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 Dark Mofo first
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every December to JanuarySydney harbour new year's eve fireworksSydney
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every FebruaryYellowstone winter wildlife watchLamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Every January to MarchNorthern lights in TromsøTromsø, Norway
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every October to DecemberAurora season in LofotenReine and Svolvaer, Lofoten
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every June to JulyLavender bloom in ProvenceValensole and the Luberon, France
Every October to NovemberTozeur date harvestTozeur oasis
Every FebruaryYosemite FirefallYosemite National Park, California
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every September to OctoberCommon crane migrationHortobagy national park
Every November to DecemberSouthern right whale season closingPeninsula Valdes
Every October to NovemberArribada at OstionalPlaya Ostional, Guanacaste
Every February to MayQuetzal nesting seasonSan Gerardo de Dota
Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi · Every April to May
Fuji Shibazakura Festival
Nearly a million pink moss flowers spread out with Mount Fuji rising behind them.
Denpasar, Bali · Every June to July
Bali Arts Festival
A month of gamelan, dance and shadow puppetry from every regency of Bali, most of it free.
New Orleans, Louisiana · Every January to March
Mardi Gras
Riyadh · Every September
Saudi National Day in Riyadh
Black Rock Desert, Nevada · Every August to September
Burning Man
Katmai National Park, Alaska · Every July
Brown bears at Brooks Falls
Andacollo, Coquimbo region · Every December
Fiesta Grande de Andacollo
Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi · Every November to December
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Buenos Aires · Every August
Tango World Championship and Festival
Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh · Every August to September
Janmashtami in Mathura and Vrindavan
Cambridge, Massachusetts · Every October
Head of the Charles Regatta
Jinhae, Changwon · Every March to April
Jinhae Gunhangje Cherry Blossom Festival
Irohazaka and Lake Chuzenji, Nikko · Every October to November
Nikko Autumn Colours
Madurai, Tamil Nadu · Every April to May
Chithirai Festival
Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve · Every January
Koshi Tappu winter migration
Lo Manthang, Upper Mustang · Every August to September
Yartung horse festival
Siwa Oasis, Western Desert · Every October
Siyaha Festival at Siwa
Hervey Bay, Queensland · Every July to October
Humpback whales in Hervey Bay
Plitvice Lakes, Lika · Every October to November
Autumn colour at Plitvice
Makunduchi, Zanzibar · Every July
Mwaka Kogwa
Carlsbad, California · Every March to May
The Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch
Chau Doc, An Giang · Every May to June
Ba Chua Xu Festival
Gregory Town, Eleuthera · Every May to June
Pineapple Fest
Odawara, Kanagawa · Every February to March
Plum blossom season, Odawara
Jaipur, Rajasthan · Every October to November
Diwali in Jaipur
Cilaos and the cirques · Every October
Grand Raid, La Diagonale des Fous
Albert Park, Suva · Every October
Fiji Day
Southern Serengeti and Ndutu, Tanzania · Every January to February
Wildebeest calving season
Rockland, Maine · Every July to August
Maine Lobster Festival
New Plymouth, Taranaki · Every October to November