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 Melbourne Cup first
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every December to JanuarySydney harbour new year's eve fireworksSydney
Every OctoberHead of the Charles RegattaCambridge, Massachusetts
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every February to AprilJacaranda bloom in Mexico CityMexico City
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every AprilAnzac Day dawn service at GallipoliAnzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula
Every NovemberJacaranda season in Buenos AiresRecoleta, Palermo and Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every January to MarchNorthern lights in TromsøTromsø, Norway
Every September to OctoberCommon crane migrationHortobagy national park
Every October to DecemberAurora season in LofotenReine and Svolvaer, Lofoten
Every FebruaryYosemite FirefallYosemite National Park, California
Every September to NovemberCaño Cristales in full colourLa Macarena, Meta
Every January to FebruaryWildebeest calving seasonSouthern Serengeti and Ndutu, Tanzania
Every October to NovemberArribada at OstionalPlaya Ostional, Guanacaste
Motovun and the Mirna valley, Istria · Every September to November
White truffle season in Istria
Croatia's forests yield white truffles to rival Alba's, hunted with dogs at dawn and shaved by noon.
Toronto, Ontario · Every July to August
Toronto Caribbean Carnival
North America's biggest Caribbean carnival, a grand parade of feathers and steel pan along the lakeshore.
Shimogamo Shrine, Kyoto · Every May
Aoi Matsuri
Gdańsk · Every July to August
St Dominic's Fair in Gdańsk
Birdsville, Queensland · Every August to September
Birdsville Races
Puno, Lake Titicaca · Every November
Puno Week and the arrival of Manco Cápac
Kinchakuda, Hidaka, Saitama · Every September to October
Kinchakuda Red Spider Lilies
Ghent · Every July
Gentse Feesten
Alajuela · Every April
Juan Santamaría Day
Mindil Beach, Darwin · Every July
Darwin Beer Can Regatta
Mount Isa, Queensland · Every August
Mount Isa Mines Rodeo
Hanifaru Bay, Baa Atoll · Every July to October
Hanifaru Bay manta season
La Macarena, Meta · Every September to November
Caño Cristales in full colour
Torbat-e Heydarieh and Gonabad, Razavi Khorasan · Every October to November
Khorasan saffron harvest
Glacis, Luxembourg City · Every August to September
Schueberfouer
Stonehenge, Wiltshire · Every June
Summer solstice at Stonehenge
Squamish, British Columbia · Every November to January
Bald eagle gathering
Hamilton · Every May
Bermuda Day
Yangon · Every April
Thingyan water festival
Kolkata, West Bengal · Every September to October
Durga Puja in Kolkata
Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri · Every February to March
Snow goose migration
Champs-Élysées and Eiffel Tower, Paris · Every July
Bastille Day
Lewes, East Sussex · Every November
Lewes Bonfire
Lac du Der-Chantecoq, Champagne · Every October to November
Common crane migration at Lac du Der
Rio de Janeiro · Every February to March
Rio carnival
Belize City · Every September
September Celebrations
Hokitika · Every March
Hokitika Wildfoods Festival
Royal Hospital Chelsea, London · Every May
RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Ras al Jinz, Ash Sharqiyah · Every July to September
Green turtle nesting at Ras al Jinz
Otavalo, Imbabura · Every August to September