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 Desierto florido of the Atacama first
Every September to NovemberCaño Cristales in full colourLa Macarena, Meta
Every March to MayRhododendron bloomAnnapurna and Langtang foothills
Every December to MarchSalar de Uyuni mirror seasonSalar de Uyuni, Potosí
Every NovemberJacaranda season in Buenos AiresRecoleta, Palermo and Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires
Every December to MarchLos Roques dry seasonLos Roques Archipelago, Venezuela
Every December to FebruaryIguazu Falls at peak flowPuerto Iguazu, Misiones
Every April to JuneBalloon season over CappadociaGoreme, Nevsehir
Every September to OctoberAutumn on the Seceda ridgeVal Gardena, South Tyrol
Every May to JulySunrise at DeadvleiSossusvlei, Namib-Naukluft
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every March to AprilCherry blossom season at Mount YoshinoYoshino, Nara
Every February to AprilJacaranda bloom in Mexico CityMexico City
Every September to OctoberLarch season above Moraine LakeBanff National Park, Alberta
Every June to JulyLavender bloom in ProvenceValensole and the Luberon, France
Every FebruaryYosemite FirefallYosemite National Park, California
Every September to OctoberFat Bear WeekKatmai National Park, Alaska
Every JulyBrown bears at Brooks FallsKatmai National Park, Alaska
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every February to MarchAlmond blossom festivalValley of the Temples, Agrigento
Every April to MayFuji Shibazakura FestivalFujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every January to MarchGray whale calving seasonLaguna San Ignacio, Baja California Sur
Every October to NovemberAutumn colour at PlitvicePlitvice Lakes, Lika
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
15 July Martyrs Bridge to Sultanahmet, Istanbul · Every November
Istanbul Marathon
The only marathon that starts on one continent and finishes on another, over a bridge closed for the day.
Ile Sainte-Marie · Every July
Festival des Baleines
Humpbacks arrive off a pirate island to calve, and the island throws a festival to welcome them.
Prayagraj (Sangam) · Every January to March
Magh Mela
Punchestown Racecourse, County Kildare · Every April to May
Punchestown Festival
Apia, Upolu · Every June
Samoa Independence Day
Pasadena, California · Every January
Rose Parade
Bahía Solano and Nuquí, Chocó · Every July to October
Humpback whales on the Pacific Chocó
Kishiwada, Osaka · Every September
Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri
Chiang Mai · Every January to February
Chiang Mai flower festival
Hora Arsadi, Bishoftu · Every September to October
Irreecha
Jinghong, Xishuangbanna · Every April
Water Splashing Festival
Pashupatinath Temple, Kathmandu · Every August to September
Teej at Pashupatinath
Skellig Michael and the Skellig coast · Every July
Puffin nesting season
Hermanus · Every September to October
Hermanus Whale Festival
Hallerbos, Halle · Every April to May
Hallerbos bluebell bloom
Yasothon · Every April to May
Bun Bang Fai rocket festival
Mae Hong Son · Every March to April
Poy Sang Long
Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi · Every November to December
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro · Every December to January
Réveillon at Copacabana
Kokopo, East New Britain · Every July
National Mask Festival
Pigeon Island, Rodney Bay · Every April to May
Saint Lucia Jazz
Commonwealth Park, Canberra · Every September to October
Floriade
Barranquilla · Every January to March
Carnaval de Barranquilla
Pha That Luang, Vientiane · Every October to November
That Luang Festival
Puno · Every January to February
Fiesta de la Candelaria
Keukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands · Every March to May
Tulip season in Holland
Tromsø, Norway · Every January to March
Northern lights in Tromsø
Prague and the Bohemian countryside · Every April to May
Witches' Night bonfires in Bohemia
Tacloban, Leyte · Every June
Pintados-Kasadyaan Festival
Balik Pulau, Penang · Every June to August