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 Rhododendron bloom first
Every March to MayRhododendron bloomAnnapurna and Langtang foothills
Every September to NovemberCaño Cristales in full colourLa Macarena, Meta
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every October to NovemberCloud sea season at ZhangjiajieWulingyuan, Hunan
Every April to JuneBalloon season over CappadociaGoreme, Nevsehir
Every April to MayFuji Shibazakura FestivalFujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every March to AprilCherry blossom season at Mount YoshinoYoshino, Nara
Every December to MarchSalar de Uyuni mirror seasonSalar de Uyuni, Potosí
Every February to MarchAlmond blossom festivalValley of the Temples, Agrigento
Every NovemberJacaranda season in Buenos AiresRecoleta, Palermo and Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires
Every February to AprilJacaranda bloom in Mexico CityMexico City
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every December to MarchLos Roques dry seasonLos Roques Archipelago, Venezuela
Every July to SeptemberThe Great Migration river crossingsMasai Mara, Kenya
Every June to JulyLavender bloom in ProvenceValensole and the Luberon, France
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every FebruaryYosemite FirefallYosemite National Park, California
Every December to FebruaryIguazu Falls at peak flowPuerto Iguazu, Misiones
Every January to MarchGray whale calving seasonLaguna San Ignacio, Baja California Sur
Every September to OctoberAutumn on the Seceda ridgeVal Gardena, South Tyrol
Every September to OctoberLarch season above Moraine LakeBanff National Park, Alberta
Every May to JulySunrise at DeadvleiSossusvlei, Namib-Naukluft
Every September to OctoberFat Bear WeekKatmai National Park, Alaska
Mexico City · Every September
El Grito in the Zócalo
At 11 p.m. on September 15 the president rings the bell and a full Zócalo shouts back.
Pigeon Island, Rodney Bay · Every April to May
Saint Lucia Jazz
Big-name jazz on a lawn between two forts, with the Pitons on the horizon and rum in hand.
Cementerio General, La Paz · Every November
Día de las Ñatitas
Nijmegen · Every July
Nijmegen Four Days Marches
Old Town, Quito · Every March to April
Jesús del Gran Poder procession
Neiva, Huila · Every June to July
Festival Folclórico y Reinado del Bambuco
Luang Prabang · Every April
Pi Mai Lao new year
Kanlica to Kurucesme, Istanbul · Every July to August
Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swim
Nagaur · Every January to February
Nagaur cattle fair
Natchitoches, Louisiana · Every November to January
Natchitoches Christmas Festival of Lights
Poland (nationwide, notably Kraków and rural villages) · Every March
Marzanna drowning (topienie Marzanny)
Davao City · Every August
Kadayawan Festival
New Plymouth, Taranaki · Every October to November
Taranaki Garden Festival
Haeundae Beach, Busan · Every July to August
Busan Sea Festival
Bern · Every November
Zibelemärit onion market in Bern
Richmond and Bushy Park · Every September
Red deer rut
San Miguel · Every November
Carnaval de San Miguel
Valledupar · Every April to May
Festival de la Leyenda Vallenata
Saint-Pierre · Every May to June
Sakifo Musik Festival
Port Vila, Efate · Every October to November
Fest'Napuan
Kuyucak, Isparta · Every July
Kuyucak lavender bloom
Wamena, Highland Papua · Every August
Baliem Valley Festival
Remedios, Villa Clara · Every December
Parrandas de Remedios
Louisville, Kentucky · Every April to May
Kentucky Derby
Ashikaga Flower Park, Tochigi · Every April to May
Ashikaga Great Wisteria
Lille · Every September
Braderie de Lille
Heimaey, Vestmannaeyjar · Every April to August
Puffins return to the Westman Islands
Sarayici, Edirne · Every May
Hidrellez in Edirne
Wouri river, Douala · Every November to December
Ngondo
Afriski Mountain Resort, Maluti Mountains · Every June to August