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 Sziget Festival first
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every December to JanuarySydney harbour new year's eve fireworksSydney
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every September to OctoberCommon crane migrationHortobagy national park
Every NovemberJacaranda season in Buenos AiresRecoleta, Palermo and Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every September to OctoberAutumn on the Seceda ridgeVal Gardena, South Tyrol
Every January to MarchNorthern lights in TromsøTromsø, Norway
Every October to DecemberAurora season in LofotenReine and Svolvaer, Lofoten
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every SeptemberRed deer rutRichmond and Bushy Park
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every OctoberHead of the Charles RegattaCambridge, Massachusetts
Every February to AprilJacaranda bloom in Mexico CityMexico City
Every JulyPuffin nesting seasonSkellig Michael and the Skellig coast
Every June to JulyLavender bloom in ProvenceValensole and the Luberon, France
Every February to MarchAlmond blossom festivalValley of the Temples, Agrigento
Cali, Valle del Cauca · Every December
Feria de Cali
The world's salsa capital dances for six days between Christmas and New Year, and the Salsódromo opens it.
Salar de Uyuni, Potosí · Every December to March
Salar de Uyuni mirror season
Rain turns the world's largest salt flat into a sky-reflecting mirror where the horizon disappears.
Squamish, British Columbia · Every November to January
Bald eagle gathering
Bandar Seri Begawan · Every July
Sultan's birthday celebrations
Sunayu, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido · Every December to March
Whooper Swans at Lake Kussharo
Angkor, Siem Reap · Every December
Angkor Wat International Half Marathon
Philipsburg, Sint Maarten · Every April to May
Sint Maarten Carnival
Waitangi, Bay of Islands · Every January to February
Waitangi day commemorations
Erg Chebbi and the Draa desert, southern Morocco · Every March to May
Marathon des Sables
Cementerio General, La Paz · Every November
Día de las Ñatitas
Holguín · Every May
Romerías de Mayo
Amritsar, Punjab · Every April
Baisakhi at the Golden Temple
Manger Square, Bethlehem · Every December
Christmas Eve in Bethlehem
Temple of Confucius, Qufu, Shandong · Every September to October
Qufu Confucius Cultural Festival
Anitkabir, Ankara · Every October
Republic Day in Ankara
Imilchil, High Atlas · Every September
Imilchil Marriage Festival
Konya · Every December
Seb-i Arus, Rumi's wedding night
Bergen · Every May to June
Bergen International Festival
Nong Han Kumphawapi, Udon Thani · Every December to February
Red Lotus Sea
Cartagena, Bolívar · Every November
Fiestas de Independencia de Cartagena
Cooper's Hill, Brockworth, Gloucestershire · Every May
Cooper's Hill cheese rolling
El Cobre, Santiago de Cuba · Every September
Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre
Socorro, New Mexico · Every November to January
Snow geese liftoff at Bosque del Apache
Jeju Island · Every March to April
Canola flower season at Jeju
Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans · Every June
24 Hours of Le Mans
Oaxaca de Juarez · Every December to January
Noche de Rábanos
Persepolis, near Shiraz · Every March
Nowruz at Persepolis
Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Camargue · Every May
Pilgrimage of Sainte Sara
Luang Prabang · Every April
Pi Mai Lao new year
Harbin, Heilongjiang · Every January to February