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 Plum blossom season in Moc Chau first
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every April to MayFuji Shibazakura FestivalFujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi
Every March to AprilCherry blossom season at Mount YoshinoYoshino, Nara
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every March to MayRhododendron bloomAnnapurna and Langtang foothills
Every June to JulyLavender bloom in ProvenceValensole and the Luberon, France
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every February to MarchAlmond blossom festivalValley of the Temples, Agrigento
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every February to AprilJacaranda bloom in Mexico CityMexico City
Every September to NovemberCaño Cristales in full colourLa Macarena, Meta
Every NovemberJacaranda season in Buenos AiresRecoleta, Palermo and Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every April to JuneBalloon season over CappadociaGoreme, Nevsehir
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every October to NovemberCloud sea season at ZhangjiajieWulingyuan, Hunan
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every SeptemberRed deer rutRichmond and Bushy Park
Every December to MarchSalar de Uyuni mirror seasonSalar de Uyuni, Potosí
Every October to NovemberTozeur date harvestTozeur oasis
Every November to DecemberSouthern right whale season closingPeninsula Valdes
Every July to OctoberHumpback whales at Marino BallenaUvita
Every February to MayQuetzal nesting seasonSan Gerardo de Dota
Saiq Plateau, Jebel Akhdar · Every March to May
Jebel Akhdar rose harvest
Terraced villages 2,000 metres up in the Hajar turn pink for a few weeks and distil rose water the old way.
Indianapolis, Indiana · Every May
Indianapolis 500
The largest single-day sporting crowd in the world, 200 laps and a bottle of milk in Victory Lane.
Canal Royal, Sète · Every August
Fête de la Saint-Louis
Sighișoara, Transylvania · Every July to August
Sighișoara Medieval Festival
Queenstown, Otago · Every November
Queenstown Marathon
Okahandja · Every August
Herero Day
Albuquerque, New Mexico · Every April
Gathering of Nations
Jambay Lhakhang, Bumthang · Every October to November
Jambay Lhakhang Drup
Barreirinhas and Santo Amaro, Maranhão · Every May to September
Lençóis Maranhenses full lagoons
Niagara Falls, Ontario · Every November to January
Niagara Falls Winter Festival of Lights
Key West, Florida · Every October
Fantasy Fest
Lerwick, Shetland · Every January
Up Helly Aa
Thrissur, Kerala · Every April to May
Thrissur Pooram
Tamworth, New South Wales · Every January
Tamworth country music festival
Las Tablas, Azuero · Every July
Festival Nacional de la Pollera
Ascot Racecourse, Berkshire · Every June
Royal Ascot
Daimonji-yama and the hills of Kyoto · Every August
Gozan no Okuribi
Noordwijk to Haarlem, Bulb Region · Every April
Bollenstreek flower parade
Byron Bay, New South Wales · Every March to April
Byron Bay Bluesfest
Apia, Upolu · Every August to September
Teuila Festival
Palais des Institutions Italiennes, Tangier · Every September
Tanjazz
Calabar · Every December
Calabar Carnival
Kuching, Sarawak · Every May to June
Gawai Dayak
Basseterre, St Kitts · Every June to July
St Kitts Music Festival
Indio, California · Every April
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
Novi Sad · Every July
EXIT Festival at the Petrovaradin Fortress
Bhaktapur · Every August to September
Gai Jatra
Longsheng, Guangxi · Every April to June
Spring water season at Longji rice terraces
Antananarivo · Every June
Madagascar Independence Day
Puerto Limón · Every October