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 Luoyang Peony Culture Festival first
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every February to MarchAlmond blossom festivalValley of the Temples, Agrigento
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every April to JuneBalloon season over CappadociaGoreme, Nevsehir
Every AprilAnzac Day dawn service at GallipoliAnzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every March to AprilCherry blossom season at Mount YoshinoYoshino, Nara
Every April to MayFuji Shibazakura FestivalFujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi
Every March to MayRhododendron bloomAnnapurna and Langtang foothills
Every September to NovemberCaño Cristales in full colourLa Macarena, Meta
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every October to NovemberCloud sea season at ZhangjiajieWulingyuan, Hunan
Every February to AprilJacaranda bloom in Mexico CityMexico City
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every NovemberJacaranda season in Buenos AiresRecoleta, Palermo and Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires
Every June to JulyLavender bloom in ProvenceValensole and the Luberon, France
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every January to MarchGray whale calving seasonLaguna San Ignacio, Baja California Sur
Every October to NovemberTozeur date harvestTozeur oasis
Lucban, Quezon · Every May
Pahiyas Festival
Every house on the parade route is armoured in rice-paste leaves, fruit and vegetables for one day.
Ghent · Every July
Gentse Feesten
Ten days when a medieval city centre becomes one free festival, every square with its own stage.
Royal Hospital Chelsea, London · Every May
RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Autódromo José Carlos Pace, Interlagos, São Paulo · Every November
São Paulo Grand Prix at Interlagos
Parque do Povo, Campina Grande, Paraíba · Every June to July
São João de Campina Grande
Boulevard Riyadh City · Every October to November
Riyadh Season opening
San Miguel · Every November
Carnaval de San Miguel
Pacific Grove, California · Every November to January
Monarch butterflies at Pacific Grove
Uppsala · Every April to May
Valborg in Uppsala
Katara beach, Doha · Every November to December
Katara Traditional Dhow Festival
Ficksburg, Free State · Every November
Ficksburg Cherry Festival
Brasília, Federal District · Every July to September
Ipê bloom in Brasília
Cape Coast · Every August to September
Fetu Afahye
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh · Every October to November
Dev Deepawali in Varanasi
Plitvice Lakes, Lika · Every October to November
Autumn colour at Plitvice
Quito · Every November to December
Fiestas de Quito
Hervey Bay, Queensland · Every July to October
Humpback whales in Hervey Bay
Chaguanas · Every October to November
Divali in Trinidad
Tiwanaku ruins, Altiplano · Every June
Aymara New Year at Tiwanaku
Reine and Svolvaer, Lofoten · Every October to December
Aurora season in Lofoten
Afriski Mountain Resort, Maluti Mountains · Every June to August
Afriski season
Seoul Plaza, Seoul · Every November
Seoul Kimchi Festival
Vienna · Every January to March
Vienna ball season
Riyadh · Every September
Saudi National Day in Riyadh
Daimonji-yama and the hills of Kyoto · Every August
Gozan no Okuribi
Gulf of Tadjoura · Every November to February
Whale sharks in the Gulf of Tadjoura
Tacloban, Leyte · Every June
Pintados-Kasadyaan Festival
Woodfordia, Queensland · Every December to January
Woodford Folk Festival
Wellington · Every June to July
Matariki in Wellington
Mu Cang Chai, Yen Bai · Every September to October