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 Humpback whales off Loango first
Every September to DecemberWhale sharks off Nosy BeNosy Be
Every July to OctoberHumpback whales at Marino BallenaUvita
Every July to SeptemberThe Great Migration river crossingsMasai Mara, Kenya
Every January to FebruaryWildebeest calving seasonSouthern Serengeti and Ndutu, Tanzania
Every FebruaryYellowstone winter wildlife watchLamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Every February to MayQuetzal nesting seasonSan Gerardo de Dota
Every JulyPuffin nesting seasonSkellig Michael and the Skellig coast
Every October to NovemberArribada at OstionalPlaya Ostional, Guanacaste
Every September to OctoberCommon crane migrationHortobagy national park
Every September to OctoberFat Bear WeekKatmai National Park, Alaska
Every November to DecemberSouthern right whale season closingPeninsula Valdes
Every December to MarchLos Roques dry seasonLos Roques Archipelago, Venezuela
Every September to OctoberElk rut in Rocky Mountain National ParkEstes Park, Colorado
Every JulyBrown bears at Brooks FallsKatmai National Park, Alaska
Every January to MarchGray whale calving seasonLaguna San Ignacio, Baja California Sur
Every February to MarchMonarch butterfly overwinteringEl Rosario sanctuary, Michoacan
Every SeptemberRed deer rutRichmond and Bushy Park
Every May to JulySunrise at DeadvleiSossusvlei, Namib-Naukluft
Every October to NovemberTozeur date harvestTozeur oasis
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every OctoberBlue Ridge Parkway fall colorAsheville, North Carolina
Every March to MayRhododendron bloomAnnapurna and Langtang foothills
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Ayacucho · Every March to April
Semana Santa in Ayacucho
Peru's most elaborate holy week turns colonial streets into rivers of flowers and candlelight.
Victoria Falls · Every December
Victoria Falls Carnival
Three nights of music to see out the year beside the falls, with a steam train party and a gorge sunrise.
Mount Hagen, Western Highlands · Every August
Mount Hagen Cultural Show
Rantepao, South Sulawesi · Every July to August
Toraja funeral season
Exmouth, Western Australia · Every February
Whale shark season, Ningaloo reef
Baguio City · Every February to March
Panagbenga flower festival
Tafraout, Anti-Atlas mountains · Every February to March
Almond blossom in the Anti-Atlas
Savonlinna, Lakeland · Every July to August
Savonlinna Opera Festival
Nagaur · Every January to February
Nagaur cattle fair
Kyoto, Japan · Every November to December
Autumn leaves in Kyoto
New Orleans, Louisiana · Every January to March
Mardi Gras
Temple of Confucius, Qufu, Shandong · Every September to October
Qufu Confucius Cultural Festival
Cerro Catedral, Bariloche · Every June to September
Ski season at Cerro Catedral
Medellín and the Río Medellín banks · Every December to January
Alumbrados of Medellín
Karnak Temple, Luxor · Every December
Winter solstice sunrise at Karnak
Reykjavik and southern Iceland · Every February
Northern lights over Reykjavik
Dochula Pass · Every December
Druk Wangyel Tshechu at Dochula
Lalibela · Every January
Timkat
Salzburg and the Gastein valley · Every November to December
Krampus runs in the Salzburg region
Carlsbad, California · Every March to May
The Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch
Comayagua · Every March to April
Semana Santa sawdust carpets in Comayagua
Grímsey, off Akureyri · Every June to July
Midnight sun on the Arctic Circle at Grímsey
Corfu Town · Every April to May
Corfu Orthodox Easter and the pot throwing
Mikulov, South Moravia · Every September
Pálava Wine Harvest in Mikulov
Notting Hill, London · Every August
Notting Hill Carnival
North Shore, Oahu · Every November to February
Triple Crown of Surfing
Manhattan, New York · Every November
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Pamplona · Every July
San Fermin (running of the bulls)
Binche · Every February to March
Carnival of Binche
Louisville, Kentucky · Every April to May