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 Meiji Jingu Gaien Ginkgo Avenue first
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every March to AprilCherry blossom season at Mount YoshinoYoshino, Nara
Every NovemberJacaranda season in Buenos AiresRecoleta, Palermo and Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires
Every February to AprilJacaranda bloom in Mexico CityMexico City
Every April to MayFuji Shibazakura FestivalFujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi
Every March to MayRhododendron bloomAnnapurna and Langtang foothills
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every September to NovemberCaño Cristales in full colourLa Macarena, Meta
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every June to JulyLavender bloom in ProvenceValensole and the Luberon, France
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every February to MarchAlmond blossom festivalValley of the Temples, Agrigento
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every OctoberHead of the Charles RegattaCambridge, Massachusetts
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every October to NovemberCloud sea season at ZhangjiajieWulingyuan, Hunan
Every April to JuneBalloon season over CappadociaGoreme, Nevsehir
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every JulyPuffin nesting seasonSkellig Michael and the Skellig coast
Every FebruaryYellowstone winter wildlife watchLamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Every January to MarchGray whale calving seasonLaguna San Ignacio, Baja California Sur
Every October to DecemberAurora season in LofotenReine and Svolvaer, Lofoten
Every July to OctoberHumpback whales at Marino BallenaUvita
Every October to NovemberAutumn colour at PlitvicePlitvice Lakes, Lika
Australian War Memorial, Canberra · Every April
Anzac Day dawn service
Tens of thousands stand in the cold dark before sunrise for the country's most solemn morning.
Sinakara valley, below Ausangate · Every May to June
Qoyllur Rit'i pilgrimage
Tens of thousands climb to a glacier at 4,700 m to dance all night for a Christ painted on a rock.
Royal Hospital Chelsea, London · Every May
RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Portobelo, Colón · Every October
Cristo Negro de Portobelo
Lerwick, Shetland · Every January
Up Helly Aa
Minneriya National Park · Every July to October
The Gathering at Minneriya
La Rural, Palermo, Buenos Aires · Every April to May
Buenos Aires International Book Fair
Durban to Pietermaritzburg · Every June
Comrades Marathon
Commonwealth Park, Canberra · Every September to October
Floriade
Punta Arenas, Magallanes · Every July
Carnaval de Invierno de Punta Arenas
Kralendijk, Bonaire · Every October
Bonaire Regatta
Hyderabad, Telangana · Every June to August
Bonalu
Basel · Every February to March
Basel Fasnacht carnival
Manger Square, Bethlehem · Every December
Christmas Eve in Bethlehem
Narcisse, Manitoba · Every April to May
Red-sided garter snake emergence at Narcisse
Reykjavík · Every October to November
Iceland Airwaves
Bird Island · Every May to August
Sooty tern nesting on Bird Island
Port Louis, Mauritius · Every January to February
Thaipoosam Cavadee
Basseterre, St Kitts · Every December to January
Sugar Mas
Neiva, Huila · Every June to July
Festival Folclórico y Reinado del Bambuco
Valencia · Every March
Las Fallas
Ascot Racecourse, Berkshire · Every June
Royal Ascot
Maralal, Samburu · Every August to September
Maralal International Camel Derby
Oruro · Every January to March
Carnaval de Oruro
Ghent · Every July
Gentse Feesten
Loango National Park · Every July to September
Humpback whales off Loango
Apia, Upolu · Every August to September
Teuila Festival
Medellín, Antioquia · Every July to August
Feria de las Flores
Duoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan · Every December to March
Yuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror Season
Addis Ababa · Every November