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 Grand National first
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every AprilAnzac Day dawn service at GallipoliAnzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every December to JanuarySydney harbour new year's eve fireworksSydney
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every OctoberHead of the Charles RegattaCambridge, Massachusetts
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every October to DecemberAurora season in LofotenReine and Svolvaer, Lofoten
Every September to OctoberAutumn on the Seceda ridgeVal Gardena, South Tyrol
Every SeptemberRed deer rutRichmond and Bushy Park
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every September to OctoberCommon crane migrationHortobagy national park
Every January to MarchNorthern lights in TromsøTromsø, Norway
Val Gardena, South Tyrol · Every September to October
Autumn on the Seceda ridge
A grass ridge that ends in a wall of rock teeth, reached by cable car in about twenty minutes.
Galway · Every September
Galway International Oyster Festival
The first native oysters of the season, shucked at world championship speed, with Guinness on the side.
Waitangi, Bay of Islands · Every January to February
Waitangi day commemorations
Kuching, Sarawak · Every May to June
Gawai Dayak
Kaikoura, Canterbury · Every September to October
Kaikoura Seafest
Notting Hill, London · Every August
Notting Hill Carnival
Telluride, Colorado · Every June
Telluride Bluegrass Festival
Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais · Every March to April
Semana Santa in Ouro Preto
Buenos Aires · Every August
Tango World Championship and Festival
Kinigi, Volcanoes National Park · Every August to October
Kwita Izina
Beaujeu, Beaujolais · Every November
Les Sarmentelles de Beaujeu
Maolin National Scenic Area, Kaohsiung · Every November to March
Maolin Purple Butterfly Valley
Sabucedo, Galicia · Every July
Rapa das Bestas
Vilnius and rural Lithuania · Every February to March
Užgavėnės
Las Tablas, Azuero · Every July
Festival Nacional de la Pollera
Savonlinna, Lakeland · Every July to August
Savonlinna Opera Festival
Great Temple of Ramesses II, Abu Simbel · Every October
Abu Simbel Sun Festival
Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia · Every October
Celtic Colours International Festival
Poland (nationwide, notably Kraków and rural villages) · Every March
Marzanna drowning (topienie Marzanny)
Kathmandu · Every October to November
Tihar
Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro · Every December to January
Réveillon at Copacabana
Ura Valley, Bumthang · Every August to September
Matsutake Mushroom Festival
New Orleans, Louisiana · Every January to March
Mardi Gras
Philipsburg, Sint Maarten · Every April to May
Sint Maarten Carnival
Mysore, Karnataka · Every September to October
Mysore Dasara
Lewes, East Sussex · Every November
Lewes Bonfire
North Shore, Oahu · Every November to February
Triple Crown of Surfing
Charmey, Gruyère · Every September to October
Désalpe at Charmey
Irohazaka and Lake Chuzenji, Nikko · Every October to November
Nikko Autumn Colours
Kemi · Every January to February