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 Mama Negra of Latacunga first
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
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 October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every December to JanuarySydney harbour new year's eve fireworksSydney
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every AprilAnzac Day dawn service at GallipoliAnzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every June to JulyLavender bloom in ProvenceValensole and the Luberon, France
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every October to NovemberTozeur date harvestTozeur oasis
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every December to MarchSalar de Uyuni mirror seasonSalar de Uyuni, Potosí
Every September to NovemberCaño Cristales in full colourLa Macarena, Meta
Every NovemberJacaranda season in Buenos AiresRecoleta, Palermo and Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires
Every December to FebruaryIguazu Falls at peak flowPuerto Iguazu, Misiones
Hoi An ancient town · Every January
Hoi An full moon lantern festival
Once a month the old town goes dark and glows entirely by lantern and candlelit river.
Canal Royal, Sète · Every August
Fête de la Saint-Louis
Water jousters knock each other off boats into the canal to the sound of oboes, as since 1666.
Phon Phisai, Nong Khai · Every October to November
Naga fireballs on the Mekong
Rumah, north of Riyadh · Every December
King Abdulaziz Camel Festival
Thessaloniki · Every October
Ohi Day in Thessaloniki
Pendleton, Oregon · Every September
Pendleton Round-Up
Hervey Bay, Queensland · Every July to October
Humpback whales in Hervey Bay
Puerto López and Isla de la Plata, Manabí · Every June to September
Humpback whales at Puerto López
Ooty, Tamil Nadu · Every May
Ooty Flower Show
Ascot Racecourse, Berkshire · Every June
Royal Ascot
Macau · Every January to March
Macau lunar new year lion dance parade
Punta Arenas, Magallanes · Every July
Carnaval de Invierno de Punta Arenas
Prague and the Bohemian countryside · Every April to May
Witches' Night bonfires in Bohemia
Sham Shui Po and Victoria Park, Hong Kong · Every July to September
Yu Lan Hungry Ghost Festival
Guararé, Azuero · Every September
Festival Nacional de la Mejorana
Bodh Gaya, Bihar · Every April to June
Buddha Purnima at Bodh Gaya
Nosy Iranja, Madagascar · Every January
Green turtle nesting season
Kingston, Norfolk Island · Every June
Bounty Day
Irohazaka and Lake Chuzenji, Nikko · Every October to November
Nikko Autumn Colours
Mambajao, Camiguin · Every October
Lanzones Festival
Hatillo · Every December
Festival de las Máscaras
Sydney Harbour, New South Wales · Every May to June
Vivid Sydney
George Town, Penang · Every July to August
George Town Festival
Squamish, British Columbia · Every November to January
Bald eagle gathering
Kokopo, East New Britain · Every July
National Mask Festival
Sumiyoshi Taisha, Osaka · Every June
Otaue Rice Planting Festival
Crystal River, Florida · Every November to February
Manatee season at Crystal River
Kearney, Nebraska · Every February to April
Sandhill crane migration
Western Wall, Jerusalem · Every September to October
Sukkot and the priestly blessing at the Western Wall
Palais des Institutions Italiennes, Tangier · Every September