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 Meigetsu-in Hydrangea Season first
Every April to MayFuji Shibazakura FestivalFujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every March to AprilCherry blossom season at Mount YoshinoYoshino, Nara
Every March to MayRhododendron bloomAnnapurna and Langtang foothills
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every February to MarchAlmond blossom festivalValley of the Temples, Agrigento
Every June to JulyLavender bloom in ProvenceValensole and the Luberon, France
Every NovemberJacaranda season in Buenos AiresRecoleta, Palermo and Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires
Every February to AprilJacaranda bloom in Mexico CityMexico City
Every September to NovemberCaño Cristales in full colourLa Macarena, Meta
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every April to JuneBalloon season over CappadociaGoreme, Nevsehir
Every October to NovemberCloud sea season at ZhangjiajieWulingyuan, Hunan
Every October to NovemberAutumn colour at PlitvicePlitvice Lakes, Lika
Every September to OctoberElk rut in Rocky Mountain National ParkEstes Park, Colorado
Every September to DecemberWhale sharks off Nosy BeNosy Be
Every October to DecemberAurora season in LofotenReine and Svolvaer, Lofoten
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every OctoberHead of the Charles RegattaCambridge, Massachusetts
Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais · Every March to April
Semana Santa in Ouro Preto
Baroque churches, sawdust carpets and hillside processions, then an Easter dawn before anyone wakes.
Parque González Hontoria, Jerez de la Frontera · Every May
Feria del Caballo
Seville's feria without the velvet rope: Andalusian horses, open casetas and sherry from the source.
Roskilde · Every June to July
Roskilde Festival
Lewes, East Sussex · Every November
Lewes Bonfire
Lo Manthang, Upper Mustang · Every August to September
Yartung horse festival
Cape Coast · Every August to September
Fetu Afahye
Ashikaga Flower Park, Tochigi · Every April to May
Ashikaga Great Wisteria
Chagar Hutang, Redang island · Every June to September
Redang green turtle nesting
Madurai, Tamil Nadu · Every April to May
Chithirai Festival
Poland (nationwide, notably Kraków and rural villages) · Every March
Marzanna drowning (topienie Marzanny)
Hoi An ancient town · Every January
Hoi An full moon lantern festival
Reykjavík · Every December to January
New Year's Eve bonfires and fireworks in Reykjavík
Old Town, Quito · Every March to April
Jesús del Gran Poder procession
Laya, Gasa · Every October
Royal Highland Festival
Wamena, Highland Papua · Every August
Baliem Valley Festival
Addis Ababa · Every November
Great Ethiopian Run
Sturgis, South Dakota · Every August
Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
Óbuda Island, Budapest · Every August
Sziget Festival
Bells Beach, Torquay, Victoria · Every March to April
Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach
Gulf of Tadjoura · Every November to February
Whale sharks in the Gulf of Tadjoura
Jinbu, Pyeongchang · Every December to February
Pyeongchang Trout Festival
Huocheng County, Xinjiang · Every June to July
Ili Lavender Season
Ayalon Highway, Tel Aviv · Every September to October
Yom Kippur on the empty highways of Tel Aviv
Natchitoches, Louisiana · Every November to January
Natchitoches Christmas Festival of Lights
Charmey, Gruyère · Every September to October
Désalpe at Charmey
Boac, Marinduque · Every March to April
Moriones Festival
Karnak Temple, Luxor · Every December
Winter solstice sunrise at Karnak
Odawara, Kanagawa · Every February to March
Plum blossom season, Odawara
Puebla · Every August to September
Chiles en nogada season
Jambay Lhakhang, Bumthang · Every October to November