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 Sint Maarten Carnival first
Every December to JanuarySydney harbour new year's eve fireworksSydney
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every AprilAnzac Day dawn service at GallipoliAnzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula
Every July to OctoberHumpback whales at Marino BallenaUvita
Every September to OctoberLarch season above Moraine LakeBanff National Park, Alberta
Every OctoberHead of the Charles RegattaCambridge, Massachusetts
Every FebruaryYosemite FirefallYosemite National Park, California
Every OctoberBlue Ridge Parkway fall colorAsheville, North Carolina
Every February to AprilJacaranda bloom in Mexico CityMexico City
Every September to OctoberElk rut in Rocky Mountain National ParkEstes Park, Colorado
Every September to NovemberCaño Cristales in full colourLa Macarena, Meta
Every March to MayRhododendron bloomAnnapurna and Langtang foothills
Every February to MarchMonarch butterfly overwinteringEl Rosario sanctuary, Michoacan
Chaguanas · Every October to November
Divali in Trinidad
The largest Diwali outside India, with a week-long Divali Nagar fair and a million clay deyas lit at once.
Todos Santos Cuchumatán, Huehuetenango · Every October to November
Todos Santos Cuchumatán horse race
Mam Maya riders in red striped trousers gallop a muddy track all day on All Saints, and only the drunk fall.
Rantepao, South Sulawesi · Every July to August
Toraja funeral season
Edinburgh · Every August
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Pashupatinath, Kathmandu · Every January
Maghe Sankranti
Bells Beach, Torquay, Victoria · Every March to April
Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach
Basseterre, St Kitts · Every December to January
Sugar Mas
Plaza de Armas, Cusco · Every March to April
Señor de los Temblores
Braemar, Aberdeenshire · Every September
Braemar Gathering
Testour, Beja · Every June to July
Testour International Malouf Festival
Heimaey, Vestmannaeyjar · Every April to August
Puffins return to the Westman Islands
Katmai National Park, Alaska · Every July
Brown bears at Brooks Falls
Havana · Every November
Marabana, the Havana marathon
Kishiwada, Osaka · Every September
Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri
Cheltenham racecourse · Every March
Cheltenham festival
Kraków · Every December
Kraków szopki nativity scene competition
Medellín, Antioquia · Every July to August
Feria de las Flores
Kenting, Pingtung · Every March to April
Spring Scream music festival
Sarayici, Edirne · Every May
Hidrellez in Edirne
Wusong Island, Jilin City · Every December to February
Jilin Rime Ice
Melbourne, Victoria · Every March to April
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Richmond and Bushy Park · Every September
Red deer rut
Baguio City · Every February to March
Panagbenga flower festival
Marina Bay, Singapore · Every July to August
Singapore National Day Parade
Kyoto, Japan · Every November to December
Autumn leaves in Kyoto
Vava'u · Every July to October
Swimming with humpbacks in Vava'u
Phanom Rung, Buriram · Every April
Phanom Rung sunrise alignment
Paihia and Russell, Northland · Every August
Bay of Islands Jazz and Blues Festival
Angkor, Siem Reap · Every December
Angkor Wat International Half Marathon
Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne · Every October to November