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 Wachau grape harvest first
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every June to JulyLavender bloom in ProvenceValensole and the Luberon, France
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every October to NovemberTozeur date harvestTozeur oasis
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every October to DecemberAurora season in LofotenReine and Svolvaer, Lofoten
Every October to NovemberAutumn colour at PlitvicePlitvice Lakes, Lika
Every September to OctoberAutumn on the Seceda ridgeVal Gardena, South Tyrol
Every February to MarchAlmond blossom festivalValley of the Temples, Agrigento
Every September to OctoberCommon crane migrationHortobagy national park
Every JulyPuffin nesting seasonSkellig Michael and the Skellig coast
Every January to MarchNorthern lights in TromsøTromsø, Norway
Every SeptemberRed deer rutRichmond and Bushy Park
Every NovemberJacaranda season in Buenos AiresRecoleta, Palermo and Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires
Every March to AprilCherry blossom season at Mount YoshinoYoshino, Nara
Every December to MarchSalar de Uyuni mirror seasonSalar de Uyuni, Potosí
Every November to DecemberSouthern right whale season closingPeninsula Valdes
Every September to NovemberCaño Cristales in full colourLa Macarena, Meta
Every February to AprilJacaranda bloom in Mexico CityMexico City
Every FebruaryYosemite FirefallYosemite National Park, California
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Cork · Every October
Guinness Cork Jazz Festival
Every pub in Cork with a band in the corner, one long bank holiday weekend at the end of October.
Richmond and Bushy Park · Every September
Red deer rut
Wild stags bellow and clash antlers in a royal park inside London.
El Cobre, Santiago de Cuba · Every September
Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre
Helsinki · Every April to May
Vappu in Helsinki
Qinghai Lake, Qinghai · Every June to August
Qinghai Lake Rapeseed Bloom
Chiang Mai · Every April
Songkran water festival
Zurich · Every April
Sechseläuten and the burning of the Böögg
Mysore, Karnataka · Every September to October
Mysore Dasara
Punta Arenas, Magallanes · Every July
Carnaval de Invierno de Punta Arenas
Punchestown Racecourse, County Kildare · Every April to May
Punchestown Festival
Reykjavik and southern Iceland · Every February
Northern lights over Reykjavik
Kilifi · Every December to January
Beneath the Baobabs New Year
Sumiyoshi Taisha, Osaka · Every June
Otaue Rice Planting Festival
Plitvice Lakes, Lika · Every October to November
Autumn colour at Plitvice
Bayfield, Wisconsin · Every January to February
Ice caves of Lake Superior at Apostle Islands
Temple of Confucius, Qufu, Shandong · Every September to October
Qufu Confucius Cultural Festival
Essaouira · Every June to July
Gnaoua World Music Festival
San Miniato, Tuscany · Every November
San Miniato White Truffle Fair
Kathmandu · Every September to October
Dashain in Kathmandu
Salzburg · Every July to August
Salzburg Festival
Saint-Louis · Every May to June
Saint-Louis Jazz Festival
Rotorua, Bay of Plenty · Every May
Rotorua Marathon
Riga and the Latvian countryside · Every June
Jāņi and Līgo night
Yoshino, Nara · Every March to April
Cherry blossom season at Mount Yoshino
Grand Canal, Venice · Every September
Regata Storica
Chiang Mai · Every October to November
Yi Peng lantern festival
Quebec City, Quebec · Every November to December
Quebec City German Christmas Market
Phnom Penh · Every September to October
Pchum Ben
Namdaecheon Stream, Gangneung · Every May to June
Gangneung Danoje
Southern Serengeti and Ndutu, Tanzania · Every January to February