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 Summer solstice at Stonehenge first
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every AprilAnzac Day dawn service at GallipoliAnzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every January to MarchNorthern lights in TromsøTromsø, Norway
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every December to MarchSalar de Uyuni mirror seasonSalar de Uyuni, Potosí
Every SeptemberRed deer rutRichmond and Bushy Park
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every February to MarchAlmond blossom festivalValley of the Temples, Agrigento
Every October to DecemberAurora season in LofotenReine and Svolvaer, Lofoten
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every April to JuneBalloon season over CappadociaGoreme, Nevsehir
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every JulyPuffin nesting seasonSkellig Michael and the Skellig coast
Every September to OctoberCommon crane migrationHortobagy national park
Every June to JulyLavender bloom in ProvenceValensole and the Luberon, France
Every February to MayQuetzal nesting seasonSan Gerardo de Dota
Quebec City, Quebec · Every January
Hotel de Glace
A hotel rebuilt from scratch each winter out of ice and snow, then it melts.
Palais des Festivals, Cannes · Every May
Cannes Film Festival
Twelve days when the Croisette is a red carpet and the beach is a cinema after dark.
Nijmegen · Every July
Nijmegen Four Days Marches
Uvita · Every July to October
Humpback whales at Marino Ballena
Wadden Sea marshes, Denmark · Every September to November
Sort Sol starling murmurations
Nong Han Kumphawapi, Udon Thani · Every December to February
Red Lotus Sea
Cherry Springs State Park, Pennsylvania · Every August
Perseid meteor shower at Cherry Springs
Ubud, Bali · Every October to November
Ubud Writers and Readers Festival
Boulevard Riyadh City · Every October to November
Riyadh Season opening
Wulingyuan, Hunan · Every October to November
Cloud sea season at Zhangjiajie
Champakulam, Alappuzha · Every June to July
Champakulam Moolam boat race
Hermanus · Every September to October
Hermanus Whale Festival
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Texas · Every January
Whooping cranes at Aransas
Bang Tabun, Phetchaburi · Every September to November
Bryde's whales of the upper Gulf
Port Vila, Efate · Every October to November
Fest'Napuan
Placencia · Every June
Placencia Lobsterfest
Longyearbyen, Svalbard · Every November to January
Polar night on Svalbard
Loango National Park · Every July to September
Humpback whales off Loango
Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego · Every June
Fiesta Nacional de la Noche Más Larga
Sham Shui Po and Victoria Park, Hong Kong · Every July to September
Yu Lan Hungry Ghost Festival
Miluo, Hunan · Every May to June
Miluo River Dragon Boat Festival
Jinja, source of the Nile · Every September to November
Nyege Nyege Festival
Sarajevo · Every February to March
Sarajevo winter festival
Khokana, Kathmandu Valley · Every June to July
Ropai, the rice planting day
Piazza del Duomo, Florence · Every March to April
Scoppio del Carro
Indio, California · Every April
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
Porto · Every June
Festa de São João
Vancouver, British Columbia · Every April
Vaisakhi Parade
Point Pelee National Park, Ontario · Every September
Monarch butterfly migration at Point Pelee
Luang Prabang · Every October to November