Chronopin: upcoming release dates, events and other important dates

A brown-and-yellow VIRGINIA Adistar Jellyfish first worn by Pharrell at Paris Fashion Week in 2025, with brown mesh, earth-toned overlays and bright yellow accents, for $300.

美顺与长生 (Meishun and Changsheng, "Whispers of Time") is Li Lu's period family drama starring Liu Haocun (刘浩存) as a village girl married off at 16 and Huang Xuan (黄轩) as the husband whose mind stayed a child's after an injury, following them from the late 1970s to today. It wrapped in Baishan, Jilin in January 2026 and will air on Hunan TV and Mango TV. No date has been announced, so the premiere shown here is an estimate.

Formula 1's first season under the 2026 rules ends with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina on Sunday 6 December 2026, the 24th and final round. On 20 September 2026 Kalshi priced the constructors' championship as all but over: Mercedes sat at 95-96%, with Ferrari, McLaren and Red Bull all at 1-2%.

China's biggest aerospace and defence show, the 16th China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition, runs from 7 to 13 December 2026 at the Zhuhai International Airshow Center, its 30th-anniversary edition after a move from November.

New to the tour in 2026, a one-day VMware Explore for the US public sector, state and local governments and contractors, at the Ronald Reagan Building on 8 December.

Johnson & Johnson holds its first enterprise business review since December 2023, where CFO Joseph Wolk says it will set out growth above its 5% to 7% long-term target, with a clear line of sight to double digits by the end of the decade.

The Federal Open Market Committee announces its final 2026 rate decision at 2:00 p.m. ET on December 9, the last of the year’s eight scheduled meetings. On 20 September 2026 Kalshi had a second consecutive quarter-point hike as the favourite at 67%, with a hold at 31% and cuts priced near zero; Polymarket agreed almost to the point.

Broadcom reports its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2026 against its own guide of about $34.8 billion in revenue, up 93%, including $21.7 billion of AI semiconductor revenue.

The Game Awards return to the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Thursday 10 December 2026. On 20 September 2026 Kalshi had Grand Theft Auto VI at 69% for Game of the Year, well clear of Resident Evil Requiem at 14% and Phantom Blade Zero at 7%.

Lululemon is expected to report its third quarter on Thursday 10 December 2026, having guided to a 10-11% revenue decline to $2.29-$2.32 billion and EPS of $0.93-$0.98, its first results under CEO Heidi O'Neill.

The stopgap signed in September expires on 11 December 2026, the deadline for Congress to enact the twelve fiscal 2027 appropriations bills or pass another continuing resolution before agencies shut down.

Twenty years after it was announced, the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi opens on 11 December 2026 as the largest museum in the Guggenheim family - about 80,000 square metres, against roughly a quarter of that in New York. Frank Gehry arranged it around a single tall atrium with galleries threaded between ten sculptural cones, nine sheathed in stainless steel mesh and one in onyx and glass, so the roofline reads as a cluster of towers from across the Culture District.

Nike’s “Purple Venom” colorway of Caitlin Clark’s Caitlin 1 signature basketball shoe goes on sale December 12 for $140 in adult sizes.

The last race of Nike's 2026 After Dark Tour: a sold-out women's night 10K through the heart of Mumbai, with a two-hour cut-off.

Germany's long-delayed underground through-station replaces the Stuttgart terminus after two decades of construction. Estimated date.

The December Agriculture and Fisheries Council, chaired by Ireland's EU presidency, meets on 14-15 December 2026 in Brussels to fix the EU's 2027 catch limits and quotas for the Atlantic, North Sea, Mediterranean and Black Sea.

千里江山图 ("A Panorama of Rivers and Mountains") is a 36-episode spy drama set in 1933 Shanghai, starring Zhang Ruoyun (张若昀) as the Communist agent Chen Qianli, with Liu Shishi (刘诗诗), Wang Yang (王阳) and Chen Daoming (陈道明). Adapted from Sun Ganlu's Mao Dun Prize-winning novel, it wrapped at Shanghai's Chedun film base in May 2026 and will premiere on CCTV-8 with Tencent Video streaming. No air date has been announced, so the premiere shown here is an estimate.

A Los Angeles judge is set to hear Tesla's petition to overturn the California DMV's finding that its 'Autopilot' and 'Full Self-Driving' marketing was false advertising, a label Tesla wants removed even though it already complied with the order.

Judge Margaret Garnett is scheduled to sentence Luigi Mangione for stalking and killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson; each count carries up to life, and prosecutors have said they will seek a life term.

Google and Samsung will launch Gemini-powered Android XR glasses this fall in styles from Warby Parker and Gentle Monster, in audio-only and display versions.

After landing her dream job in Paris, Chicago marketing exec Emily Cooper embraces her adventurous new life while juggling work, friends and romance. Season 6 starts on Netflix.

The 13th SDCCU Poinsettia Bowl, the first since 2016, kicks off at 4:30 p.m. on 23 December 2026 at Snapdragon Stadium and airs on The CW.

There is nothing special about Harry Potter - at least that's what his Aunt Petunia always says. On his 11th birthday, a letter of admittance to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry opens up a hidden world for Harry: one of fun, friendship and magic. But with this new adventure comes great risk as Harry is forced to face a dangerous enemy from his past. Season 1 starts on HBO.

Nike's Christmas Kobe for 2026 swaps red and green for a lump of coal: a black, coal-textured Kobe 6 Protro with Venom Green and Purple Venom accents, for $190.

何不同舟渡 (He Bu Tong Zhou Du, "Dancing with the Tide") is a 36-episode costume spy drama for Hunan TV and Mango TV, starring Tan Jianci (檀健次) as Xie Queshan, a general branded a traitor, and Lu Yuxiao (卢昱晓) as the thief Nan Yi. Directed by Yang Wenjun and adapted from 羡鱼珂's web novel, it wrapped at Hengdian in June 2026 and Mango lists it for the fourth quarter of 2026. No air date has been announced, so the premiere shown here is an estimate.

剑来 (Jian Lai, "The One") is Tencent Video's 24-episode live-action wuxia fantasy adapted from Fenghuo Xi Zhuhou's web novel, starring Wu Lei (吴磊) as the poor alley boy Chen Ping'an, with Chang Chen (张震) and Li Wanda (李宛妲) in special appearances. Its first season, 笼中雀, was shot in Jiande, Hangzhou from November 2025 to May 2026. Tencent has said only that it will launch in the second half of 2026, so the premiere shown here is an estimate.

A 30-metre segmented-mirror telescope stalled for a decade by opposition to building on Mauna Kea, with La Palma as the alternate site. Estimated date.

Playground Games confirmed Forza Horizon 6 is still launching on PlayStation 5 within 2026, refuting a report that the open-world racer had slipped to 2027 and putting it on a collision course with GTA 6's release window.