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 Guinness Cork Jazz Festival first
Every December to JanuarySydney harbour new year's eve fireworksSydney
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every June to JulyLavender bloom in ProvenceValensole and the Luberon, France
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every OctoberHead of the Charles RegattaCambridge, Massachusetts
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every NovemberJacaranda season in Buenos AiresRecoleta, Palermo and Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires
Every February to AprilJacaranda bloom in Mexico CityMexico City
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every February to MarchAlmond blossom festivalValley of the Temples, Agrigento
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every JulyPuffin nesting seasonSkellig Michael and the Skellig coast
Every October to NovemberTozeur date harvestTozeur oasis
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every October to NovemberAutumn colour at PlitvicePlitvice Lakes, Lika
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Great Temple of Ramesses II, Abu Simbel · Every October
Abu Simbel Sun Festival
Twice a year the rising sun reaches 60 metres into the rock to light three of four seated gods.
Pashupatinath Temple, Kathmandu · Every August to September
Teej at Pashupatinath
A river of women in red saris singing and dancing outside Nepal's holiest temple, fasting for a day.
Afriski Mountain Resort, Maluti Mountains · Every June to August
Afriski season
Outer reef off Cairns and Port Douglas, Queensland · Every November to December
Coral spawning on the Great Barrier Reef
Edmonton, Alberta · Every August
Edmonton International Fringe Festival
Ivrea · Every February to March
Battle of the Oranges
Hyderabad, Telangana · Every June to August
Bonalu
Nile riverbanks and public gardens, Cairo and Alexandria · Every April to May
Sham el-Nessim
Narcisse, Manitoba · Every April to May
Red-sided garter snake emergence at Narcisse
Amsterdam · Every April
King's Day
Pushkar, Rajasthan · Every October to November
Pushkar Camel Fair
Pasto · Every January
Carnaval de Negros y Blancos
Donna Nook, Lincolnshire · Every November to December
Donna Nook grey seal pupping
Yanguan, Haining, Zhejiang · Every September to October
Qiantang River Tidal Bore
Charmey, Gruyère · Every September to October
Désalpe at Charmey
Telluride, Colorado · Every June
Telluride Bluegrass Festival
La Rural, Palermo, Buenos Aires · Every April to May
Buenos Aires International Book Fair
Texas Hill Country · Every March to April
Bluebonnet bloom
Anitkabir, Ankara · Every October
Republic Day in Ankara
Cape Town · Every March to April
Two Oceans Marathon
Kalofer · Every January
Epiphany cross retrieval
Kilifi · Every December to January
Beneath the Baobabs New Year
Darwin, Northern Territory · Every August
Darwin Festival
San Antonio, Texas · Every April to May
Fiesta San Antonio
Bodrum harbour · Every October
The Bodrum Cup
George Town, Penang · Every July to August
George Town Festival
Nosy Iranja, Madagascar · Every January
Green turtle nesting season
Laya, Gasa · Every October
Royal Highland Festival
Siolim, Goa · Every June
Sao Joao in Goa
George Town, Grand Cayman · Every November