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 Tihar first
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every AprilAnzac Day dawn service at GallipoliAnzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula
Every March to MayRhododendron bloomAnnapurna and Langtang foothills
Every December to JanuarySydney harbour new year's eve fireworksSydney
Every April to MayFuji Shibazakura FestivalFujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi
Every March to AprilCherry blossom season at Mount YoshinoYoshino, Nara
Every April to JuneBalloon season over CappadociaGoreme, Nevsehir
Every October to NovemberCloud sea season at ZhangjiajieWulingyuan, Hunan
Every October to NovemberAutumn colour at PlitvicePlitvice Lakes, Lika
Kisama Heritage Village, Kohima · Every December
Hornbill Festival
Sixteen Naga tribes in full ceremonial dress, war dances and rice beer in a hilltop village for ten days.
Jinju Fortress and the Nam River, Jinju · Every October
Jinju Namgang Yudeung Festival
A river of floating lanterns beneath a fortress, remembering a 1592 siege with light instead of fire.
Stockholm · Every December
Lucia in Stockholm
Pacific Grove, California · Every November to January
Monarch butterflies at Pacific Grove
Basseterre, St Kitts · Every June to July
St Kitts Music Festival
Dublin · Every February to March
Six Nations rugby at Aviva Stadium
Seoul Plaza, Seoul · Every November
Seoul Kimchi Festival
Lerwick, Shetland · Every January
Up Helly Aa
Manger Square, Bethlehem · Every December
Christmas Eve in Bethlehem
Guwahati, Assam · Every April
Rongali Bihu
Pushkar, Rajasthan · Every October to November
Pushkar Camel Fair
Killorglin, County Kerry · Every August
Puck Fair
Rantepao, South Sulawesi · Every July to August
Toraja funeral season
Amritsar, Punjab · Every April
Baisakhi at the Golden Temple
Chichicastenango · Every December
Fiesta de Santo Tomás
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Texas · Every March
Whooping crane wintering peak
Georgetown · Every October to November
Diwali in Georgetown
Tromsø, Norway · Every January to March
Northern lights in Tromsø
Ayacucho · Every March to April
Semana Santa in Ayacucho
San Simeon, California · Every December to February
Elephant seal pupping at Piedras Blancas
Munich, Germany · Every September to October
Oktoberfest
Guayaquil, Guayas · Every October
Fiestas de Guayaquil
Stanley Main Beach, Hong Kong · Every May to June
Stanley Dragon Boat Championships
Montreux, Lake Geneva · Every June to July
Montreux Jazz Festival
Indianapolis, Indiana · Every May
Indianapolis 500
Pamplona · Every July
San Fermin (running of the bulls)
Haeundae Beach, Busan · Every July to August
Busan Sea Festival
Kalofer · Every January
Epiphany cross retrieval
Temple of Confucius, Qufu, Shandong · Every September to October
Qufu Confucius Cultural Festival
Namdaecheon Stream, Gangneung · Every May to June