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 Festas de Santo António first
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every December to JanuarySydney harbour new year's eve fireworksSydney
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every June to JulyLavender bloom in ProvenceValensole and the Luberon, France
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every AprilAnzac Day dawn service at GallipoliAnzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every October to NovemberTozeur date harvestTozeur oasis
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every September to OctoberAutumn on the Seceda ridgeVal Gardena, South Tyrol
Every October to DecemberAurora season in LofotenReine and Svolvaer, Lofoten
Every February to MarchAlmond blossom festivalValley of the Temples, Agrigento
Every October to NovemberAutumn colour at PlitvicePlitvice Lakes, Lika
Lalibela · Every January
Timkat
Rock-hewn churches and white-robed crowds mark Ethiopia's epiphany with all-night chanting.
Lille · Every September
Braderie de Lille
Europe's largest flea market: 100 km of stalls, two million visitors and a mountain of mussel shells.
Vientiane · Every May to June
Boun Bang Fai rocket festival
Moremi Game Reserve · Every June to August
Okavango Delta at peak flood
Sossusvlei, Namib-Naukluft · Every May to July
Sunrise at Deadvlei
Palais des Festivals, Cannes · Every May
Cannes Film Festival
Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Camargue · Every May
Pilgrimage of Sainte Sara
Persepolis, near Shiraz · Every March
Nowruz at Persepolis
Rio de Janeiro · Every January to March
Carnaval
George Town, Exuma · Every April
National Family Island Regatta
Belize City · Every September
September Celebrations
Athens and Epidaurus · Every June to August
Athens Epidaurus Festival
Quebec City, Quebec · Every November to December
Quebec City German Christmas Market
Squamish, British Columbia · Every November to January
Bald eagle gathering
Zaragoza · Every October
Fiestas del Pilar
Hoi An ancient town · Every January
Hoi An full moon lantern festival
Daimonji-yama and the hills of Kyoto · Every August
Gozan no Okuribi
Parque do Povo, Campina Grande, Paraíba · Every June to July
São João de Campina Grande
Rotorua, Bay of Plenty · Every May
Rotorua Marathon
Thrissur, Kerala · Every April to May
Thrissur Pooram
Giudecca Canal, Venice · Every July
Festa del Redentore
Erg Chebbi and the Draa desert, southern Morocco · Every March to May
Marathon des Sables
Hong Kong · Every March
Hong Kong Arts Month
Yasaka Shrine and downtown Kyoto · Every July
Gion Matsuri
Cartago · Every September
Independence lanterns and the torch
Praia, Santiago · Every April
Kriol Jazz Festival
Beirut · Every November
Beirut Marathon
Guanajuato · Every October to November
Festival Internacional Cervantino
Rockland, Maine · Every July to August
Maine Lobster Festival
Barcelona · Every September