Travel Calendar · 2027
February
Where to go each month and for every holiday, with the hotels we'd book.
Pictured: Serengeti, Tanzania — #1 for February
Where to go in February
Top 20 Hotel Destinations for February
February is the sweet spot for safari calving season, Japanese powder, Carnival celebrations and dry-season beaches in the Caribbean and South Asia.
February 2027
Holiday Busy period Sports
February 6
- Lunar New Year →
- Waitangi Day
- Chinese New Year / Spring Festival
- Seollal
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Plan around the dates
Holidays in February
Feb5February 5 – February 9, 2027
Carnival
Brazil; Trinidad and Tobago; Italy; Germany
The world's great Carnival celebrations, from Rio's samba parades to Venice's masked balls and the Alpine Fasnacht traditions of Switzerland.
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Feb6February 6, 2027 (date may vary)
Lunar New Year
China; Vietnam; South Korea; Singapore; Chinese diaspora
Celebrate the Lunar New Year where it's done biggest, from lantern-lit Asian cities to Chinatown parades around the world. Note that some businesses in Asia close for the first few days of the holiday.
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- Feb6
February 6, 2027
Waitangi Day
New Zealand
- Feb6Busy period
February 6, 2027 (date may vary)
Chinese New Year / Spring Festival
Busy travel period — book early or avoid
China; Chinese diaspora destinations
- Feb6Busy period
February 6, 2027 (date may vary)
Seollal
Busy travel period — book early or avoid
South Korea
Feb9February 9, 2027
Mardi Gras
United States
Where to stay for Mardi Gras, from New Orleans parade routes to the Gulf Coast's other celebrations and the world's great Carnival cities, all on the same pre-Lenten calendar.
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- Feb14
February 14, 2027
Valentine's Day
Global
The most romantic places to be on February 14, from Verona's 'Verona in Love' festival to private islands in the Caribbean dry season.
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Feb15February 15, 2027
Presidents' Day
United States
Presidents' Day weekend is also ski week for many schools. Pair a founding-era history trip with the best snow and warm-weather escapes of mid-February.
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- Feb15
February 15, 2027
Family Day (Canada)
Canada