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 Punakha Drubchen and Tshechu first
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every AprilAnzac Day dawn service at GallipoliAnzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every April to JuneBalloon season over CappadociaGoreme, Nevsehir
Every December to JanuarySydney harbour new year's eve fireworksSydney
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every February to MarchAlmond blossom festivalValley of the Temples, Agrigento
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every March to MayRhododendron bloomAnnapurna and Langtang foothills
Every March to AprilCherry blossom season at Mount YoshinoYoshino, Nara
Every April to MayFuji Shibazakura FestivalFujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi
Every October to NovemberCloud sea season at ZhangjiajieWulingyuan, Hunan
Haast and Hokitika, West Coast · Every September to November
Whitebait season on the West Coast
Tiny translucent fish run up the rivers and the whole coast stands in the water with a net.
Grímsey, off Akureyri · Every June to July
Midnight sun on the Arctic Circle at Grímsey
Iceland's only piece of the Arctic Circle: a small island where the sun rolls along the horizon all night.
Yanguan, Haining, Zhejiang · Every September to October
Qiantang River Tidal Bore
Kautokeino, Finnmark · Every March to April
Sámi Easter Festival in Kautokeino
Kasanka National Park · Every October to December
Kasanka bat migration
Bacolod, Negros Occidental · Every October
MassKara Festival
La Macarena, Meta · Every September to November
Caño Cristales in full colour
Miluo, Hunan · Every May to June
Miluo River Dragon Boat Festival
Dakar · Every April
Independence Day parade
New Braunfels, Texas · Every October to November
Wurstfest
Miaoli County · Every April to May
Hakka Tung Blossom Festival
Bayfield, Wisconsin · Every January to February
Ice caves of Lake Superior at Apostle Islands
Con Dao islands · Every June to September
Con Dao sea turtle nesting
Tromsø, Norway · Every January to March
Northern lights in Tromsø
La Vega · Every February to March
Carnaval Dominicano de La Vega
Jinghong, Xishuangbanna · Every April
Water Splashing Festival
Tramuntana region, Mallorca · Every January to February
Almond blossom season
Pashupatinath, Kathmandu · Every January
Maghe Sankranti
Isla Magdalena, Strait of Magellan · Every November to February
Penguin season on Isla Magdalena
Naga City, Camarines Sur · Every September
Peñafrancia Festival
Moremi Game Reserve · Every June to August
Okavango Delta at peak flood
Selcuk, near Ephesus · Every January to February
Camel wrestling in Selcuk
New Afrika Shrine, Ikeja, Lagos · Every October
Felabration
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Texas · Every January
Whooping cranes at Aransas
Hung Temple, Phu Tho · Every March to April
Hung Kings Festival
Rio de Janeiro · Every January to March
Carnaval
Praia do Rosa and Imbituba, Santa Catarina · Every July to November
Southern right whales at Praia do Rosa
Melbourne, Victoria · Every March to April
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Balik Pulau, Penang · Every June to August
Penang durian season
Bang Tabun, Phetchaburi · Every September to November