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2026 World Sporting Event Calendar

Here is a list of the major sporting events for the year 2026. Not every sporting event can be listed here, though we have tried to include all the big sporting events of the major sports, mostly the international competitions, that are known so far.

Major events for this 2026 calendar is the FIFA World Cup, Winter Olympics, Winter Paralympics, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, as well as the usual annual events.

See the current Major World Sporting Events Calendar.

Let me know if you think something is missing or needs updating.

Date(s) Sport Event Location
Jan 12 - Feb 1 Tennis Australian Open Melbourne, Australia
Jan 23-25 Extreme Sports Winter X Games usually Aspen
Feb 6-22 Multi-sports Winter Olympics Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo
Feb 8 Football (American) Super Bowl Levi's Stadium Santa Clara, California
Feb 10 - Mar 8 Cricket ICC World T20 (men) India & Sri Lanka
Feb-Mar? Rugby Six Nations UK, Ireland, France & Italy
Mar 6-15 Multi-sports Winter Paralympics Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo
Mar 17-Apr 6 Basketball NCAA finals (March Madness) USA
Mar 20-22 Athletics 21st IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championship Toruń, Poland
Mar 28 Table Tennis World Team Championship London, England
Apr 9-12 Golf Masters Augusta, USA
Apr 11 Horse Racing Grand National Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool
Apr 18 - May 4 Snooker World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England
May 2 Horse Racing Kentucky Derby Louisville, Kentucky, US
May 14–17 Golf US PGA Aronimink Golf Club, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania
May 15-31 Ice Hockey IIHF World Championship Switzerland
May ? Ice Hockey Stanley Cup finals USA/Canada
May ? Basketball NBA Finals USA
May ? Football (Soccer) FA Cup final Wembley Stadium, London
May ? Auto Racing Monaco Grand Prix Monte Carlo, Monaco
May 24 Auto Racing Indy 500 Indianapolis, USA
May 25 - Jun 2 Tennis French Open Paris, France
May 30 Football (Soccer) UEFA Champions League Final Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary
Jun 11 - Jul 19 Football (Soccer) FIFA World Cup USA, Canada, Mexico
Jun 12 - Jul 5 Cricket ICC World T20 (women) England & Wales
Jun 18-21 Golf US Open Shinnecock Hills Golf Club Shinnecock Hills, New York
Jun ? Auto Racing 24 Hours of Le Mans Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France
Jun 27 - Jul 5 Multi-sports Gay Games Valencia, Spain
Jul ? Tennis Wimbledon London, England
Jul 16–19 Golf The Open Championship Southport, Merseyside, England
Jul 23 - Aug 2 Multi-sports Commonwealth Games Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Jul 24 - Aug 2 Lacrosse World Lacrosse Women's Championship Tokyo, Japan
Jul 24 - Aug 8  Multi-sports Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Jul ? Cycling Tour de France mostly France
Jul ? Cycling Tour de France Femmes France
Jul ? Extreme Sports Summer X Games usually Minneapolis, USA
July? Field Hockey Hockey World Cup (men and women) Wavre, Belgium & Amstelveen, Netherlands
Jul 30 - Aug 9 Multi-sports European Sports Championships ?
? Cricket ICC World T20 (men) India & Sri Lanka
? American Football IFAF Women's American Football Championships ?
Aug ? Golf US PGA  
Aug ? Tennis US Open New York, USA
Sep 4-13 Basketball FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Germany
Sep 7-13 Golf Solheim Cup Bernardus Golf in Cromvoirt, Netherlands
Sep ? Equestrian FEI World Equestrian Games ?
Sep? Rowing World Rowing Championships Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Sep ? Golf Presidents Cup Medinah Country Club, Chicago, Illinois
Sep ? Volleyball World Volleyball Championship  
Sep ? Cycling UCI Road World Championships  
Sep ? Australian Football Grand Final Melbourne, Australia
Sep? Rugby League Grand Final, Australia Sydney
Sep 19 - Oct 4 Multi-sports Asian Games Nagoya, Japan
? Golf Presidents Cup Medinah Country Club, Chicago, Illinois
Oct? Rugby League World Cup Papua New Guinea and Australia
Oct? Weightlifting IWF World Championships  
Oct ? Rugby League NRL Grand Final Sydney
Oct ? Baseball World Series  
Oct ? Gymnastics World Championships (Artistic)  
Oct 31-Nov 13 Multi-sports Summer Youth Olympics Dakar, Senegal
Nov ? Weightlifting IWF World Championships  
Nov 3 Horse Racing Melbourne Cup Victoria, Australia
Dec ? Swimming FINA World Swimming Championships (25m)  

note: any date and time listed represent the local date and time

disclaimer: Please note that event dates are believed to be correct at the time of publication, though they are subject to change, particularly this far in advance.

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