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 La Tomatina first
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every December to JanuarySydney harbour new year's eve fireworksSydney
Every AprilAnzac Day dawn service at GallipoliAnzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula
Every June to JulyLavender bloom in ProvenceValensole and the Luberon, France
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every SeptemberRed deer rutRichmond and Bushy Park
Every October to NovemberTozeur date harvestTozeur oasis
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every January to MarchNorthern lights in TromsøTromsø, Norway
Every September to OctoberCommon crane migrationHortobagy national park
Every JulyPuffin nesting seasonSkellig Michael and the Skellig coast
Mu Cang Chai, Yen Bai · Every September to October
Mu Cang Chai golden terraces
Hmong rice terraces on 1,000-metre slopes turn gold for three weeks before the harvest.
Poznań · Every November
St Martin's croissant day in Poznań
A city eats a million poppy-seed croissants in one day, with a parade led by the saint on horseback.
Sunayu, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido · Every December to March
Whooper Swans at Lake Kussharo
Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne · Every October to November
Melbourne Cup
Chichen Itza · Every March
Descent of Kukulcan
Phuket Town · Every September to October
Phuket Vegetarian Festival
Squamish, British Columbia · Every November to January
Bald eagle gathering
Bariloche and the Seven Lakes road, Patagonia · Every April to May
Autumn colour in the Bariloche lakes
Louisville, Kentucky · Every April to May
Kentucky Derby
Madrid · Every January
Cabalgata de Reyes Magos
Mount Isa, Queensland · Every August
Mount Isa Mines Rodeo
Puerto Iguazu, Misiones · Every December to February
Iguazu Falls at peak flow
Indio, California · Every April
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
Sanam Luang, Bangkok · Every May
Royal Ploughing Ceremony
Birdsville, Queensland · Every August to September
Birdsville Races
Macha · Every April to May
Tinku ritual fighting festival
Hanifaru Bay, Baa Atoll · Every July to October
Hanifaru Bay manta season
Binnenhof, The Hague · Every September
Prinsjesdag
Los Remedios, Seville · Every April to May
Feria de Abril
Hokitika · Every March
Hokitika Wildfoods Festival
Mambajao, Camiguin · Every October
Lanzones Festival
São Luís, Maranhão · Every June
Bumba-meu-boi in São Luís
Lac du Der-Chantecoq, Champagne · Every October to November
Common crane migration at Lac du Der
Calgary, Alberta · Every July
Calgary Stampede
Neiva, Huila · Every June to July
Festival Folclórico y Reinado del Bambuco
Punta Arenas, Magallanes · Every July
Carnaval de Invierno de Punta Arenas
Holland, Michigan · Every May
Tulip Time Festival
Cambridge, Massachusetts · Every October
Head of the Charles Regatta
Kathmandu · Every October to November
Tihar
Abisko · Every January