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 Tenjin Matsuri first
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every December to JanuarySydney harbour new year's eve fireworksSydney
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every March to AprilCherry blossom season at Mount YoshinoYoshino, Nara
Every February to AprilJacaranda bloom in Mexico CityMexico City
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every NovemberJacaranda season in Buenos AiresRecoleta, Palermo and Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires
Every April to MayFuji Shibazakura FestivalFujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi
Every OctoberHead of the Charles RegattaCambridge, Massachusetts
Every AprilAnzac Day dawn service at GallipoliAnzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula
Every April to JuneBalloon season over CappadociaGoreme, Nevsehir
Quebec City, Quebec · Every January
Hotel de Glace
A hotel rebuilt from scratch each winter out of ice and snow, then it melts.
Chinatown, Singapore · Every January to March
Chinese new year in Chinatown
Red lanterns, lion dances and a street market turn Chinatown into the city's brightest corner.
Karatsu, Saga · Every November
Karatsu Kunchi
Qamsar and Niasar, Kashan · Every May to June
Golabgiri rosewater harvest in Kashan
Chincoteague Island, Virginia · Every July
Chincoteague Pony Swim
Madurai, Tamil Nadu · Every April to May
Chithirai Festival
Chichibu, Saitama · Every December
Chichibu Night Festival
Rarotonga · Every November
Vaka Eiva
Barotse floodplain, Mongu · Every March to April
Kuomboka ceremony
Grand Canal, Venice · Every September
Regata Storica
La Vega · Every February to March
Carnaval Dominicano de La Vega
Taxco, Guerrero · Every March to April
Semana Santa in Taxco
Ubud, Bali · Every October to November
Ubud Writers and Readers Festival
Hervey Bay, Queensland · Every July to October
Humpback whales in Hervey Bay
Pandharpur, Maharashtra · Every June to July
Pandharpur Wari
Georgetown · Every October to November
Diwali in Georgetown
South Luangwa National Park · Every August to November
Carmine bee-eater colonies
Hobart, Tasmania · Every June
Dark Mofo
Ubud, Bali · Every March to May
BaliSpirit Festival
Quillacollo, Cochabamba · Every August
Virgen de Urkupiña
Louisville, Kentucky · Every April to May
Kentucky Derby
Lucban, Quezon · Every May
Pahiyas Festival
Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne · Every October to November
Melbourne Cup
Afriski Mountain Resort, Maluti Mountains · Every June to August
Afriski season
Piazza Navona, Rome · Every December to January
Epiphany in Rome and the Befana markets
All England Club, Wimbledon, London · Every June to July
The Championships, Wimbledon
Geylang, Singapore · Every July to September
Hungry Ghost getai season
Kyoto, Japan · Every November to December
Autumn leaves in Kyoto
Puerto López and Isla de la Plata, Manabí · Every June to September
Humpback whales at Puerto López
Tobago · Every July to August