Chronopin: upcoming release dates, events and other important dates

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.

The New Simpsons Movie is an upcoming American animated comedy film based on the Fox animated sitcom The Simpsons created by Matt Groening. Produced by 20th Century Animation and Gracie Films, it is the second feature film adaptation of the series and the sequel to The Simpsons Movie (2007).

Europe's largest consumer electronics show runs for five days at Messe Berlin, with the organisers billing more than 2,000 brands across the grounds.

The Temple of Speed holds the highest average speeds in Formula 1, and the Tifosi fill the banking whatever Ferrari's season looks like.

The 21st World Athletics Championships are held at the Beijing National Stadium, the second time the city has hosted after 2015. Ten days of track and field in the stadium built for the 2008 Olympics.

The Spanish Grand Prix runs at Madrid's Madring, the part-street, part-permanent circuit around IFEMA that took the race off Barcelona.

The FOMC announces its rate decision on the second day of its September 14-15 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%, Hike 25bps 20%, Cut 25bps 6%.

The 46th Ryder Cup is played at Adare Manor in County Limerick, the first held in Ireland since the K Club in 2006. The Irish government is expected to spend €58 million on the event, €22.5 million of it an event licence fee to the European Tour.

Baku pairs a two-kilometre straight along the Caspian with a climb through the medieval old city barely wide enough for one car.

The 11th Rugby World Cup opens at Perth Stadium and runs to the final at Stadium Australia in Sydney on 13 November. It is the first tournament branded the Men's Rugby World Cup and the first contested by 24 teams, with South Africa defending the title and Hong Kong making their debut.

The United States federal fiscal year 2028 starts on 1 October 2027 - the date by which Congress must have funded the government or shut it down.

Turkiye returns to the calendar for the first time since 2021, bringing back Turn 8 - a four-apex left taken at close to 300 km/h.

The 14th Cricket World Cup is played across South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia, the second time South Africa and Zimbabwe have co-hosted after 2003 and the first time Namibia has hosted. Cricket South Africa confirmed eight grounds including the Wanderers, Kingsmead and Newlands.

Formula 1's original night race runs under floodlights around Marina Bay, in humidity that costs drivers several kilos a race.

Argentines choose a president and renew Congress on 24 October 2027, the first presidential election since Javier Milei's 2023 win.

Austin's purpose-built circuit opens with a blind 40-metre climb into a hairpin, and borrows corners from Silverstone, Istanbul and Hockenheim.

The FOMC announces its rate decision on the second day of its October 26-27 2027 meeting. On 21 September 2026 Kalshi last traded Fed maintains rate 54%, Hike 25bps 46%, Cut 25bps 7%.

At 2,200 metres above sea level the air is thin enough to change how the cars cool, brake and make power, and the lap ends through a baseball stadium.

The Bureau of Meteorology's official tropical cyclone season for the Australian region runs from 1 November to 30 April. An average season brings 10 cyclones, three or four of which cross the coast.

Interlagos runs anticlockwise over a hillside, is short enough to bunch the field, and has decided more championships late than anywhere else.

The only race Formula 1 runs on a Saturday night, straight down the Strip past the casinos at close to 350 km/h.

Frozen 3 is an upcoming American animated musical fantasy film written and directed by Jennifer Lee. Produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, it is the third feature film in the Frozen franchise, following Frozen II.

Microsoft's next Xbox, Project Helix, uses a custom AMD chip with Zen 6 cores and RDNA 5 graphics; Microsoft has given no release date, with reports pointing to late 2027 and developer alpha hardware in 2027.