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 Punchestown Festival first
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every OctoberHead of the Charles RegattaCambridge, Massachusetts
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every September to OctoberCommon crane migrationHortobagy national park
Every JulyPuffin nesting seasonSkellig Michael and the Skellig coast
Every October to DecemberAurora season in LofotenReine and Svolvaer, Lofoten
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every January to MarchNorthern lights in TromsøTromsø, Norway
Every September to OctoberAutumn on the Seceda ridgeVal Gardena, South Tyrol
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every AprilAnzac Day dawn service at GallipoliAnzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula
Every December to FebruaryIguazu Falls at peak flowPuerto Iguazu, Misiones
Every October to NovemberArribada at OstionalPlaya Ostional, Guanacaste
Every May to JulySunrise at DeadvleiSossusvlei, Namib-Naukluft
Every February to MarchAlmond blossom festivalValley of the Temples, Agrigento
Every February to MarchMonarch butterfly overwinteringEl Rosario sanctuary, Michoacan
Drepung Monastery, Lhasa · Every August to September
Shoton Festival
At dawn a thangka the size of a building unrolls on the hillside above Lhasa, and the city eats yoghurt.
Laguna San Ignacio, Baja California Sur · Every January to March
Gray whale calving season
Newborn gray whales approach small boats in a quiet desert lagoon.
Punta Tombo, Chubut · Every September to December
Magellanic penguins return to Punta Tombo
Intramuros, Manila · Every December
Simbang Gabi
Windhoek · Every October
Windhoek Oktoberfest
Chincoteague Island, Virginia · Every July
Chincoteague Pony Swim
Piazza Navona, Rome · Every December to January
Epiphany in Rome and the Befana markets
Southern Serengeti and Ndutu, Tanzania · Every January to February
Wildebeest calving season
Jamestown, Accra · Every August
Chale Wote Street Art Festival
Queens, New York · Every August to September
US Open Tennis Championships
Suva, Viti Levu · Every August
Hibiscus Festival
Forest Recreation Ground, Nottingham · Every September to October
Nottingham Goose Fair
Paucartambo, Cusco region · Every July
Virgen del Carmen of Paucartambo
Shandur Pass, Gilgit-Baltistan · Every July
Shandur Polo Festival
Plitvice Lakes, Lika · Every October to November
Autumn colour at Plitvice
Basel · Every February to March
Basel Fasnacht carnival
Guanyinting, Magong, Penghu · Every April to June
Penghu International Fireworks Festival
Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans · Every June
24 Hours of Le Mans
Kraków · Every May
Juwenalia in Kraków
Baía das Gatas, São Vicente · Every August
Baía das Gatas Festival
Head of Bight, Nullarbor, South Australia · Every June to September
Southern right whales at Head of Bight
Las Tablas, Azuero · Every July
Festival Nacional de la Pollera
Haines, Alaska · Every October to December
Chilkat bald eagle gathering
Hung Temple, Phu Tho · Every March to April
Hung Kings Festival
Kralendijk, Bonaire · Every October
Bonaire Regatta
Inle Lake, Shan State · Every September to October
Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda Festival
Valley of the Temples, Agrigento · Every February to March
Almond blossom festival
Valensole and the Luberon, France · Every June to July
Lavender bloom in Provence
George Town, Grand Cayman · Every April to May
Cayman Carnival Batabano
Emirgan Park, Istanbul · Every April