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 Feria Tabasco first
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every December to JanuarySydney harbour new year's eve fireworksSydney
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every February to AprilJacaranda bloom in Mexico CityMexico City
Every OctoberHead of the Charles RegattaCambridge, Massachusetts
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every July to OctoberHumpback whales at Marino BallenaUvita
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every February to MarchMonarch butterfly overwinteringEl Rosario sanctuary, Michoacan
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every January to MarchGray whale calving seasonLaguna San Ignacio, Baja California Sur
Every AprilAnzac Day dawn service at GallipoliAnzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every FebruaryYellowstone winter wildlife watchLamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Thulusdhoo, North Male Atoll · Every May to August
Thulusdhoo surf season
Warm, glassy reef breaks off a local island where a guesthouse costs what a resort charges for lunch.
Madrid, Community of Madrid · Every September
Spanish Grand Prix
Formula 1 in Madrid, on the new MADRING circuit five minutes from the airport, with a deal to stay until at least 2035.
Lille, Hauts-de-France · Every November to December
Lille Christmas Market
Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia · Every November to December
Dusseldorf Christmas Markets
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee · Every September to October
National Quartet Convention
Quillacollo, Cochabamba · Every August
Virgen de Urkupiña
Ayalon Highway, Tel Aviv · Every September to October
Yom Kippur on the empty highways of Tel Aviv
Byron Bay, New South Wales · Every March to April
Byron Bay Bluesfest
Huahine to Bora Bora, Society Islands · Every October to November
Hawaiki Nui Va'a
Matsubara Hachiman Shrine, Himeji · Every October
Nada no Kenka Matsuri
Castries, Saint Lucia · Every July
Saint Lucia Carnival
Zaragoza · Every October
Fiestas del Pilar
Bundala National Park · Every November to February
Bundala migratory bird season
Irohazaka and Lake Chuzenji, Nikko · Every October to November
Nikko Autumn Colours
Outer reef off Cairns and Port Douglas, Queensland · Every November to December
Coral spawning on the Great Barrier Reef
London, England · Every January to March
Kew Orchid Festival
Strasbourg, Alsace · Every November to December
Strasbourg Christmas Market
Jinghong, Xishuangbanna · Every April
Water Splashing Festival
Ksara and Kefraya, Bekaa Valley · Every August to October
Bekaa Valley grape harvest
Victoria, Mahé · Every October
Festival Kreol
Queenstown, Otago · Every June to July
Queenstown Winter Festival
Ficksburg, Free State · Every November
Ficksburg Cherry Festival
Helsinki · Every April to May
Vappu in Helsinki
Bhaktapur · Every April
Bisket Jatra
Munich, Germany · Every September to October
Oktoberfest
Dieng Plateau, Central Java · Every August
Dieng Culture Festival
Lac du Der-Chantecoq, Champagne · Every October to November
Common crane migration at Lac du Der
Piazza del Duomo, Florence · Every March to April
Scoppio del Carro
Gondar, Ethiopia · Every January
Timkat Epiphany celebration
Bells Beach, Torquay, Victoria · Every March to April