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 Autumn colour at Plitvice first
Every October to NovemberAutumn colour at PlitvicePlitvice Lakes, Lika
Every September to OctoberAutumn on the Seceda ridgeVal Gardena, South Tyrol
Every September to DecemberWhale sharks off Nosy BeNosy Be
Every April to JuneBalloon season over CappadociaGoreme, Nevsehir
Every September to OctoberFat Bear WeekKatmai National Park, Alaska
Every May to JulySunrise at DeadvleiSossusvlei, Namib-Naukluft
Every OctoberBlue Ridge Parkway fall colorAsheville, North Carolina
Every September to OctoberLarch season above Moraine LakeBanff National Park, Alberta
Every September to NovemberCaño Cristales in full colourLa Macarena, Meta
Every October to NovemberCloud sea season at ZhangjiajieWulingyuan, Hunan
Every FebruaryYosemite FirefallYosemite National Park, California
Every March to MayRhododendron bloomAnnapurna and Langtang foothills
Every December to MarchSalar de Uyuni mirror seasonSalar de Uyuni, Potosí
Every December to MarchLos Roques dry seasonLos Roques Archipelago, Venezuela
Every January to MarchGray whale calving seasonLaguna San Ignacio, Baja California Sur
Every September to OctoberCommon crane migrationHortobagy national park
Every February to MarchAlmond blossom festivalValley of the Temples, Agrigento
Every JulyBrown bears at Brooks FallsKatmai National Park, Alaska
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every June to JulyLavender bloom in ProvenceValensole and the Luberon, France
Every JulyPuffin nesting seasonSkellig Michael and the Skellig coast
Every July to SeptemberThe Great Migration river crossingsMasai Mara, Kenya
Every October to DecemberAurora season in LofotenReine and Svolvaer, Lofoten
Every January to MarchNorthern lights in TromsøTromsø, Norway
Locarno, Ticino · Every August
Locarno Film Festival on the Piazza Grande
Eight thousand people watch films under the stars in a lakeside square on a giant open-air screen.
Bhaktapur · Every August to September
Gai Jatra
A city grieves its dead with satire: cow processions, tall bamboo effigies and street stick dances.
Georgetown · Every October to November
Diwali in Georgetown
Daimonji-yama and the hills of Kyoto · Every August
Gozan no Okuribi
Innsbruck, Tyrol · Every December to February
Innsbruck in winter
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · Every September to October
AFL Grand Final
Puerta del Sol, Madrid · Every December
Twelve grapes at Puerta del Sol
Suva, Viti Levu · Every August
Hibiscus Festival
Washington, D.C. · Every March to April
National cherry blossom festival
Byblos harbour · Every June to August
Byblos International Festival
Punakha · Every February to March
Punakha Drubchen and Tshechu
Longyearbyen, Svalbard · Every November to January
Polar night on Svalbard
Salar de Uyuni, Potosí · Every December to March
Salar de Uyuni mirror season
Monterey, California · Every September
Monterey Jazz Festival
Calgary, Alberta · Every July
Calgary Stampede
Matsubara Hachiman Shrine, Himeji · Every October
Nada no Kenka Matsuri
Valley of Flowers National Park, Uttarakhand · Every July to August
Valley of Flowers bloom
George Town, Exuma · Every April
National Family Island Regatta
Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi · Every April to May
Fuji Shibazakura Festival
Bang Tabun, Phetchaburi · Every September to November
Bryde's whales of the upper Gulf
Thimphu · Every September to October
Thimphu Tshechu
Raja Ampat, West Papua · Every October to January
Raja Ampat manta season
Doi Mae U-Kho, Mae Hong Son · Every November to December
Bua Tong sunflower bloom
New Orleans, Louisiana · Every April
French Quarter Festival
Kiel · Every June
Kiel Week
Naejangsan National Park, Jeongeup · Every October to November
Naejangsan Autumn Leaves
Kralendijk, Bonaire · Every October
Bonaire Regatta
Bhaktapur · Every April
Bisket Jatra
Shimogamo Shrine, Kyoto · Every May
Aoi Matsuri
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee · Every May to June