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 Galway International Oyster Festival 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 March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every June to JulyLavender bloom in ProvenceValensole and the Luberon, France
Every December to JanuarySydney harbour new year's eve fireworksSydney
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
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 October to NovemberAutumn colour at PlitvicePlitvice Lakes, Lika
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every February to MarchAlmond blossom festivalValley of the Temples, Agrigento
Every AprilAnzac Day dawn service at GallipoliAnzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every JulyPuffin nesting seasonSkellig Michael and the Skellig coast
Every October to NovemberTozeur date harvestTozeur oasis
Every October to DecemberAurora season in LofotenReine and Svolvaer, Lofoten
Vava'u · Every July to October
Swimming with humpbacks in Vava'u
One of the few places on earth where you can legally slip into the water beside a mother humpback and calf.
Balik Pulau, Penang · Every June to August
Penang durian season
The best durians in the world drop from old orchard trees on the quiet side of Penang for about six weeks.
Sumiyoshi Taisha, Osaka · Every June
Otaue Rice Planting Festival
The Sevens Stadium, Dubai · Every November to December
Dubai Rugby Sevens
Tanguar Haor, Sunamganj · Every July to September
Tanguar Haor in monsoon
Huamantla, Tlaxcala · Every August
Huamantla: the night nobody sleeps
Bang Tabun, Phetchaburi · Every September to November
Bryde's whales of the upper Gulf
Durban to Pietermaritzburg · Every June
Comrades Marathon
Bells Beach, Torquay, Victoria · Every March to April
Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach
Inle Lake, Shan State · Every September to October
Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda Festival
Mount Vernon, Washington · Every April
Skagit Valley Tulip Festival
Cape Cross, Skeleton Coast · Every November to December
Cape Cross seal pupping
Grafton, New South Wales · Every October to November
Grafton Jacaranda Festival
Todos Santos Cuchumatán, Huehuetenango · Every October to November
Todos Santos Cuchumatán horse race
Park City, Utah · Every January
Sundance Film Festival
Yosemite National Park, California · Every February
Yosemite Firefall
Telluride, Colorado · Every June
Telluride Bluegrass Festival
Rio de Janeiro · Every January to March
Carnaval
Montreux, Lake Geneva · Every June to July
Montreux Jazz Festival
Amsterdam · Every April
King's Day
Chiang Mai · Every October to November
Yi Peng lantern festival
Wangcheng Park, Luoyang · Every April to May
Luoyang Peony Culture Festival
Bluefields · Every May
Palo de Mayo
Neiva, Huila · Every June to July
Festival Folclórico y Reinado del Bambuco
Marina Bay street circuit · Every September to October
Singapore Grand Prix
Hitachi Seaside Park, Ibaraki · Every April to May
Nemophila Harmony
Yasaka Shrine and downtown Kyoto · Every July
Gion Matsuri
Hoi An ancient town · Every January
Hoi An full moon lantern festival
New Cairo exhibition grounds · Every January to February
Cairo international book fair
Notting Hill, London · Every August