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.

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.

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.

The 32nd UN climate conference is held in Addis Ababa in November 2027, the first COP in sub-Saharan Africa in sixteen years, with the African Group holding the presidency.

The penultimate round runs at night at Lusail, a fast, flowing circuit built for MotoGP and hard on tyres.

The FOMC announces its rate decision on the second day of its December 7-8 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 73%, Cut 25bps 13%, Hike 25bps 6%.

Every obligation the Cyber Resilience Act carries comes into force: products with digital elements may only be placed on the EU market if they meet the Act's essential cybersecurity requirements, carry a conformity assessment and are supported with security updates for their declared support period.

The season ends at Yas Marina as the sun sets, and for the first time the finale is a Sprint weekend too.