Chronopin: upcoming release dates, events and other important dates

From 2027 Hershey says mini Reese's cups and shapes and the Fast Break bar will be coated in real milk chocolate instead of compound coating, the change promised after Brad Reese's recipe complaint.

The winner of the 3 November election takes office on 1 January 2027, the day the state constitution starts the political year, for a four-year term. Governor Kathy Hochul is seeking re-election against Bruce Blakeman.

The Congress elected in the 2026 midterms first meets on January 3, 2027, and the House can do no other business until it has a Speaker. On 20 September 2026 Kalshi's market on the next new Speaker had Hakeem Jeffries at 86% — the table's chance, against “88% chance” on the order ticket beside it — with Jim Jordan at 10% and Steve Scalise at 2.6%.

A one-way cable car ride goes from $9 to $12 and a new $18 Cable Car Plus pass gives a day of unlimited Muni travel for one adult and up to two youth; the same month Muni ends its 15-cent Clipper discount, making the adult fare $3.

The Consumer Technology Association's annual show returns to Las Vegas for four days, with Stellantis chief executive Antonio Filosa among the keynote speakers. Registration and official hotel booking for CES 2027 are already open.

The BLS Employment Situation report for December 2026, out at 8:30 a.m. ET on January 8, 2027, fixes the unemployment rate the year closes on. On 20 September 2026 Kalshi had U-3 above 4.0% at 81% but only 5% above 5.0%, so traders expected a labour market that has loosened without cracking.

The October 2025 Busan truce (a 10-point cut to the US fentanyl tariff, general licences for Chinese rare-earth exports, US soybean purchases, paused port fees) now lapses on January 10, 2027. Scott Bessent announced the two-month extension from November 10 as Xi Jinping landed in Washington.

Children of Blood and Bone is an upcoming American fantasy film directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, who co-wrote the screenplay with Tomi Adeyemi, based on the 2018 novel by Adeyemi. The film stars Thuso Mbedu, Damson Idris, Amandla Stenberg, Tosin Cole, Cynthia Erivo, Lashana Lynch, Zackary Momoh, Richard Mofe-Damijo, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Regina King, Idris Elba, and Viola Davis.

The Beekeeper 2 is an upcoming action thriller film directed by Timo Tjahjanto and written by Umair Aleem. It serves as the sequel to The Beekeeper (2024), with Jason Statham, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Bobby Naderi, Jemma Redgrave, and Jeremy Irons reprising their roles, and Yara Shahidi, Pom Klementieff and Adam Copeland joining.

Nigerians elect a president, vice president, senators and members of the House of Representatives on 16 January 2027, with governorship and state assembly votes following on 6 February.

Set after the fall of the Empire, Ahsoka follows the former Jedi knight Ahsoka Tano as she investigates an emerging threat to a vulnerable galaxy. Season 2 starts on Disney+.

OpenAI switches off 9 models and endpoints on 20 January 2027; requests to them stop working and callers have to move to the named replacements. Going: gpt-realtime, gpt-audio, gpt-4o-audio, gpt-4o-realtime, gpt-realtime-mini, gpt-audio-mini, gpt-4o-mini-realtime, gpt-4o-mini-audio, gpt-4o-mini-transcribe-2025-03-20.

Neuromancer follows a damaged, top-rung super-hacker named Case who is thrust into a web of digital espionage and high stakes crime with his partner Molly, a razor-girl assassin with mirrored eyes, aiming to pull a heist on a corporate dynasty with untold secrets. Season 1 starts on Apple TV.

San Diego's PGA Tour stop returns to Torrey Pines for the 60th time as The Sentry, with Sentry Insurance as new title sponsor, running 25-30 January 2027 to a Saturday finish.

The first test trial in the mass lawsuit against Southern California Edison over the Eaton Fire, with eight plaintiffs, opens before Judge Laura Seigle in Los Angeles Superior Court.

