2026 in the United States

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The following is a list of events of the year 2026 in the United States, as well as predicted and scheduled events that have not yet occurred.

2026 is the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence of the United States from the British Empire.^[1] The Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Elections

The midterm elections are scheduled to be held on November 3. In the federal government, the offices up for election are all 435 seats of the House of Representatives, and roughly one third of the Senate. Most states and territories will hold elections for their governors and legislatures.

Predicted and scheduled events

January 19 – The 2026 College Football Playoff National Championship will be played at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.
February 1 – The 68th Annual Grammy Awards are scheduled to be held at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, honoring the best in music from September 2024 to August 2025.^[2]
February 5 – The New START Treaty is scheduled to expire.
February 8 – Super Bowl LX is scheduled to be played at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California.^[3]
March 5 to 17 – The 2026 World Baseball Classic is scheduled to be held in the United States, including Puerto Rico, as well as in Japan. The championship game will be held at LoanDepot Park in Miami.^[4]
March 15 – The 98th Academy Awards are scheduled to be held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, honoring the best in films released in 2025.^[5]
April – Artemis program: NASA is scheduled to launch Artemis II, the first crewed mission of the Orion in which four astronauts (Reid Wiseman, Victor J. Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen) will perform a flyby of the Moon and return to Earth.^[6]
April 6 – The 2026 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament final will be held at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
June 1 to 3 – The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities sesquicentennial (150th annual) meeting is scheduled to be held in Chicago.
June 11 to July 19 – The United States will co-host the 2026 FIFA World Cup alongside Canada and Mexico and will host the majority of games during the tournament, including all games past the quarterfinals of the knockout stage including the final, which will be held at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
July 4 – The United States will celebrate its 250th birthday as a nation.
August 12 – A total solar eclipse is predicted to occur at the Moon's descending node of the orbit in North America and Europe. The total eclipse will pass over the Arctic, Greenland, Iceland, the Atlantic Ocean and northern Spain.^[7]
November 3 – The 2026 United States midterm elections are scheduled to be held.
In early 2026, the United States Treasury plans to halt penny production.^[8]

References

^ Dupree, Jamie (July 3, 2016). "What do you call July 4, 2026?". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Cox Enterprises. ISSN 1539-7459. Archived from the original on February 10, 2022. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
^ Aswad, Jem (June 12, 2025). "Grammy Awards Unveil Dates for 2026 Show and Nominations Announcement, New Categories — Including Best Album Cover". Variety. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
^ Sherman, Alex; Young, Jabari (March 18, 2021). "NFL finalizes new 11-year media rights deal, Amazon gets exclusive Thursday Night rights". CNBC. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
^ Clair, Michael (May 23, 2024). "Tokyo, San Juan, Houston and Miami announced as World Baseball Classic 2026 hosts". MLB.com. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
^ Feinberg, Scott (March 17, 2025). "Oscars: Conan O'Brien to Return as Host in 2026". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
^ Chang, Kenneth (December 5, 2024). "NASA Artemis Moon Missions Delayed Until 2026 and 2027". The New York Times. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
^ Tara, Serena (November 17, 2023). "Forget 2024, It's Time to Start Planning for the 2026 Solar Eclipse". Thrillist. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
^ Isidore, Chris (May 25, 2025). "So what happens to America's 114 billion pennies once the US stops making them?". CNN. Retrieved July 16, 2025.

[1] Dupree, Jamie (July 3, 2016). "What do you call July 4, 2026?". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Cox Enterprises. ISSN 1539-7459. Archived from the original on February 10, 2022. Retrieved September 27, 2020.

[2] Aswad, Jem (June 12, 2025). "Grammy Awards Unveil Dates for 2026 Show and Nominations Announcement, New Categories — Including Best Album Cover". Variety. Retrieved June 12, 2025.

[3] Sherman, Alex; Young, Jabari (March 18, 2021). "NFL finalizes new 11-year media rights deal, Amazon gets exclusive Thursday Night rights". CNBC. Retrieved June 11, 2024.

[4] Clair, Michael (May 23, 2024). "Tokyo, San Juan, Houston and Miami announced as World Baseball Classic 2026 hosts". MLB.com. Retrieved November 26, 2025.

[5] Feinberg, Scott (March 17, 2025). "Oscars: Conan O'Brien to Return as Host in 2026". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 17, 2025.

[6] Chang, Kenneth (December 5, 2024). "NASA Artemis Moon Missions Delayed Until 2026 and 2027". The New York Times. Retrieved December 17, 2024.

[7] Tara, Serena (November 17, 2023). "Forget 2024, It's Time to Start Planning for the 2026 Solar Eclipse". Thrillist. Retrieved January 5, 2024.

[:2-8] Isidore, Chris (May 25, 2025). "So what happens to America's 114 billion pennies once the US stops making them?". CNN. Retrieved July 16, 2025.

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