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 Rhythm and Vines first
Every December to JanuarySydney harbour new year's eve fireworksSydney
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every September to NovemberCaño Cristales in full colourLa Macarena, Meta
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every December to MarchSalar de Uyuni mirror seasonSalar de Uyuni, Potosí
Every October to NovemberCloud sea season at ZhangjiajieWulingyuan, Hunan
Every September to OctoberCommon crane migrationHortobagy national park
Every September to OctoberLarch season above Moraine LakeBanff National Park, Alberta
Every February to MarchMonarch butterfly overwinteringEl Rosario sanctuary, Michoacan
Every September to OctoberAutumn on the Seceda ridgeVal Gardena, South Tyrol
Every FebruaryYellowstone winter wildlife watchLamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Every October to NovemberArribada at OstionalPlaya Ostional, Guanacaste
Every October to DecemberAurora season in LofotenReine and Svolvaer, Lofoten
Dublin · Every March
St Patrick's festival
The city that invented the holiday throws its biggest street party.
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.
Helsinki · Every April to May
Vappu in Helsinki
Pamplona · Every July
San Fermin (running of the bulls)
Inle Lake, Shan State · Every September to October
Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda Festival
Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Camargue · Every May
Pilgrimage of Sainte Sara
Andacollo, Coquimbo region · Every December
Fiesta Grande de Andacollo
Bridgetown · Every July to August
Crop Over and Grand Kadooment
The Valley, Anguilla · Every July to August
Anguilla Summer Festival
Nagaur · Every January to February
Nagaur cattle fair
Phon Phisai, Nong Khai · Every October to November
Naga fireballs on the Mekong
Chichen Itza · Every March
Descent of Kukulcan
Buccoo, Tobago · Every March to April
Buccoo Goat Race Festival
Katmai National Park, Alaska · Every July
Brown bears at Brooks Falls
Jaipur · Every March to April
Gangaur festival
Stuttgart · Every September to October
Cannstatter Volksfest
Kathmandu Durbar Square · Every August to September
Indra Jatra
Cambridge, Massachusetts · Every October
Head of the Charles Regatta
Edmonton, Alberta · Every August
Edmonton International Fringe Festival
Düsseldorf and the Lower Rhine · Every November
St Martin's lantern processions in the Rhineland
Locarno, Ticino · Every August
Locarno Film Festival on the Piazza Grande
Hamilton · Every May
Bermuda Day
Reykjavik and southern Iceland · Every February
Northern lights over Reykjavik
Los Roques Archipelago, Venezuela · Every December to March
Los Roques dry season
Slaughter Beach, Delaware · Every May to June
Horseshoe crab spawning and red knots on Delaware Bay
Katara beach, Doha · Every November to December
Katara Traditional Dhow Festival
Duoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan · Every December to March
Yuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror Season
Boulevard Riyadh City · Every October to November
Riyadh Season opening
Persepolis, near Shiraz · Every March
Nowruz at Persepolis
Cartago · Every September