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 Huamantla: the night nobody sleeps first
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every January to MarchGray whale calving seasonLaguna San Ignacio, Baja California Sur
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every OctoberBlue Ridge Parkway fall colorAsheville, North Carolina
Every September to OctoberFat Bear WeekKatmai National Park, Alaska
Every JulyBrown bears at Brooks FallsKatmai National Park, Alaska
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every FebruaryYosemite FirefallYosemite National Park, California
Every September to OctoberLarch season above Moraine LakeBanff National Park, Alberta
Every October to NovemberCloud sea season at ZhangjiajieWulingyuan, Hunan
Every December to FebruaryIguazu Falls at peak flowPuerto Iguazu, Misiones
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every September to DecemberWhale sharks off Nosy BeNosy Be
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every July to SeptemberThe Great Migration river crossingsMasai Mara, Kenya
Every October to NovemberAutumn colour at PlitvicePlitvice Lakes, Lika
Every May to JulySunrise at DeadvleiSossusvlei, Namib-Naukluft
Every December to MarchLos Roques dry seasonLos Roques Archipelago, Venezuela
Chilika Lake · Every December to February
Winter waterbird congregation
Over a million migratory birds crowd Asia's largest brackish lagoon each winter.
Melbourne, Victoria · Every March to April
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
A month of stand-up in laneway bars and grand theatres, one of the three big comedy festivals on earth.
Innsbruck, Tyrol · Every December to February
Innsbruck in winter
Mwansabombwe, Luapula · Every July to August
Mutomboko ceremony
15 July Martyrs Bridge to Sultanahmet, Istanbul · Every November
Istanbul Marathon
Rumah, north of Riyadh · Every December
King Abdulaziz Camel Festival
Arrowtown, Otago · Every April to May
Arrowtown Autumn Festival
Odori Park, Sapporo · Every June
Yosakoi Soran Festival
Chichibu, Saitama · Every December
Chichibu Night Festival
Alfama, Lisbon · Every June
Festas de Santo António
Madinat Zayed, Al Dhafra · Every December
Al Dhafra Camel Festival
Canal Royal, Sète · Every August
Fête de la Saint-Louis
Kokopo, East New Britain · Every July
National Mask Festival
Ayacucho · Every January to March
Pukllay carnival
Darwin, Northern Territory · Every August
Darwin Festival
South Luangwa National Park · Every August to November
Carmine bee-eater colonies
Queenstown, Otago · Every June to July
Queenstown Winter Festival
San Juan · Every June
Noche de San Juan
Puerta del Sol, Madrid · Every December
Twelve grapes at Puerta del Sol
Tacloban, Leyte · Every June
Pintados-Kasadyaan Festival
Wellington · Every August
Wellington on a Plate
Thanjavur and the Kaveri delta · Every January
Pongal
Corferias, Bogotá · Every April to May
Bogotá International Book Fair (FILBo)
Sukhothai Historical Park · Every October to November
Loy Krathong in Sukhothai
Telluride, Colorado · Every June
Telluride Bluegrass Festival
Gulf of Tadjoura · Every November to February
Whale sharks in the Gulf of Tadjoura
Playa Ostional, Guanacaste · Every October to November
Arribada at Ostional
Vienna · Every January to March
Vienna ball season
Sinakara valley, below Ausangate · Every May to June
Qoyllur Rit'i pilgrimage
Copenhagen · Every October