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 Keelung Ghost Festival first
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
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 AprilAnzac Day dawn service at GallipoliAnzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every December to JanuarySydney harbour new year's eve fireworksSydney
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every March to MayRhododendron bloomAnnapurna and Langtang foothills
Every April to MayFuji Shibazakura FestivalFujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi
Every March to AprilCherry blossom season at Mount YoshinoYoshino, Nara
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
Helsinki · Every April to May
Vappu in Helsinki
At six on 30 April a statue is crowned with a student cap and Helsinki opens the sparkling wine.
Barotse floodplain, Mongu · Every March to April
Kuomboka ceremony
The Lozi king leaves the flooded plain on a royal barge paddled by a hundred men in scarlet.
Telluride, Colorado · Every June
Telluride Bluegrass Festival
Tozeur oasis · Every October to November
Tozeur date harvest
Anchorage, Alaska · Every February to March
Iditarod ceremonial start
George Town, Grand Cayman · Every November
Pirates Week
Cartago · Every September
Independence lanterns and the torch
Katmai National Park, Alaska · Every July
Brown bears at Brooks Falls
Jinhae, Changwon · Every March to April
Jinhae Gunhangje Cherry Blossom Festival
Hunza Valley · Every October to November
Hunza autumn colours
Valley of Flowers National Park, Uttarakhand · Every July to August
Valley of Flowers bloom
Basílica de Guadalupe, Mexico City · Every December
Día de la Virgen de Guadalupe
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · Every October
Ironman World Championship
Vienna · Every October to November
Viennale
Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara, near Colombo · Every January
Duruthu Perahera
Viana do Castelo, Minho · Every August
Romaria de Nossa Senhora da Agonia
San Fernando, Pampanga · Every December
Giant Lantern Festival
Gdańsk · Every July to August
St Dominic's Fair in Gdańsk
Cherry Springs State Park, Pennsylvania · Every August
Perseid meteor shower at Cherry Springs
Haast and Hokitika, West Coast · Every September to November
Whitebait season on the West Coast
Bagan · Every December to January
Ananda Pagoda Festival
Odori Park, Sapporo · Every June
Yosakoi Soran Festival
Huahine to Bora Bora, Society Islands · Every October to November
Hawaiki Nui Va'a
Barreirinhas and Santo Amaro, Maranhão · Every May to September
Lençóis Maranhenses full lagoons
Bhaktapur · Every April
Bisket Jatra
Innsbruck, Tyrol · Every December to February
Innsbruck in winter
Sun Moon Lake, Nantou · Every August to September
Sun Moon Lake Swimming Carnival
Poloniny National Park · Every August
Perseid meteors over Poloniny Dark Sky Park
Lamu Town · Every November
Lamu Cultural Festival
Dangriga · Every November