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 Martin's lantern processions in the Rhineland first
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every December to JanuarySydney harbour new year's eve fireworksSydney
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every AprilAnzac Day dawn service at GallipoliAnzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every SeptemberRed deer rutRichmond and Bushy Park
Every June to JulyLavender bloom in ProvenceValensole and the Luberon, France
Every February to MarchAlmond blossom festivalValley of the Temples, Agrigento
Every JulyPuffin nesting seasonSkellig Michael and the Skellig coast
Every October to NovemberAutumn colour at PlitvicePlitvice Lakes, Lika
Every September to OctoberAutumn on the Seceda ridgeVal Gardena, South Tyrol
Kilifi · Every December to January
Beneath the Baobabs New Year
A three-day new year festival in a baobab forest on the Kenyan coast, with the creek for the morning after.
Tilcara, Purmamarca and Humahuaca, Jujuy · Every August
Pachamama offerings in the Quebrada de Humahuaca
On 1 August the Andes feed the earth: a hole is dug, coca and wine go in, and the whole month is hers.
Guayaquil, Guayas · Every October
Fiestas de Guayaquil
Menton · Every February to March
Fete du Citron
South Williamsport, Pennsylvania · Every August
Little League World Series
Tokyo, Japan · Every March to April
Cherry blossoms in Tokyo
Vancouver, British Columbia · Every April
Vaisakhi Parade
Chincoteague Island, Virginia · Every July
Chincoteague Pony Swim
Selcuk, near Ephesus · Every January to February
Camel wrestling in Selcuk
Cape May, New Jersey · Every May
Cape May spring bird migration
Takayama, Gifu · Every April
Takayama Spring Festival (Sanno Matsuri)
Sri Pada, Adam's Peak · Every December to March
Adam's Peak pilgrimage season
Binche · Every February to March
Carnival of Binche
George Town, Grand Cayman · Every November
Pirates Week
Óbuda Island, Budapest · Every August
Sziget Festival
Prague and the Bohemian countryside · Every April to May
Witches' Night bonfires in Bohemia
Jambay Lhakhang, Bumthang · Every October to November
Jambay Lhakhang Drup
Alfama, Lisbon · Every June
Festas de Santo António
New York City, New York · Every June
NYC Pride March
Puerto López and Isla de la Plata, Manabí · Every June to September
Humpback whales at Puerto López
Belize City · Every September
September Celebrations
Longyearbyen, Svalbard · Every November to January
Polar night on Svalbard
Madurai, Tamil Nadu · Every April to May
Chithirai Festival
Doha Corniche · Every December
Qatar National Day
Byron Bay, New South Wales · Every March to April
Byron Bay Bluesfest
Kununurra, Western Australia · Every May
Ord Valley Muster
Lalibela · Every January
Timkat
Odawara, Kanagawa · Every February to March
Plum blossom season, Odawara
Darwin, Northern Territory · Every August
Darwin Festival
Cheltenham racecourse · Every March