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 Warrens Cranberry Festival first
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every October to NovemberTozeur date harvestTozeur oasis
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every September to OctoberElk rut in Rocky Mountain National ParkEstes Park, Colorado
Every OctoberBlue Ridge Parkway fall colorAsheville, North Carolina
Every FebruaryYosemite FirefallYosemite National Park, California
Every June to JulyLavender bloom in ProvenceValensole and the Luberon, France
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every OctoberHead of the Charles RegattaCambridge, Massachusetts
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every February to AprilJacaranda bloom in Mexico CityMexico City
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every FebruaryYellowstone winter wildlife watchLamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Every September to OctoberFat Bear WeekKatmai National Park, Alaska
Every JulyBrown bears at Brooks FallsKatmai National Park, Alaska
Every September to OctoberLarch season above Moraine LakeBanff National Park, Alberta
Every July to OctoberHumpback whales at Marino BallenaUvita
Every December to MarchSalar de Uyuni mirror seasonSalar de Uyuni, Potosí
Every October to NovemberAutumn colour at PlitvicePlitvice Lakes, Lika
Every October to NovemberCloud sea season at ZhangjiajieWulingyuan, Hunan
Every October to NovemberArribada at OstionalPlaya Ostional, Guanacaste
Rio de Janeiro · Every January to March
Carnaval
The world's biggest street party climaxes with samba schools battling until dawn.
Toronto, Ontario · Every July to August
Toronto Caribbean Carnival
North America's biggest Caribbean carnival, a grand parade of feathers and steel pan along the lakeshore.
Thimphu · Every September to October
Thimphu Tshechu
Hoi An ancient town · Every January
Hoi An full moon lantern festival
Consuegra, Castilla-La Mancha · Every October
Fiesta de la Rosa del Azafrán
Phon Phisai, Nong Khai · Every October to November
Naga fireballs on the Mekong
Tinos, Cyclades · Every August
Dormition of the Virgin pilgrimage on Tinos
Pushkar, Rajasthan · Every October to November
Pushkar Camel Fair
Punta Tombo, Chubut · Every September to December
Magellanic penguins return to Punta Tombo
Makunduchi, Zanzibar · Every July
Mwaka Kogwa
Nosy Iranja, Madagascar · Every January
Green turtle nesting season
Grafton, New South Wales · Every October to November
Grafton Jacaranda Festival
Reykjavík · Every October to November
Iceland Airwaves
Kandy · Every April
Avurudu, the Sinhala and Tamil New Year
Patan, Kathmandu Valley · Every April to June
Rato Machhindranath chariot festival
Provincetown, Massachusetts · Every February to May
North Atlantic right whales in Cape Cod Bay
Jamestown, Accra · Every August
Chale Wote Street Art Festival
Erg Chebbi and the Draa desert, southern Morocco · Every March to May
Marathon des Sables
Boston, Massachusetts · Every April
Boston Marathon
Shandur Pass, Gilgit-Baltistan · Every July
Shandur Polo Festival
Roderick Haig-Brown Provincial Park, British Columbia · Every September to October
Adams River sockeye salmon run
Galway · Every September
Galway International Oyster Festival
Nuremberg · Every November to December
Nuremberg Christkindlesmarkt
Hemis Monastery, Ladakh · Every June to July
Hemis Festival
Markt, Gouda · Every December
Gouda bij Kaarslicht
Piazza del Duomo, Florence · Every March to April
Scoppio del Carro
Longyearbyen, Svalbard · Every November to January
Polar night on Svalbard
Sri Pada, Adam's Peak · Every December to March
Adam's Peak pilgrimage season
Herjólfsdalur, Heimaey · Every July to August
Þjóðhátíð in the Westman Islands
Otavalo, Imbabura · Every August to September