2026: What's Ahead

January:

• On January 1, Bulgaria will join the Eurozone, adopting the euro as its official currency.

• On January 11, the 83rd annual Golden Globe Awards will take place at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California.

• On January 22, the US will officially leave the World Health Organization (WHO), as ordered by President Donald Trump.

February:

• On February 1, the 68th Annual Grammy Awards will take place at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California.

• On February 5, the New START treaty, a nuclear arms treaty between the US and Russia, is set to expire.

• On February 5, NASA's window to launch Artemis II will open, lasting until April 2026. Artemis II is set to be the United States' first crewed mission to the Moon's vicinity since Apollo 17 in 1972.

• Between February 6 and February 22, the Winter Olympics will take place in the Italian cities of Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo.

• On February 7, the ICC Men's T20 World Cup will kick off in India and Sri Lanka.

• On February 8, the NFL's Super Bowl LX will take place, with Puerto Rican rapper and singer Bad Bunny scheduled to perform at the game's renowned halftime show.

• On February 24, the Russia-Ukraine War will reach its grim fourth anniversary, having begun on the same date in 2022.

March:

• On March 2-3, a total lunar eclipse will take place across the Pacific Ocean, visible to skywatchers in Russia, Alaska, Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania.

• Between March 6 and March 15, the Winter Paralympics will take place in the Italian cities of Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo.

• On March 8, the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Final will take place at the massive Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, in India.

• On March 15, the 98th annual Academy Awards (Oscars) will take place at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood.

• Between March 20 and March 22, the World Athletics Indoor Championships will take place in Toruń, Poland.

April:

• On April 3, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie will release in theaters– a direct sequel to its predecessor, The Super Mario Bros. Movie from 2023.

• On April 12, Benin will elect its next president.

• On April 24, a major Michael Jackson biopic, Michael, releases in theaters, starring his nephew Jaafar Jackson.

May:

• On May 1, the long-awaited The Devil Wears Prada 2 releases in theaters.

• Between May 12 and May 16, the Eurovision song contest will take place in Vienna, Austria.

• On May 31, the first monthly blue moon since August 2023 will take place. A blue moon does not appear blue– rather, it is the second full moon to occur in one month.

• On May 31, Colombia will elect their next president.

June:

• On June 7, the 79th annual Tony Awards will take place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

• On June 11, the FIFA World Cup 2026 will commence, taking place across 16 cities in Canada, the US, and Mexico.

• On June 12, the ICC Women's T20 World Cup will begin in England and Wales.

July:

• On July 4, the United States will celebrate its 250th birthday– known as a semiquincentennial.

• On July 5, the ICC Women's T20 World Cup Final will take place at the iconic Lord's Cricket Ground in London, England.

• On July 10, the live-action remake of Disney's Moana releases in theaters.

• On July 17, Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey releases in theaters.

• On July 19, the FIFA World Cup 2026 Final will take place at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, near New York City.

• On July 31, Marvel Studios' Spider-Man: Brand New Day releases in theaters.

August:

• On August 12, a total solar eclipse will cross the Arctic Circle, with a path of totality passing through Greenland, Iceland, and Spain. Much of northern Europe will also get a good look at the eclipse.

September:

• Between September 4 and September 13, the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup will take place in Berlin, Germany.

• Between September 5 and September 27, the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup will take place across four cities in Poland.

• On September 14, the 78th annual Emmy Awards will take place at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.

• On September 19, the Asian Games will kick off in Aichi Prefecture in Japan.

October:

• On October 4, the Asian Games will come to an end.

• On October 31, the Summer Youth Olympics will commence in Dakar, Senegal.

November:

• On November 13, the Summer Youth Olympics will come to an end.

• Somewhere around November 15, Voyager 1 will reach 1 light day in distance from Earth, 49 years after its historic launch in 1977.

• On November 19, the highly anticipated video game Grand Theft Auto VI will finally release, over 13 years after the release of its predecessor.

• On November 20, the sixth installment in the renowned The Hunger Games film franchise, The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, releases in theaters.

December:

• On December 5, The Gambia will elect its next president.

• On December 11, the third installment in the Jumanji film franchise releases, though it is currently untitled.

• On December 18, the star-studded Dune: Part Three releases in theaters, along with Marvel Studios' highly-anticipated Avengers: Doomsday.