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 Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach first
Every September to DecemberWhale sharks off Nosy BeNosy Be
Every December to MarchLos Roques dry seasonLos Roques Archipelago, Venezuela
Every September to OctoberAutumn on the Seceda ridgeVal Gardena, South Tyrol
Every October to NovemberAutumn colour at PlitvicePlitvice Lakes, Lika
Every October to NovemberCloud sea season at ZhangjiajieWulingyuan, Hunan
Every JulyBrown bears at Brooks FallsKatmai National Park, Alaska
Every May to JulySunrise at DeadvleiSossusvlei, Namib-Naukluft
Every December to FebruaryIguazu Falls at peak flowPuerto Iguazu, Misiones
Every September to OctoberLarch season above Moraine LakeBanff National Park, Alberta
Every December to JanuarySydney harbour new year's eve fireworksSydney
Every September to OctoberFat Bear WeekKatmai National Park, Alaska
Every April to JuneBalloon season over CappadociaGoreme, Nevsehir
Every July to SeptemberThe Great Migration river crossingsMasai Mara, Kenya
Every September to NovemberCaño Cristales in full colourLa Macarena, Meta
Every July to OctoberHumpback whales at Marino BallenaUvita
Every January to MarchGray whale calving seasonLaguna San Ignacio, Baja California Sur
Every March to MayRhododendron bloomAnnapurna and Langtang foothills
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every OctoberHead of the Charles RegattaCambridge, Massachusetts
Every December to MarchSalar de Uyuni mirror seasonSalar de Uyuni, Potosí
Every FebruaryYosemite FirefallYosemite National Park, California
Every OctoberBlue Ridge Parkway fall colorAsheville, North Carolina
Every FebruaryYellowstone winter wildlife watchLamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Every February to MarchAlmond blossom festivalValley of the Temples, Agrigento
Mexico City · Every February to April
Jacaranda bloom in Mexico City
For a few weeks the capital's avenues turn violet and the sidewalks fill with fallen petals.
Leiden · Every October
Leidens Ontzet
A university town celebrates the 1574 end of its siege with herring, white bread and hutspot at dawn.
Yoshino, Nara · Every March to April
Cherry blossom season at Mount Yoshino
Sonepur, Bihar · Every November to December
Sonepur Mela
Antananarivo · Every June
Madagascar Independence Day
Lo Manthang, Upper Mustang · Every August to September
Yartung horse festival
Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia · Every October
Celtic Colours International Festival
Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool · Every April
Grand National
Kenting, Pingtung · Every March to April
Spring Scream music festival
Namaqua National Park, Springbok · Every August to September
Namaqualand spring flowers
Maracaibo, Zulia · Every November
Feria de la Chinita
Tanguar Haor, Sunamganj · Every July to September
Tanguar Haor in monsoon
Tequila, Jalisco · Every November to December
Feria Nacional del Tequila
Liwa Oasis, Al Dhafra · Every July to August
Liwa Date Festival
Barreirinhas and Santo Amaro, Maranhão · Every May to September
Lençóis Maranhenses full lagoons
Novi Sad · Every July
EXIT Festival at the Petrovaradin Fortress
Amstel river and Maritime Museum, Amsterdam · Every November
Sinterklaas arrival in Amsterdam
Riga and the Latvian countryside · Every June
Jāņi and Līgo night
Venice · Every January to March
Carnevale di Venezia, final days
Valensole and the Luberon, France · Every June to July
Lavender bloom in Provence
Phon Phisai, Nong Khai · Every October to November
Naga fireballs on the Mekong
Hollókő, Nógrád · Every March to April
Hollókő Easter
Farm Tomita, Nakafurano, Hokkaido · Every June to August
Furano Lavender Season
Longyearbyen, Svalbard · Every November to January
Polar night on Svalbard
Abisko · Every January
Aurora season in Abisko
Central Lima · Every October to November
Señor de los Milagros
Outer reef off Cairns and Port Douglas, Queensland · Every November to December
Coral spawning on the Great Barrier Reef
Saint-Louis · Every May to June
Saint-Louis Jazz Festival
Angono, Rizal · Every November
Higantes Festival
Soc Trang · Every October to November