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 Marathon des Sables first
Every May to JulySunrise at DeadvleiSossusvlei, Namib-Naukluft
Every September to DecemberWhale sharks off Nosy BeNosy Be
Every July to SeptemberThe Great Migration river crossingsMasai Mara, Kenya
Every October to NovemberCloud sea season at ZhangjiajieWulingyuan, Hunan
Every September to OctoberLarch season above Moraine LakeBanff National Park, Alberta
Every December to FebruaryIguazu Falls at peak flowPuerto Iguazu, Misiones
Every April to JuneBalloon season over CappadociaGoreme, Nevsehir
Every January to MarchGray whale calving seasonLaguna San Ignacio, Baja California Sur
Every September to OctoberFat Bear WeekKatmai National Park, Alaska
Every FebruaryYosemite FirefallYosemite National Park, California
Every March to MayRhododendron bloomAnnapurna and Langtang foothills
Every September to NovemberCaño Cristales in full colourLa Macarena, Meta
Every December to MarchLos Roques dry seasonLos Roques Archipelago, Venezuela
Every December to MarchSalar de Uyuni mirror seasonSalar de Uyuni, Potosí
Every September to OctoberAutumn on the Seceda ridgeVal Gardena, South Tyrol
Every JulyBrown bears at Brooks FallsKatmai National Park, Alaska
Every October to NovemberAutumn colour at PlitvicePlitvice Lakes, Lika
Every OctoberBlue Ridge Parkway fall colorAsheville, North Carolina
Every OctoberHead of the Charles RegattaCambridge, Massachusetts
Every January to FebruaryWildebeest calving seasonSouthern Serengeti and Ndutu, Tanzania
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every October to NovemberTozeur date harvestTozeur oasis
Every FebruaryYellowstone winter wildlife watchLamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Outer reef off Cairns and Port Douglas, Queensland · Every November to December
Coral spawning on the Great Barrier Reef
For a few nights after the November full moon, the reef releases a pink snowstorm of eggs and sperm.
Skellig Michael and the Skellig coast · Every July
Puffin nesting season
Thousands of puffins nest on a jagged Atlantic rock once home to monks.
Paihia and Russell, Northland · Every August
Bay of Islands Jazz and Blues Festival
Parque O'Higgins, Santiago · Every September
Fiestas Patrias in Santiago
Bodh Gaya, Bihar · Every April to June
Buddha Purnima at Bodh Gaya
Thulusdhoo, North Male Atoll · Every May to August
Thulusdhoo surf season
Prague · Every May to June
Prague Spring International Music Festival
Aguascalientes · Every April to May
Feria Nacional de San Marcos
Da Nang · Every May to July
Da Nang International Fireworks Festival
Rockland, Maine · Every July to August
Maine Lobster Festival
Dieng Plateau, Central Java · Every August
Dieng Culture Festival
Point Pelee National Park, Ontario · Every September
Monarch butterfly migration at Point Pelee
Belém, Pará · Every October
Círio de Nazaré
Basseterre, St Kitts · Every December to January
Sugar Mas
Takayama, Gifu · Every April
Takayama Spring Festival (Sanno Matsuri)
Drepung Monastery, Lhasa · Every August to September
Shoton Festival
Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans · Every June
24 Hours of Le Mans
Phobjikha Valley · Every January
Black necked crane season
Ile Sainte-Marie · Every July
Festival des Baleines
Addis Ababa · Every November
Great Ethiopian Run
Emirgan Park, Istanbul · Every April
Istanbul Tulip Festival
Bodrum harbour · Every October
The Bodrum Cup
Óbuda Island, Budapest · Every August
Sziget Festival
Piazza del Duomo, Florence · Every March to April
Scoppio del Carro
Skagen, North Jutland · Every June
Sankt Hans bonfires at Skagen
Ivrea · Every February to March
Battle of the Oranges
Río Lagartos, Yucatán · Every June to July
Flamingo nesting at Río Lagartos
Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh · Every August to September
Janmashtami in Mathura and Vrindavan
Boulevard Riyadh City · Every October to November
Riyadh Season opening
Vientiane · Every May to June