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 Durga Puja in Kolkata first
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every December to JanuarySydney harbour new year's eve fireworksSydney
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every AprilAnzac Day dawn service at GallipoliAnzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula
Every April to JuneBalloon season over CappadociaGoreme, Nevsehir
Every February to AprilJacaranda bloom in Mexico CityMexico City
Every March to MayRhododendron bloomAnnapurna and Langtang foothills
Every NovemberJacaranda season in Buenos AiresRecoleta, Palermo and Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires
Every October to NovemberCloud sea season at ZhangjiajieWulingyuan, Hunan
Every OctoberHead of the Charles RegattaCambridge, Massachusetts
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every April to MayFuji Shibazakura FestivalFujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi
Every July to SeptemberThe Great Migration river crossingsMasai Mara, Kenya
Every January to MarchNorthern lights in TromsøTromsø, Norway
Karatsu, Saga · Every November
Karatsu Kunchi
Fourteen lacquered floats shaped like lions, sea bream and samurai helmets hauled through a castle town.
Sumiyoshi Taisha, Osaka · Every June
Otaue Rice Planting Festival
A shrine plants its own rice paddy by hand on June 14 with dancers, oxen and 1,800 years of ritual.
Goreme, Nevsehir · Every April to June
Balloon season over Cappadocia
Wachau valley · Every September
Wachau grape harvest
Sinakara valley, below Ausangate · Every May to June
Qoyllur Rit'i pilgrimage
Waitangi, Bay of Islands · Every January to February
Waitangi day commemorations
Alba, Piedmont · Every October to December
Alba International White Truffle Fair
Tel Aviv · Every June
Tel Aviv Pride
Darwin, Northern Territory · Every August
Darwin Festival
Macau · Every January to March
Macau lunar new year lion dance parade
Head of Bight, Nullarbor, South Australia · Every June to September
Southern right whales at Head of Bight
Douz, Kebili · Every December
International Festival of the Sahara at Douz
Kingstown, St Vincent · Every June to July
Vincy Mas
La Vega · Every February to March
Carnaval Dominicano de La Vega
Yatsuo, Toyama · Every September
Owara Kaze no Bon
Masai Mara, Kenya · Every July to September
The Great Migration river crossings
Stanley Main Beach, Hong Kong · Every May to June
Stanley Dragon Boat Championships
Luye Highland, Taitung · Every June to August
Taiwan International Balloon Festival
Forest Recreation Ground, Nottingham · Every September to October
Nottingham Goose Fair
Novi Sad · Every July
EXIT Festival at the Petrovaradin Fortress
Berlin · Every February to March
Berlinale film festival
Kununurra, Western Australia · Every May
Ord Valley Muster
Chiang Mai · Every April
Songkran water festival
Monterey, California · Every September
Monterey Jazz Festival
Batu Caves, Selangor · Every January to February
Thaipusam at Batu Caves
Reykjavík · Every December to January
New Year's Eve bonfires and fireworks in Reykjavík
Yangmingshan national park, Taipei · Every January to March
Plum and early cherry bloom, Yangmingshan
Jinja, source of the Nile · Every September to November
Nyege Nyege Festival
Great Temple of Ramesses II, Abu Simbel · Every October
Abu Simbel Sun Festival
Kanlica to Kurucesme, Istanbul · Every July to August