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 St Dominic's Fair in Gdańsk first
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every October to NovemberTozeur date harvestTozeur oasis
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every June to JulyLavender bloom in ProvenceValensole and the Luberon, France
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every February to MarchAlmond blossom festivalValley of the Temples, Agrigento
Every AprilAnzac Day dawn service at GallipoliAnzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every April to JuneBalloon season over CappadociaGoreme, Nevsehir
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every SeptemberRed deer rutRichmond and Bushy Park
Every October to NovemberAutumn colour at PlitvicePlitvice Lakes, Lika
Every September to OctoberAutumn on the Seceda ridgeVal Gardena, South Tyrol
Every JulyPuffin nesting seasonSkellig Michael and the Skellig coast
Every October to DecemberAurora season in LofotenReine and Svolvaer, Lofoten
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every July to OctoberHumpback whales at Marino BallenaUvita
Kinchakuda, Hidaka, Saitama · Every September to October
Kinchakuda Red Spider Lilies
Five million red spider lilies under a riverside grove, two weeks a year, an hour from Tokyo.
Texas Hill Country · Every March to April
Bluebonnet bloom
Whole hillsides outside Austin turn deep blue with the state flower for a few short weeks.
Erg Chebbi and the Draa desert, southern Morocco · Every March to May
Marathon des Sables
Viana do Castelo, Minho · Every August
Romaria de Nossa Senhora da Agonia
Asilah medina · Every July to August
Asilah Cultural Moussem
Hurghada and the northern Red Sea · Every May to July
Red Sea whale shark season
Bridgetown · Every July to August
Crop Over and Grand Kadooment
Qamsar and Niasar, Kashan · Every May to June
Golabgiri rosewater harvest in Kashan
Chiang Mai · Every April
Songkran water festival
Neiva, Huila · Every June to July
Festival Folclórico y Reinado del Bambuco
Uppsala · Every April to May
Valborg in Uppsala
Semporna, Sabah · Every April
Regatta Lepa
Hortobagy national park · Every September to October
Common crane migration
Antananarivo · Every June
Madagascar Independence Day
Lac du Der-Chantecoq, Champagne · Every October to November
Common crane migration at Lac du Der
Cousin Island, near Praslin · Every October to January
Hawksbill nesting on Cousin Island
Tamworth, New South Wales · Every January
Tamworth country music festival
Intramuros, Manila · Every December
Simbang Gabi
Punnamada Lake, Alappuzha · Every August to September
Nehru Trophy Boat Race
Nashville, Tennessee · Every June
CMA Fest
Daimonji-yama and the hills of Kyoto · Every August
Gozan no Okuribi
Giudecca Canal, Venice · Every July
Festa del Redentore
Riga and the Latvian countryside · Every June
Jāņi and Līgo night
Essaouira · Every June to July
Gnaoua World Music Festival
Medellín and the Río Medellín banks · Every December to January
Alumbrados of Medellín
Badouzi Harbour, Keelung · Every July to September
Keelung Ghost Festival
Wellington · Every June to July
Matariki in Wellington
Anitkabir, Ankara · Every October
Republic Day in Ankara
Jinja, source of the Nile · Every September to November
Nyege Nyege Festival
Pasto · Every January