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 Darwin Festival first
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every December to JanuarySydney harbour new year's eve fireworksSydney
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every AprilAnzac Day dawn service at GallipoliAnzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every OctoberHead of the Charles RegattaCambridge, Massachusetts
Every FebruaryYosemite FirefallYosemite National Park, California
Every January to MarchNorthern lights in TromsøTromsø, Norway
Every June to JulyLavender bloom in ProvenceValensole and the Luberon, France
Every July to SeptemberThe Great Migration river crossingsMasai Mara, Kenya
Every December to MarchLos Roques dry seasonLos Roques Archipelago, Venezuela
The Valley, Anguilla · Every July to August
Anguilla Summer Festival
Wooden boat racing is Anguilla's national sport, and in August the whole island lines the beach to watch.
Mumbai, Maharashtra · Every August to September
Ganesh Chaturthi in Mumbai
Ten days of neighbourhood pandals, then the whole city walks its elephant god into the sea at Chowpatty.
Namdaecheon Stream, Gangneung · Every May to June
Gangneung Danoje
Beaujeu, Beaujolais · Every November
Les Sarmentelles de Beaujeu
Wadden Sea marshes, Denmark · Every September to November
Sort Sol starling murmurations
Keukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands · Every March to May
Tulip season in Holland
Daimonji-yama and the hills of Kyoto · Every August
Gozan no Okuribi
Qinghai Lake, Qinghai · Every June to August
Qinghai Lake Rapeseed Bloom
Saiq Plateau, Jebel Akhdar · Every March to May
Jebel Akhdar rose harvest
Jaffna · Every July to September
Nallur Kandaswamy festival
Oaxaca de Juarez · Every December to January
Noche de Rábanos
Sefrou, Middle Atlas · Every June
Sefrou Cherry Festival
Stonehenge, Wiltshire · Every June
Summer solstice at Stonehenge
Mihintale, Anuradhapura · Every June to July
Poson Poya at Mihintale
Exmouth, Western Australia · Every February
Whale shark season, Ningaloo reef
Plaza de Armas, Cusco · Every March to April
Señor de los Temblores
Victoria, Mahé · Every October
Festival Kreol
Kilindoni, Mafia Island · Every October to February
Whale sharks off Mafia Island
Charleston, South Carolina · Every May to June
Spoleto Festival USA
Head of Bight, Nullarbor, South Australia · Every June to September
Southern right whales at Head of Bight
Kisama Heritage Village, Kohima · Every December
Hornbill Festival
Dhaka · Every April
Pohela Boishakh and the Mangal Shobhajatra
Val Gardena, South Tyrol · Every September to October
Autumn on the Seceda ridge
Gion Kobu Kaburenjo, Kyoto · Every April
Miyako Odori
Little India, Singapore · Every October to November
Deepavali in Little India
The Sevens Stadium, Dubai · Every November to December
Dubai Rugby Sevens
Minneriya National Park · Every July to October
The Gathering at Minneriya
Edinburgh · Every August
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Sanam Luang, Bangkok · Every May
Royal Ploughing Ceremony
Vancouver, British Columbia · Every April