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 Pandharpur Wari first
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every AprilAnzac Day dawn service at GallipoliAnzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every April to JuneBalloon season over CappadociaGoreme, Nevsehir
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every October to NovemberCloud sea season at ZhangjiajieWulingyuan, Hunan
Every December to MarchSalar de Uyuni mirror seasonSalar de Uyuni, Potosí
Every March to MayRhododendron bloomAnnapurna and Langtang foothills
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every September to NovemberCaño Cristales in full colourLa Macarena, Meta
Every FebruaryYosemite FirefallYosemite National Park, California
Every July to SeptemberThe Great Migration river crossingsMasai Mara, Kenya
Every May to JulySunrise at DeadvleiSossusvlei, Namib-Naukluft
Every December to FebruaryIguazu Falls at peak flowPuerto Iguazu, Misiones
Every September to OctoberAutumn on the Seceda ridgeVal Gardena, South Tyrol
Every JulyBrown bears at Brooks FallsKatmai National Park, Alaska
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Sucre · Every September
Fiesta de la Virgen de Guadalupe
Bolivia's white capital fills with folk dance troupes for its patron Virgin, in perfect spring weather.
Fairbanks, Alaska · Every January to March
World ice art championships
Massive blocks of crystal clear ice become towering sculptures under the northern lights.
Edinburgh · Every August
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
George Town, Grand Cayman · Every April to May
Cayman Carnival Batabano
Puerta del Sol, Madrid · Every December
Twelve grapes at Puerta del Sol
San Gerardo de Dota · Every February to May
Quetzal nesting season
Lima · Every July
Fiestas Patrias in Lima
Pokhara · Every December to January
Tamu Lhosar, the Gurung new year
Sanam Luang, Bangkok · Every May
Royal Ploughing Ceremony
Odori Park, Sapporo · Every June
Yosakoi Soran Festival
Kilindoni, Mafia Island · Every October to February
Whale sharks off Mafia Island
Cape Town, South Africa · Every January
Cape Town minstrel carnival
Erfoud, Tafilalet oasis · Every October
Erfoud Date Festival
Jinju Fortress and the Nam River, Jinju · Every October
Jinju Namgang Yudeung Festival
Poznań · Every November
St Martin's croissant day in Poznań
New Cairo exhibition grounds · Every January to February
Cairo international book fair
Latacunga, Cotopaxi · Every November
Mama Negra of Latacunga
Mount Isa, Queensland · Every August
Mount Isa Mines Rodeo
Praia do Rosa and Imbituba, Santa Catarina · Every July to November
Southern right whales at Praia do Rosa
Chichibu, Saitama · Every December
Chichibu Night Festival
Kolkata, West Bengal · Every September to October
Durga Puja in Kolkata
Barunga, Northern Territory · Every June
Barunga Festival
Buenos Aires · Every August
Tango World Championship and Festival
South Luangwa National Park · Every August to November
Carmine bee-eater colonies
Kazanlak · Every May to June
Rose Festival in the Valley of Roses
Balik Pulau, Penang · Every June to August
Penang durian season
Darwin, Northern Territory · Every August
Darwin Festival
Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia · Every October
Celtic Colours International Festival
Eilat mountains and the Sinai coast · Every February to May
Raptor migration over the Gulf of Aqaba
Temple of Confucius, Qufu, Shandong · Every September to October