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 Witches' Night bonfires in Bohemia first
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every December to JanuarySydney harbour new year's eve fireworksSydney
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every June to JulyLavender bloom in ProvenceValensole and the Luberon, France
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every AprilAnzac Day dawn service at GallipoliAnzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula
Every October to NovemberTozeur date harvestTozeur oasis
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every SeptemberRed deer rutRichmond and Bushy Park
Every October to DecemberAurora season in LofotenReine and Svolvaer, Lofoten
Every July to OctoberHumpback whales at Marino BallenaUvita
Every October to NovemberAutumn colour at PlitvicePlitvice Lakes, Lika
Ziro Valley, Arunachal Pradesh · Every September to October
Ziro Festival of Music
India's gentlest music festival, in an Apatani rice valley with bamboo stages and no plastic.
Avignon, Provence · Every July
Festival d'Avignon
The papal palace becomes an open air stage and every alley of the walled town becomes a theatre for July.
Sydney · Every December to January
Sydney harbour new year's eve fireworks
Hurghada and the northern Red Sea · Every May to July
Red Sea whale shark season
Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego · Every June
Fiesta Nacional de la Noche Más Larga
Ivrea · Every February to March
Battle of the Oranges
Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia · Every October
Celtic Colours International Festival
Stonehenge, Wiltshire · Every June
Summer solstice at Stonehenge
Guwahati, Assam · Every April
Rongali Bihu
Golegã, Ribatejo · Every November
Feira Nacional do Cavalo
Riebeek Kasteel · Every May
Riebeek Valley Olive Festival
Selcuk, near Ephesus · Every January to February
Camel wrestling in Selcuk
Guanyinting, Magong, Penghu · Every April to June
Penghu International Fireworks Festival
Crystal River, Florida · Every November to February
Manatee season at Crystal River
Tequisquiapan, Querétaro · Every May to June
Feria Nacional del Queso y el Vino
Konya · Every December
Seb-i Arus, Rumi's wedding night
Cape Town · Every March to April
Two Oceans Marathon
Zagreb · Every November to January
Advent in Zagreb
Colombo · Every April to June
Vesak in Colombo
Malkerns Valley · Every May to June
MTN Bushfire
Basseterre, St Kitts · Every June to July
St Kitts Music Festival
Jinhae, Changwon · Every March to April
Jinhae Gunhangje Cherry Blossom Festival
Old City, Jerusalem · Every June to July
Jerusalem Festival of Light
Wouri river, Douala · Every November to December
Ngondo
Puebla · Every May
Cinco de Mayo in Puebla
Iztuzu Beach, Dalyan · Every June to August
Loggerhead turtle nesting at Iztuzu
Melbourne, Victoria · Every March to April
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Texas · Every March
Whooping crane wintering peak
Ksara and Kefraya, Bekaa Valley · Every August to October
Bekaa Valley grape harvest
Panama City · Every November