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 Palio di Siena (Provenzano) first
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every AprilAnzac Day dawn service at GallipoliAnzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every February to MarchAlmond blossom festivalValley of the Temples, Agrigento
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every December to JanuarySydney harbour new year's eve fireworksSydney
Every September to OctoberAutumn on the Seceda ridgeVal Gardena, South Tyrol
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every April to JuneBalloon season over CappadociaGoreme, Nevsehir
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every SeptemberRed deer rutRichmond and Bushy Park
Every JulyPuffin nesting seasonSkellig Michael and the Skellig coast
Every OctoberHead of the Charles RegattaCambridge, Massachusetts
Nabeul, Cap Bon · Every March to April
Nabeul orange blossom festival
A whole town smells of bitter orange for two weeks while the blossom is picked and distilled.
São Luís, Maranhão · Every June
Bumba-meu-boi in São Luís
Costumed bull troupes drum through a tiled colonial city all night; the bull dies and rises again.
Prinsengracht, Amsterdam · Every July to August
Pride Amsterdam Canal Parade
Braemar, Aberdeenshire · Every September
Braemar Gathering
Amritsar, Punjab · Every April
Baisakhi at the Golden Temple
Luang Prabang · Every October to November
Lai Heua Fai fire boat festival
Indianapolis, Indiana · Every May
Indianapolis 500
Head of Bight, Nullarbor, South Australia · Every June to September
Southern right whales at Head of Bight
Champakulam, Alappuzha · Every June to July
Champakulam Moolam boat race
Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Camargue · Every May
Pilgrimage of Sainte Sara
Fish River Canyon · Every May to August
Fish River Canyon hiking season
Boa Vista · Every June to October
Loggerhead turtle nesting
Western Wall, Jerusalem · Every September to October
Sukkot and the priestly blessing at the Western Wall
San Simeon, California · Every December to February
Elephant seal pupping at Piedras Blancas
Puebla · Every August to September
Chiles en nogada season
The Sevens Stadium, Dubai · Every November to December
Dubai Rugby Sevens
Wucheng, Poyang Lake, Jiangxi · Every November to February
Poyang Lake Winter Cranes
Phobjikha Valley · Every January
Black necked crane season
Karnak Temple, Luxor · Every December
Winter solstice sunrise at Karnak
Davao City · Every August
Kadayawan Festival
La Macarena, Meta · Every September to November
Caño Cristales in full colour
Huahine to Bora Bora, Society Islands · Every October to November
Hawaiki Nui Va'a
Pushkar, Rajasthan · Every October to November
Pushkar Camel Fair
Vava'u · Every July to October
Swimming with humpbacks in Vava'u
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · Every October
Ironman World Championship
Parque O'Higgins, Santiago · Every September
Fiestas Patrias in Santiago
The Valley, Anguilla · Every July to August
Anguilla Summer Festival
Cartagena, Bolívar · Every November
Fiestas de Independencia de Cartagena
Jiuzhaigou National Park, Sichuan · Every October to November
Jiuzhaigou Autumn
Southern Serengeti and Ndutu, Tanzania · Every January to February