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2026 (MMXXVI) is the current year, and is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2026th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 26th year of the and the , and the 7th year of the decade.
Events
January
- January 1
- Bulgaria adopts the euro, becoming the 21st member state of the eurozone.[1]
- Cyprus begins its role as President of the Council of the European Union.[2][3][4][5]
- Over 40 people are killed and over hundreds are injured in an explosion at a bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland.[6]
Predicted and scheduled events
- January 6 – The 2025 Jubilee will end on this day.
- January 11 – The 2026 Beninese parliamentary election is scheduled to be held.
- January 15 – The 2026 Ugandan general election is scheduled to be held.
- January 18 – The 2026 Portuguese presidential election is scheduled to be held.
- January 22 – The United States will officially leave the World Health Organization.[7]
- January 25 – The 2025–26 Myanmar general election is scheduled to be held.
- January 28 – Sarah Mullally will become primate of the Church of England.
- February 1 – The 2026 Costa Rican general election is scheduled to be held.
- February 5 – The New START Treaty is scheduled to expire.[8]
- February 6–22 – The Winter Olympics are scheduled to be held in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
- February 7–March 8 – The 2026 Men's T20 World Cup is scheduled to be held in India and Sri Lanka.
- February 8 – The 2026 Thai general election is scheduled to be held.
- February 12 – The 2026 Bangladeshi general election is scheduled to be held.
- February 22 – The 2026 Laotian parliamentary election is scheduled to be held.
- March 5 – The 2026 Nepalese general election is scheduled to be held.
- March 5–17 – The 2026 World Baseball Classic is scheduled to be held in Japan and the United States.
- March 6–15 – The Winter Paralympics are scheduled to be held in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
- March 8 – The 2026 Colombian parliamentary election is scheduled to be held.
- March 15 – The 2026 Vietnamese legislative election is scheduled to be held.[9]
- March 20–22 – The 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships are scheduled to be held at Kujawsko-Pomorska Arena Toruń in Toruń, BiT City, Kuyavian–Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland.[10][11]
- March 29 – If not triggered earlier, the 2026 Slovenian parliamentary election will be held no later than this date.
- April 12
- The 2026 Peruvian general election is scheduled to be held.
- The 2026 Beninese presidential election is scheduled to be held.
- May 12–16 – The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 is scheduled to be held in Vienna, Austria, following their win at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025.[12]
- May 24 – The 2026 Cypriot legislative election is scheduled to be held.
- May 31 – The 2026 Colombian presidential election is scheduled to be held.
- June 1 – The 2026 Ethiopian general election is scheduled to be held.
- June 7 – The 2026 Armenian parliamentary election is scheduled to be held.
- June 11–July 19 – The 2026 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to be held in Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
- July 4 – Celebrations across the U.S. to commemorate the country's semiquincentennial, the 250th anniversary of the adoption of the United States Declaration of Independence from Great Britain.[13][14]
- July 23–August 2 – The 2026 Commonwealth Games are scheduled to be held in Glasgow, Scotland.[15]
- August 13 – The 2026 Zambian general election is scheduled to be held.
- August 30
- The 2026 Estonian presidential election is scheduled to be held.
- The 2026 Haitian general election is scheduled to be held.
- September 4–13 – The 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup is scheduled to be held in Berlin, Germany.
- September 5–27 – The 2026 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup is scheduled to be held in Poland (Łódź, Katowice, Sosnowiec, and Bielsko-Biała).[16][17]
- September 13 – The 2026 Swedish general election is scheduled to be held.
- September 19–October 4 – The 2026 Asian Games is scheduled to take place around Aichi Prefecture in Japan.
- September 20 – If not triggered earlier, the 2026 Russian legislative election will be held no later than this date.
- October 3 – If not triggered earlier, the 2026 Latvian parliamentary election will be held no later than this date.
- October 4
- The 2026 Brazilian general election is scheduled to be held.
- The 2026 Bosnian general election is scheduled to be held.
- October 27 – If not triggered earlier, the 2026 Israeli legislative election will be held no later than this date.
- October 31 – If not triggered earlier, the 2026 Danish general election will be held no later than this date.
- October 31–November 13 – The 2026 Summer Youth Olympics will be held in Dakar, Senegal.[18]
- November 3 – The 2026 United States elections will be held.
- November 15 – Voyager 1 will reach 1 light day distance from Earth, 49 years after its launch in 1977.
- November 19 – The video game Grand Theft Auto VI made by Rockstar North and Rockstar Games is scheduled to be released.