The Orange Bowl and Sugar Bowl semifinal winners meet for college football's national title at Allegiant Stadium on Monday 25 January 2027, kicking off at 4:30 p.m. local on ABC and ESPN.

Kyrgyzstan holds a presidential election on 27 January 2027, brought forward after parliament reset the date. Incumbent Sadyr Japarov has said he will seek a second term.

The FOMC announces its rate decision on the second day of its January 26-27 2027 meeting. On 21 September 2026 Kalshi last traded Fed maintains rate 61%, Hike 25bps 25%, Cut 25bps 8%.

Nintendo revealed Metroid Ravenous, a new 2D entry where Samus fights for survival on a hostile moon after being attacked, alongside a special edition and three amiibo, set for a January 28, 2027 Switch 2 launch.

The women's singles final closes the Australian Open's second Saturday on Rod Laver Arena, a day before the men decide theirs. The winner lifts the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup.

Bones Film brings back its assassin-meets-marriage-swindler action comedy Marriagetoxin for a second season in January 2027 on Fuji TV's Karnival!! block.

The first Grand Slam final of the season closes the Australian Open on Rod Laver Arena. Melbourne Park's centre court seats about 15,000 under a roof that keeps the match on whatever the Melbourne heat does, and the winner takes the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup.

The statutory deadline for the President to send the fiscal 2028 budget to Congress is the first Monday in February 2027 - a deadline no president has met in over a decade.

India's finance minister presents the Union Budget for 2027-28 in the Lok Sabha, by convention on 1 February at 11am.

The Moon's shadow touches down at 15:59:35 UT on 2027-02-06, and the annular phase lasts up to 7 minutes 51 seconds along a path 281.5 km wide crossing Chile, Argentina and the Atlantic. A partial eclipse is visible from South America, Antarctica and western and southern Africa.

The 69th Grammy Awards are on Sunday 7 February 2027 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, the first Grammys on ABC since 1972. On 20 September 2026 Kalshi's Album of the Year market led with "you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love" at 37% and Rosalía's "Lux" at 25%.

Ferrero's consolidated accounts for the year to 31 August 2026, the first full year to include WK Kellogg Co's US cereal business, are expected in mid-February 2027.

Narnia: The Magician's Nephew is an upcoming high fantasy film written for the screen, co-produced, and directed by Greta Gerwig, based on the 1955 novel The Magician's Nephew, the sixth published and first chronological novel in the children's book series The Chronicles of Narnia by C. It will be the fourth film adaptation based on the The Chronicles of Narnia series of novels, following a trilogy of films produced

Crystal Dynamics' Tomb Raider remake of the Atlantis story arrives on 12 February 2027 for PC, Switch 2, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.

The NFL's 61st championship game is set for 14 February 2027 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, the ninth Super Bowl staged in greater Los Angeles. On 20 September 2026 Kalshi's futures market was unusually flat: Buffalo and the Los Angeles Rams led at about 12% each, with Baltimore, San Francisco, Kansas City and Seattle bunched at 7-8%.

Whoever plays the SoFi Stadium halftime show on 14 February 2027 is already being traded. Kalshi runs a separate yes/no market per artist, and on 20 September 2026 JAY-Z was the clear favourite, ahead of Miley Cyrus in the mid-30s, Harry Styles around 25% and Justin Bieber around 20%.

Santa Monica Studio's next God of War, directed by Ariel Lawrence, arrives exclusively on PlayStation 5 on 16 February 2027.

Nestlé publishes its 2026 full-year results, the test of its 3% to 4% organic growth guidance and CHF 9 billion free-cash-flow target, a year after the results day on which it proposed its CHF 3.10 dividend for 2025.

Calvin Harris' first ever Australian headline tour reaches Perth, the opening night of the tour. Four outdoor shows across February 2027, all ticketed through Ticketmaster.

Calvin Harris' first ever Australian headline tour reaches Brisbane, the second night of the tour. Four outdoor shows across February 2027, all ticketed through Ticketmaster.