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 El Grito in the Zócalo first
Every December to JanuarySydney harbour new year's eve fireworksSydney
Every AprilAnzac Day dawn service at GallipoliAnzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every February to AprilJacaranda bloom in Mexico CityMexico City
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every January to MarchGray whale calving seasonLaguna San Ignacio, Baja California Sur
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every February to MarchMonarch butterfly overwinteringEl Rosario sanctuary, Michoacan
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every OctoberHead of the Charles RegattaCambridge, Massachusetts
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every April to JuneBalloon season over CappadociaGoreme, Nevsehir
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every September to OctoberFat Bear WeekKatmai National Park, Alaska
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every FebruaryYosemite FirefallYosemite National Park, California
Every September to OctoberLarch season above Moraine LakeBanff National Park, Alberta
Every JulyBrown bears at Brooks FallsKatmai National Park, Alaska
Gdańsk · Every July to August
St Dominic's Fair in Gdańsk
A market running since 1260 fills the Hanseatic old town with amber, antiques and street food.
Rumah, north of Riyadh · Every December
King Abdulaziz Camel Festival
The world's largest camel gathering: tens of thousands of animals judged for beauty on a desert plain.
Brasília, Federal District · Every July to September
Ipê bloom in Brasília
Hermanus · Every September to October
Hermanus Whale Festival
Cairo Opera House, Zamalek · Every November to December
Cairo International Film Festival
Tiwanaku ruins, Altiplano · Every June
Aymara New Year at Tiwanaku
Nosy Be · Every September to December
Whale sharks off Nosy Be
Busan Cinema Center, Centum City · Every September to October
Busan International Film Festival
Kyoto, Japan · Every November to December
Autumn leaves in Kyoto
Bondi to Tamarama coastal walk, Sydney · Every October to November
Sculpture by the Sea
Beirut · Every November
Beirut Marathon
New York City, New York · Every June
NYC Pride March
Consuegra, Castilla-La Mancha · Every October
Fiesta de la Rosa del Azafrán
Santiago de Cuba · Every July
Carnaval de Santiago de Cuba
Maralal, Samburu · Every August to September
Maralal International Camel Derby
Sapporo, Hokkaido · Every January to February
Sapporo snow festival
Daimonji-yama and the hills of Kyoto · Every August
Gozan no Okuribi
Grand-Bassam · Every October to November
Abissa
Takayama, Gifu · Every April
Takayama Spring Festival (Sanno Matsuri)
Huahine to Bora Bora, Society Islands · Every October to November
Hawaiki Nui Va'a
Aguascalientes · Every April to May
Feria Nacional de San Marcos
Mumbai, Maharashtra · Every August to September
Ganesh Chaturthi in Mumbai
Southern Serengeti and Ndutu, Tanzania · Every January to February
Wildebeest calving season
Katara beach, Doha · Every November to December
Katara Traditional Dhow Festival
Bahía Solano and Nuquí, Chocó · Every July to October
Humpback whales on the Pacific Chocó
Broome, Western Australia · Every August to September
Shinju Matsuri
New Plymouth, Taranaki · Every October to November
Taranaki Garden Festival
Otavalo and Cotacachi, Imbabura · Every June
Inti Raymi in Otavalo and Cotacachi
Rarotonga · Every November
Vaka Eiva
Neiva, Huila · Every June to July