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 Yu Lan Hungry Ghost Festival first
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every December to JanuarySydney harbour new year's eve fireworksSydney
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every AprilAnzac Day dawn service at GallipoliAnzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every NovemberJacaranda season in Buenos AiresRecoleta, Palermo and Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires
Every February to AprilJacaranda bloom in Mexico CityMexico City
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every OctoberHead of the Charles RegattaCambridge, Massachusetts
Every March to AprilCherry blossom season at Mount YoshinoYoshino, Nara
Every April to JuneBalloon season over CappadociaGoreme, Nevsehir
Every April to MayFuji Shibazakura FestivalFujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi
Commonwealth Park, Canberra · Every September to October
Floriade
A million bulbs planted in patterns along a lake, the biggest spring flower show in the Southern Hemisphere.
Estes Park, Colorado · Every September to October
Elk rut in Rocky Mountain National Park
Bull elk bugle across the meadows at dusk while the aspens turn gold on the slopes above.
Markt, Gouda · Every December
Gouda bij Kaarslicht
Hervey Bay, Queensland · Every July to October
Humpback whales in Hervey Bay
Intramuros, Manila · Every December
Simbang Gabi
Fairbanks, Alaska · Every January to March
World ice art championships
Chiang Mai · Every April
Songkran water festival
North Shore, Oahu · Every November to February
Triple Crown of Surfing
Lo Manthang, Upper Mustang · Every August to September
Yartung horse festival
Katmai National Park, Alaska · Every July
Brown bears at Brooks Falls
Grafton, New South Wales · Every October to November
Grafton Jacaranda Festival
Prague and the Bohemian countryside · Every April to May
Witches' Night bonfires in Bohemia
Longsheng, Guangxi · Every April to June
Spring water season at Longji rice terraces
Amsterdam · Every April
King's Day
Luang Prabang · Every April
Pi Mai Lao new year
Khokana, Kathmandu Valley · Every June to July
Ropai, the rice planting day
Manger Square, Bethlehem · Every December
Christmas Eve in Bethlehem
Kiruna · Every January to February
Kiruna snow festival
Guneykent and the rose valleys, Isparta · Every May to June
Isparta rose harvest
Piazza del Duomo, Florence · Every March to April
Scoppio del Carro
Plitvice Lakes, Lika · Every October to November
Autumn colour at Plitvice
Novi Sad · Every July
EXIT Festival at the Petrovaradin Fortress
Dan Sai, Loei province · Every May to July
Phi Ta Khon ghost festival
Quebec City, Quebec · Every November to December
Quebec City German Christmas Market
Golden Beach, Qingdao · Every July to August
Qingdao International Beer Festival
Aomori City · Every August
Aomori Nebuta Matsuri
Daecheon Beach, Boryeong · Every July to August
Boryeong Mud Festival
Champakulam, Alappuzha · Every June to July
Champakulam Moolam boat race
Praia do Rosa and Imbituba, Santa Catarina · Every July to November
Southern right whales at Praia do Rosa
Drepung Monastery, Lhasa · Every August to September