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.
1126 events, the ones like Hay Festival first
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every SeptemberRed deer rutRichmond and Bushy Park
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every September to OctoberAutumn on the Seceda ridgeVal Gardena, South Tyrol
Every October to DecemberAurora season in LofotenReine and Svolvaer, Lofoten
Every October to NovemberAutumn colour at PlitvicePlitvice Lakes, Lika
Every AprilAnzac Day dawn service at GallipoliAnzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula
Every December to JanuarySydney harbour new year's eve fireworksSydney
Every February to MarchAlmond blossom festivalValley of the Temples, Agrigento
Every June to JulyLavender bloom in ProvenceValensole and the Luberon, France
Kiel · Every June
Kiel Week
The world's largest sailing event fills a Baltic fjord with thousands of boats and a city with a party.
Sonepur, Bihar · Every November to December
Sonepur Mela
Asia's oldest livestock fair, a month of horses, buffalo, birds and wrestling at the meeting of two rivers.
Lamu Town · Every November
Lamu Cultural Festival
Jeju Island · Every March to April
Canola flower season at Jeju
Broome, Western Australia · Every August to September
Shinju Matsuri
London, England · Every January to March
Kew Orchid Festival
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · Every October
Ironman World Championship
Torbat-e Heydarieh and Gonabad, Razavi Khorasan · Every October to November
Khorasan saffron harvest
Karnak Temple, Luxor · Every December
Winter solstice sunrise at Karnak
Jenn Lann Temple, Dajia, Taichung · Every March to May
Dajia Mazu Pilgrimage
Rotorua, Bay of Plenty · Every May
Rotorua Marathon
San Francisco, California · Every June
San Francisco Pride Parade
Ghent · Every July
Gentse Feesten
Tramuntana region, Mallorca · Every January to February
Almond blossom season
Hatillo · Every December
Festival de las Máscaras
Bells Beach, Torquay, Victoria · Every March to April
Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach
Jaipur, Rajasthan · Every October to November
Diwali in Jaipur
Outer reef off Cairns and Port Douglas, Queensland · Every November to December
Coral spawning on the Great Barrier Reef
Kilifi · Every December to January
Beneath the Baobabs New Year
Pamplona · Every July
San Fermin (running of the bulls)
Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg · Every November to January
Heidelberg Christmas Market
Sturgis, South Dakota · Every August
Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
Skellig Michael and the Skellig coast · Every July
Puffin nesting season
Mount Hagen, Western Highlands · Every August
Mount Hagen Cultural Show
Moremi Game Reserve · Every June to August
Okavango Delta at peak flood
Bondi to Tamarama coastal walk, Sydney · Every October to November
Sculpture by the Sea
Quito · Every November to December
Fiestas de Quito
Buenos Aires · Every August
Tango World Championship and Festival
Obando, Bulacan · Every May
Obando Fertility Dance
Exmouth, Western Australia · Every February