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 Hakka Tung Blossom Festival first
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every March to MayRhododendron bloomAnnapurna and Langtang foothills
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every March to AprilCherry blossom season at Mount YoshinoYoshino, Nara
Every April to MayFuji Shibazakura FestivalFujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every February to MarchAlmond blossom festivalValley of the Temples, Agrigento
Every June to JulyLavender bloom in ProvenceValensole and the Luberon, France
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every September to NovemberCaño Cristales in full colourLa Macarena, Meta
Every NovemberJacaranda season in Buenos AiresRecoleta, Palermo and Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every February to AprilJacaranda bloom in Mexico CityMexico City
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every April to JuneBalloon season over CappadociaGoreme, Nevsehir
Batu Caves, Selangor · Every January to February
Thaipusam at Batu Caves
Devotees pierced with hooks and skewers climb 272 steps in a trance of drums and turmeric.
Portobelo, Colón · Every October
Cristo Negro de Portobelo
Pilgrims in purple robes walk and crawl to a Spanish colonial port to carry the Black Christ at night.
Irohazaka and Lake Chuzenji, Nikko · Every October to November
Nikko Autumn Colours
Pentecost Island · Every April to June
Naghol land diving
Gladden Spit, off Placencia · Every March to June
Whale sharks at Gladden Spit
Ludzidzini Royal Village, Lobamba · Every August to September
Umhlanga Reed Dance
Icho Namiki, Aoyama, Tokyo · Every November to December
Meiji Jingu Gaien Ginkgo Avenue
Gion Kobu Kaburenjo, Kyoto · Every April
Miyako Odori
Cherry Springs State Park, Pennsylvania · Every August
Perseid meteor shower at Cherry Springs
Kinchakuda, Hidaka, Saitama · Every September to October
Kinchakuda Red Spider Lilies
Motovun and the Mirna valley, Istria · Every September to November
White truffle season in Istria
Rumah, north of Riyadh · Every December
King Abdulaziz Camel Festival
Barcelona · Every September
Festes de la Mercè
Lille · Every September
Braderie de Lille
Gondar, Ethiopia · Every January
Timkat Epiphany celebration
Yosemite National Park, California · Every February
Yosemite Firefall
Kyoto, Japan · Every November to December
Autumn leaves in Kyoto
Princes Street, Edinburgh · Every December to January
Edinburgh's Hogmanay
Winneba · Every May
Aboakyer festival
Hell-Ville, Nosy Be · Every May to June
Donia festival
Ubud, Bali · Every March to May
BaliSpirit Festival
Nosy Iranja, Madagascar · Every January
Green turtle nesting season
Huahine to Bora Bora, Society Islands · Every October to November
Hawaiki Nui Va'a
Keukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands · Every March to May
Tulip season in Holland
Kraków · Every June
Wianki on the Vistula
Pushkar, Rajasthan · Every October to November
Pushkar Camel Fair
Sapporo, Hokkaido · Every January to February
Sapporo snow festival
Yosemite Valley, California · Every May to June
Yosemite waterfalls at peak snowmelt
Baía das Gatas, São Vicente · Every August
Baía das Gatas Festival
Antigua · Every March to April