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 Polar night on Svalbard first
Every January to MarchNorthern lights in TromsøTromsø, Norway
Every October to DecemberAurora season in LofotenReine and Svolvaer, Lofoten
Every December to MarchSalar de Uyuni mirror seasonSalar de Uyuni, Potosí
Every FebruaryYosemite FirefallYosemite National Park, California
Every September to OctoberAutumn on the Seceda ridgeVal Gardena, South Tyrol
Every September to DecemberWhale sharks off Nosy BeNosy Be
Every October to NovemberAutumn colour at PlitvicePlitvice Lakes, Lika
Every October to NovemberCloud sea season at ZhangjiajieWulingyuan, Hunan
Every December to FebruaryIguazu Falls at peak flowPuerto Iguazu, Misiones
Every September to OctoberLarch season above Moraine LakeBanff National Park, Alberta
Every April to JuneBalloon season over CappadociaGoreme, Nevsehir
Every September to NovemberCaño Cristales in full colourLa Macarena, Meta
Every JulyBrown bears at Brooks FallsKatmai National Park, Alaska
Every May to JulySunrise at DeadvleiSossusvlei, Namib-Naukluft
Every September to OctoberFat Bear WeekKatmai National Park, Alaska
Every March to MayRhododendron bloomAnnapurna and Langtang foothills
Every FebruaryYellowstone winter wildlife watchLamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Every July to SeptemberThe Great Migration river crossingsMasai Mara, Kenya
Every December to MarchLos Roques dry seasonLos Roques Archipelago, Venezuela
Every January to MarchGray whale calving seasonLaguna San Ignacio, Baja California Sur
Every OctoberBlue Ridge Parkway fall colorAsheville, North Carolina
Every SeptemberRed deer rutRichmond and Bushy Park
Every September to OctoberCommon crane migrationHortobagy national park
Every JulyPuffin nesting seasonSkellig Michael and the Skellig coast
Valley of Flowers National Park, Uttarakhand · Every July to August
Valley of Flowers bloom
A hanging Himalayan valley that turns blue, pink and white with alpine flowers for a few monsoon weeks.
Port St Johns, Wild Coast · Every June to July
The sardine run
Billions of sardines move up the coast with dolphins, sharks, whales and gannets feeding in bait balls.
Ascot Racecourse, Berkshire · Every June
Royal Ascot
Prague · Every May to June
Prague Spring International Music Festival
Cebu City · Every January
Sinulog festival
Villa General Belgrano, Córdoba · Every October
Fiesta Nacional de la Cerveza
Reine and Svolvaer, Lofoten · Every October to December
Aurora season in Lofoten
Punta Tombo, Chubut · Every September to December
Magellanic penguins return to Punta Tombo
Leh, Ladakh · Every September
Ladakh Festival
Makunduchi, Zanzibar · Every July
Mwaka Kogwa
Locarno, Ticino · Every August
Locarno Film Festival on the Piazza Grande
Antigua · Every March to April
Semana Santa processions and sawdust carpets
Yatsuo, Toyama · Every September
Owara Kaze no Bon
George Town, Penang · Every July to August
George Town Festival
Venice · Every January to March
Carnevale di Venezia, final days
Katmai National Park, Alaska · Every September to October
Fat Bear Week
Tilcara, Purmamarca and Humahuaca, Jujuy · Every August
Pachamama offerings in the Quebrada de Humahuaca
Agamon Hula, Upper Galilee · Every November to December
Crane gathering in the Hula Valley
Boulevard Riyadh City · Every October to November
Riyadh Season opening
Hurghada and the northern Red Sea · Every May to July
Red Sea whale shark season
Urnäsch, Appenzell Ausserrhoden · Every December to January
Silvesterchläuse of Urnäsch
Hallerbos, Halle · Every April to May
Hallerbos bluebell bloom
Pamplona · Every July
San Fermin (running of the bulls)
Asilah medina · Every July to August
Asilah Cultural Moussem
Cape Town, South Africa · Every January
Cape Town minstrel carnival
Hobart, Tasmania · Every June
Dark Mofo
Giudecca Canal, Venice · Every July
Festa del Redentore
Quebec City, Quebec · Every November to December
Quebec City German Christmas Market
Wucheng, Poyang Lake, Jiangxi · Every November to February
Poyang Lake Winter Cranes
Patan, Kathmandu Valley · Every April to June