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 Ropai, the rice planting day first
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every October to NovemberCloud sea season at ZhangjiajieWulingyuan, Hunan
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every March to MayRhododendron bloomAnnapurna and Langtang foothills
Every October to NovemberTozeur date harvestTozeur oasis
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every June to JulyLavender bloom in ProvenceValensole and the Luberon, France
Every January to MarchNorthern lights in TromsøTromsø, Norway
Every September to OctoberCommon crane migrationHortobagy national park
Every SeptemberRed deer rutRichmond and Bushy Park
Every April to MayFuji Shibazakura FestivalFujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi
Every November to DecemberSouthern right whale season closingPeninsula Valdes
Alicante · Every June
Hogueras de San Juan
Giant satirical sculptures fill the streets for four days and are burned to the ground on midsummer night.
Riebeek Kasteel · Every May
Riebeek Valley Olive Festival
Two olive-farming villages an hour from Cape Town open their farms, tables and cellars for a weekend.
New Afrika Shrine, Ikeja, Lagos · Every October
Felabration
Praia do Rosa and Imbituba, Santa Catarina · Every July to November
Southern right whales at Praia do Rosa
Ubud, Bali · Every October to November
Ubud Writers and Readers Festival
Keukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands · Every March to May
Tulip season in Holland
Puerto López and Isla de la Plata, Manabí · Every June to September
Humpback whales at Puerto López
Óbuda Island, Budapest · Every August
Sziget Festival
Kathmandu · Every October to November
Tihar
Kilifi · Every December to January
Beneath the Baobabs New Year
Kamakhya Temple, Guwahati · Every June
Ambubachi Mela
Alexandra, Central Otago · Every September to October
Alexandra Blossom Festival
New Plymouth, Taranaki · Every October to November
Taranaki Garden Festival
Naga City, Camarines Sur · Every September
Peñafrancia Festival
Tequila, Jalisco · Every November to December
Feria Nacional del Tequila
Shimogamo Shrine, Kyoto · Every May
Aoi Matsuri
Hung Temple, Phu Tho · Every March to April
Hung Kings Festival
Natchitoches, Louisiana · Every November to January
Natchitoches Christmas Festival of Lights
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · Every September to October
AFL Grand Final
New Orleans, Louisiana · Every April
French Quarter Festival
Huocheng County, Xinjiang · Every June to July
Ili Lavender Season
Quebec City, Quebec · Every January
Hotel de Glace
Tripunithura, Kochi · Every August to September
Onam and the Athachamayam
Pamplona · Every July
San Fermin (running of the bulls)
Grímsey, off Akureyri · Every June to July
Midnight sun on the Arctic Circle at Grímsey
Osun Sacred Grove, Osogbo · Every August
Osun-Osogbo Festival
Jinhae, Changwon · Every March to April
Jinhae Gunhangje Cherry Blossom Festival
Namche Bazaar, Khumbu · Every October to November
Everest base camp autumn window
George Town, Grand Cayman · Every April to May
Cayman Carnival Batabano
Gulf of Tadjoura · Every November to February