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 Locarno Film Festival on the Piazza Grande first
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
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 October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every December to JanuarySydney harbour new year's eve fireworksSydney
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every NovemberJacaranda season in Buenos AiresRecoleta, Palermo and Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires
Every OctoberHead of the Charles RegattaCambridge, Massachusetts
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every February to AprilJacaranda bloom in Mexico CityMexico City
Every February to MarchAlmond blossom festivalValley of the Temples, Agrigento
Every October to DecemberAurora season in LofotenReine and Svolvaer, Lofoten
Every October to NovemberAutumn colour at PlitvicePlitvice Lakes, Lika
Every AprilAnzac Day dawn service at GallipoliAnzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula
Lerwick, Shetland · Every January
Up Helly Aa
A torch-lit Viking galley burns on a Shetland night every last Tuesday of January.
Zurich · Every April
Sechseläuten and the burning of the Böögg
Zurich burns a snowman packed with fireworks and times how long his head takes to explode.
Sun Moon Lake, Nantou · Every August to September
Sun Moon Lake Swimming Carnival
Martinborough, Wairarapa · Every November
Toast Martinborough
Huahine to Bora Bora, Society Islands · Every October to November
Hawaiki Nui Va'a
Cilaos and the cirques · Every October
Grand Raid, La Diagonale des Fous
Warrens, Wisconsin · Every September
Warrens Cranberry Festival
Miaoli County · Every April to May
Hakka Tung Blossom Festival
Leiden · Every October
Leidens Ontzet
Rajshahi · Every May to July
Rajshahi mango season
La Paz · Every May to June
Fiesta del Gran Poder
Cape May, New Jersey · Every May
Cape May spring bird migration
Grand Canal, Venice · Every September
Regata Storica
Agamon Hula, Upper Galilee · Every November to December
Crane gathering in the Hula Valley
Melbourne · Every January to February
Australian Open
Pacific Grove, California · Every November to January
Monarch butterflies at Pacific Grove
Chagar Hutang, Redang island · Every June to September
Redang green turtle nesting
Chicago, Illinois · Every November to December
Christkindlmarket Chicago
Goreme, Nevsehir · Every April to June
Balloon season over Cappadocia
Da Nang · Every May to July
Da Nang International Fireworks Festival
Popayán, Cauca · Every March to April
Semana Santa in Popayán
Outer reef off Cairns and Port Douglas, Queensland · Every November to December
Coral spawning on the Great Barrier Reef
Stonehenge, Wiltshire · Every June
Summer solstice at Stonehenge
Nosy Be · Every September to December
Whale sharks off Nosy Be
Sarajevo · Every February to March
Sarajevo winter festival
Cambridge, Massachusetts · Every October
Head of the Charles Regatta
Holland, Michigan · Every May
Tulip Time Festival
Albert Park, Suva · Every October
Fiji Day
Vienna · Every May to June
Wiener Festwochen
Ayacucho · Every March to April