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 Southern right whale season closing first
Every November to DecemberSouthern right whale season closingPeninsula Valdes
Every January to FebruaryWildebeest calving seasonSouthern Serengeti and Ndutu, Tanzania
Every JulyPuffin nesting seasonSkellig Michael and the Skellig coast
Every February to MayQuetzal nesting seasonSan Gerardo de Dota
Every NovemberJacaranda season in Buenos AiresRecoleta, Palermo and Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires
Every September to OctoberFat Bear WeekKatmai National Park, Alaska
Every September to DecemberWhale sharks off Nosy BeNosy Be
Every FebruaryYellowstone winter wildlife watchLamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Every October to NovemberArribada at OstionalPlaya Ostional, Guanacaste
Every February to MarchMonarch butterfly overwinteringEl Rosario sanctuary, Michoacan
Every July to OctoberHumpback whales at Marino BallenaUvita
Every December to FebruaryIguazu Falls at peak flowPuerto Iguazu, Misiones
Every January to MarchGray whale calving seasonLaguna San Ignacio, Baja California Sur
Every July to SeptemberThe Great Migration river crossingsMasai Mara, Kenya
Every JulyBrown bears at Brooks FallsKatmai National Park, Alaska
Every SeptemberRed deer rutRichmond and Bushy Park
Every September to OctoberElk rut in Rocky Mountain National ParkEstes Park, Colorado
Every September to OctoberCommon crane migrationHortobagy national park
Every December to MarchLos Roques dry seasonLos Roques Archipelago, Venezuela
Every September to NovemberCaño Cristales in full colourLa Macarena, Meta
Every December to MarchSalar de Uyuni mirror seasonSalar de Uyuni, Potosí
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every March to AprilCherry blossom season at Mount YoshinoYoshino, Nara
Every October to NovemberAutumn colour at PlitvicePlitvice Lakes, Lika
Lucerne · Every January to March
Lucerne Fasnacht
Switzerland's loudest carnival wakes the old town at 5am with drums, masks and confetti.
Langadas and Agia Eleni, Macedonia · Every May
Anastenaria fire walking
On the feast of Saints Constantine and Helen, villagers dance barefoot across glowing coals holding icons.
Praia do Rosa and Imbituba, Santa Catarina · Every July to November
Southern right whales at Praia do Rosa
Bluefields · Every May
Palo de Mayo
Da Nang · Every May to July
Da Nang International Fireworks Festival
Natchitoches, Louisiana · Every November to January
Natchitoches Christmas Festival of Lights
Shandur Pass, Gilgit-Baltistan · Every July
Shandur Polo Festival
Andong, Gyeongsangbuk-do · Every September to October
Andong Mask Dance Festival
Queens, New York · Every August to September
US Open Tennis Championships
Amsterdam · Every April
King's Day
Longyearbyen, Svalbard · Every November to January
Polar night on Svalbard
Plaza de Armas, Cusco · Every May to June
Corpus Christi in Cusco
Montreux, Lake Geneva · Every June to July
Montreux Jazz Festival
Pendleton, Oregon · Every September
Pendleton Round-Up
Auckland · Every March
Pasifika Festival
Vilnius and rural Lithuania · Every February to March
Užgavėnės
Hilo, Hawaii · Every March to May
Merrie Monarch Festival
Karatsu, Saga · Every November
Karatsu Kunchi
North Shore, Oahu · Every November to February
Triple Crown of Surfing
Jigokudani Monkey Park, Yamanouchi, Nagano · Every December to March
Jigokudani Snow Monkeys
Toronto, Ontario · Every July to August
Toronto Caribbean Carnival
Poloniny National Park · Every August
Perseid meteors over Poloniny Dark Sky Park
Hokitika · Every March
Hokitika Wildfoods Festival
Macau · Every January to March
Macau lunar new year lion dance parade
Boulevard Riyadh City · Every October to November
Riyadh Season opening
Hemis Monastery, Ladakh · Every June to July
Hemis Festival
Barranquilla · Every January to March
Carnaval de Barranquilla
Grímsey, off Akureyri · Every June to July
Midnight sun on the Arctic Circle at Grímsey
Inle Lake, Shan State · Every September to October
Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda Festival
Addis Ababa · Every November