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 Mount Mulanje Porters Race first
Every September to DecemberWhale sharks off Nosy BeNosy Be
Every May to JulySunrise at DeadvleiSossusvlei, Namib-Naukluft
Every July to SeptemberThe Great Migration river crossingsMasai Mara, Kenya
Every September to NovemberCaño Cristales in full colourLa Macarena, Meta
Every September to OctoberLarch season above Moraine LakeBanff National Park, Alberta
Every January to MarchGray whale calving seasonLaguna San Ignacio, Baja California Sur
Every OctoberBlue Ridge Parkway fall colorAsheville, North Carolina
Every December to FebruaryIguazu Falls at peak flowPuerto Iguazu, Misiones
Every March to MayRhododendron bloomAnnapurna and Langtang foothills
Every October to NovemberAutumn colour at PlitvicePlitvice Lakes, Lika
Every September to OctoberFat Bear WeekKatmai National Park, Alaska
Every April to JuneBalloon season over CappadociaGoreme, Nevsehir
Every JulyBrown bears at Brooks FallsKatmai National Park, Alaska
Every FebruaryYosemite FirefallYosemite National Park, California
Every September to OctoberAutumn on the Seceda ridgeVal Gardena, South Tyrol
Every December to MarchSalar de Uyuni mirror seasonSalar de Uyuni, Potosí
Every December to MarchLos Roques dry seasonLos Roques Archipelago, Venezuela
Every October to NovemberCloud sea season at ZhangjiajieWulingyuan, Hunan
Every October to NovemberTozeur date harvestTozeur oasis
Every January to FebruaryWildebeest calving seasonSouthern Serengeti and Ndutu, Tanzania
Every OctoberHead of the Charles RegattaCambridge, Massachusetts
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every September to OctoberElk rut in Rocky Mountain National ParkEstes Park, Colorado
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Austin, Texas · Every October
Austin City Limits Music Festival
Two identical October weekends in Zilker Park, a swim in Barton Springs between sets.
Hell-Ville, Nosy Be · Every May to June
Donia festival
Nosy Be's music festival brings salegy bands and Indian Ocean acts to the island as the rains end.
Richmond and Bushy Park · Every September
Red deer rut
Otavalo, Imbabura · Every August to September
Fiesta del Yamor
Bahía Solano and Nuquí, Chocó · Every July to October
Humpback whales on the Pacific Chocó
Princes Street, Edinburgh · Every December to January
Edinburgh's Hogmanay
Thulusdhoo, North Male Atoll · Every May to August
Thulusdhoo surf season
León · Every December
La Gritería
Montreal, Quebec · Every May to June
Canadian Grand Prix
Buñol, Valencia · Every August
La Tomatina
Kaikoura, Canterbury · Every September to October
Kaikoura Seafest
Barotse floodplain, Mongu · Every March to April
Kuomboka ceremony
Hoi An ancient town · Every January
Hoi An full moon lantern festival
Little India, Singapore · Every October to November
Deepavali in Little India
Plaza de Armas, Cusco · Every March to April
Señor de los Temblores
Broome, Western Australia · Every August to September
Shinju Matsuri
Liwa Oasis, Al Dhafra · Every July to August
Liwa Date Festival
Maralal, Samburu · Every August to September
Maralal International Camel Derby
Sanctuary of Fátima · Every May
Fátima May pilgrimage
Praia, Santiago · Every April
Kriol Jazz Festival
Vienna · Every May to June
Wiener Festwochen
Daimonji-yama and the hills of Kyoto · Every August
Gozan no Okuribi
Sukhothai Historical Park · Every October to November
Loy Krathong in Sukhothai
Dublin · Every March
St Patrick's festival
Windhoek · Every April to May
Windhoek Karneval
Madrid · Every January
Cabalgata de Reyes Magos
Great Rann of Kutch · Every January
Rann Utsav
Kautokeino, Finnmark · Every March to April
Sámi Easter Festival in Kautokeino
Cruz Bay, St John · Every June to July
St John Festival
Addis Ababa · Every November