Chronopin: upcoming release dates, events and other important dates

The Cannes Film Festival runs 11-22 May 2027 at the Palais des Festivals, its 80th edition.

Around two million pilgrims perform the Hajj at Mecca in mid-May 2027, with the Day of Arafah on 15 May and Eid al-Adha on 16 May.

Bulgaria hosts the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time, with two semi-finals on 11 and 13 May and the grand final on 15 May 2027 at Arena Burgas.

Every Spanish municipality votes on 23 May 2027, alongside regional elections in twelve autonomous communities on the same day.

Montreal's island circuit is a run of long straights and chicanes that ends at the Wall of Champions.

The Europa League is decided at Eintracht Frankfurt's stadium, the ground that watched its own club win the competition in 2022. The final comes ten days before the Champions League decides Europe's top tier.

Star Wars: Starfighter is an upcoming American space opera film directed by Shawn Levy and written by Jonathan Tropper. Produced by Lucasfilm and 21 Laps Entertainment, and set to be distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is intended to be an installment in the Star Wars franchise and set five years after the events of the film Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019).

A monorail crossing the Panama Canal through a new 4 km tunnel to reach the fast-growing west of the city. Estimated date.

The National Hurricane Center's official Atlantic season runs from 1 June to 30 November, the six months in which almost all basin activity falls. An average season brings 14 named storms.

Europe's third club competition ends at Besiktas' stadium on the Bosphorus, a ground rebuilt on the site where the club has played since 1947. It is Istanbul's first UEFA club final since the 2023 Champions League final at the Ataturk.

Berlin's Pergamonmuseum comes back in stages, and the first of them lands on 4 June 2027: the North Wing and the northern central building reopen, putting the Pergamon Altar back on public view and giving the Museum für Islamische Kunst two full floors. The museum has been under renovation since 2013 as part of the Museumsinsel master plan, and the South Wing stays shut after this - it is not expected back until around 2037.

UEFA has awarded the 2027 Champions League final to the Riyadh Air Metropolitano in Madrid on 5 June 2027, the stadium's second final after 2019. On 20 September 2026 Kalshi's winner market made Barcelona the favourite at about 25%, ahead of Bayern Munich, Arsenal and Real Madrid on 14% and PSG on 12%.

The women's singles final is played on Court Philippe-Chatrier on the tournament's second Saturday, for the Coupe Suzanne-Lenglen. It is the last clay-court title of the season's European spring.

Mexicans elect all 500 members of the Chamber of Deputies on 6 June 2027, the midterm test of Claudia Sheinbaum's supermajority, held alongside state elections.

The slowest, tightest and oldest race on the calendar runs through the streets of Monte Carlo, where qualifying decides most of it.

The FOMC announces its rate decision on the second day of its June 8-9 2027 meeting. The meeting is one of the four in 2027 that comes with a Summary of Economic Projections - the "dot plot" - and a press conference. On 21 September 2026 Kalshi last traded Fed maintains rate 59%, Cut >25bps 28%, Hike 25bps 20%.

How to Train Your Dragon 2 is an upcoming American fantasy adventure film and a live-action remake of the 2014 animated film by DreamWorks Animation, itself loosely based on Cressida Cowell's book series. It will be the second installment of the live-action How to Train Your Dragon film series following How to Train Your Dragon (2025), and the fifth film overall in the franchise.

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.

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.

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.

Boeing says the first 777-9 will be delivered in 2027, seven years late, after taking a $4.9 billion charge; Lufthansa is the launch customer, with delivery currently scheduled for mid-2027, and Emirates has signalled it is planning for late 2027.