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 Merdeka Day parade first
Every December to JanuarySydney harbour new year's eve fireworksSydney
Every AprilAnzac Day dawn service at GallipoliAnzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every April to JuneBalloon season over CappadociaGoreme, Nevsehir
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every February to MarchAlmond blossom festivalValley of the Temples, Agrigento
Every NovemberJacaranda season in Buenos AiresRecoleta, Palermo and Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires
Every February to AprilJacaranda bloom in Mexico CityMexico City
Every OctoberHead of the Charles RegattaCambridge, Massachusetts
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every March to AprilCherry blossom season at Mount YoshinoYoshino, Nara
Every April to MayFuji Shibazakura FestivalFujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every March to MayRhododendron bloomAnnapurna and Langtang foothills
Every October to NovemberCloud sea season at ZhangjiajieWulingyuan, Hunan
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every October to NovemberArribada at OstionalPlaya Ostional, Guanacaste
Every July to OctoberHumpback whales at Marino BallenaUvita
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Suva, Viti Levu · Every August
Hibiscus Festival
Fiji's biggest and oldest street carnival, a week of pageants and rides on the Suva foreshore.
Phuket Town · Every September to October
Phuket Vegetarian Festival
Nine days of firecrackers, white-clad devotees and mediums piercing their cheeks with swords and umbrellas.
Yoshino, Nara · Every March to April
Cherry blossom season at Mount Yoshino
Park City, Utah · Every January
Sundance Film Festival
Portobelo, Colón · Every October
Cristo Negro de Portobelo
Boston, Massachusetts · Every April
Boston Marathon
Niagara Falls, Ontario · Every November to January
Niagara Falls Winter Festival of Lights
Albuquerque, New Mexico · Every October
Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta
Vancouver, British Columbia · Every April
Vaisakhi Parade
Deosai National Park, Skardu · Every June to September
Deosai Plains in summer
Yosemite National Park, California · Every February
Yosemite Firefall
Inle Lake, Shan State · Every September to October
Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda Festival
Marina Bay, Singapore · Every July to August
Singapore National Day Parade
Mount Panorama, Bathurst, New South Wales · Every October
Bathurst 1000
Konya · Every December
Seb-i Arus, Rumi's wedding night
Wamena, Highland Papua · Every August
Baliem Valley Festival
Erfoud, Tafilalet oasis · Every October
Erfoud Date Festival
Outer reef off Cairns and Port Douglas, Queensland · Every November to December
Coral spawning on the Great Barrier Reef
Kingston, Norfolk Island · Every June
Bounty Day
Comayagua · Every March to April
Semana Santa sawdust carpets in Comayagua
Nxai Pan and Makgadikgadi Pans · Every December to March
Zebra migration to Nxai Pan
Tel Aviv · Every June
Tel Aviv Pride
Canal Royal, Sète · Every August
Fête de la Saint-Louis
Vienna · Every October to November
Viennale
Tanguar Haor, Sunamganj · Every July to September
Tanguar Haor in monsoon
Tiwanaku ruins, Altiplano · Every June
Aymara New Year at Tiwanaku
Annapurna and Langtang foothills · Every March to May
Rhododendron bloom
La Macarena, Meta · Every September to November
Caño Cristales in full colour
Cheltenham racecourse · Every March
Cheltenham festival
La Villa de Los Santos, Azuero · Every May to June