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 Windhoek Karneval first
Every December to JanuarySydney harbour new year's eve fireworksSydney
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every AprilAnzac Day dawn service at GallipoliAnzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every May to JulySunrise at DeadvleiSossusvlei, Namib-Naukluft
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every September to DecemberWhale sharks off Nosy BeNosy Be
Every OctoberHead of the Charles RegattaCambridge, Massachusetts
Every July to OctoberHumpback whales at Marino BallenaUvita
Every January to FebruaryWildebeest calving seasonSouthern Serengeti and Ndutu, Tanzania
Every October to NovemberTozeur date harvestTozeur oasis
Yanguan, Haining, Zhejiang · Every September to October
Qiantang River Tidal Bore
The largest tidal bore on earth, a wall of water up to nine metres, watched from an ancient seawall.
Thessaloniki · Every October
Ohi Day in Thessaloniki
Greece's second city stages the country's great military parade along the seafront on the day it said no.
Motovun and the Mirna valley, Istria · Every September to November
White truffle season in Istria
Reykjavík · Every December to January
New Year's Eve bonfires and fireworks in Reykjavík
Hemis Monastery, Ladakh · Every June to July
Hemis Festival
Buenos Aires · Every August
Tango World Championship and Festival
Patan, Kathmandu Valley · Every April to June
Rato Machhindranath chariot festival
Cobán, Alta Verapaz · Every July to August
Rabin Ajau
Windhoek · Every October
Windhoek Oktoberfest
Ura Valley, Bumthang · Every August to September
Matsutake Mushroom Festival
Tilcara, Purmamarca and Humahuaca, Jujuy · Every August
Pachamama offerings in the Quebrada de Humahuaca
Cape Town, South Africa · Every January
Cape Town minstrel carnival
Tinos, Cyclades · Every August
Dormition of the Virgin pilgrimage on Tinos
Golden Beach, Qingdao · Every July to August
Qingdao International Beer Festival
Mambajao, Camiguin · Every October
Lanzones Festival
Bhaktapur · Every August to September
Gai Jatra
Haa Valley · Every June to July
Haa Summer Festival
Philipsburg, Sint Maarten · Every April to May
Sint Maarten Carnival
Leksand, Dalarna · Every June
Midsummer in Dalarna
Timgad Roman theatre, Batna · Every July to August
Timgad International Festival
Avarua, Rarotonga · Every July to August
Te Maeva Nui
Champakulam, Alappuzha · Every June to July
Champakulam Moolam boat race
Richmond and Bushy Park · Every September
Red deer rut
Panama City · Every November
Fiestas Patrias
Irohazaka and Lake Chuzenji, Nikko · Every October to November
Nikko Autumn Colours
Namaqua National Park, Springbok · Every August to September
Namaqualand spring flowers
Boac, Marinduque · Every March to April
Moriones Festival
Anitkabir, Ankara · Every October
Republic Day in Ankara
Guanyinting, Magong, Penghu · Every April to June
Penghu International Fireworks Festival
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Texas · Every January