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 Shirakawa-go winter illumination first
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every AprilAnzac Day dawn service at GallipoliAnzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every April to JuneBalloon season over CappadociaGoreme, Nevsehir
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every FebruaryYellowstone winter wildlife watchLamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Every April to MayFuji Shibazakura FestivalFujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every February to MarchAlmond blossom festivalValley of the Temples, Agrigento
Every October to DecemberAurora season in LofotenReine and Svolvaer, Lofoten
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every January to MarchNorthern lights in TromsøTromsø, Norway
Every FebruaryYosemite FirefallYosemite National Park, California
Every March to AprilCherry blossom season at Mount YoshinoYoshino, Nara
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every March to MayRhododendron bloomAnnapurna and Langtang foothills
Siolim, Goa · Every June
Sao Joao in Goa
Goan villagers in flower crowns leap into monsoon-filled wells and float down the river on decorated boats.
São Luís, Maranhão · Every June
Bumba-meu-boi in São Luís
Costumed bull troupes drum through a tiled colonial city all night; the bull dies and rises again.
Mexico City · Every September
El Grito in the Zócalo
Mount Hagen, Western Highlands · Every August
Mount Hagen Cultural Show
Kara · Every July
Evala wrestling
Puerto Limón · Every October
Carnaval de Limón
Bridgetown · Every July to August
Crop Over and Grand Kadooment
Taungbyone, near Mandalay · Every August
Taungbyone Nat Festival
Wangcheng Park, Luoyang · Every April to May
Luoyang Peony Culture Festival
Port St Johns, Wild Coast · Every June to July
The sardine run
Cape May, New Jersey · Every May
Cape May spring bird migration
Riebeek Kasteel · Every May
Riebeek Valley Olive Festival
Sonepur, Bihar · Every November to December
Sonepur Mela
Tomb of Hafez, Shiraz · Every December
Yalda Night in Shiraz
Mirissa · Every January
Blue whale season
Hanifaru Bay, Baa Atoll · Every July to October
Hanifaru Bay manta season
Ficksburg, Free State · Every November
Ficksburg Cherry Festival
Port Louis, Mauritius · Every January to February
Thaipoosam Cavadee
Raja Ampat, West Papua · Every October to January
Raja Ampat manta season
Great Temple of Ramesses II, Abu Simbel · Every October
Abu Simbel Sun Festival
Puerto Iguazu, Misiones · Every December to February
Iguazu Falls at peak flow
Longsheng, Guangxi · Every April to June
Spring water season at Longji rice terraces
Manhattan, New York · Every November
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh · Every October to November
Dev Deepawali in Varanasi
Daimonji-yama and the hills of Kyoto · Every August
Gozan no Okuribi
Montreal, Quebec · Every March
St. Patrick's parade
Pha That Luang, Vientiane · Every October to November
That Luang Festival
Abisko · Every January
Aurora season in Abisko
Charmey, Gruyère · Every September to October
Désalpe at Charmey
Tarnetar, Surendranagar, Gujarat · Every August to September