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 Pohutukawa bloom first
Every July to OctoberHumpback whales at Marino BallenaUvita
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every April to MayFuji Shibazakura FestivalFujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every February to AprilJacaranda bloom in Mexico CityMexico City
Every March to AprilCherry blossom season at Mount YoshinoYoshino, Nara
Every June to JulyLavender bloom in ProvenceValensole and the Luberon, France
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every December to MarchLos Roques dry seasonLos Roques Archipelago, Venezuela
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every February to MarchAlmond blossom festivalValley of the Temples, Agrigento
Every March to MayRhododendron bloomAnnapurna and Langtang foothills
Every NovemberJacaranda season in Buenos AiresRecoleta, Palermo and Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires
Every September to DecemberWhale sharks off Nosy BeNosy Be
Every September to NovemberCaño Cristales in full colourLa Macarena, Meta
Every February to MayQuetzal nesting seasonSan Gerardo de Dota
Every October to NovemberTozeur date harvestTozeur oasis
Every September to OctoberCommon crane migrationHortobagy national park
Every JulyPuffin nesting seasonSkellig Michael and the Skellig coast
Every FebruaryYellowstone winter wildlife watchLamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Every January to MarchGray whale calving seasonLaguna San Ignacio, Baja California Sur
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every October to DecemberAurora season in LofotenReine and Svolvaer, Lofoten
Every January to MarchNorthern lights in TromsøTromsø, Norway
Herjólfsdalur, Heimaey · Every July to August
Þjóðhátíð in the Westman Islands
Iceland's biggest festival is held in a volcanic valley where the whole crowd sings on the Sunday night.
Alba, Piedmont · Every October to December
Alba International White Truffle Fair
The world's most expensive fungus is sold by the gram in a Piedmont town during the Barolo harvest.
Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais · Every March to April
Semana Santa in Ouro Preto
Barcelona · Every September
Festes de la Mercè
Kishiwada, Osaka · Every September
Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri
Boulevard Riyadh City · Every October to November
Riyadh Season opening
Hatillo · Every December
Festival de las Máscaras
Yangmingshan national park, Taipei · Every January to March
Plum and early cherry bloom, Yangmingshan
Lalibela · Every January
Timkat
Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara, near Colombo · Every January
Duruthu Perahera
Old Town, Quito · Every March to April
Jesús del Gran Poder procession
Estes Park, Colorado · Every September to October
Elk rut in Rocky Mountain National Park
Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego · Every June
Fiesta Nacional de la Noche Más Larga
Bridgetown · Every July to August
Crop Over and Grand Kadooment
Brasília, Federal District · Every July to September
Ipê bloom in Brasília
Vienna · Every October to November
Viennale
Recoleta, Palermo and Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires · Every November
Jacaranda season in Buenos Aires
Boac, Marinduque · Every March to April
Moriones Festival
Louisville, Kentucky · Every April to May
Kentucky Derby
Bodh Gaya, Bihar · Every April to June
Buddha Purnima at Bodh Gaya
Fairbanks, Alaska · Every January to March
World ice art championships
Yatsuo, Toyama · Every September
Owara Kaze no Bon
Tachuan Village, Yi County, Anhui · Every November
Tachuan Autumn
Sighișoara, Transylvania · Every July to August
Sighișoara Medieval Festival
Valledupar · Every April to May
Festival de la Leyenda Vallenata
Newport, Rhode Island · Every July
Newport Folk Festival
Kathmandu · Every October to November
Tihar
Andacollo, Coquimbo region · Every December
Fiesta Grande de Andacollo
Mount Mulanje · Every July
Mount Mulanje Porters Race
Hung Temple, Phu Tho · Every March to April