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 Wellington on a Plate first
Every December to JanuarySydney harbour new year's eve fireworksSydney
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every OctoberHead of the Charles RegattaCambridge, Massachusetts
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every February to AprilJacaranda bloom in Mexico CityMexico City
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every NovemberJacaranda season in Buenos AiresRecoleta, Palermo and Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires
Every June to JulyLavender bloom in ProvenceValensole and the Luberon, France
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every October to NovemberTozeur date harvestTozeur oasis
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every FebruaryYosemite FirefallYosemite National Park, California
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every January to MarchNorthern lights in TromsøTromsø, Norway
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every July to SeptemberThe Great Migration river crossingsMasai Mara, Kenya
Jaipur, Rajasthan · Every October to November
Diwali in Jaipur
The pink city's bazaars strung end to end with lights for a week, a competition each market takes seriously.
Valledupar · Every April to May
Festival de la Leyenda Vallenata
Colombia's biggest vallenato festival fills a cattle town with accordions for four days.
Kingstown, St Vincent · Every June to July
Vincy Mas
Hunza Valley · Every October to November
Hunza autumn colours
Tilcara, Purmamarca and Humahuaca, Jujuy · Every August
Pachamama offerings in the Quebrada de Humahuaca
Madrid · Every January
Cabalgata de Reyes Magos
Yangmingshan national park, Taipei · Every January to March
Plum and early cherry bloom, Yangmingshan
Basel · Every October to November
Basel Autumn Fair
Latacunga, Cotopaxi · Every November
Mama Negra of Latacunga
Pamplona · Every July
San Fermin (running of the bulls)
Notting Hill, London · Every August
Notting Hill Carnival
Punnamada Lake, Alappuzha · Every August to September
Nehru Trophy Boat Race
Puri, Odisha · Every June to July
Rath Yatra
Holland, Michigan · Every May
Tulip Time Festival
Arugam Bay · Every May to September
Arugam Bay surf season
Konark Sun Temple, Odisha · Every December
Konark Dance Festival
Macau · Every January to March
Macau lunar new year lion dance parade
Bodh Gaya, Bihar · Every April to June
Buddha Purnima at Bodh Gaya
Sighișoara, Transylvania · Every July to August
Sighișoara Medieval Festival
Petra, Wadi Musa · Every September
Petra Desert Marathon
Hamilton · Every May
Bermuda Day
Bahía Solano and Nuquí, Chocó · Every July to October
Humpback whales on the Pacific Chocó
Palais des Congres and Jemaa el-Fna, Marrakech · Every November to December
Marrakech International Film Festival
Medellín, Antioquia · Every July to August
Feria de las Flores
Cape Cross, Skeleton Coast · Every November to December
Cape Cross seal pupping
Slaughter Beach, Delaware · Every May to June
Horseshoe crab spawning and red knots on Delaware Bay
Helsinki · Every April to May
Vappu in Helsinki
Wulingyuan, Hunan · Every October to November
Cloud sea season at Zhangjiajie
Hokitika · Every March
Hokitika Wildfoods Festival
Kushiro wetlands, Hokkaido · Every January to February