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 Festival de la Leyenda Vallenata first
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every December to JanuarySydney harbour new year's eve fireworksSydney
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every September to NovemberCaño Cristales in full colourLa Macarena, Meta
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every December to MarchSalar de Uyuni mirror seasonSalar de Uyuni, Potosí
Every NovemberJacaranda season in Buenos AiresRecoleta, Palermo and Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires
Every December to MarchLos Roques dry seasonLos Roques Archipelago, Venezuela
Every AprilAnzac Day dawn service at GallipoliAnzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula
Every June to JulyLavender bloom in ProvenceValensole and the Luberon, France
Every October to NovemberTozeur date harvestTozeur oasis
Indianapolis, Indiana · Every May
Indianapolis 500
The largest single-day sporting crowd in the world, 200 laps and a bottle of milk in Victory Lane.
Khokana, Kathmandu Valley · Every June to July
Ropai, the rice planting day
National paddy day: knee-deep in mud, planting seedlings, singing, eating beaten rice in the rain.
Orchard Road, Singapore · Every November to January
Orchard Road Christmas light-up
Yasothon · Every April to May
Bun Bang Fai rocket festival
The Remarkables and Coronet Peak, Queenstown · Every June to October
Ski season in Queenstown
Gregory Town, Eleuthera · Every May to June
Pineapple Fest
Tiwanaku ruins, Altiplano · Every June
Aymara New Year at Tiwanaku
New Braunfels, Texas · Every October to November
Wurstfest
Beiteddine Palace, Chouf · Every July to August
Beiteddine Art Festival
Vienna · Every October to November
Viennale
Sinakara valley, below Ausangate · Every May to June
Qoyllur Rit'i pilgrimage
Hilo, Hawaii · Every March to May
Merrie Monarch Festival
Karimabad, Hunza Valley · Every March to April
Hunza blossom season
Ballybrit Racecourse, Galway · Every July to August
Galway Races Summer Festival
Otavalo and Cotacachi, Imbabura · Every June
Inti Raymi in Otavalo and Cotacachi
Tacloban, Leyte · Every June
Pintados-Kasadyaan Festival
Estes Park, Colorado · Every September to October
Elk rut in Rocky Mountain National Park
Piazza del Duomo, Florence · Every March to April
Scoppio del Carro
Western Wall, Jerusalem · Every September to October
Sukkot and the priestly blessing at the Western Wall
Narcisse, Manitoba · Every April to May
Red-sided garter snake emergence at Narcisse
Salem, Massachusetts · Every October
Salem Haunted Happenings
Raja Ampat, West Papua · Every October to January
Raja Ampat manta season
Cape Cross, Skeleton Coast · Every November to December
Cape Cross seal pupping
Sri Pada, Adam's Peak · Every December to March
Adam's Peak pilgrimage season
Manger Square, Bethlehem · Every December
Christmas Eve in Bethlehem
Arugam Bay · Every May to September
Arugam Bay surf season
The Sevens Stadium, Dubai · Every November to December
Dubai Rugby Sevens
Midway, Utah · Every January to February
Ice Castles
Riga and the Latvian countryside · Every June
Jāņi and Līgo night
Southern Serengeti and Ndutu, Tanzania · Every January to February