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 Margazhi music season first
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every AprilAnzac Day dawn service at GallipoliAnzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every October to NovemberTozeur date harvestTozeur oasis
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every June to JulyLavender bloom in ProvenceValensole and the Luberon, France
Every April to MayFuji Shibazakura FestivalFujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi
Every March to MayRhododendron bloomAnnapurna and Langtang foothills
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every March to AprilCherry blossom season at Mount YoshinoYoshino, Nara
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every February to AprilJacaranda bloom in Mexico CityMexico City
Every July to OctoberHumpback whales at Marino BallenaUvita
Every February to MarchAlmond blossom festivalValley of the Temples, Agrigento
Grafton, New South Wales · Every October to November
Grafton Jacaranda Festival
A river town goes purple as thousands of jacarandas bloom over its streets, celebrated since 1935.
Pendleton, Oregon · Every September
Pendleton Round-Up
A rodeo on grass since 1910, with a tipi village and a night pageant told by the tribes of the Umatilla.
Jaipur · Every March to April
Gangaur festival
Rio de Janeiro · Every February to March
Rio carnival
Kandy · Every July to August
Kandy Esala Perahera
Kraków · Every June
Wianki on the Vistula
Quibdó, Chocó · Every September to October
Fiestas de San Pacho
Gladden Spit, off Placencia · Every March to June
Whale sharks at Gladden Spit
Chagar Hutang, Redang island · Every June to September
Redang green turtle nesting
Jinju Fortress and the Nam River, Jinju · Every October
Jinju Namgang Yudeung Festival
Angkor, Siem Reap · Every December
Angkor Wat International Half Marathon
Mindil Beach, Darwin · Every July
Darwin Beer Can Regatta
Palais des Institutions Italiennes, Tangier · Every September
Tanjazz
Kisama Heritage Village, Kohima · Every December
Hornbill Festival
Philipsburg, Sint Maarten · Every April to May
Sint Maarten Carnival
Grímsey, off Akureyri · Every June to July
Midnight sun on the Arctic Circle at Grímsey
Cabarete and Puerto Plata · Every October to November
Dominican Republic Jazz Festival
El Rosario sanctuary, Michoacan · Every February to March
Monarch butterfly overwintering
Louisville, Kentucky · Every April to May
Kentucky Derby
Kanlica to Kurucesme, Istanbul · Every July to August
Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swim
Mikulov, South Moravia · Every September
Pálava Wine Harvest in Mikulov
Cape Byron, New South Wales · Every May to July
Humpback migration off Cape Byron
Colombo · Every April to June
Vesak in Colombo
Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro · Every December to January
Réveillon at Copacabana
Siwa Oasis, Western Desert · Every October
Siyaha Festival at Siwa
Olgii, Bayan-Olgii · Every September to October
Golden Eagle Festival
Prinsengracht, Amsterdam · Every July to August
Pride Amsterdam Canal Parade
Yoshino, Nara · Every March to April
Cherry blossom season at Mount Yoshino
Venice · Every January to March
Venice Carnival
Piazza Santa Croce, Florence · Every June