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 Thaipusam at Batu Caves first
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every AprilAnzac Day dawn service at GallipoliAnzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every December to JanuarySydney harbour new year's eve fireworksSydney
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every October to NovemberCloud sea season at ZhangjiajieWulingyuan, Hunan
Every April to JuneBalloon season over CappadociaGoreme, Nevsehir
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every December to MarchSalar de Uyuni mirror seasonSalar de Uyuni, Potosí
Every September to NovemberCaño Cristales in full colourLa Macarena, Meta
Every April to MayFuji Shibazakura FestivalFujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi
Every February to MayQuetzal nesting seasonSan Gerardo de Dota
Daimonji-yama and the hills of Kyoto · Every August
Gozan no Okuribi
Five bonfires shaped as characters light the hills around Kyoto to send the ancestors home, one night a year.
Mwansabombwe, Luapula · Every July to August
Mutomboko ceremony
The Lunda paramount chief dances the Mutomboko with a sword and axe to close two days of ritual.
Chau Doc, An Giang · Every May to June
Ba Chua Xu Festival
Venice · Every January to March
Venice Carnival
Natchitoches, Louisiana · Every November to January
Natchitoches Christmas Festival of Lights
Barcelona · Every September
Festes de la Mercè
Konark Sun Temple, Odisha · Every December
Konark Dance Festival
Tamworth, New South Wales · Every January
Tamworth country music festival
Killorglin, County Kerry · Every August
Puck Fair
Black Rock Desert, Nevada · Every August to September
Burning Man
South Williamsport, Pennsylvania · Every August
Little League World Series
Pacific Grove, California · Every November to January
Monarch butterflies at Pacific Grove
Consuegra, Castilla-La Mancha · Every October
Fiesta de la Rosa del Azafrán
Great Temple of Ramesses II, Abu Simbel · Every October
Abu Simbel Sun Festival
Oaxaca de Juarez · Every December to January
Noche de Rábanos
Kilifi · Every December to January
Beneath the Baobabs New Year
Balik Pulau, Penang · Every June to August
Penang durian season
Sturgis, South Dakota · Every August
Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
Barranquilla · Every January to March
Carnaval de Barranquilla
Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia · Every October
Celtic Colours International Festival
Düsseldorf and the Lower Rhine · Every November
St Martin's lantern processions in the Rhineland
Hatillo · Every December
Festival de las Máscaras
Kasanka National Park · Every October to December
Kasanka bat migration
Mambajao, Camiguin · Every October
Lanzones Festival
Dublar Char, Sundarbans · Every November
Rash Mela at Dublar Char
Qamsar and Niasar, Kashan · Every May to June
Golabgiri rosewater harvest in Kashan
Dublin · Every February to March
Six Nations rugby at Aviva Stadium
Sabucedo, Galicia · Every July
Rapa das Bestas
Boston, Massachusetts · Every April
Boston Marathon
Montreux, Lake Geneva · Every June to July