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.
1126 events, the ones like Matariki in Wellington first
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every January to MarchNorthern lights in TromsøTromsø, Norway
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every December to JanuarySydney harbour new year's eve fireworksSydney
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every AprilAnzac Day dawn service at GallipoliAnzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every October to DecemberAurora season in LofotenReine and Svolvaer, Lofoten
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every December to MarchSalar de Uyuni mirror seasonSalar de Uyuni, Potosí
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every February to MayQuetzal nesting seasonSan Gerardo de Dota
Every July to OctoberHumpback whales at Marino BallenaUvita
Every February to AprilJacaranda bloom in Mexico CityMexico City
Kiruna · Every January to February
Kiruna snow festival
Arctic Sweden's mining town builds snow sculptures under a sky that barely sees daylight.
Bodrum harbour · Every October
The Bodrum Cup
A week of wooden gulets racing between Aegean bays, with a party in each port.
Panaji, Goa · Every March to April
Shigmo Festival
Pilton, Somerset · Every June
Glastonbury Festival
Mylapore, Chennai · Every December to January
Margazhi music season
Brooklyn, New York · Every September
West Indian American Day Parade
Lake Buena Vista, Florida · Every August to October
Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party
Shillong, Meghalaya · Every November
Cherry Blossom Festival Shillong
Colmar, Alsace · Every November to December
Colmar Christmas Markets
Thulusdhoo, North Male Atoll · Every May to August
Thulusdhoo surf season
Reading, Berkshire · Every August
Reading Festival
Tachuan Village, Yi County, Anhui · Every November
Tachuan Autumn
Vienna · Every January to March
Vienna ball season
Hung Temple, Phu Tho · Every March to April
Hung Kings Festival
Rio de Janeiro · Every January to March
Carnaval
Testour, Beja · Every June to July
Testour International Malouf Festival
Alajuela · Every April
Juan Santamaría Day
León · Every December
La Gritería
Cilaos and the cirques · Every October
Grand Raid, La Diagonale des Fous
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Every November to December
Christmas Village in Philadelphia
Tokyo, Japan · Every March to April
Cherry blossoms in Tokyo
Katmai National Park, Alaska · Every September to October
Fat Bear Week
Masai Mara, Kenya · Every July to September
The Great Migration river crossings
Balayan, Batangas · Every June
Parada ng Lechon
Prague and the Bohemian countryside · Every April to May
Witches' Night bonfires in Bohemia
Kottiyoor, Kerala · Every May to June
Kottiyoor Temple Festival
Afriski Mountain Resort, Maluti Mountains · Every June to August
Afriski season
Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara, near Colombo · Every January
Duruthu Perahera
New York City, New York · Every June
NYC Pride March
Koovagam, Tamil Nadu · Every April to May