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 Sugaring off season first
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every September to OctoberLarch season above Moraine LakeBanff National Park, Alberta
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every October to NovemberTozeur date harvestTozeur oasis
Every June to JulyLavender bloom in ProvenceValensole and the Luberon, France
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every FebruaryYosemite FirefallYosemite National Park, California
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every February to AprilJacaranda bloom in Mexico CityMexico City
Every September to OctoberElk rut in Rocky Mountain National ParkEstes Park, Colorado
Every July to OctoberHumpback whales at Marino BallenaUvita
Every OctoberHead of the Charles RegattaCambridge, Massachusetts
Every OctoberBlue Ridge Parkway fall colorAsheville, North Carolina
Every September to OctoberFat Bear WeekKatmai National Park, Alaska
Every October to NovemberArribada at OstionalPlaya Ostional, Guanacaste
Every February to MayQuetzal nesting seasonSan Gerardo de Dota
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every March to AprilCherry blossom season at Mount YoshinoYoshino, Nara
Every October to NovemberAutumn colour at PlitvicePlitvice Lakes, Lika
Venice · Every January to March
Carnevale di Venezia, final days
Masked figures drift through fog-wrapped canals before Lent begins.
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.
Meskel Square, Addis Ababa · Every September
Meskel in Addis Ababa
Las Tablas, Azuero · Every July
Festival Nacional de la Pollera
Yatsuo, Toyama · Every September
Owara Kaze no Bon
Austin, Texas · Every October
Austin City Limits Music Festival
Osun Sacred Grove, Osogbo · Every August
Osun-Osogbo Festival
Guča, Dragačevo · Every July to August
Guča Trumpet Festival
Mumbai, Maharashtra · Every August to September
Ganesh Chaturthi in Mumbai
Valledupar · Every April to May
Festival de la Leyenda Vallenata
Helsinki · Every April to May
Vappu in Helsinki
Beirut · Every November
Beirut Marathon
Sinakara valley, below Ausangate · Every May to June
Qoyllur Rit'i pilgrimage
Al Hada and Al Shafa, Taif · Every March to April
Taif rose harvest
Motovun and the Mirna valley, Istria · Every September to November
White truffle season in Istria
Basel · Every February to March
Basel Fasnacht carnival
Kyoto, Japan · Every November to December
Autumn leaves in Kyoto
Haines, Alaska · Every October to December
Chilkat bald eagle gathering
Holguín · Every May
Romerías de Mayo
Comayagua · Every March to April
Semana Santa sawdust carpets in Comayagua
Lima · Every July
Fiestas Patrias in Lima
La Tirana, Tarapacá · Every July
Fiesta de La Tirana
Nara · Every March
Omizutori fire ritual at Todai-ji
Praia do Rosa and Imbituba, Santa Catarina · Every July to November
Southern right whales at Praia do Rosa
Beiteddine Palace, Chouf · Every July to August
Beiteddine Art Festival
Stuttgart · Every September to October
Cannstatter Volksfest
Tankwa Karoo · Every April to May
AfrikaBurn
Philipsburg, Sint Maarten · Every April to May
Sint Maarten Carnival
Jenn Lann Temple, Dajia, Taichung · Every March to May
Dajia Mazu Pilgrimage
Punta Arenas, Magallanes · Every July