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 Up Helly Aa first
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every AprilAnzac Day dawn service at GallipoliAnzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every February to MarchAlmond blossom festivalValley of the Temples, Agrigento
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every SeptemberRed deer rutRichmond and Bushy Park
Every December to JanuarySydney harbour new year's eve fireworksSydney
Every April to JuneBalloon season over CappadociaGoreme, Nevsehir
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every January to MarchNorthern lights in TromsøTromsø, Norway
Every September to OctoberAutumn on the Seceda ridgeVal Gardena, South Tyrol
Every JulyPuffin nesting seasonSkellig Michael and the Skellig coast
Arequipa · Every August
Arequipa anniversary week
The white volcanic city marks its founding with a Corso parade, plaza fireworks and packed picanterías.
Hurghada and the northern Red Sea · Every May to July
Red Sea whale shark season
Whale sharks drift past the reefs off Hurghada as the water warms, close enough to snorkel with.
Brasília, Federal District · Every July to September
Ipê bloom in Brasília
Prague and the Bohemian countryside · Every April to May
Witches' Night bonfires in Bohemia
Tequila, Jalisco · Every November to December
Feria Nacional del Tequila
Avarua, Rarotonga · Every July to August
Te Maeva Nui
Doha Corniche · Every December
Qatar National Day
Tankwa Karoo · Every April to May
AfrikaBurn
Borobudur, Central Java · Every May to June
Waisak at Borobudur
Ksara and Kefraya, Bekaa Valley · Every August to October
Bekaa Valley grape harvest
Chichicastenango · Every December
Fiesta de Santo Tomás
Oaxaca, Mexico · Every October to November
Day of the Dead in Oaxaca
Beiteddine Palace, Chouf · Every July to August
Beiteddine Art Festival
Phon Phisai, Nong Khai · Every October to November
Naga fireballs on the Mekong
Suva, Viti Levu · Every August
Hibiscus Festival
Harbin, Heilongjiang · Every January to February
Harbin ice and snow festival
Stanley Main Beach, Hong Kong · Every May to June
Stanley Dragon Boat Championships
Rio de Janeiro · Every February to March
Rio carnival
Giudecca Canal, Venice · Every July
Festa del Redentore
Sydney Harbour, New South Wales · Every May to June
Vivid Sydney
Langadas and Agia Eleni, Macedonia · Every May
Anastenaria fire walking
Birdsville, Queensland · Every August to September
Birdsville Races
Praia do Rosa and Imbituba, Santa Catarina · Every July to November
Southern right whales at Praia do Rosa
Cape Town · Every March to April
Two Oceans Marathon
Kanas Nature Reserve, Altay, Xinjiang · Every September to October
Kanas Lake Autumn
Takayama, Gifu · Every April
Takayama Spring Festival (Sanno Matsuri)
Kazanlak · Every May to June
Rose Festival in the Valley of Roses
Salar de Uyuni, Potosí · Every December to March
Salar de Uyuni mirror season
Princes Street, Edinburgh · Every December to January
Edinburgh's Hogmanay
Malkerns Valley · Every May to June