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 Lucerne Fasnacht first
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every December to JanuarySydney harbour new year's eve fireworksSydney
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every AprilAnzac Day dawn service at GallipoliAnzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
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 June to JulyLavender bloom in ProvenceValensole and the Luberon, France
Every JulyPuffin nesting seasonSkellig Michael and the Skellig coast
Every February to MarchAlmond blossom festivalValley of the Temples, Agrigento
Notting Hill, London · Every August
Notting Hill Carnival
Europe's biggest street party: two days of soca, steel pan and sound systems in west London.
Calabar · Every December
Calabar Carnival
A month of festival ending in Africa's biggest street parade, thousands of costumed dancers over 12 km.
Sri Pada, Adam's Peak · Every December to March
Adam's Peak pilgrimage season
Geylang, Singapore · Every July to September
Hungry Ghost getai season
Amsterdam · Every April
King's Day
Stuttgart · Every September to October
Cannstatter Volksfest
Soc Trang · Every October to November
Ok Om Bok moon festival
Sukhothai Historical Park · Every October to November
Loy Krathong in Sukhothai
Cabarete and Puerto Plata · Every October to November
Dominican Republic Jazz Festival
Avarua, Rarotonga · Every July to August
Te Maeva Nui
Bacolod, Negros Occidental · Every October
MassKara Festival
Mexico City · Every February to April
Jacaranda bloom in Mexico City
Los Remedios, Seville · Every April to May
Feria de Abril
Bras-Panon · Every May
Fête de la Vanille
Parque Simón Bolívar, Bogotá · Every August
Festival de Verano de Bogotá
Bang Tabun, Phetchaburi · Every September to November
Bryde's whales of the upper Gulf
Ivrea · Every February to March
Battle of the Oranges
Mount Meron, Galilee · Every April to May
Lag BaOmer at Meron
Athens and Epidaurus · Every June to August
Athens Epidaurus Festival
Valley of Flowers National Park, Uttarakhand · Every July to August
Valley of Flowers bloom
Hallerbos, Halle · Every April to May
Hallerbos bluebell bloom
Locarno, Ticino · Every August
Locarno Film Festival on the Piazza Grande
Puerta del Sol, Madrid · Every December
Twelve grapes at Puerta del Sol
Pashupatinath, Kathmandu · Every January
Maghe Sankranti
Sumiyoshi Taisha, Osaka · Every June
Otaue Rice Planting Festival
Quebec City, Quebec · Every January
Hotel de Glace
Kununurra, Western Australia · Every May
Ord Valley Muster
Punta Tombo, Chubut · Every September to December
Magellanic penguins return to Punta Tombo
Villa General Belgrano, Córdoba · Every October
Fiesta Nacional de la Cerveza
Key West, Florida · Every October