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 Istanbul Tulip Festival first
Every February to AprilJacaranda bloom in Mexico CityMexico City
Every NovemberJacaranda season in Buenos AiresRecoleta, Palermo and Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires
Every March to MayRhododendron bloomAnnapurna and Langtang foothills
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every April to MayFuji Shibazakura FestivalFujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi
Every March to AprilCherry blossom season at Mount YoshinoYoshino, Nara
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every February to MarchAlmond blossom festivalValley of the Temples, Agrigento
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every June to JulyLavender bloom in ProvenceValensole and the Luberon, France
Every OctoberHead of the Charles RegattaCambridge, Massachusetts
Every September to NovemberCaño Cristales in full colourLa Macarena, Meta
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every October to NovemberCloud sea season at ZhangjiajieWulingyuan, Hunan
Every April to JuneBalloon season over CappadociaGoreme, Nevsehir
Every December to MarchSalar de Uyuni mirror seasonSalar de Uyuni, Potosí
Every October to DecemberAurora season in LofotenReine and Svolvaer, Lofoten
Every September to OctoberLarch season above Moraine LakeBanff National Park, Alberta
Every October to NovemberAutumn colour at PlitvicePlitvice Lakes, Lika
Every May to JulySunrise at DeadvleiSossusvlei, Namib-Naukluft
Every September to DecemberWhale sharks off Nosy BeNosy Be
Balik Pulau, Penang · Every June to August
Penang durian season
The best durians in the world drop from old orchard trees on the quiet side of Penang for about six weeks.
Punta Tombo, Chubut · Every September to December
Magellanic penguins return to Punta Tombo
Half a million penguins walk back to the same burrows on a Patagonian beach, and you walk among them.
Tobago · Every July to August
Tobago Heritage Festival
Praia, Santiago · Every April
Kriol Jazz Festival
La Ceiba · Every May
Gran Carnaval de La Ceiba
Amsterdam · Every April
King's Day
Prague and the Bohemian countryside · Every April to May
Witches' Night bonfires in Bohemia
Viana do Castelo, Minho · Every August
Romaria de Nossa Senhora da Agonia
Pamplona · Every July
San Fermin (running of the bulls)
Venice · Every January to March
Venice Carnival
Merdeka Square, Kuala Lumpur · Every August
Merdeka Day parade
Ura Valley, Bumthang · Every August to September
Matsutake Mushroom Festival
Slaughter Beach, Delaware · Every May to June
Horseshoe crab spawning and red knots on Delaware Bay
Nile riverbanks and public gardens, Cairo and Alexandria · Every April to May
Sham el-Nessim
Brasília, Federal District · Every July to September
Ipê bloom in Brasília
Ghent · Every July
Gentse Feesten
Agadir · Every July
Timitar Festival
Wellington · Every June to July
Matariki in Wellington
Tilcara, Purmamarca and Humahuaca, Jujuy · Every August
Pachamama offerings in the Quebrada de Humahuaca
Albuquerque, New Mexico · Every October
Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta
Hirosaki Park, Aomori · Every April to May
Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival
Quebec's cabane à sucre country, Quebec · Every March to April
Sugaring off season
Winneba · Every May
Aboakyer festival
Park City, Utah · Every January
Sundance Film Festival
Nosy Iranja, Madagascar · Every January
Green turtle nesting season
Havana · Every November
Marabana, the Havana marathon
Chincoteague Island, Virginia · Every July
Chincoteague Pony Swim
Wouri river, Douala · Every November to December
Ngondo
Mambajao, Camiguin · Every October
Lanzones Festival
Al Hada and Al Shafa, Taif · Every March to April