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 Shandur Polo Festival first
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every March to MayRhododendron bloomAnnapurna and Langtang foothills
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every AprilAnzac Day dawn service at GallipoliAnzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula
Every October to NovemberCloud sea season at ZhangjiajieWulingyuan, Hunan
Every April to JuneBalloon season over CappadociaGoreme, Nevsehir
Every September to NovemberCaño Cristales in full colourLa Macarena, Meta
Every December to MarchSalar de Uyuni mirror seasonSalar de Uyuni, Potosí
Every September to OctoberFat Bear WeekKatmai National Park, Alaska
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every JulyBrown bears at Brooks FallsKatmai National Park, Alaska
Every January to MarchGray whale calving seasonLaguna San Ignacio, Baja California Sur
Every September to DecemberWhale sharks off Nosy BeNosy Be
Every December to JanuarySydney harbour new year's eve fireworksSydney
Every FebruaryYosemite FirefallYosemite National Park, California
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Paucartambo, Cusco region · Every July
Virgen del Carmen of Paucartambo
A tiny Andean town fills with masked dancers, fireworks and a battle of saints and devils on a bridge.
Comayagua · Every March to April
Semana Santa sawdust carpets in Comayagua
Honduras's old capital lays its streets with dyed-sawdust carpets that a procession walks over by noon.
Chilika Lake · Every December to February
Winter waterbird congregation
Leksand, Dalarna · Every June
Midsummer in Dalarna
Golden Beach, Qingdao · Every July to August
Qingdao International Beer Festival
Wamena, Highland Papua · Every August
Baliem Valley Festival
Los Roques Archipelago, Venezuela · Every December to March
Los Roques dry season
Huocheng County, Xinjiang · Every June to July
Ili Lavender Season
Mendoza · Every February to March
Fiesta Nacional de la Vendimia
Hilo, Hawaii · Every March to May
Merrie Monarch Festival
Honolulu, Oahu · Every December
Honolulu Marathon
San Gerardo de Dota · Every February to May
Quetzal nesting season
Temple of Confucius, Qufu, Shandong · Every September to October
Qufu Confucius Cultural Festival
Bhaktapur · Every April
Bisket Jatra
Asheville, North Carolina · Every October
Blue Ridge Parkway fall color
Wucheng, Poyang Lake, Jiangxi · Every November to February
Poyang Lake Winter Cranes
Dhaka · Every April
Pohela Boishakh and the Mangal Shobhajatra
Jinja, source of the Nile · Every September to November
Nyege Nyege Festival
Asilah medina · Every July to August
Asilah Cultural Moussem
Washington, D.C. · Every March to April
National cherry blossom festival
Nassau · Every December to January
Junkanoo
São Luís, Maranhão · Every June
Bumba-meu-boi in São Luís
George Town, Penang · Every July to August
George Town Festival
Stonehenge, Wiltshire · Every June
Summer solstice at Stonehenge
Kanlica to Kurucesme, Istanbul · Every July to August
Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swim
Albuquerque, New Mexico · Every October
Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta
Hervey Bay, Queensland · Every July to October
Humpback whales in Hervey Bay
Siolim, Goa · Every June
Sao Joao in Goa
Wulingyuan, Hunan · Every October to November
Cloud sea season at Zhangjiajie
Loango National Park · Every July to September