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 Tulip season in Holland first
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every February to MarchAlmond blossom festivalValley of the Temples, Agrigento
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every June to JulyLavender bloom in ProvenceValensole and the Luberon, France
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every February to AprilJacaranda bloom in Mexico CityMexico City
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every NovemberJacaranda season in Buenos AiresRecoleta, Palermo and Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires
Every September to NovemberCaño Cristales in full colourLa Macarena, Meta
Every March to AprilCherry blossom season at Mount YoshinoYoshino, Nara
Every April to MayFuji Shibazakura FestivalFujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every March to MayRhododendron bloomAnnapurna and Langtang foothills
Every JulyPuffin nesting seasonSkellig Michael and the Skellig coast
Every SeptemberRed deer rutRichmond and Bushy Park
Every September to OctoberAutumn on the Seceda ridgeVal Gardena, South Tyrol
Every October to DecemberAurora season in LofotenReine and Svolvaer, Lofoten
Every October to NovemberAutumn colour at PlitvicePlitvice Lakes, Lika
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every September to DecemberWhale sharks off Nosy BeNosy Be
Every December to MarchLos Roques dry seasonLos Roques Archipelago, Venezuela
Geylang, Singapore · Every July to September
Hungry Ghost getai season
Neon street operas play to a front row left empty for the dead through Singapore's ghost month.
Hunza Valley · Every October to November
Hunza autumn colours
Poplars and apricot orchards turn gold and scarlet beneath Rakaposhi in the Karakoram's brief autumn.
North Shore, Oahu · Every November to February
Triple Crown of Surfing
Key West, Florida · Every October
Fantasy Fest
Hemis Monastery, Ladakh · Every June to July
Hemis Festival
Bluff, Southland · Every May
Bluff Oyster and Food Festival
Reine and Svolvaer, Lofoten · Every October to December
Aurora season in Lofoten
Saint-Louis · Every May to June
Saint-Louis Jazz Festival
Los Roques Archipelago, Venezuela · Every December to March
Los Roques dry season
Batu Caves, Selangor · Every January to February
Thaipusam at Batu Caves
Cape May, New Jersey · Every May
Cape May spring bird migration
Socorro, New Mexico · Every November to January
Snow geese liftoff at Bosque del Apache
Blumenau, Santa Catarina · Every October
Oktoberfest Blumenau
Osun Sacred Grove, Osogbo · Every August
Osun-Osogbo Festival
Temple of Confucius, Qufu, Shandong · Every September to October
Qufu Confucius Cultural Festival
Mae Hong Son · Every March to April
Poy Sang Long
Old Town, Quito · Every March to April
Jesús del Gran Poder procession
Pashupatinath, Kathmandu · Every January
Maghe Sankranti
Skagafjörður and the northern valleys · Every September
Réttir sheep round-up
Basseterre, St Kitts · Every December to January
Sugar Mas
Jamestown, Accra · Every August
Chale Wote Street Art Festival
Waiohika Estate, Gisborne · Every December
Rhythm and Vines
Kilifi · Every December to January
Beneath the Baobabs New Year
Thessaloniki · Every October
Ohi Day in Thessaloniki
Texas Hill Country · Every March to April
Bluebonnet bloom
Nijmegen · Every July
Nijmegen Four Days Marches
Asakusa Shrine, Tokyo · Every May
Sanja Matsuri
Kraków · Every December
Kraków szopki nativity scene competition
Siwa Oasis, Western Desert · Every October
Siyaha Festival at Siwa
Xichang, Liangshan, Sichuan · Every July to August