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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 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 7th year of the 2020s 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]
- 40 people are killed and 116 injured in a fire at a bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland.[3]
- January 3
- The United States launches several airstrikes on multiple locations across northern Venezuela, capturing Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores.[4][5]
- Equatorial Guinea moves its capital from Malabo to Ciudad de la Paz.[6]
- January 5 – Delcy Rodríguez is formally sworn in as the acting President of Venezuela after the capture of Nicolás Maduro.[7]
- January 6 – The 2025 Jubilee ends.[8][9]
- January 7 – The United States seizes two shadow fleet tankers, including one under a Russian flag, in the United States oil blockade during Operation Southern Spear.[10][11]
- January 9 – 2025–2026 Southern Yemen campaign: The Southern Transitional Council announces its dissolution following territorial losses, including its capital Aden.[12]
- January 11 – The 2026 Beninese parliamentary election is held.[13]
- January 13 – 2025–2026 Iranian protests: Nationwide protests against Iran's regime continue, with thousands reported killed and thousands more detained amid a severe government crackdown.[14]
- January 15 – 2026 Ugandan general election: Incumbent President Yoweri Museveni wins reelection amidst protests over allegations of election fraud, leading to deaths of dozens of protestors and the abduction of main opposition candidate Bobi Wine.[15][16]
- January 18
- 2026 Portuguese presidential election is held.[17]
- Eight European countries issue a joint statement saying that US President Trump's threat to annex Greenland risks a "dangerous downward spiral" and "undermines transatlantic relations".[18]
Predicted and scheduled events
- January 19–23 – The 56th World Economic Forum (Davos, Switzerland) is scheduled to be held.[19]
- January 19–25 – The 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam is scheduled to be held.
- January 22 – The United States will officially leave the World Health Organization.[20]
- 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.[21]
- 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 and a constitutional referendum are scheduled to be held.
- February 13 – February 15 – Munich Security Conference[22][independent source needed]
- 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.
- The first race in the 2026 Formula One World Championship is scheduled to begin in Melbourne, Australia.
- March 15 – The 2026 Vietnamese legislative election is scheduled to be held.[23]
- 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.[24][25]
- March 22
- The 2026 Slovenian parliamentary election is scheduled to be held.
- The 2026 Republic of the Congo presidential election is scheduled to be held.[26]
- April 12
- The 2026 Hungarian parliamentary election is scheduled to be held.
- 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.[27]
- May 24 – The 2026 Cypriot legislative election is scheduled to be held.[28]
- May 31 – The 2026 Colombian presidential election is scheduled to be held.[29]
- June 1 – The 2026 Ethiopian general election is scheduled to be held.[30]
- 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.
- June 12–July 5 – The 2026 Women's T20 World Cup is scheduled to be held in England.
- July 23–August 2 – The 2026 Commonwealth Games are scheduled to be held in Glasgow, Scotland.[31]
- August 13 – The 2026 Zambian general election is scheduled to be held.
- August 30 – The 2026 Estonian presidential 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).[32][33]
- 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.[34]
- 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.
- December 3–20 – The 2026 European Women's Handball Championship is scheduled to be held in the Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Turkey.[35]
- December 5 – The 2026 Gambian presidential election is scheduled to be held.[36]
- December 6 – The 2026 Haitian general election is scheduled to be held.
- December 19 – If not triggered earlier, the 2026 New Zealand general election will be held no later than this date.[37]
- December 22 – The 2026 South Sudanese general election is scheduled to be held, the first since the country's independence in 2011.[38]
Date unknown
- April – 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 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.
Deaths
References
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