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 Shushan Purim in Jerusalem's old city first
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every AprilAnzac Day dawn service at GallipoliAnzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every December to JanuarySydney harbour new year's eve fireworksSydney
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every March to AprilCherry blossom season at Mount YoshinoYoshino, Nara
Every April to JuneBalloon season over CappadociaGoreme, Nevsehir
Every October to NovemberCloud sea season at ZhangjiajieWulingyuan, Hunan
Every March to MayRhododendron bloomAnnapurna and Langtang foothills
Every April to MayFuji Shibazakura FestivalFujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi
Every FebruaryYosemite FirefallYosemite National Park, California
Manchester, England · Every August
Manchester Pride Parade
A march through Manchester city center on the August bank holiday weekend, with four days of Gay Village parties around it.
Hurghada and the northern Red Sea · Every May to July
Red Sea whale shark season
Whale sharks drift past the reefs off Hurghada as the water warms, close enough to snorkel with.
Vava'u · Every July to October
Swimming with humpbacks in Vava'u
Taipei 101, Xinyi District, Taipei · Every December to January
Taipei 101 New Year's Eve Fireworks
Pilton, Somerset · Every June
Glastonbury Festival
Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro · Every December to January
Réveillon at Copacabana
Golegã, Ribatejo · Every November
Feira Nacional do Cavalo
Thimphu · Every September to October
Thimphu Tshechu
Brighton, England · Every May
Brighton Festival
Inle Lake, Shan State · Every September to October
Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda Festival
Saranac Lake, New York · Every January to February
Saranac Lake Winter Carnival
Cropredy, Oxfordshire · Every August
Cropredy Festival
Stowe, Vermont · Every September to October
Vermont fall foliage
Punnamada Lake, Alappuzha · Every August to September
Nehru Trophy Boat Race
Byblos harbour · Every June to August
Byblos International Festival
Grand Canal, Venice · Every September
Regata Storica
Rural del Prado, Montevideo · Every March to April
Semana Criolla del Prado
St George's, Grenada · Every August
Spicemas
Wusong Island, Jilin City · Every December to February
Jilin Rime Ice
Edinburgh, Scotland · Every November to January
Edinburgh Christmas Market
Düsseldorf and the Lower Rhine · Every November
St Martin's lantern processions in the Rhineland
Cartagena, Bolívar · Every November
Fiestas de Independencia de Cartagena
San Antonio, Texas · Every April to May
Fiesta San Antonio
Salzburg, Austria · Every November to January
Salzburg Christkindlmarkt
Plitvice Lakes, Lika · Every October to November
Autumn colour at Plitvice
Fairbanks, Alaska · Every June
Midnight Sun Game and solstice
Honolulu, Oahu · Every December
Honolulu Marathon
Sham Shui Po and Victoria Park, Hong Kong · Every July to September
Yu Lan Hungry Ghost Festival
Cheltenham racecourse · Every March
Cheltenham festival
Lalibela · Every January