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 Festival Kreol first
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every December to JanuarySydney harbour new year's eve fireworksSydney
Every June to JulyLavender bloom in ProvenceValensole and the Luberon, France
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every October to NovemberTozeur date harvestTozeur oasis
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 December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every AprilAnzac Day dawn service at GallipoliAnzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula
Every September to DecemberWhale sharks off Nosy BeNosy Be
Every October to NovemberAutumn colour at PlitvicePlitvice Lakes, Lika
Every April to JuneBalloon season over CappadociaGoreme, Nevsehir
Every January to FebruaryWildebeest calving seasonSouthern Serengeti and Ndutu, Tanzania
Persepolis, near Shiraz · Every March
Nowruz at Persepolis
Persian new year dawns over 2,500 year old columns as spring truly begins.
Kiruna · Every January to February
Kiruna snow festival
Arctic Sweden's mining town builds snow sculptures under a sky that barely sees daylight.
Valley of Flowers National Park, Uttarakhand · Every July to August
Valley of Flowers bloom
Daehan Dawon, Boseong · Every April to May
Boseong Green Tea Festival
Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara, near Colombo · Every January
Duruthu Perahera
Dublin · Every March
St Patrick's festival
Tafraout, Anti-Atlas mountains · Every February to March
Almond blossom in the Anti-Atlas
Victoria Falls · Every December
Victoria Falls Carnival
Phuket Town · Every September to October
Phuket Vegetarian Festival
Erfoud, Tafilalet oasis · Every October
Erfoud Date Festival
Melbourne, Victoria · Every March to April
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Ile Sainte-Marie · Every July
Festival des Baleines
Hollókő, Nógrád · Every March to April
Hollókő Easter
Newport, Rhode Island · Every July
Newport Folk Festival
Wellington · Every August
Wellington on a Plate
Alcoy, Alicante · Every April to May
Moros y Cristianos
Hokitika · Every March
Hokitika Wildfoods Festival
Punakha · Every February to March
Punakha Drubchen and Tshechu
Deosai National Park, Skardu · Every June to September
Deosai Plains in summer
Maolin National Scenic Area, Kaohsiung · Every November to March
Maolin Purple Butterfly Valley
Aomori City · Every August
Aomori Nebuta Matsuri
Meskel Square, Addis Ababa · Every September
Meskel in Addis Ababa
Sydney · Every December to January
Sydney harbour new year's eve fireworks
Hortobagy national park · Every September to October
Common crane migration
Mihintale, Anuradhapura · Every June to July
Poson Poya at Mihintale
Beaujeu, Beaujolais · Every November
Les Sarmentelles de Beaujeu
Corfu Town · Every April to May
Corfu Orthodox Easter and the pot throwing
Jinju Fortress and the Nam River, Jinju · Every October
Jinju Namgang Yudeung Festival
Consuegra, Castilla-La Mancha · Every October
Fiesta de la Rosa del Azafrán
Grímsey, off Akureyri · Every June to July