It depends on where you are. Total solar eclipses are quite rare at any given location, average one total eclipse every 370 years or so.

http://www.total-eclipse-2008.com/eclipse/frequency.php

The next total solar eclipse visible from Earth will be on July 11, 2010 (path of totality indicated in dark blue; other areas bounded by the light blue and purple lines will see a partial eclipse):

http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEmono/TSE2010/TSE2010fig/TSE2010globe1a.JPG

The next total solar eclipse visible from North America will occur on August 21, 2017 (path of totality in blue, partial eclipse visible within the green lines):

http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/2001-2100/2017-08-21.gif

Here is a complete list of solar eclipses of all types for the 21st Century:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_solar_eclipses_in_the_21st_century

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