Chronopin: upcoming release dates, events and other important dates

The GSMA's Mobile World Congress returns to Fira Gran Via for four days, with the organisers expecting more than 100,000 attendees from the connectivity industry.

Bell's national 3G/HSPA network is due to be discontinued on 1 March 2027, cutting data, text and voice (including 9-1-1) on 3G-only devices; Telus has also targeted 1 March 2027 for its national 3G shutdown.

The Federated States of Micronesia holds general elections on 2 March 2027 for its 14-member Congress, including the four state senators elected every four years.

Twelve state attorneys general led by California's Rob Bonta, and separately the Writers Guild of America, get their day in court against Paramount Skydance's $111bn acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin set 12 court days, and the merger is on hold behind the result.

The 2026 VMware Explore on Tour season closes in Sydney on 3-4 March 2027 at the Sofitel Sydney Wentworth on Phillip Street.

The Amelia Concours d'Elegance returns to The Ritz-Carlton on Amelia Island for four days in early March.

Seattle's spring pop culture convention fills the Seattle Convention Center for four days of comics, cosplay, gaming and panels.

The Thomas Crown Affair is an upcoming American action romantic heist film directed by Michael B. Jordan and written by Drew Pearce and Jason Hall.

Ten days of motorcycle racing, concerts and street festivals take over Daytona Beach in early March.

The 45th Seafood Expo North America, the continent's largest seafood trade show, runs for three days at Boston's Thomas M. Menino Convention & Exhibition Center.

The ASICS Los Angeles Marathon's Stadium to the Stars course starts at Dodger Stadium and finishes on Santa Monica Boulevard at Avenue of the Stars.

The 71st session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women runs from 8 to 19 March 2027 in New York, with the priority theme of speeding up gender equality under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

More than 1,000 seafood CEOs, investors and analysts gather in Bergen for three days at the North Atlantic Seafood Forum, the industry's largest top-executive conference.

Salesforce's developer conference for developers, admins, architects and IT leaders returns to San Francisco and Salesforce+ on 10-11 March 2027.

The Exorcist: Martyrs is an upcoming American supernatural horror film written and directed by Mike Flanagan. It is the seventh film in The Exorcist franchise.

Bruno Mars brings The Romantic Tour to Auckland's Eden Park with Tyla, DJ Pee .Wee and a Silk Sonic set; the first two of three nights have sold out.

The season opens under the floodlights at Sakhir, and for the first time the opening round is a Sprint weekend.

The 99th Academy Awards air live from the Dolby Theatre on March 14, 2027, hosted by Conan O'Brien, and the ceremony's biggest prize is Best Picture. On 20 September 2026 Kalshi had The Odyssey at 52%, well ahead of The Black Ball at 16% and Dune: Part Three at 11%.

Swatch Group's investor calendar lists mid-March 2027, with the exact date still to be confirmed, for its Annual and Sustainability Report covering fiscal year 2026 - the group's next full results release after first-half 2026 sales growth.

The annual festival of technology, film, TV, music and comedy runs seven days, with badges priced from $625 to $1,495.