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 Yalda Night in Shiraz first
Every January to MarchChinese new year in ChinatownChinatown, Singapore
Every JanuaryHoi An full moon lantern festivalHoi An ancient town
Every January to MarchMagh MelaPrayagraj (Sangam)
Every October to NovemberYi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai
Every JanuaryRann UtsavGreat Rann of Kutch
Every March to AprilNyepi day of silenceBali
Every SeptemberWachau grape harvestWachau valley
Every March to AprilSemana Santa processions and sawdust carpetsAntigua
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every AprilAnzac Day dawn service at GallipoliAnzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula
Every OctoberAlbuquerque Balloon FiestaAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Every November to DecemberAutumn leaves in KyotoKyoto, Japan
Every January to FebruaryHarbin ice and snow festivalHarbin, Heilongjiang
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every June to JulyLavender bloom in ProvenceValensole and the Luberon, France
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every December to MarchYuanyang Rice Terraces Mirror SeasonDuoyishu, Yuanyang, Yunnan
Every December to JanuarySydney harbour new year's eve fireworksSydney
Every January to MarchNorthern lights in TromsøTromsø, Norway
Every March to AprilCherry blossom season at Mount YoshinoYoshino, Nara
Every October to NovemberTozeur date harvestTozeur oasis
Every April to MayFuji Shibazakura FestivalFujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi
Every December to MarchSalar de Uyuni mirror seasonSalar de Uyuni, Potosí
Plaza de Armas, Cusco · Every March to April
Señor de los Temblores
Cusco's blackened Christ leaves the cathedral once a year and the whole city throws red petals at him.
Leiden · Every October
Leidens Ontzet
A university town celebrates the 1574 end of its siege with herring, white bread and hutspot at dawn.
Meskel Square, Addis Ababa · Every September
Meskel in Addis Ababa
Nxai Pan and Makgadikgadi Pans · Every December to March
Zebra migration to Nxai Pan
Mae Hong Son · Every March to April
Poy Sang Long
Kathmandu Durbar Square · Every August to September
Indra Jatra
Sri Pada, Adam's Peak · Every December to March
Adam's Peak pilgrimage season
Erfoud, Tafilalet oasis · Every October
Erfoud Date Festival
Vava'u · Every July to October
Swimming with humpbacks in Vava'u
Pasto · Every January
Carnaval de Negros y Blancos
Vientiane · Every May to June
Boun Bang Fai rocket festival
New Plymouth, Taranaki · Every October to November
Taranaki Garden Festival
Pingxi, New Taipei · Every February to March
Pingxi sky lantern festival
Vienna · Every January to March
Vienna ball season
Isla Magdalena, Strait of Magellan · Every November to February
Penguin season on Isla Magdalena
Chichen Itza · Every March
Descent of Kukulcan
Newport, Rhode Island · Every July
Newport Folk Festival
Hirosaki Park, Aomori · Every April to May
Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival
Gregory Town, Eleuthera · Every May to June
Pineapple Fest
Timgad Roman theatre, Batna · Every July to August
Timgad International Festival
Chiang Mai · Every October to November
Yi Peng lantern festival
Nosy Iranja, Madagascar · Every January
Green turtle nesting season
Lerwick, Shetland · Every January
Up Helly Aa
Dangriga · Every November
Garifuna Settlement Day
Mikulov, South Moravia · Every September
Pálava Wine Harvest in Mikulov
Amstel river and Maritime Museum, Amsterdam · Every November
Sinterklaas arrival in Amsterdam
Bahía Solano and Nuquí, Chocó · Every July to October
Humpback whales on the Pacific Chocó
Brussels · Every June to July
Ommegang Brussels
Sonepur, Bihar · Every November to December
Sonepur Mela
Thulusdhoo, North Male Atoll · Every May to August