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 Viennale first
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every OctoberHead of the Charles RegattaCambridge, Massachusetts
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every February to AprilJacaranda bloom in Mexico CityMexico City
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every AprilAnzac Day dawn service at GallipoliAnzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every NovemberJacaranda season in Buenos AiresRecoleta, Palermo and Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires
Every October to NovemberAutumn colour at PlitvicePlitvice Lakes, Lika
Every October to DecemberAurora season in LofotenReine and Svolvaer, Lofoten
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every December to JanuarySydney harbour new year's eve fireworksSydney
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every June to JulyLavender bloom in ProvenceValensole and the Luberon, France
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every February to MarchAlmond blossom festivalValley of the Temples, Agrigento
Every SeptemberRed deer rutRichmond and Bushy Park
Every September to OctoberCommon crane migrationHortobagy national park
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every JulyPuffin nesting seasonSkellig Michael and the Skellig coast
Jinhae, Changwon · Every March to April
Jinhae Gunhangje Cherry Blossom Festival
A whole naval town disappears under more than a million cherry blossoms.
Rovaniemi, Lapland · Every December
Christmas and polar night in Rovaniemi
Santa's official hometown on the Arctic Circle, with a two hour blue twilight and reindeer at the door.
Daimonji-yama and the hills of Kyoto · Every August
Gozan no Okuribi
Tarnetar, Surendranagar, Gujarat · Every August to September
Tarnetar Mela
Remedios, Villa Clara · Every December
Parrandas de Remedios
Uppsala · Every April to May
Valborg in Uppsala
Boac, Marinduque · Every March to April
Moriones Festival
Paucartambo, Cusco region · Every July
Virgen del Carmen of Paucartambo
Monterey, California · Every September
Monterey Jazz Festival
Baía das Gatas, São Vicente · Every August
Baía das Gatas Festival
Edinburgh · Every August
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Head of Bight, Nullarbor, South Australia · Every June to September
Southern right whales at Head of Bight
Taipei 101, Xinyi District, Taipei · Every December to January
Taipei 101 New Year's Eve Fireworks
Brussels · Every June to July
Ommegang Brussels
Richmond and Bushy Park · Every September
Red deer rut
Oruro · Every January to March
Carnaval de Oruro
Río Lagartos, Yucatán · Every June to July
Flamingo nesting at Río Lagartos
Kuyucak, Isparta · Every July
Kuyucak lavender bloom
Prayagraj (Sangam) · Every January to March
Magh Mela
Broome, Western Australia · Every August to September
Shinju Matsuri
Grímsey, off Akureyri · Every June to July
Midnight sun on the Arctic Circle at Grímsey
Rio de Janeiro · Every January to March
Carnaval
Pasto · Every January
Carnaval de Negros y Blancos
Kilindoni, Mafia Island · Every October to February
Whale sharks off Mafia Island
Tankwa Karoo · Every April to May
AfrikaBurn
Fairbanks, Alaska · Every January to March
World ice art championships
Kara · Every July
Evala wrestling
Kilifi · Every December to January
Beneath the Baobabs New Year
Lamu Town · Every November
Lamu Cultural Festival
Chincoteague Island, Virginia · Every July