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 Hull Fair first
Every December to JanuarySydney harbour new year's eve fireworksSydney
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
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 February to AprilJacaranda bloom in Mexico CityMexico City
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every SeptemberRed deer rutRichmond and Bushy Park
Every OctoberHead of the Charles RegattaCambridge, Massachusetts
Every NovemberJacaranda season in Buenos AiresRecoleta, Palermo and Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every October to DecemberAurora season in LofotenReine and Svolvaer, Lofoten
Every October to NovemberAutumn colour at PlitvicePlitvice Lakes, Lika
Every September to OctoberAutumn on the Seceda ridgeVal Gardena, South Tyrol
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every February to MarchAlmond blossom festivalValley of the Temples, Agrigento
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every June to JulyLavender bloom in ProvenceValensole and the Luberon, France
Cobán, Alta Verapaz · Every July to August
Rabin Ajau
Guatemala's indigenous queen is chosen in Cobán by Maya women in the finest huipiles in the country.
Cooper's Hill, Brockworth, Gloucestershire · Every May
Cooper's Hill cheese rolling
People throw themselves down a near vertical hill after a wheel of cheese, and someone always wins.
Chilika Lake · Every December to February
Winter waterbird congregation
Bandar Seri Begawan · Every July
Sultan's birthday celebrations
Alcoy, Alicante · Every April to May
Moros y Cristianos
Yangmingshan national park, Taipei · Every January to March
Plum and early cherry bloom, Yangmingshan
Recoleta, Palermo and Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires · Every November
Jacaranda season in Buenos Aires
Xichang, Liangshan, Sichuan · Every July to August
Yi Torch Festival
Key West, Florida · Every October
Fantasy Fest
Tokyo, Japan · Every March to April
Cherry blossoms in Tokyo
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands · Every April to May
St. Thomas Carnival
Borobudur, Central Java · Every May to June
Waisak at Borobudur
Jiuzhaigou National Park, Sichuan · Every October to November
Jiuzhaigou Autumn
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia · Every November to January
Cologne Christmas Markets
Rio de Janeiro · Every February to March
Rio carnival
Monterey, California · Every August
Monterey Car Week
Guanajuato · Every October to November
Festival Internacional Cervantino
Wusong Island, Jilin City · Every December to February
Jilin Rime Ice
Tilcara, Purmamarca and Humahuaca, Jujuy · Every August
Pachamama offerings in the Quebrada de Humahuaca
Nejapa · Every August
Bolas de Fuego
Coromandel Peninsula · Every November to January
Pohutukawa bloom
Baía das Gatas, São Vicente · Every August
Baía das Gatas Festival
Atlanta, Georgia · Every August to September
Dragon Con
Uppsala · Every April to May
Valborg in Uppsala
Hitachi Seaside Park, Ibaraki · Every April to May
Nemophila Harmony
Lalibela · Every April to May
Fasika at Lalibela
Cruz Bay, St John · Every June to July
St John Festival
Edinburgh, Scotland · Every November to January
Edinburgh Christmas Market
Jinbu, Pyeongchang · Every December to February
Pyeongchang Trout Festival
Holguín · Every May