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 Ili Lavender Season first
Every March to MayRhododendron bloomAnnapurna and Langtang foothills
Every October to NovemberCloud sea season at ZhangjiajieWulingyuan, Hunan
Every September to NovemberCaño Cristales in full colourLa Macarena, Meta
Every April to MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom FestivalHirosaki Park, Aomori
Every April to MayFuji Shibazakura FestivalFujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi
Every April to JuneBalloon season over CappadociaGoreme, Nevsehir
Every March to AprilCherry blossom season at Mount YoshinoYoshino, Nara
Every March to AprilCanola flower season at JejuJeju Island
Every February to AprilJacaranda bloom in Mexico CityMexico City
Every January to MarchGray whale calving seasonLaguna San Ignacio, Baja California Sur
Every March to MayTulip season in HollandKeukenhof and the Bollenstreek, Netherlands
Every February to MarchAlmond blossom festivalValley of the Temples, Agrigento
Every July to SeptemberThe Great Migration river crossingsMasai Mara, Kenya
Every June to JulyLavender bloom in ProvenceValensole and the Luberon, France
Every March to AprilNational cherry blossom festivalWashington, D.C.
Every FebruaryYosemite FirefallYosemite National Park, California
Every December to MarchLos Roques dry seasonLos Roques Archipelago, Venezuela
Every NovemberJacaranda season in Buenos AiresRecoleta, Palermo and Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires
Every December to FebruaryIguazu Falls at peak flowPuerto Iguazu, Misiones
Every May to JulySunrise at DeadvleiSossusvlei, Namib-Naukluft
Every OctoberBlue Ridge Parkway fall colorAsheville, North Carolina
Every December to MarchSalar de Uyuni mirror seasonSalar de Uyuni, Potosí
Every September to OctoberLarch season above Moraine LakeBanff National Park, Alberta
Every September to OctoberAutumn on the Seceda ridgeVal Gardena, South Tyrol
Amritsar, Punjab · Every April
Baisakhi at the Golden Temple
Sikh new year and harvest at the Golden Temple, when the langar feeds more people than any day of the year.
Dhaka · Every April
Pohela Boishakh and the Mangal Shobhajatra
Bengali new year: a dawn concert under a banyan, then giant papier mache beasts parade the city.
Marrakech · Every January
Marrakech Marathon
Berlin · Every February to March
Berlinale film festival
Managua · Every August
Fiestas de Santo Domingo
Corfu Town · Every April to May
Corfu Orthodox Easter and the pot throwing
Avignon, Provence · Every July
Festival d'Avignon
Phon Phisai, Nong Khai · Every October to November
Naga fireballs on the Mekong
Indio, California · Every April
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
Chicago, Illinois · Every November to December
Christkindlmarket Chicago
Lucerne · Every January to March
Lucerne Fasnacht
Punta Tombo, Chubut · Every September to December
Magellanic penguins return to Punta Tombo
Puebla · Every August to September
Chiles en nogada season
Hermanus · Every September to October
Hermanus Whale Festival
Royal Hospital Chelsea, London · Every May
RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Namche Bazaar, Khumbu · Every October to November
Everest base camp autumn window
Lyon · Every December
Fête des Lumières
Punnamada Lake, Alappuzha · Every August to September
Nehru Trophy Boat Race
Ayalon Highway, Tel Aviv · Every September to October
Yom Kippur on the empty highways of Tel Aviv
Poloniny National Park · Every August
Perseid meteors over Poloniny Dark Sky Park
Corferias, Bogotá · Every April to May
Bogotá International Book Fair (FILBo)
Vienna · Every October to November
Viennale
Salzburg and the Gastein valley · Every November to December
Krampus runs in the Salzburg region
Victoria Falls · Every March to May
Victoria Falls at peak flow
Alajuela · Every April
Juan Santamaría Day
Tozeur oasis · Every October to November
Tozeur date harvest
Valley of the Temples, Agrigento · Every February to March
Almond blossom festival
Riyadh · Every September
Saudi National Day in Riyadh
Koohrang, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari · Every April to May
Inverted tulip bloom at Chelgerd
Pirenópolis, Goiás · Every May to June