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I always try to keep up with these things when I can, and what nobody mentions is that a meteor shower isn't like fireworks, you know, you need to be far from the city with minimal light, lying on the ground looking up at the sky for like 20-30 minutes until your eyes adjust. the Perseids have already passed (it was like yesterday that they said), but if you missed it no big deal because the Draconids in October and especially the Leonids in November are great too, and the Leonid is cool because it happens during a better time for most people to get out and observe without being in the rain or anything.
the perseids in august are your best bet, they're usually pretty visible. then you've got the leonids in november which are also strong, and that's more comfortable because it's not as hot to stay up all night. the secret is to get to a place without much light pollution and let your eyes adjust, no phone in your face.
The Quadrantids in January and the Geminids in December are also excellent, especially the Geminids which should be quite strong this year. What a lot of people forget is that moonlight completely ruins the experience - if the moon is full or nearly full, it's not even worth going outside, because it washes out all the meteors.
Don't expect to see much if you stick around a big city with artificial light nearby - the difference is honestly crazy. I tried watching the Geminids once in December from my uncle's backyard, he lives a bit further out, and it was completely different from when I stay here at home; the Moon messed things up pretty bad that night too, but even so I managed to catch some good ones. The best thing is to plan for nights when there's a new moon or a weak crescent, and the farther from the city you can get, the more worth it it is - bring a blanket because lying on the ground with nothing underneath turns into a freezer after a while.
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