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.
1126 events, the ones like Leeds West Indian Carnival first
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every December to JanuarySydney harbour new year's eve fireworksSydney
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every AprilAnzac Day dawn service at GallipoliAnzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every SeptemberRed deer rutRichmond and Bushy Park
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every February to MarchAlmond blossom festivalValley of the Temples, Agrigento
Every JulyPuffin nesting seasonSkellig Michael and the Skellig coast
Every June to JulyLavender bloom in ProvenceValensole and the Luberon, France
Every October to DecemberAurora season in LofotenReine and Svolvaer, Lofoten
Every September to OctoberAutumn on the Seceda ridgeVal Gardena, South Tyrol
Balayan, Batangas · Every June
Parada ng Lechon
Dozens of whole roast pigs are dressed in costumes and paraded, then everyone gets soaked and fed.
Bayreuth · Every July to August
Bayreuth Festival
Wagner only, in the theatre Wagner built, with intervals long enough for a full dinner on the hill.
Belém, Pará · Every October
Círio de Nazaré
Ayacucho · Every January to March
Pukllay carnival
San Miguel · Every November
Carnaval de San Miguel
Salzburg and the Gastein valley · Every November to December
Krampus runs in the Salzburg region
Leon, Guanajuato · Every November
Festival Internacional del Globo
Kathmandu · Every September to October
Dashain in Kathmandu
Reith im Alpbachtal and the Zillertal, Tyrol · Every September to October
Almabtrieb cattle descent in Tyrol
Tokushima City · Every August
Awa Odori
Laguna San Ignacio, Baja California Sur · Every January to March
Gray whale calving season
Basseterre, St Kitts · Every December to January
Sugar Mas
Cruz Bay, St John · Every June to July
St John Festival
Hurghada and the northern Red Sea · Every May to July
Red Sea whale shark season
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Cape Town · Every December to March
Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts
Kinigi, Volcanoes National Park · Every August to October
Kwita Izina
Timgad Roman theatre, Batna · Every July to August
Timgad International Festival
Times Square, New York · Every December to January
Times Square New Year's Eve Ball Drop
Kolkata, West Bengal · Every January to February
Kolkata International Book Fair
Vancouver, British Columbia · Every August to September
PNE Fair
Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire · Every July
Tewkesbury Medieval Festival
Thimphu · Every September to October
Thimphu Tshechu
San Simeon, California · Every December to February
Elephant seal pupping at Piedras Blancas
Valledupar · Every April to May
Festival de la Leyenda Vallenata
Waitangi, Bay of Islands · Every January to February
Waitangi day commemorations
Stone Town, Zanzibar · Every June to July
Zanzibar International Film Festival
Maracaibo, Zulia · Every November
Feria de la Chinita
Basel · Every October to November
Basel Autumn Fair
Princes Street, Edinburgh · Every December to January
Edinburgh's Hogmanay
New Orleans, Louisiana · Every April