First Meteor shower of the year. Peaking on the night of the 3rd/4th of January. You can view meteor showers from pretty much any where. Just keep looking up and you will eventually see them. Maybe one every few minutes.    

Starting on the night of the 19th, and continuing until the 25th of April. You don't need particularly dark skies to see meteors, just keep looking up. Maybe one a minute or so.

Biggest Meteor Shower of the year peaks on the evening of the 13th August. You can view from pretty much anywhere, just keep looking up. Maybe one or 2 meteors every minute.