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.
1126 events, the ones like The Open Championship first
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every AprilAnzac Day dawn service at GallipoliAnzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula
Every April to JuneBalloon season over CappadociaGoreme, Nevsehir
Every February to MarchAlmond blossom festivalValley of the Temples, Agrigento
Every January to MarchNorthern lights in TromsøTromsø, Norway
Every SeptemberRed deer rutRichmond and Bushy Park
Every September to OctoberCommon crane migrationHortobagy national park
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every OctoberHead of the Charles RegattaCambridge, Massachusetts
Every September to OctoberAutumn on the Seceda ridgeVal Gardena, South Tyrol
Every October to DecemberAurora season in LofotenReine and Svolvaer, Lofoten
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every January to FebruaryWildebeest calving seasonSouthern Serengeti and Ndutu, Tanzania
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every February to MarchMonarch butterfly overwinteringEl Rosario sanctuary, Michoacan
Every September to NovemberCaño Cristales in full colourLa Macarena, Meta
Every September to DecemberWhale sharks off Nosy BeNosy Be
Every October to NovemberCloud sea season at ZhangjiajieWulingyuan, Hunan
Every October to NovemberArribada at OstionalPlaya Ostional, Guanacaste
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every March to MayRhododendron bloomAnnapurna and Langtang foothills
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Tomb of Hafez, Shiraz · Every December
Yalda Night in Shiraz
The longest night, spent reading Hafez, eating pomegranates and watermelon until dawn.
Ghent · Every July
Gentse Feesten
Ten days when a medieval city centre becomes one free festival, every square with its own stage.
Giudecca Canal, Venice · Every July
Festa del Redentore
Birmingham, West Midlands · Every November to December
Birmingham Frankfurt Christmas Market
Dan Sai, Loei province · Every May to July
Phi Ta Khon ghost festival
Rio de Janeiro · Every February to March
Rio carnival
Busan Cinema Center, Centum City · Every September to October
Busan International Film Festival
Karimabad, Hunza Valley · Every March to April
Hunza blossom season
Todos Santos Cuchumatán, Huehuetenango · Every October to November
Todos Santos Cuchumatán horse race
Bendigo, Victoria · Every March to April
Bendigo Easter Festival
Inle Lake, Shan State · Every September to October
Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda Festival
Timgad Roman theatre, Batna · Every July to August
Timgad International Festival
Barreirinhas and Santo Amaro, Maranhão · Every May to September
Lençóis Maranhenses full lagoons
Las Vegas, Nevada · Every July
UFC International Fight Week
Brussels · Every June to July
Ommegang Brussels
Palais des Festivals, Cannes · Every May
Cannes Film Festival
Llanos de Challe and Vallenar, Atacama region · Every August to October
Desierto florido of the Atacama
Stowe, Vermont · Every September to October
Vermont fall foliage
Sarajevo · Every February to March
Sarajevo winter festival
Sabucedo, Galicia · Every July
Rapa das Bestas
Cousin Island, near Praslin · Every October to January
Hawksbill nesting on Cousin Island
Vienna · Every May to June
Wiener Festwochen
Telluride, Colorado · Every June
Telluride Bluegrass Festival
Haridwar, Uttarakhand · Every July to August
Kanwar Yatra
Commonwealth Park, Canberra · Every September to October
Floriade
15 July Martyrs Bridge to Sultanahmet, Istanbul · Every November
Istanbul Marathon
Amarnath Cave, Jammu and Kashmir · Every June to August
Amarnath Yatra
Addis Ababa · Every November
Great Ethiopian Run
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh · Every October to November
Dev Deepawali in Varanasi
Mexico City, Mexico · Every February