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 Queenstown Marathon first
Every October to NovemberAutumn colour at PlitvicePlitvice Lakes, Lika
Every April to JuneBalloon season over CappadociaGoreme, Nevsehir
Every May to JulySunrise at DeadvleiSossusvlei, Namib-Naukluft
Every OctoberBlue Ridge Parkway fall colorAsheville, North Carolina
Every OctoberHead of the Charles RegattaCambridge, Massachusetts
Every JulyBrown bears at Brooks FallsKatmai National Park, Alaska
Every September to OctoberLarch season above Moraine LakeBanff National Park, Alberta
Every September to OctoberAutumn on the Seceda ridgeVal Gardena, South Tyrol
Every December to FebruaryIguazu Falls at peak flowPuerto Iguazu, Misiones
Every July to SeptemberThe Great Migration river crossingsMasai Mara, Kenya
Every October to NovemberCloud sea season at ZhangjiajieWulingyuan, Hunan
Every December to MarchLos Roques dry seasonLos Roques Archipelago, Venezuela
Every March to MayRhododendron bloomAnnapurna and Langtang foothills
Every FebruaryYosemite FirefallYosemite National Park, California
Every September to NovemberCaño Cristales in full colourLa Macarena, Meta
Every December to MarchSalar de Uyuni mirror seasonSalar de Uyuni, Potosí
Every January to MarchGray whale calving seasonLaguna San Ignacio, Baja California Sur
Every September to DecemberWhale sharks off Nosy BeNosy Be
Every September to OctoberFat Bear WeekKatmai National Park, Alaska
Every NovemberJacaranda season in Buenos AiresRecoleta, Palermo and Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every January to FebruaryWildebeest calving seasonSouthern Serengeti and Ndutu, Tanzania
Every June to JulyLavender bloom in ProvenceValensole and the Luberon, France
San Simeon, California · Every December to February
Elephant seal pupping at Piedras Blancas
Two-ton bulls battle on the beach and thousands of pups are born, seen from a free boardwalk off Highway 1.
Colombo · Every April to June
Vesak in Colombo
A whole city hung with paper lanterns and lit pandals, and free food handed out on every corner.
Munich, Germany · Every September to October
Oktoberfest
Takayama, Gifu · Every April
Takayama Spring Festival (Sanno Matsuri)
Brussels · Every June to July
Ommegang Brussels
Masai Mara, Kenya · Every July to September
The Great Migration river crossings
New Afrika Shrine, Ikeja, Lagos · Every October
Felabration
Apia, Upolu · Every August to September
Teuila Festival
Puerto Iguazu, Misiones · Every December to February
Iguazu Falls at peak flow
Boston, Massachusetts · Every April
Boston Marathon
Chinatown, Singapore · Every January to March
Chinese new year in Chinatown
Mount Mulanje · Every July
Mount Mulanje Porters Race
Corferias, Bogotá · Every April to May
Bogotá International Book Fair (FILBo)
Ubud, Bali · Every March to May
BaliSpirit Festival
Belize City · Every September
September Celebrations
Penampang, Sabah · Every May
Pesta Kaamatan
Apia, Upolu · Every June
Samoa Independence Day
Karnak Temple, Luxor · Every December
Winter solstice sunrise at Karnak
New Plymouth, Taranaki · Every October to November
Taranaki Garden Festival
Lille · Every September
Braderie de Lille
Karatsu, Saga · Every November
Karatsu Kunchi
Leh, Ladakh · Every September
Ladakh Festival
Mexico City · Every September
El Grito in the Zócalo
Managua · Every August
Fiestas de Santo Domingo
Hobart, Tasmania · Every June
Dark Mofo
Mu Cang Chai, Yen Bai · Every September to October
Mu Cang Chai golden terraces
Toronto, Ontario · Every July to August
Toronto Caribbean Carnival
Rio de Janeiro · Every January to March
Carnaval
Bumburet, Kalash Valleys, Chitral · Every December
Chawmos, the Kalash winter solstice festival
Albuquerque, New Mexico · Every April