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 Sham el-Nessim first
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every October to NovemberTozeur date harvestTozeur oasis
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every June to JulyLavender bloom in ProvenceValensole and the Luberon, France
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every December to JanuarySydney harbour new year's eve fireworksSydney
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every AprilAnzac Day dawn service at GallipoliAnzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every May to JulySunrise at DeadvleiSossusvlei, Namib-Naukluft
Every September to DecemberWhale sharks off Nosy BeNosy Be
Every January to FebruaryWildebeest calving seasonSouthern Serengeti and Ndutu, Tanzania
Every July to SeptemberThe Great Migration river crossingsMasai Mara, Kenya
Palais des Congres and Jemaa el-Fna, Marrakech · Every November to December
Marrakech International Film Festival
International cinema and free open-air screenings on Jemaa el-Fna under the winter stars.
Wamena, Highland Papua · Every August
Baliem Valley Festival
Dani, Lani and Yali tribes stage mock spear battles in a valley cut off from the world until 1938.
Durban to Pietermaritzburg · Every June
Comrades Marathon
Karatsu, Saga · Every November
Karatsu Kunchi
Bab Al Makina, Fes · Every May to June
Fes Festival of World Sacred Music
Alfama, Lisbon · Every June
Festas de Santo António
Cartago · Every September
Independence lanterns and the torch
La Macarena, Meta · Every September to November
Caño Cristales in full colour
Golegã, Ribatejo · Every November
Feira Nacional do Cavalo
Indio, California · Every April
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
Panama City · Every January to March
Panama Jazz Festival
Tarnetar, Surendranagar, Gujarat · Every August to September
Tarnetar Mela
León · Every December
La Gritería
Old City, Jerusalem · Every June to July
Jerusalem Festival of Light
Sainte-Croix, Port Louis · Every September
Père Laval pilgrimage
Laya, Gasa · Every October
Royal Highland Festival
Nejapa · Every August
Bolas de Fuego
New Orleans, Louisiana · Every April
French Quarter Festival
Wellington · Every June to July
Matariki in Wellington
Olgii, Bayan-Olgii · Every September to October
Golden Eagle Festival
Puerto Limón · Every October
Carnaval de Limón
Paucartambo, Cusco region · Every July
Virgen del Carmen of Paucartambo
Persepolis, near Shiraz · Every March
Nowruz at Persepolis
Chiang Mai · Every April
Songkran water festival
Huahine to Bora Bora, Society Islands · Every October to November
Hawaiki Nui Va'a
15 July Martyrs Bridge to Sultanahmet, Istanbul · Every November
Istanbul Marathon
Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi · Every November to December
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Pretoria · Every October to November
Jacaranda season
Nosy Iranja, Madagascar · Every January
Green turtle nesting season
Georgetown · Every October to November