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 Flamingo nesting at Río Lagartos first
Every January to MarchGray whale calving seasonLaguna San Ignacio, Baja California Sur
Every February to MarchMonarch butterfly overwinteringEl Rosario sanctuary, Michoacan
Every JulyBrown bears at Brooks FallsKatmai National Park, Alaska
Every FebruaryYellowstone winter wildlife watchLamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Every September to OctoberElk rut in Rocky Mountain National ParkEstes Park, Colorado
Every September to OctoberFat Bear WeekKatmai National Park, Alaska
Every July to OctoberHumpback whales at Marino BallenaUvita
Every February to MayQuetzal nesting seasonSan Gerardo de Dota
Every October to NovemberArribada at OstionalPlaya Ostional, Guanacaste
Every September to DecemberWhale sharks off Nosy BeNosy Be
Every February to AprilJacaranda bloom in Mexico CityMexico City
Every July to SeptemberThe Great Migration river crossingsMasai Mara, Kenya
Every January to FebruaryWildebeest calving seasonSouthern Serengeti and Ndutu, Tanzania
Every November to DecemberSouthern right whale season closingPeninsula Valdes
Every September to OctoberCommon crane migrationHortobagy national park
Every JulyPuffin nesting seasonSkellig Michael and the Skellig coast
Every SeptemberRed deer rutRichmond and Bushy Park
Every FebruaryYosemite FirefallYosemite National Park, California
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every September to OctoberLarch season above Moraine LakeBanff National Park, Alberta
Every OctoberHead of the Charles RegattaCambridge, Massachusetts
Every OctoberBlue Ridge Parkway fall colorAsheville, North Carolina
Every October to NovemberAutumn colour at PlitvicePlitvice Lakes, Lika
Every May to JulySunrise at DeadvleiSossusvlei, Namib-Naukluft
Haast and Hokitika, West Coast · Every September to November
Whitebait season on the West Coast
Tiny translucent fish run up the rivers and the whole coast stands in the water with a net.
Icho Namiki, Aoyama, Tokyo · Every November to December
Meiji Jingu Gaien Ginkgo Avenue
Tokyo's 300-metre tunnel of pruned ginkgo turns pure yellow, and then paves the street with it.
Nosy Be · Every September to December
Whale sharks off Nosy Be
Lyon · Every December
Fête des Lumières
Tokushima City · Every August
Awa Odori
Maracaibo, Zulia · Every November
Feria de la Chinita
Puerto López and Isla de la Plata, Manabí · Every June to September
Humpback whales at Puerto López
Sham Shui Po and Victoria Park, Hong Kong · Every July to September
Yu Lan Hungry Ghost Festival
Asilah medina · Every July to August
Asilah Cultural Moussem
Reykjavík · Every December to January
New Year's Eve bonfires and fireworks in Reykjavík
Guayaquil, Guayas · Every October
Fiestas de Guayaquil
Tafraout, Anti-Atlas mountains · Every February to March
Almond blossom in the Anti-Atlas
Ottawa, Ontario · Every April to May
Canadian Tulip Festival
Salar de Uyuni, Potosí · Every December to March
Salar de Uyuni mirror season
Kings Park, Perth · Every September
Kings Park Festival
Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve · Every January
Koshi Tappu winter migration
Saint-Pierre · Every May to June
Sakifo Musik Festival
Hermanus · Every September to October
Hermanus Whale Festival
Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia · Every October
Celtic Colours International Festival
Queenstown, Otago · Every November
Queenstown Marathon
Kolkata, West Bengal · Every September to October
Durga Puja in Kolkata
Heimaey, Vestmannaeyjar · Every April to August
Puffins return to the Westman Islands
South Luangwa National Park · Every August to November
Carmine bee-eater colonies
Toronto, Ontario · Every November
Toronto Santa Claus Parade
Doha Corniche · Every December
Qatar National Day
Indianapolis, Indiana · Every May
Indianapolis 500
Temple of Confucius, Qufu, Shandong · Every September to October
Qufu Confucius Cultural Festival
Mwansabombwe, Luapula · Every July to August
Mutomboko ceremony
Canal Royal, Sète · Every August
Fête de la Saint-Louis
Chicago, Illinois · Every November to December