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 Ice caves of Lake Superior at Apostle Islands first
Every FebruaryYosemite FirefallYosemite National Park, California
Every OctoberBlue Ridge Parkway fall colorAsheville, North Carolina
Every JulyBrown bears at Brooks FallsKatmai National Park, Alaska
Every September to OctoberFat Bear WeekKatmai National Park, Alaska
Every FebruaryYellowstone winter wildlife watchLamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Every January to MarchGray whale calving seasonLaguna San Ignacio, Baja California Sur
Every September to OctoberLarch season above Moraine LakeBanff National Park, Alberta
Every September to NovemberCaño Cristales in full colourLa Macarena, Meta
Every October to DecemberAurora season in LofotenReine and Svolvaer, Lofoten
Every July to SeptemberThe Great Migration river crossingsMasai Mara, Kenya
Every September to DecemberWhale sharks off Nosy BeNosy Be
Every October to NovemberCloud sea season at ZhangjiajieWulingyuan, Hunan
Every December to MarchSalar de Uyuni mirror seasonSalar de Uyuni, Potosí
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every March to MayRhododendron bloomAnnapurna and Langtang foothills
Every May to JulySunrise at DeadvleiSossusvlei, Namib-Naukluft
Every December to FebruaryIguazu Falls at peak flowPuerto Iguazu, Misiones
Every December to MarchLos Roques dry seasonLos Roques Archipelago, Venezuela
Every October to NovemberAutumn colour at PlitvicePlitvice Lakes, Lika
Every September to OctoberElk rut in Rocky Mountain National ParkEstes Park, Colorado
Every September to OctoberAutumn on the Seceda ridgeVal Gardena, South Tyrol
Every January to MarchNorthern lights in TromsøTromsø, Norway
Every February to AprilJacaranda bloom in Mexico CityMexico City
Every February to MarchMonarch butterfly overwinteringEl Rosario sanctuary, Michoacan
George Town, Grand Cayman · Every November
Pirates Week
A mock pirate landing takes the George Town harbour, then the whole island dresses up for a week.
Mambajao, Camiguin · Every October
Lanzones Festival
An island of seven volcanoes celebrates its sweetest fruit with houses dressed in lanzones and street dance.
Marina Bay, Singapore · Every July to August
Singapore National Day Parade
Tilcara, Purmamarca and Humahuaca, Jujuy · Every August
Pachamama offerings in the Quebrada de Humahuaca
Wulingyuan, Hunan · Every October to November
Cloud sea season at Zhangjiajie
Nara · Every March
Omizutori fire ritual at Todai-ji
Meigetsu-in, Kamakura · Every June to July
Meigetsu-in Hydrangea Season
Osaka Tenmangu and the Okawa River · Every July
Tenjin Matsuri
Roderick Haig-Brown Provincial Park, British Columbia · Every September to October
Adams River sockeye salmon run
Little India, Singapore · Every October to November
Deepavali in Little India
Ubon Ratchathani · Every July to August
Ubon Ratchathani Candle Festival
Langadas and Agia Eleni, Macedonia · Every May
Anastenaria fire walking
Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans · Every June
24 Hours of Le Mans
Prague · Every May to June
Prague Spring International Music Festival
Kilifi · Every December to January
Beneath the Baobabs New Year
Sodwana Bay, iSimangaliso Wetland Park · Every November to January
Turtle nesting at iSimangaliso
Gdańsk · Every July to August
St Dominic's Fair in Gdańsk
Meskel Square, Addis Ababa · Every September
Meskel in Addis Ababa
Newport, Rhode Island · Every July
Newport Folk Festival
Valley of the Temples, Agrigento · Every February to March
Almond blossom festival
Riyadh · Every September
Saudi National Day in Riyadh
Aguascalientes · Every April to May
Feria Nacional de San Marcos
Venice · Every January to March
Carnevale di Venezia, final days
Piazza Santa Croce, Florence · Every June
Calcio Storico Fiorentino
Byblos harbour · Every June to August
Byblos International Festival
Quebec City, Quebec · Every January
Hotel de Glace
Ahmedabad, Gujarat · Every September to October
Navratri garba in Ahmedabad
Davao City · Every August
Kadayawan Festival
Miaoli County · Every April to May
Hakka Tung Blossom Festival
Deosai National Park, Skardu · Every June to September