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 Saint Lucia Jazz first
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every December to JanuarySydney harbour new year's eve fireworksSydney
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every July to OctoberHumpback whales at Marino BallenaUvita
Every December to MarchLos Roques dry seasonLos Roques Archipelago, Venezuela
Every September to DecemberWhale sharks off Nosy BeNosy Be
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every OctoberBlue Ridge Parkway fall colorAsheville, North Carolina
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every February to AprilJacaranda bloom in Mexico CityMexico City
Every OctoberHead of the Charles RegattaCambridge, Massachusetts
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every October to NovemberArribada at OstionalPlaya Ostional, Guanacaste
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every April to MayFuji Shibazakura FestivalFujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi
Every June to JulyLavender bloom in ProvenceValensole and the Luberon, France
Vientiane · Every May to June
Boun Bang Fai rocket festival
Villages around the Lao capital fire homemade bamboo rockets skyward to shake the rain gods awake.
Chaguanas · Every October to November
Divali in Trinidad
The largest Diwali outside India, with a week-long Divali Nagar fair and a million clay deyas lit at once.
Kununurra, Western Australia · Every May
Ord Valley Muster
Cork · Every October
Guinness Cork Jazz Festival
Nice · Every February to March
Carnaval de Nice
Mexico City · Every February to April
Jacaranda bloom in Mexico City
Lewa Wildlife Conservancy · Every June to July
Lewa Safari Marathon
Tacloban, Leyte · Every June
Pintados-Kasadyaan Festival
Kuyucak, Isparta · Every July
Kuyucak lavender bloom
Ayacucho · Every March to April
Semana Santa in Ayacucho
Apia, Upolu · Every June
Samoa Independence Day
Tromsø, Norway · Every January to March
Northern lights in Tromsø
Bahía Solano and Nuquí, Chocó · Every July to October
Humpback whales on the Pacific Chocó
Cheltenham racecourse · Every March
Cheltenham festival
Reykjavík · Every October to November
Iceland Airwaves
San Miguel · Every November
Carnaval de San Miguel
Mae Hong Son · Every March to April
Poy Sang Long
Cape Cross, Skeleton Coast · Every November to December
Cape Cross seal pupping
Woodfordia, Queensland · Every December to January
Woodford Folk Festival
The Valley, Anguilla · Every July to August
Anguilla Summer Festival
Athens and Epidaurus · Every June to August
Athens Epidaurus Festival
Douz, Kebili · Every December
International Festival of the Sahara at Douz
Old City, Jerusalem · Every June to July
Jerusalem Festival of Light
Arequipa · Every August
Arequipa anniversary week
Balik Pulau, Penang · Every June to August
Penang durian season
Jiuzhaigou National Park, Sichuan · Every October to November
Jiuzhaigou Autumn
Warrens, Wisconsin · Every September
Warrens Cranberry Festival
Squamish, British Columbia · Every November to January
Bald eagle gathering
Huamantla, Tlaxcala · Every August
Huamantla: the night nobody sleeps
Sonepur, Bihar · Every November to December