Plan

When to Go

Every place has its best months. Pick a month to see what's at its best, from festivals to national parks.

Covering United States, Canada, Mexico, Peru, Italy, France, United Kingdom, Spain, Greece, India, Japan, Thailand, Bermuda, Greenland, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Curaçao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Sint Maarten, St. Barthélemy, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Martin, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Falkland Islands / Malvinas, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela, Denmark, Estonia, Faeroe Islands, Finland, Guernsey, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Jersey, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, Austria, Belgium, Germany, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Switzerland, Albania, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Malta, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Portugal, San Marino, Serbia, Slovenia, Vatican City, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine, China, Hong Kong, Macao, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Timor-Leste, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Iran, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cyprus, Georgia, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen; more countries join as their lists are written.

January

339 places at their best

Abu Dhabi · Actun Tunichil Muknal · Ajanta and Ellora Caves

Kumbh Mela · Rose Parade · Harbin Ice Festival · Sinulog and Ati-Atihan

February

365 places at their best

Abu Dhabi · Actun Tunichil Muknal · Ajanta and Ellora Caves

Mardi Gras in New Orleans · Rio Carnival · Trinidad Carnival · Kumbh Mela · Barranquilla Carnival · Carnival of Venice · Daytona 500 · Groundhog Day in Punxsutawney · Harbin Ice Festival · Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo · Pingxi Lantern Festival

March

495 places at their best

Abu Dhabi · Actun Tunichil Muknal · Ajanta and Ellora Caves

Cherry Blossom Season · Mardi Gras in New Orleans · Rio Carnival · Trinidad Carnival · Holi · National Cherry Blossom Festival · South by Southwest · Tshechu Festivals · Bahrain Grand Prix · Barranquilla Carnival · Carnival of Venice · Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo · Las Fallas · Pingxi Lantern Festival · St. Patrick's Festival

April

643 places at their best

Abu Dhabi · Actun Tunichil Muknal · Alhambra and Granada

Cherry Blossom Season · Coachella · Kentucky Derby · National Cherry Blossom Festival · Songkran · The Masters at Augusta · Tshechu Festivals · Bahrain Grand Prix · Boston Marathon · King's Day

May

657 places at their best

Albanian Riviera · Alhambra and Granada · Almaty and Charyn Canyon

Isle of Man TT · Indianapolis 500 · Kentucky Derby · Monaco Grand Prix · Cannes Film Festival

June

572 places at their best

Albanian Riviera · Alhambra and Granada · Almaty and Charyn Canyon

Isle of Man TT · Midsummer

July

338 places at their best

Andorra · Angel Falls and Canaima · Bali

Naadam · Calgary Stampede · Crop Over · Novi Sad and EXIT · Esala Perahera · Gion Matsuri · Palio di Siena · San Fermín · Tour de France

August

331 places at their best

Andorra · Angel Falls and Canaima · Bali

Burning Man · Crop Over · Edinburgh Fringe · Esala Perahera · La Tomatina · Palio di Siena · Sturgis Motorcycle Rally · Sziget Festival

September

695 places at their best

Albanian Riviera · Alhambra and Granada · Almaty and Charyn Canyon

New England Fall Foliage · Oktoberfest · Burning Man · Tshechu Festivals · Altai and Eagle Hunters · Toronto International Film Festival · World Nomad Games

October

625 places at their best

Abu Dhabi · Ajanta and Ellora Caves · Albanian Riviera

Day of the Dead · New England Fall Foliage · Oktoberfest · Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta · Tshechu Festivals · Altai and Eagle Hunters

November

308 places at their best

Abu Dhabi · Ajanta and Ellora Caves · AlUla and Hegra

Day of the Dead · German Christmas Markets · Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade · Yi Peng and Loy Krathong · New York City Marathon · Pushkar Camel Fair

December

323 places at their best

Abu Dhabi · Actun Tunichil Muknal · Ajanta and Ellora Caves

German Christmas Markets · New Year's Eve in Times Square