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 Puffins return to the Westman Islands first
Every September to DecemberWhale sharks off Nosy BeNosy Be
Every July to SeptemberThe Great Migration river crossingsMasai Mara, Kenya
Every September to OctoberFat Bear WeekKatmai National Park, Alaska
Every January to MarchGray whale calving seasonLaguna San Ignacio, Baja California Sur
Every JulyBrown bears at Brooks FallsKatmai National Park, Alaska
Every SeptemberRed deer rutRichmond and Bushy Park
Every September to OctoberAutumn on the Seceda ridgeVal Gardena, South Tyrol
Every JulyPuffin nesting seasonSkellig Michael and the Skellig coast
Every September to OctoberCommon crane migrationHortobagy national park
Every October to NovemberAutumn colour at PlitvicePlitvice Lakes, Lika
Every April to JuneBalloon season over CappadociaGoreme, Nevsehir
Every December to FebruaryIguazu Falls at peak flowPuerto Iguazu, Misiones
Every September to OctoberElk rut in Rocky Mountain National ParkEstes Park, Colorado
Every October to NovemberCloud sea season at ZhangjiajieWulingyuan, Hunan
Every FebruaryYellowstone winter wildlife watchLamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Every OctoberBlue Ridge Parkway fall colorAsheville, North Carolina
Every September to NovemberCaño Cristales in full colourLa Macarena, Meta
Every February to MarchMonarch butterfly overwinteringEl Rosario sanctuary, Michoacan
Every March to MayRhododendron bloomAnnapurna and Langtang foothills
Every December to MarchSalar de Uyuni mirror seasonSalar de Uyuni, Potosí
Every February to MayQuetzal nesting seasonSan Gerardo de Dota
Every May to JulySunrise at DeadvleiSossusvlei, Namib-Naukluft
Every December to MarchLos Roques dry seasonLos Roques Archipelago, Venezuela
Every September to OctoberLarch season above Moraine LakeBanff National Park, Alberta
Maolin National Scenic Area, Kaohsiung · Every November to March
Maolin Purple Butterfly Valley
One of only two mass butterfly overwintering sites on earth: a million purple crows in a mountain valley.
Olgii, Bayan-Olgii · Every September to October
Golden Eagle Festival
Kazakh eagle hunters ride down from the Altai with their birds for two days of contests on the steppe.
Reykjavik and southern Iceland · Every February
Northern lights over Reykjavik
Soc Trang · Every October to November
Ok Om Bok moon festival
Paro · Every March to April
Paro Tshechu
Phanom Rung, Buriram · Every April
Phanom Rung sunrise alignment
Kilindoni, Mafia Island · Every October to February
Whale sharks off Mafia Island
Siolim, Goa · Every June
Sao Joao in Goa
Plaza de Armas, Cusco · Every December
Santurantikuy market
Osun Sacred Grove, Osogbo · Every August
Osun-Osogbo Festival
Katara beach, Doha · Every November to December
Katara Traditional Dhow Festival
Beaujeu, Beaujolais · Every November
Les Sarmentelles de Beaujeu
Montmartre, Paris · Every October
Fête des Vendanges de Montmartre
Louisville, Kentucky · Every April to May
Kentucky Derby
Great Temple of Ramesses II, Abu Simbel · Every October
Abu Simbel Sun Festival
Paihia and Russell, Northland · Every August
Bay of Islands Jazz and Blues Festival
Montego Bay · Every July
Reggae Sumfest
Sanctuary of Fátima · Every May
Fátima May pilgrimage
Lille · Every September
Braderie de Lille
Provincetown, Massachusetts · Every February to May
North Atlantic right whales in Cape Cod Bay
Skellig Michael and the Skellig coast · Every July
Puffin nesting season
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh · Every October to November
Dev Deepawali in Varanasi
Puno · Every January to February
Fiesta de la Candelaria
Bang Tabun, Phetchaburi · Every September to November
Bryde's whales of the upper Gulf
Stuttgart · Every September to October
Cannstatter Volksfest
Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool · Every April
Grand National
Guanyinting, Magong, Penghu · Every April to June
Penghu International Fireworks Festival
Tafraout, Anti-Atlas mountains · Every February to March
Almond blossom in the Anti-Atlas
Bayfield, Wisconsin · Every January to February
Ice caves of Lake Superior at Apostle Islands
Golden Beach, Qingdao · Every July to August