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 Semana Santa in Ayacucho first
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every December to JanuarySydney harbour new year's eve fireworksSydney
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every AprilAnzac Day dawn service at GallipoliAnzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula
Every December to MarchSalar de Uyuni mirror seasonSalar de Uyuni, Potosí
Every September to NovemberCaño Cristales in full colourLa Macarena, Meta
Every NovemberJacaranda season in Buenos AiresRecoleta, Palermo and Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires
Every December to FebruaryIguazu Falls at peak flowPuerto Iguazu, Misiones
Every November to DecemberSouthern right whale season closingPeninsula Valdes
Every December to MarchLos Roques dry seasonLos Roques Archipelago, Venezuela
Luang Prabang · Every April
Pi Mai Lao new year
Laos welcomes its new year with gentle river baths, sand stupas and quiet processions.
Anchorage, Alaska · Every February to March
Iditarod ceremonial start
Sixty plus dog teams launch down snow-packed downtown streets before the real race begins.
Chichicaxtle and Cardel, Veracruz · Every September to October
River of Raptors
Calabar · Every December
Calabar Carnival
Nosy Iranja, Madagascar · Every January
Green turtle nesting season
Kelaa M'Gouna, Valley of Roses · Every May
Rose Festival of Kelaa M'Gouna
Bluff, Southland · Every May
Bluff Oyster and Food Festival
Sanctuary of Fátima · Every May
Fátima May pilgrimage
Jigokudani Monkey Park, Yamanouchi, Nagano · Every December to March
Jigokudani Snow Monkeys
Beaujeu, Beaujolais · Every November
Les Sarmentelles de Beaujeu
Hanifaru Bay, Baa Atoll · Every July to October
Hanifaru Bay manta season
Montreux, Lake Geneva · Every June to July
Montreux Jazz Festival
Masaya · Every September to October
Fiestas de San Jerónimo
Liwa Oasis, Al Dhafra · Every July to August
Liwa Date Festival
Haines, Alaska · Every October to December
Chilkat bald eagle gathering
Old Town, Quito · Every March to April
Jesús del Gran Poder procession
Mendoza · Every February to March
Fiesta Nacional de la Vendimia
Alicante · Every June
Hogueras de San Juan
Sanam Luang, Bangkok · Every May
Royal Ploughing Ceremony
Neiva, Huila · Every June to July
Festival Folclórico y Reinado del Bambuco
Exmouth, Western Australia · Every February
Whale shark season, Ningaloo reef
Melbourne, Victoria · Every March to April
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Uppsala · Every April to May
Valborg in Uppsala
Bodh Gaya, Bihar · Every April to June
Buddha Purnima at Bodh Gaya
Tilcara, Purmamarca and Humahuaca, Jujuy · Every August
Pachamama offerings in the Quebrada de Humahuaca
Stone Town, Zanzibar · Every June to July
Zanzibar International Film Festival
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming · Every July to August
Bison rut in Lamar Valley
Jinghong, Xishuangbanna · Every April
Water Splashing Festival
Addis Ababa · Every November
Great Ethiopian Run
Gion Kobu Kaburenjo, Kyoto · Every April