Chronopin: upcoming release dates, events and other important dates

The 14.5-mile Southwest light rail extension of the METRO Green Line will open to riders on June 12, 2027, linking Minneapolis, St. Louis Park, Hopkins, Minnetonka and Eden Prairie. Metro Transit announced the date on 26 September 2026 while testing, training and construction continue.

The largest aerospace exhibition in the world, held in odd years at Paris–Le Bourget since 1953 and first staged in 1909, runs 14 to 20 June 2027 – four days for professionals, then three open to the public.

Member states must write Directive (EU) 2024/1385, the EU's first law on violence against women, into national law by 14 June 2027, including new crimes of female genital mutilation, forced marriage, cyber stalking and sharing intimate images without consent.

Mongolia holds its ninth presidential election since democratisation in the first half of June 2027. Incumbent Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh cannot stand again.

Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse is an upcoming American animated superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Miles Morales / Spider-Man. Produced by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation, it is the direct sequel to Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) and the final installment in the Spider-Verse trilogy.

The 36th Africa Cup of Nations is hosted by Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, the first edition staged by three countries. Host cities include Nairobi, Eldoret, Kampala and Dar es Salaam.

Formula 1 returns to Portugal for the first time since 2021, on Portimao's roller-coaster of blind crests and steep drops.

Metallica close the M72 World Tour, begun in Amsterdam in April 2023 in support of 72 Seasons, at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, the last of 12 North American stadium dates in 2027.

Major construction begins on the Hillcrest Medical Center Renewal Project, replacing the hospital built as the county hospital in 1963 with about 800,000 square feet holding roughly 300 licensed beds and a Level One trauma centre. The wider Hillcrest redevelopment is a ten-year, $2.5-3 billion programme finishing in 2033.

Glastonbury comes back to Worthy Farm on 23-27 June 2027 after its 2026 fallow year, with general admission at GBP 408 for over 4,000 performances on more than 100 stages and five nights' camping.

球状闪电 (Ball Lightning) is iQIYI's 30-episode adaptation of Liu Cixin's science-fiction novel, produced by Chen Sicheng and directed by Dai Mo, starring Wang Anyu (王安宇) as Chen Guang, who chases ball lightning after it kills his parents, with Tong Yao (童瑶), Zhou Yiwei and Yang Lixin. Shot in 2022 and licensed in 2025, it released its first trailer in September 2026. No air date has been announced, so the premiere shown here is an estimate.

The 10th FIFA Women's World Cup is the first held in South America, played across eight stadiums in eight Brazilian cities including the Maracanã. Spain are the defending champions, and it is the last edition contested by 32 teams before the expansion to 48 in 2031.

The tabletop-focused PAX takes over the George R. Brown Convention Center for a weekend in June.

San Francisco Pride returns June 26-27, 2027 for its 57th annual celebration at Civic Center and parade down Market Street, one of the largest LGBTQ+ gatherings in the world.

Shrek 5 is an upcoming American animated fantasy comedy film loosely based on the 1990 children's picture book Shrek! by William Steig and produced by DreamWorks Animation. The film is a sequel to Shrek Forever After (2010), the fifth main installment in the Shrek film series, and the seventh overall.

The Amazon, from the island of Skovos, becomes Diablo IV's next class in a paid class pack with the bow and a new javelin weapon type.