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==Predicted and scheduled events==
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* [[January 1]] 
**[[Bulgaria]] will [[Bulgaria and the euro|adopt]] the [[euro]] and become the 21st member state of the [[eurozone]].<ref>{{cite press release |date=July 8, 2025 |title=Bulgaria ready to use the euro from 1 January 2026: Council takes final steps |url=https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/07/08/bulgaria-ready-to-use-the-euro-from-1-january-2026-council-takes-final-steps/ |publisher=Council of the European Union}}</ref>
** [[Cyprus]] will begin its role as President of the [[Council of Europe]]. 
* [[January 6]] – The [[2025 Jubilee]] will end on this day.
* [[January 11]] – The [[2026 Beninese parliamentary election]] is scheduled to be held.
* [[January 12]] – The [[2026 Ugandan general election]] is scheduled to be held.
* [[January 18]] –  The [[2026 Portuguese presidential election]] is scheduled to be held.
* [[January 28]] – [[Sarah Mullally]] will become primate of the [[Church of England]].
* [[February 5]] – The [[New START]] Treaty is scheduled to expire.<ref name="n935">{{Cite web |date=February 4, 2024 |title=New START to Expire in Two Years as Russia Refuses Talks |url=https://www.armscontrol.org/blog/2024-02/nuclear-disarmament-monitor |access-date=2024-11-18 |publisher=Arms Control Association}}</ref>
* [[February 6]]–[[February 22|22]] &ndash; The [[2026 Winter Olympics|Winter Olympics]] are scheduled to be held in [[Milan]] and [[Cortina d'Ampezzo]], Italy.
* [[February 5]] – [[NASA]] will launch the [[Artemis II]] [[Moon]] mission no earlier than this date.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy7pegvz17yo</ref>
* [[February]]–[[March]] – The [[2026 Men's T20 World Cup]] is scheduled to be held in [[India]] and [[Sri Lanka]].
* [[March 5]] – The [[2026 Nepalese general election]] is scheduled to be held.
* [[March 6]]–[[March 15|15]] – The [[2026 Winter Paralympics|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vietnamnews.vn/politics-laws/1718049/na-approves-shortened-term-sets-2026-election-date.html|title=NA approves shortened term, sets 2026 election date|website=Viet Nam News|date=21 May 2025}}</ref>
*[[March 20]]{{ndash}}[[March 22|22]] {{ndash}} [[2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships]] at [[Kujawsko-Pomorska Arena Toruń]] in [[Toruń]], [[BiT City]], [[Kuyavian–Pomeranian Voivodeship]], [[Poland]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Więcławski |first=Tomasz |date=23 March 2023 |title=Mamy to! Lekkoatletyczne Halowe Mistrzostwa Świata 2026 odbędą się w Toruniu |url=https://www.pap.pl/aktualnosci/news%2C1551846%2Cmamy-lekkoatletyczne-halowe-mistrzostwa-swiata-2026-odbeda-sie-w-toruniu |access-date=1 April 2023 |website=[[Polish Press Agency]] |language=Polish}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Czołgowski |first=Dariusz |date=22 March 2023 |title=Halowe mistrzostwa świata w lekkiej atletyce w 2026 r. odbędą się w Toruniu |url=https://torun.wyborcza.pl/torun/7,48723,29588155,halowe-mistrzostwa-swiata-w-lekkiej-atletyce-w-2026-r-odbeda.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=1 April 2023 |website=[[Gazeta Wyborcza]]}}</ref>
* [[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]]–[[May 16|16]] – The [[Eurovision Song Contest 2026]] is scheduled to be held in [[Vienna]], Austria, following their win at the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2025]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Schumacher|first=Elizabeth|title=Eurovision: Vienna to host European Song Contest 2026|url=https://www.dw.com/en/eurovision-vienna-to-host-european-song-contest-2026/a-73697370|work=Deutsche Welle|access-date=22 August 2025}}</ref>
* [[May 31]] – The [[2026 Colombian presidential 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 23]]–[[August 2]] – The [[2026 Commonwealth Games]] are scheduled to held in [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Sports announced for Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly3yv91595o |publisher=BBC News |access-date=1 January 2025 |date=22 October 2024}}</ref>
* [[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]]&ndash;[[September 13|13]] – The [[2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup]] is scheduled to be held in [[Berlin]], [[Germany]].
*[[September 5]]{{ndash}}[[September 27|27]] {{ndash}} [[2026 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup]], [[Poland]] ([[Łódź]], [[Katowice]], [[Sosnowiec]], and [[Bielsko-Biała]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/organisation/fifa-council/media-releases/fifa-council-appoints-chile-and-poland-as-hosts-of-fifa-youth-competitions|title=FIFA Council appoints Chile and Poland as hosts of FIFA youth competitions|website=[[FIFA]]|access-date=17 December 2023|date=17 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Polska gospodarzem Mistrzostw Świata Kobiet U-20 w 2026 roku! |url=https://pzpn.pl/federacja/aktualnosci/2023-12-17/polska-gospodarzem-mistrzostw-swiata-kobiet-u-20-w-2026-roku |access-date=18 December 2023 |publisher=[[Polish Football Association]] (PZPN) |date=17 December 2023 |language=pl}}</ref>
* [[September 13]] – The [[2026 Swedish general election]] is scheduled to be held.
* [[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.
* [[November 3]] – The [[2026 United States elections|2026 United States midterm elections]] will be held.
* [[November 15]] – ''[[Voyager 1]]'' will reach 1 light day distance from [[Earth]], 49 years after its launch in 1977.
* [[December 19]] – If not triggered earlier, the [[next New Zealand general election]] will be held no later than this date.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Key information and dates |url=https://elections.nz/guidance-and-rules/candidate-hub/key-information-and-dates/ |access-date=2025-09-06 |website=Elections |language=en-NZ}}</ref>
*[[December 3]]{{ndash}}[[December 20|20]] {{ndash}} [[2026 European Women's Handball Championship]] in Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Turkey.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurohandball.com/en/news/en/organisers-for-women-s-ehf-euro-2026-confirmed/|title=Organisers for Women's EHF EURO 2026 confirmed|website=EHF|publisher=European Handball Federation|date=8 March 2024}}</ref>
* [[December 22]] – The [[2026 South Sudanese general election]] is scheduled to be held, the first since the country's independence in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 September 2024 |title=South Sudan postpones December elections by 2 years citing incomplete preparations |url=https://apnews.com/article/south-sudan-elections-postponed-10a4e41a1b967cc51ec52a354a86d489 |access-date=14 September 2024 |publisher=Associated Press |language=en-us}}</ref>

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* [[February]] 
**The [[2026 Bangladeshi general election]] is scheduled to be held.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 6, 2025 |title=Bangladesh's elections to be held in first half of April 2026, says de facto PM Yunus |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/bangladeshs-elections-be-held-first-half-april-2026-says-de-facto-pm-yunus-2025-06-06/ |access-date=June 6, 2025 |publisher=Reuters}}</ref>
**If not triggered earlier, the [[2026 Laotian parliamentary election]] will be held no later than this date.
* [[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]] 
**The [[2026 Ethiopian general election]] is scheduled to be held.
**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 {{ndash}} 2026 Speedway World Cup at [[Warsaw]]’s [[PGE Narodowy]], [[Poland]]
* [[October]] – The [[2026 Cape Verdean presidential election]] is scheduled to be held.
* [[November]] – The [[2026 Bulgarian presidential election]] is scheduled to be held.
* [[December]] – The [[2026 Gambian 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.

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