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The Edinburgh Fringe Turns 80
SCHEDULED78% CONFIDENCEin 317 daysThe Fringe's own site gives the 80th edition as "06 - 30 August 2027". The pin's exclusive end is the following midnight UTC.[1]The Edinburgh Festival Fringe runs 6-30 August 2027, its 80th edition and three weeks of performing arts across the city.0.66Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Abu Dhabi Opens on Saadiyat Island
Solomon R. Guggenheim FoundationCulture District, Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
CONFIRMED88% CONFIDENCEin 79 daysAbu Dhabi's Department of Culture and Tourism named 11 December 2026 in a joint announcement with the Guggenheim[1] Foundation in late July 2026; the foundation's own press release carries the date.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.0.61The Paris Air Show Returns to Le Bourget
SCHEDULED80% CONFIDENCEin 264 daysStated as fixed, per siae.fr[1]: the show’s own site gives its dates as "14•20 JUNE 2027".The largest aerospace exhibition in the world, held in odd years at Paris–Le Bourget since 1953 and first staged in 1909, runs 14 to 20 June 2027 – four days for professionals, then three open to the public.0.60Louvre Abu Dhabi Opens on Saadiyat Island
Louvre Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat Cultural District, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
CONFIRMED86% CONFIDENCE8.9 years agoHappened as dated, per the source[1]: "Friday marks five years since Louvre[2] Abu Dhabi welcomed the first members of the public" (published 11 Nov 2022).Jean Nouvel's dome-topped museum, the first Louvre outpost outside France, opens to the public five years behind its original schedule.0.57The 2026 Ballon d'Or Is Awarded in London
London Palladium, 8 Argyll Street, London W1F 7TF, United Kingdom
SCHEDULED71% CONFIDENCEin 33 daysYahoo[3] Sports and Athlon both give Monday 26 October 2026 for the ceremony, and Polymarket's[2] Ballon d'Or market ends 26 October, so the date is firm even though organisers had not formally confirmed the venue.KalshiPolymarketFor the first time the Ballon d'Or leaves Paris: the 2026 ceremony is on Monday 26 October 2026 in London, marking 70 years since the first award. On 20 September 2026 Harry Kane was a clear favourite on both exchanges at 55-56%, with Lamine Yamal at 22% and Kylian Mbappé at 8%.0.56Daicon III and IV Opening Animations Premieres
CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE72%45.1 years agoScreening date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList[1] listing.The Daicon III Opening Animation screens at the Nihon SF Taikai convention in Osaka, the first of two self-funded fan short films that a young Hideaki Anno, Hiroyuki Yamaga, and Takami Akai made under the amateur group Daicon Film before founding Gainax.0.56CES 2027 Opens in Las Vegas
SCHEDULED75% CONFIDENCEin 105 daysces.tech[1] gives the show as "January 6-9" in "Las Vegas, NV" and says registration for CES 2027 is open.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.0.56Paris Métro Opens Its First Line
CONFIRMED85% CONFIDENCE126.2 years agoRATP's[3] own history page and EarthSky's[2] science-history article both give 19 July 1900 as the inauguration date of the first métro line.The Paris Métro's first line opened to the public on 19 July 1900, running between Porte Maillot and Château de Vincennes.0.5699th Academy Awards Crown the Best Picture of 2026
Dolby Theatre, 6801 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
SCHEDULED82% CONFIDENCEin 172 daysThe Academy announced March 14, 2027 for the 99th ceremony, starting at 4 p.m. Pacific (23:00 UTC, PDT having begun that morning).[1]KalshiThe 99th Academy Awards air live from the Dolby Theatre on March 14, 2027, hosted by Conan O'Brien, and the ceremony's biggest prize is Best Picture. On 20 September 2026 Kalshi had The Odyssey at 52%, well ahead of The Black Ball at 16% and Dune: Part Three at 11%.0.56Eurovision Comes to Burgas
SCHEDULED85% CONFIDENCEin 234 daysThe EBU[2] says Burgas will host the 71st contest and that the three live shows fall on "Tuesday 11 May, Thursday 13 May and Saturday 15 May 2027". The pin is dated to the grand final.Bulgaria hosts the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time, with two semi-finals on 11 and 13 May and the grand final on 15 May 2027 at Arena Burgas.0.55gamescom Fills the Koelnmesse Again
SCHEDULED78% CONFIDENCEin 334 daysgamescom's[1] own site gives the 2027 show as "23-29 August 2027" at Cologne. The pin's exclusive end is the following midnight UTC.gamescom runs 23-29 August 2027 at the Koelnmesse in Cologne, opening with gamescom dev and Opening Night Live before the public days.0.55COP31 Opens in Antalya
SCHEDULED80% CONFIDENCEin 47 daysUNFCCC[1] states the Government of Türkiye will host the thirty-first session "from Monday, 9 November, to Friday, 20 November 2026"; the pin's exclusive end is the following midnight UTC.The 31st UN climate conference runs 9-20 November 2026 at the Antalya Expo Center, hosted by Türkiye, with about 100,000 participants expected.0.55
