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