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 Deosai Plains in summer first
Every March to MayRhododendron bloomAnnapurna and Langtang foothills
Every JulyBrown bears at Brooks FallsKatmai National Park, Alaska
Every January to MarchGray whale calving seasonLaguna San Ignacio, Baja California Sur
Every September to DecemberWhale sharks off Nosy BeNosy Be
Every July to SeptemberThe Great Migration river crossingsMasai Mara, Kenya
Every September to OctoberFat Bear WeekKatmai National Park, Alaska
Every September to NovemberCaño Cristales in full colourLa Macarena, Meta
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every April to JuneBalloon season over CappadociaGoreme, Nevsehir
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every April to MayFuji Shibazakura FestivalFujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi
Every October to NovemberCloud sea season at ZhangjiajieWulingyuan, Hunan
Every March to AprilCherry blossom season at Mount YoshinoYoshino, Nara
Every November to DecemberSouthern right whale season closingPeninsula Valdes
Every FebruaryYosemite FirefallYosemite National Park, California
Every June to JulyLavender bloom in ProvenceValensole and the Luberon, France
Every January to FebruaryWildebeest calving seasonSouthern Serengeti and Ndutu, Tanzania
Every FebruaryYellowstone winter wildlife watchLamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Every February to MarchMonarch butterfly overwinteringEl Rosario sanctuary, Michoacan
Every JulyPuffin nesting seasonSkellig Michael and the Skellig coast
Every December to MarchLos Roques dry seasonLos Roques Archipelago, Venezuela
Every July to OctoberHumpback whales at Marino BallenaUvita
Every February to MarchAlmond blossom festivalValley of the Temples, Agrigento
Every SeptemberRed deer rutRichmond and Bushy Park
Poznań · Every November
St Martin's croissant day in Poznań
A city eats a million poppy-seed croissants in one day, with a parade led by the saint on horseback.
Taungbyone, near Mandalay · Every August
Taungbyone Nat Festival
Myanmar's largest spirit festival: a week of trance dancing and whisky offerings in a village near Mandalay.
New Afrika Shrine, Ikeja, Lagos · Every October
Felabration
The Remarkables and Coronet Peak, Queenstown · Every June to October
Ski season in Queenstown
Albert Park, Suva · Every October
Fiji Day
Chichen Itza · Every March
Descent of Kukulcan
Cape Town · Every March to April
Two Oceans Marathon
Holland, Michigan · Every May
Tulip Time Festival
Marina Bay street circuit · Every September to October
Singapore Grand Prix
Gladden Spit, off Placencia · Every March to June
Whale sharks at Gladden Spit
Harbin, Heilongjiang · Every January to February
Harbin ice and snow festival
Patan, Kathmandu Valley · Every April to June
Rato Machhindranath chariot festival
Cape Cross, Skeleton Coast · Every November to December
Cape Cross seal pupping
Dublin · Every February to March
Six Nations rugby at Aviva Stadium
Bab Al Makina, Fes · Every May to June
Fes Festival of World Sacred Music
Katara beach, Doha · Every November to December
Katara Traditional Dhow Festival
Waiohika Estate, Gisborne · Every December
Rhythm and Vines
Longsheng, Guangxi · Every April to June
Spring water season at Longji rice terraces
Afriski Mountain Resort, Maluti Mountains · Every June to August
Afriski season
Wusong Island, Jilin City · Every December to February
Jilin Rime Ice
Lyon · Every December
Fête des Lumières
Bhaktapur · Every April
Bisket Jatra
Trujillo, La Libertad · Every September to October
Festival Internacional de la Primavera
Tiwanaku ruins, Altiplano · Every June
Aymara New Year at Tiwanaku
San Fernando, Pampanga · Every December
Giant Lantern Festival
Saint-Pierre · Every May to June
Sakifo Musik Festival
Menton · Every February to March
Fete du Citron
Boulevard Riyadh City · Every October to November
Riyadh Season opening
Torbat-e Heydarieh and Gonabad, Razavi Khorasan · Every October to November
Khorasan saffron harvest
Port Louis, Mauritius · Every January to February