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 Riyadh Season opening first
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every December to JanuarySydney harbour new year's eve fireworksSydney
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every OctoberHead of the Charles RegattaCambridge, Massachusetts
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every February to AprilJacaranda bloom in Mexico CityMexico City
Every October to NovemberCloud sea season at ZhangjiajieWulingyuan, Hunan
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every NovemberJacaranda season in Buenos AiresRecoleta, Palermo and Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires
Every April to JuneBalloon season over CappadociaGoreme, Nevsehir
Every October to NovemberArribada at OstionalPlaya Ostional, Guanacaste
Every July to SeptemberThe Great Migration river crossingsMasai Mara, Kenya
Every April to MayFuji Shibazakura FestivalFujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every July to OctoberHumpback whales at Marino BallenaUvita
Slaughter Beach, Delaware · Every May to June
Horseshoe crab spawning and red knots on Delaware Bay
Ancient horseshoe crabs carpet the beaches on spring tides and a threatened bird arrives to feast.
Paihia and Russell, Northland · Every August
Bay of Islands Jazz and Blues Festival
Jazz in the pubs and on the wharves of two old waterfront towns in the warm north of New Zealand.
Kulubi, near Dire Dawa · Every December
Kulubi Gabriel pilgrimage
Vancouver, British Columbia · Every April
Vaisakhi Parade
Pasadena, California · Every January
Rose Parade
Mambajao, Camiguin · Every October
Lanzones Festival
Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu · Every June to July
Heilala Festival
Herjólfsdalur, Heimaey · Every July to August
Þjóðhátíð in the Westman Islands
Honolulu, Oahu · Every December
Honolulu Marathon
Bab Al Makina, Fes · Every May to June
Fes Festival of World Sacred Music
Recoleta, Palermo and Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires · Every November
Jacaranda season in Buenos Aires
Anchorage, Alaska · Every February to March
Iditarod ceremonial start
Puebla · Every May
Cinco de Mayo in Puebla
Yosemite National Park, California · Every February
Yosemite Firefall
Colombo · Every April to June
Vesak in Colombo
Minneriya National Park · Every July to October
The Gathering at Minneriya
Hermanus · Every September to October
Hermanus Whale Festival
Donna Nook, Lincolnshire · Every November to December
Donna Nook grey seal pupping
Addis Ababa · Every November
Great Ethiopian Run
Salar de Uyuni, Potosí · Every December to March
Salar de Uyuni mirror season
Boulevard Riyadh City · Every October to November
Riyadh Season opening
Leksand, Dalarna · Every June
Midsummer in Dalarna
Jeju Island · Every March to April
Canola flower season at Jeju
George Town, Exuma · Every April
National Family Island Regatta
Copenhagen · Every May to June
Copenhagen Carnival
Birdsville, Queensland · Every August to September
Birdsville Races
Kings Park, Perth · Every September
Kings Park Festival
Petra, Wadi Musa · Every September
Petra Desert Marathon
Venice · Every January to March
Carnevale di Venezia, final days
Arugam Bay · Every May to September