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 Giant Lantern Festival first
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every December to JanuarySydney harbour new year's eve fireworksSydney
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every AprilAnzac Day dawn service at GallipoliAnzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula
Every April to JuneBalloon season over CappadociaGoreme, Nevsehir
Every October to NovemberCloud sea season at ZhangjiajieWulingyuan, Hunan
Every March to AprilCherry blossom season at Mount YoshinoYoshino, Nara
Every March to MayRhododendron bloomAnnapurna and Langtang foothills
Every April to MayFuji Shibazakura FestivalFujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi
Every JulyPuffin nesting seasonSkellig Michael and the Skellig coast
Inle Lake, Shan State · Every September to October
Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda Festival
Four golden Buddha images tour the lake villages on a royal barge rowed by hundreds of leg-rowing fishermen.
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.
Sukhothai Historical Park · Every October to November
Loy Krathong in Sukhothai
Madinat Zayed, Al Dhafra · Every December
Al Dhafra Camel Festival
Vienna · Every October to November
Viennale
Vientiane · Every May to June
Boun Bang Fai rocket festival
Salzburg and the Gastein valley · Every November to December
Krampus runs in the Salzburg region
Rockland, Maine · Every July to August
Maine Lobster Festival
Nassau · Every December to January
Junkanoo
Rajshahi · Every May to July
Rajshahi mango season
Selcuk, near Ephesus · Every January to February
Camel wrestling in Selcuk
Cartagena, Bolívar · Every November
Fiestas de Independencia de Cartagena
Rural del Prado, Montevideo · Every March to April
Semana Criolla del Prado
Ballybrit Racecourse, Galway · Every July to August
Galway Races Summer Festival
Chichen Itza · Every March
Descent of Kukulcan
Nosy Iranja, Madagascar · Every January
Green turtle nesting season
Daecheon Beach, Boryeong · Every July to August
Boryeong Mud Festival
Oaxaca de Juarez · Every December to January
Noche de Rábanos
Motovun and the Mirna valley, Istria · Every September to November
White truffle season in Istria
Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais · Every March to April
Semana Santa in Ouro Preto
Puerta del Sol, Madrid · Every December
Twelve grapes at Puerta del Sol
Pirenópolis, Goiás · Every May to June
Cavalhadas of Pirenópolis
Trujillo, La Libertad · Every September to October
Festival Internacional de la Primavera
Cape Cross, Skeleton Coast · Every November to December
Cape Cross seal pupping
Penampang, Sabah · Every May
Pesta Kaamatan
Estes Park, Colorado · Every September to October
Elk rut in Rocky Mountain National Park
Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne · Every October to November
Melbourne Cup
Bodrum harbour · Every October
The Bodrum Cup
Tinos, Cyclades · Every August
Dormition of the Virgin pilgrimage on Tinos
Testour, Beja · Every June to July