Chronopin: upcoming release dates, events and other important dates

NVIDIA expects to complete its roughly $11.9 billion purchase of Hugging Face in the first half of 2027, once regulators approve the deal.

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 second fab on TSMC's north Phoenix campus, whose structure was finished in 2025, is due to begin high-volume manufacturing in the second half of 2027 - a year earlier than the schedule the company had previously given. Chairman C.C. Wei gave the pulled-forward date on 15 January 2026; the campus is the centrepiece of a $165 billion Arizona investment.

Johnson & Johnson's orthopaedics business is due to leave the group as DePuy Synthes - by tax-free spinoff or by sale, with Apollo in talks at about $20 billion - and J&J says it is on track for a mid-2027 separation.

The British Grand Prix returns to the old RAF airfield that held the first World Championship race in 1950.

Man of Tomorrow is an upcoming American superhero film featuring the DC Comics characters Superman and Lex Luthor. Written and directed by James Gunn, it will be the fourth film in the DC Universe (DCU) and a follow-up to Superman (2025).

Silo depicts a ruined and toxic future, when thousands of people live in a giant silo deep underground. After its sheriff breaks a cardinal rule and residents die mysteriously, engineer Juliette starts to uncover shocking secrets and the truth about the silo. Season 4 starts on Apple TV.

The ladies' singles final is played on Centre Court on the second Saturday of the Championships, for the Venus Rosewater Dish. The All England Club has the 2027 fortnight running 28 June to 11 July.

The oldest title in tennis is decided on Centre Court on the second Sunday. The All England Club has published its 2027 dates: the Championships run 28 June to 11 July, and the gentlemen's singles final closes them.

The shortest lap of the season runs up and down a Styrian hillside in barely over a minute.

San Diego Comic-Con runs 22-25 July 2027 at the San Diego Convention Center, with Preview Night on Wednesday 21 July.

The 2027 Pan American Games, officially the XX Pan American Games and commonly known as Lima 2027, is an upcoming international multi-sport event governed by the Panam Sports Organization. It will be held from 23 July to 8 August in Lima, the capital of Peru, eight years after the city hosted the 2019 Pan American Games. The pin sits at National Stadium of Peru.

Spa is the longest circuit in Formula 1 at just over seven kilometres, and it makes its own weather across the Ardennes.

The FOMC announces its rate decision on the second day of its July 27-28 2027 meeting. On 21 September 2026 Kalshi last traded Fed maintains rate 76%, Hike 25bps 17%, Hike >25bps 10%.

A Quiet Place Part III is an upcoming American post-apocalyptic horror film written and directed by John Krasinski. The fourth installment in the A Quiet Place film series, the film is the sequel to A Quiet Place Part II (2020), serving as the third and final film in a trilogy that began with A Quiet Place (2018).

The Hungaroring's twisting layout is often called Monaco without the walls, and closes the first half of the season.

World Youth Day is held in Seoul from 3 to 8 August 2027, the first in South Korea and only the second in Asia after Manila in 1995.

The Bluey Movie is an upcoming animated comedy film based on the Australian children's television series Bluey. It is written and directed by series creator Joe Brumm, and is produced by Ludo Studio and BBC Studios.

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe runs 6-30 August 2027, its 80th edition and three weeks of performing arts across the city.

Kenyans elect a president and the members of the National Assembly and Senate on 10 August 2027. Incumbent William Ruto is seeking a second term.

The untitled Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem sequel is an upcoming American animated superhero film directed by Jeff Rowe. Based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles characters, it is the sequel to Mutant Mayhem (2023) and features the returning voices of Micah Abbey, Shamon Brown Jr., Nicolas Cantu, and Brady Noon as the Turtles.

gamescom runs 23-29 August 2027 at the Koelnmesse in Cologne, opening with gamescom dev and Opening Night Live before the public days.

Virginia is expanding the world's first bridge-tunnel, adding new tubes and widened approaches at Naval Station Norfolk, the largest naval base on Earth, more than 50 years after it first opened.

The University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing Jiaotong University, China University of Geosciences (Beijing) and Beijing Forestry University began building Xiong'an campuses in November 2023 under a 'one university, two campuses' model that keeps their Beijing sites and shares staff, libraries and labs. Fifteen Beijing universities are to have campuses there, all of them finished by 2030.