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 Valkenburg Christmas Market first
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every October to DecemberAurora season in LofotenReine and Svolvaer, Lofoten
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every October to NovemberTozeur date harvestTozeur oasis
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every FebruaryYosemite FirefallYosemite National Park, California
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every January to MarchNorthern lights in TromsøTromsø, Norway
Every September to OctoberAutumn on the Seceda ridgeVal Gardena, South Tyrol
Every October to NovemberAutumn colour at PlitvicePlitvice Lakes, Lika
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every SeptemberRed deer rutRichmond and Bushy Park
Every February to MarchAlmond blossom festivalValley of the Temples, Agrigento
Every FebruaryYellowstone winter wildlife watchLamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Every June to JulyLavender bloom in ProvenceValensole and the Luberon, France
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
George Town, Grand Cayman · Every November
Pirates Week
A mock pirate landing takes the George Town harbour, then the whole island dresses up for a week.
Commonwealth Park, Canberra · Every September to October
Floriade
A million bulbs planted in patterns along a lake, the biggest spring flower show in the Southern Hemisphere.
Windhoek · Every October
Windhoek Oktoberfest
Sunayu, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido · Every December to March
Whooper Swans at Lake Kussharo
Strasbourg, Alsace · Every November to December
Strasbourg Christmas Market
Daytona Beach, Florida · Every January to February
NASCAR Clash
Machail, Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir · Every July to September
Machail Mata Yatra
Buñol, Valencia · Every August
La Tomatina
Pasto · Every January
Carnaval de Negros y Blancos
Maracaibo, Zulia · Every November
Feria de la Chinita
Albert Park, Suva · Every October
Fiji Day
Zurich · Every April
Sechseläuten and the burning of the Böögg
Baía das Gatas, São Vicente · Every August
Baía das Gatas Festival
Prayagraj (Sangam) · Every January to March
Magh Mela
San Juan · Every June
Noche de San Juan
Sonepur, Bihar · Every November to December
Sonepur Mela
Montreal, Quebec · Every November to January
Montreal Christmas Markets
Telluride, Colorado · Every June
Telluride Bluegrass Festival
Québec City, Québec · Every January to February
Quebec Winter Carnival
Badouzi Harbour, Keelung · Every July to September
Keelung Ghost Festival
Georgetown · Every October to November
Diwali in Georgetown
Blumenau, Santa Catarina · Every October
Oktoberfest Blumenau
Ballycastle, County Antrim · Every August
Ould Lammas Fair
Montreal, Quebec · Every March
St. Patrick's parade
Wellington · Every September to October
World of WearableArt Awards Show
Basseterre, St Kitts · Every June to July
St Kitts Music Festival
Brooklyn, New York · Every September
West Indian American Day Parade
Batu Caves, Selangor · Every January to February
Thaipusam at Batu Caves
Torbat-e Heydarieh and Gonabad, Razavi Khorasan · Every October to November
Khorasan saffron harvest
Heimaey, Vestmannaeyjar · Every April to August