2026
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2026 (MMXXVI) is the upcoming year, which will be 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 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 7th year of the 2020s decade.
Predicted and scheduled events
- January 6 – The 2025 Jubilee will end on this day.
- February 5 – The New START Treaty is scheduled to expire.[1]
- February 6–22 – The Winter Olympics are scheduled to be held in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
- February–March – The 2026 Men's T20 World Cup is scheduled to be held in India and Sri Lanka.
- March 6–15 – The Winter Paralympics are scheduled to be held in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
- April – Artemis II, the first crewed mission to the Moon since 1972 and second mission of the Artemis Program, is scheduled to launch no earlier than April 2026.[2]
- April 12 – The 2026 Peruvian general election is scheduled to be held.
- June 11 – July 19 – The FIFA World Cup is scheduled to be held in Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
- July 23 – August 2 – The 2026 Commonwealth Games are scheduled to begin in Glasgow, Scotland.[3]
- August – The next South African municipal elections are scheduled to be held, alternatively by November 2026.
- September 4–13 – The 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup is scheduled to be held in Berlin, Germany.
- September 13 – The 2026 Swedish general election is scheduled to be held.
- October 4 – The 2026 Brazilian general election is scheduled to be held.
- October 27 - If not triggered earlier, the next Israeli legislative election will be held no later than this date.
- November 3 – The 2026 United States midterm elections are scheduled to be held.
- December 22 – The 2026 South Sudanese general election is scheduled to be held, the first since the country's independence in 2011.[4]
Date unknown
- The Boeing 777X is expected to first be delivered to Lufthansa after deliveries had been pushed back from 2021.[5]
References
- ^ "New START to Expire in Two Years as Russia Refuses Talks". Arms Control Association. February 4, 2024. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
- ^ Chang, Kenneth (December 5, 2024). "NASA Artemis Moon Missions Delayed Until 2026 and 2027". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
- ^ "Sports announced for Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games". BBC News. October 22, 2024. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
- ^ "South Sudan postpones December elections by 2 years citing incomplete preparations". Associated Press. September 14, 2024. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
- ^ "Boeing resumes 777X test flights after groundings in August | Reuters". www.reuters.com. Retrieved February 18, 2025.