- December 3–20 – The 2026 European Women's Handball Championship is scheduled to be held in the Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Turkey.[19]
- December 5 – The 2026 Gambian presidential election is scheduled to be held.[20]
- December 19 – If not triggered earlier, the 2026 New Zealand general election will be held no later than this date.[21]
- December 22 – The 2026 South Sudanese general election is scheduled to be held, the first since the country's independence in 2011.[22]
Date unknown
- April
- The 2026 Hungarian parliamentary election is scheduled to be held.
- If not triggered earlier, the 2026 Djiboutian presidential election will be held no later than this date.
- May – The 2026 Lebanese general election is scheduled to be held.
- June – If not triggered earlier, the 2026 Algerian parliamentary election will be held no later than this date.
- July – If not triggered earlier, the 2026 São Toméan presidential election will be held no later than this date.
- September
- The 2026 Moroccan general election is scheduled to be held.
- The 2026 São Toméan parliamentary election is scheduled to be held.
- September/October – The 2026 Speedway Grand Prix is scheduled to be held at the PGE Narodowy in Warsaw, Poland.
- October – The 2026 Cape Verdean presidential election is scheduled to be held.
- November – The 2026 Bulgarian presidential election is scheduled to be held.
- The 2026 Republic of the Congo presidential election is scheduled to be held.
- The 2026 Cape Verdean parliamentary election is scheduled to be held.
- The 2026 ASEAN Summit is scheduled to be held in the Philippines.
- The Artemis II mission is scheduled to launch.
- Norway aims to ban the sale of all new diesel and petrol cars by this year.[23][24]
- The confirmation of charges for alleged crimes against humanity committed by former Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte is to be presented by the International Criminal Court.[25]
- The first construction phase of Amra City is set to begin early in 2026.[26]
- The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2026 will take place in 2026.
Deaths
References
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- ↑ "Cyprus promises 'new approach' during EU Council presidency". www.ukrinform.net. 2025-12-31. Retrieved 2025-12-31.
- ↑ Rigonat, Filippo (2025-12-30). "Cyprus EU Council Presidency kicks off: between security and competitiveness". L'Europeista. Retrieved 2025-12-31.
- ↑ "Welcoming the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union – westernbalkans-infohub.eu". 2025-12-29. Retrieved 2025-12-31.
- ↑ "Federal Chancellor Merz and President of Cyprus | Federal Government". Website of the Federal Government | Bundesregierung. Retrieved 2025-12-31.
- ↑ "Several dead and injured in explosion at Swiss ski resort town Crans-Montana, police say". The Guardian. 1 January 2026. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ↑ "US to leave World Health Organization on Jan. 22, 2026, says UN". Reuters.
- ↑ "New START to Expire in Two Years as Russia Refuses Talks". Arms Control Association. February 4, 2024. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ↑ "NA approves shortened term, sets 2026 election date". Viet Nam News. 21 May 2025.
- ↑ Więcławski, Tomasz (23 March 2023). "Mamy to! Lekkoatletyczne Halowe Mistrzostwa Świata 2026 odbędą się w Toruniu". Polish Press Agency (in Polish). Retrieved 1 April 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Czołgowski, Dariusz (22 March 2023). "Halowe mistrzostwa świata w lekkiej atletyce w 2026 r. odbędą się w Toruniu". Gazeta Wyborcza. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
- ↑ Schumacher, Elizabeth. "Eurovision: Vienna to host European Song Contest 2026". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
- ↑ "US 250th Anniversary: 2026 Dates, Events and Celebrations".
- ↑ "America 250: Big events across the country to have on your radar for 2026 | LiveNOW from FOX". www.livenowfox.com. Retrieved 2025-12-31.
- ↑ "Sports announced for Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games". BBC News. 22 October 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ↑ "FIFA Council appoints Chile and Poland as hosts of FIFA youth competitions". FIFA. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ↑ "Polska gospodarzem Mistrzostw Świata Kobiet U-20 w 2026 roku!" (in polski). Polish Football Association (PZPN). 17 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ↑ Millar, Colin (2025-12-12). "Russian and Belarusian Athletes Should Compete Under National Flags at Youth Level, says IOC". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-12-18.
- ↑ "Organisers for Women's EHF EURO 2026 confirmed". EHF. European Handball Federation. 8 March 2024.
- ↑ "2026 presidential election set for Dec 5 – IEC Chairman". thepoint.gm. 2025-10-10. Retrieved 2025-11-28.
- ↑ "Key information and dates". Elections. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
- ↑ "South Sudan postpones December elections by 2 years citing incomplete preparations". Associated Press. 14 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
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- ↑ Preskey, Natasha (2025-09-22). "ICC charges Rodrigo Duterte with crimes against humanity". BBC News. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
- ↑ "Jordanian PM launches Amra City project". Arab News. Retrieved 2025-12-31.