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 Royal Highland Festival first
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every September to DecemberWhale sharks off Nosy BeNosy Be
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every July to SeptemberThe Great Migration river crossingsMasai Mara, Kenya
Every January to MarchGray whale calving seasonLaguna San Ignacio, Baja California Sur
Every JulyBrown bears at Brooks FallsKatmai National Park, Alaska
Every September to OctoberFat Bear WeekKatmai National Park, Alaska
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every AprilAnzac Day dawn service at GallipoliAnzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every October to NovemberCloud sea season at ZhangjiajieWulingyuan, Hunan
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every March to MayRhododendron bloomAnnapurna and Langtang foothills
Every October to NovemberAutumn colour at PlitvicePlitvice Lakes, Lika
Every September to OctoberLarch season above Moraine LakeBanff National Park, Alberta
Every April to JuneBalloon season over CappadociaGoreme, Nevsehir
Yangon · Every April
Thingyan water festival
Myanmar's fiery new year drenches the streets before a season of quiet renewal.
St George's, Grenada · Every August
Spicemas
Jab Jab devils in oil and chains take over St George's at dawn for Grenada's August carnival.
Prinsengracht, Amsterdam · Every July to August
Pride Amsterdam Canal Parade
Melbourne · Every January to February
Australian Open
Managua · Every August
Fiestas de Santo Domingo
San Juan · Every June
Noche de San Juan
Siwa Oasis, Western Desert · Every October
Siyaha Festival at Siwa
Tromsø, Norway · Every January to March
Northern lights in Tromsø
Tallinn · Every November
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Makunduchi, Zanzibar · Every July
Mwaka Kogwa
Manger Square, Bethlehem · Every December
Christmas Eve in Bethlehem
Ghent · Every July
Gentse Feesten
Katmai National Park, Alaska · Every September to October
Fat Bear Week
Okahandja · Every August
Herero Day
Chonburi · Every October
Chonburi buffalo races
Takayama, Gifu · Every April
Takayama Spring Festival (Sanno Matsuri)
Temple of Confucius, Qufu, Shandong · Every September to October
Qufu Confucius Cultural Festival
Düsseldorf and the Lower Rhine · Every November
St Martin's lantern processions in the Rhineland
Guanajuato · Every October to November
Festival Internacional Cervantino
Queenstown, Otago · Every November
Queenstown Marathon
La Macarena, Meta · Every September to November
Caño Cristales in full colour
Rio de Janeiro · Every February to March
Rio carnival
Puebla · Every May
Cinco de Mayo in Puebla
Jinhae, Changwon · Every March to April
Jinhae Gunhangje Cherry Blossom Festival
Stonehenge, Wiltshire · Every June
Summer solstice at Stonehenge
Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi · Every November to December
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Rantepao, South Sulawesi · Every July to August
Toraja funeral season
Óbuda Island, Budapest · Every August
Sziget Festival
Tarnetar, Surendranagar, Gujarat · Every August to September
Tarnetar Mela
Great Rann of Kutch · Every January