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.
1126 events, the ones like Dresden Striezelmarkt first
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every February to MarchAlmond blossom festivalValley of the Temples, Agrigento
Every October to DecemberAurora season in LofotenReine and Svolvaer, Lofoten
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every April to JuneBalloon season over CappadociaGoreme, Nevsehir
Every FebruaryYosemite FirefallYosemite National Park, California
Every October to NovemberTozeur date harvestTozeur oasis
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every January to MarchNorthern lights in TromsøTromsø, Norway
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every September to OctoberAutumn on the Seceda ridgeVal Gardena, South Tyrol
Every October to NovemberAutumn colour at PlitvicePlitvice Lakes, Lika
Every AprilAnzac Day dawn service at GallipoliAnzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula
Every June to JulyLavender bloom in ProvenceValensole and the Luberon, France
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every JulyPuffin nesting seasonSkellig Michael and the Skellig coast
Parque do Povo, Campina Grande, Paraíba · Every June to July
São João de Campina Grande
Thirty nights of forró, bonfires and corn cake in the self-declared biggest São João on earth.
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.
Western Wall, Jerusalem · Every September to October
Sukkot and the priestly blessing at the Western Wall
Sham Shui Po and Victoria Park, Hong Kong · Every July to September
Yu Lan Hungry Ghost Festival
Scarborough, Tobago · Every October to November
Tobago Carnival
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh · Every October to November
Dev Deepawali in Varanasi
Playa Ostional, Guanacaste · Every October to November
Arribada at Ostional
Paihia and Russell, Northland · Every August
Bay of Islands Jazz and Blues Festival
Karimabad, Hunza Valley · Every March to April
Hunza blossom season
Hanifaru Bay, Baa Atoll · Every July to October
Hanifaru Bay manta season
Daytona Beach, Florida · Every February
Daytona 500
Yangon · Every April
Thingyan water festival
Daimonji-yama and the hills of Kyoto · Every August
Gozan no Okuribi
Cape Cross, Skeleton Coast · Every November to December
Cape Cross seal pupping
Fairbanks, Alaska · Every January to March
World ice art championships
Vancouver, British Columbia · Every August to September
PNE Fair
Obando, Bulacan · Every May
Obando Fertility Dance
Miami, Florida · Every September to October
Miami Carnival
Port Louis, Mauritius · Every January to February
Thaipoosam Cavadee
Chichen Itza · Every March
Descent of Kukulcan
Odawara, Kanagawa · Every February to March
Plum blossom season, Odawara
Innsbruck, Tyrol · Every December to February
Innsbruck in winter
Punnamada Lake, Alappuzha · Every August to September
Nehru Trophy Boat Race
Pentecost Island · Every April to June
Naghol land diving
Calgary, Alberta · Every July
Calgary Stampede
Laguna San Ignacio, Baja California Sur · Every January to March
Gray whale calving season
Guadalajara, Jalisco · Every October to November
Fiestas de Octubre
Namdaecheon Stream, Gangneung · Every May to June
Gangneung Danoje
Gion Kobu Kaburenjo, Kyoto · Every April
Miyako Odori
Patan, Kathmandu Valley · Every April to June