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 Festes de la Mercè first
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every December to JanuarySydney harbour new year's eve fireworksSydney
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every OctoberHead of the Charles RegattaCambridge, Massachusetts
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every February to AprilJacaranda bloom in Mexico CityMexico City
Every NovemberJacaranda season in Buenos AiresRecoleta, Palermo and Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every JulyPuffin nesting seasonSkellig Michael and the Skellig coast
Every June to JulyLavender bloom in ProvenceValensole and the Luberon, France
Every February to MarchAlmond blossom festivalValley of the Temples, Agrigento
Every January to MarchNorthern lights in TromsøTromsø, Norway
Cobán, Alta Verapaz · Every July to August
Rabin Ajau
Guatemala's indigenous queen is chosen in Cobán by Maya women in the finest huipiles in the country.
Markt, Gouda · Every December
Gouda bij Kaarslicht
A Dutch town switches off its streetlights and lights its town hall with 1,500 candles for one December evening.
San Miniato, Tuscany · Every November
San Miniato White Truffle Fair
Rio de Janeiro · Every January to March
Carnaval
Jaffna · Every July to September
Nallur Kandaswamy festival
Reith im Alpbachtal and the Zillertal, Tyrol · Every September to October
Almabtrieb cattle descent in Tyrol
Bondi to Tamarama coastal walk, Sydney · Every October to November
Sculpture by the Sea
Huahine to Bora Bora, Society Islands · Every October to November
Hawaiki Nui Va'a
Batu Caves, Selangor · Every January to February
Thaipusam at Batu Caves
15 July Martyrs Bridge to Sultanahmet, Istanbul · Every November
Istanbul Marathon
Mount Mulanje · Every July
Mount Mulanje Porters Race
St John's, Antigua · Every July to August
Antigua Carnival
Cape Town · Every March to April
Two Oceans Marathon
Tramuntana region, Mallorca · Every January to February
Almond blossom season
Palais des Institutions Italiennes, Tangier · Every September
Tanjazz
Parque Simón Bolívar, Bogotá · Every August
Festival de Verano de Bogotá
Kelaa M'Gouna, Valley of Roses · Every May
Rose Festival of Kelaa M'Gouna
Jerusalem old city · Every February to March
Shushan Purim in Jerusalem's old city
Medellín and the Río Medellín banks · Every December to January
Alumbrados of Medellín
Panama City · Every November
Fiestas Patrias
Fairbanks, Alaska · Every January to March
World ice art championships
Pha That Luang, Vientiane · Every October to November
That Luang Festival
Sydney Harbour, New South Wales · Every May to June
Vivid Sydney
Bumburet, Kalash Valleys, Chitral · Every December
Chawmos, the Kalash winter solstice festival
Ballybrit Racecourse, Galway · Every July to August
Galway Races Summer Festival
Coromandel Peninsula · Every November to January
Pohutukawa bloom
Woodfordia, Queensland · Every December to January
Woodford Folk Festival
Rotorua, Bay of Plenty · Every May
Rotorua Marathon
Ayacucho · Every January to March
Pukllay carnival
Kraków · Every June