
El Cobre, Santiago de Cuba · Every September
Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre
Prague and the Bohemian countryside · Every April to May
Witches' Night bonfires in Bohemia
Skagafjörður and the northern valleys · Every September
Réttir sheep round-up
Thanjavur and the Kaveri delta · Every January
Pongal
Vienna · Every January to March
Vienna ball season
Panama City · Every January to March
Panama Jazz Festival
The Sevens Stadium, Dubai · Every November to December
Dubai Rugby Sevens
Kautokeino, Finnmark · Every March to April
Sámi Easter Festival in Kautokeino
Jinbu, Pyeongchang · Every December to February
Pyeongchang Trout Festival
Gdańsk · Every July to August
St Dominic's Fair in Gdańsk
Penampang, Sabah · Every May
Pesta Kaamatan
Rovaniemi, Lapland · Every December
Christmas and polar night in Rovaniemi
Namugongo, Kampala · Every May to June
Uganda Martyrs Day
Basel · Every October to November
Basel Autumn Fair
Madurai, Tamil Nadu · Every April to May
Chithirai Festival
Sarajevo · Every February to March
Sarajevo winter festival
Rumah, north of Riyadh · Every December