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 Iditarod ceremonial start first
Every FebruaryYellowstone winter wildlife watchLamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every September to OctoberElk rut in Rocky Mountain National ParkEstes Park, Colorado
Every JulyBrown bears at Brooks FallsKatmai National Park, Alaska
Every September to OctoberFat Bear WeekKatmai National Park, Alaska
Every FebruaryYosemite FirefallYosemite National Park, California
Every February to MarchMonarch butterfly overwinteringEl Rosario sanctuary, Michoacan
Every February to MayQuetzal nesting seasonSan Gerardo de Dota
Every October to NovemberArribada at OstionalPlaya Ostional, Guanacaste
Every July to OctoberHumpback whales at Marino BallenaUvita
Every OctoberHead of the Charles RegattaCambridge, Massachusetts
Every January to MarchGray whale calving seasonLaguna San Ignacio, Baja California Sur
Every November to DecemberSouthern right whale season closingPeninsula Valdes
Every January to FebruaryWildebeest calving seasonSouthern Serengeti and Ndutu, Tanzania
Every September to OctoberCommon crane migrationHortobagy national park
Every January to MarchNorthern lights in TromsøTromsø, Norway
Every JulyPuffin nesting seasonSkellig Michael and the Skellig coast
Every July to SeptemberThe Great Migration river crossingsMasai Mara, Kenya
Every SeptemberRed deer rutRichmond and Bushy Park
Every October to DecemberAurora season in LofotenReine and Svolvaer, Lofoten
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every September to DecemberWhale sharks off Nosy BeNosy Be
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Provincetown, Massachusetts · Every February to May
North Atlantic right whales in Cape Cod Bay
A third of the rarest large whale on earth feeds within sight of the beach for a few spring weeks.
Brasília, Federal District · Every July to September
Ipê bloom in Brasília
In the driest weeks of the year, leafless ipê trees erupt in yellow and pink against Niemeyer's white curves.
Valensole and the Luberon, France · Every June to July
Lavender bloom in Provence
Berlin · Every February to March
Berlinale film festival
George Town, Grand Cayman · Every November
Pirates Week
Quebec's cabane à sucre country, Quebec · Every March to April
Sugaring off season
Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego · Every June
Fiesta Nacional de la Noche Más Larga
Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais · Every March to April
Semana Santa in Ouro Preto
St George's, Grenada · Every August
Spicemas
Charleston, South Carolina · Every May to June
Spoleto Festival USA
Al Hada and Al Shafa, Taif · Every March to April
Taif rose harvest
Port Vila, Efate · Every October to November
Fest'Napuan
Suva, Viti Levu · Every August
Hibiscus Festival
Vienna · Every January to March
Vienna ball season
Kuching, Sarawak · Every May to June
Gawai Dayak
Mihintale, Anuradhapura · Every June to July
Poson Poya at Mihintale
Nagaur · Every January to February
Nagaur cattle fair
Petra, Wadi Musa · Every September
Petra Desert Marathon
Stone Town, Zanzibar · Every June to July
Zanzibar International Film Festival
Daehan Dawon, Boseong · Every April to May
Boseong Green Tea Festival
Wamena, Highland Papua · Every August
Baliem Valley Festival
León · Every December
La Gritería
Iztuzu Beach, Dalyan · Every June to August
Loggerhead turtle nesting at Iztuzu
Puerto Iguazu, Misiones · Every December to February
Iguazu Falls at peak flow
Managua · Every August
Fiestas de Santo Domingo
Goreme, Nevsehir · Every April to June
Balloon season over Cappadocia
Dangriga · Every November
Garifuna Settlement Day
Cherry Springs State Park, Pennsylvania · Every August
Perseid meteor shower at Cherry Springs
Rotorua, Bay of Plenty · Every May
Rotorua Marathon
Paihia and Russell, Northland · Every August