Is anyone else feeling very done with 2025—and weirdly hopeful about what 2026 may bring? If so, you’ll love Vanity Fair’s first-ever complete cultural calendar: a comprehensive guide to next year’s art, culture, events, openings, and other anticipated marquee moments. There’s plenty to look forward to in the next 12 months, from an embarrassment of global sports competitions to not one, not two, but four Zendaya movies. And this is just the stuff that we know for sure is coming!
Please peruse at your leisure, then bookmark this page for reference. Your thoroughly entertained and informed future self will thank you.
January 8
The Traitors season four (TV series)
A new batch of reality stars, comedians, athletes, and fame-adjacent relatives storm Alan Cumming’s castle, including Top Chef host Kristen Kish, figure skaters turned commentators Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir, Real Housewife Porsha Williams, former Bachelor Colton Underwood, and Donna Kelce, mother of Jason and Travis. (Does this mean Taylor Swift will be watching?)
January 11
Golden Globe Awards
Which nominees will have the opportunity to audition their Oscar-acceptance speeches—and who will be crowned the first winner of the new best-podcast category? Join host Nikki Glaser on CBS to find out.
The Night Manager season two (TV series)
Tom Hiddleston and Olivia Colman return for another round of espionage and deception, on Prime Video worldwide and on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in the UK. “The closer his feet are to the fire, the more alive he feels,” Hiddleston recently told VF of his titular character. “Aspects of himself come alive in the act of wearing the masks of other people.”
Industry season four (TV series)
When last we saw our friends who work in and around the fictional investment bank Pierpoint & Co., they were reeling from the dramatic events of season three. We’ll see what fresh hell HBO has in store for Marisa Abela, Myha’la, and more when the show returns.
January 16
A Private Life (film)
Jodie Foster, en français? Oui.
January 18
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (TV series)
While you wait for another season of House of the Dragon, try on this Game of Thrones offshoot for size. It’s about a lowborn knight (Peter Claffey) and his child squire (Dexter Sol Ansell); it’s got George R. R. Martin executive-producing; and episodes are reportedly only 30 minutes apiece—a run time frankly unheard of in Westeros.
January 20–January 25
Paris Fashion Week Menswear (fall-winter)
Though the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode doesn’t have a lineup announced just yet, the industry’s next major showcase will once again bring bold style to the City of Lights.
January 22–February 1
Sundance Film Festival
It’s the final bow for Sundance in Park City (and Salt Lake City) before the festival officially moves to Boulder, Colorado—and the first edition of the fest following the death of Robert Redford. Both should make for an uncommonly emotional celebration of indie film.
January 26–January 29
Paris Haute Couture Week (spring-summer)
With the anticipated debuts of haute couture collections from Jonathan Anderson at Christian Dior and Matthieu Blazy at Chanel.
January 29
Bridgerton season four (part one) (TV series)
Luke Thompson’s Benedict Bridgerton and Yerin Ha’s Sophie Baek are the show’s central lovers this year, in a season that seems more than ready to ruffle the feathers of fans of Julia Quinn’s original book series.
January 30
The Moment (film)
This mockumentary is “a 2024 period piece,” says its star and mastermind, Charli xcx. “It’s fiction, but it’s the realest depiction of the music industry that I’ve ever seen.” In other words, don’t expect The Idol: Part 2.
Melania (documentary)
A Melania Trump documentary directed by Hollywood exile Brett Ratner and whose licensing rights were reportedly purchased for an astonishing $40 million by Jeff Bezos’s Amazon shortly before Donald Trump took office for the second time? How could we expect anything but fascinating insight and complete objectivity?
February 1
Grammy Awards
We don’t know who’s hosting the telecast on CBS yet—but we do know that this year’s awards have some very fascinating nominees. And if this year’s ceremony is any indication, the show will actually be well worth your time.
February 5–February 7
Art Basel Qatar
In May, Art Basel announced that it would be the first international art-fair group to open an edition in the Middle East—and though, as VF’s Nate Freeman points out, there’s not really a gallery network in Doha, the art world seems excited anyway. Maybe gallerists are hoping they’ll get a free jet out of it.
February 6–February 22
Milano Cortina Winter Olympics
The Olympic torch is already crisscrossing Italy in advance of the upcoming Winter Games. We’re watching American veterans like snowboarder Chloe Kim and skier Mikaela Shiffrin as they go for gold alongside newer names like Ilia Malinin, the 21-year-old figure skater and self-proclaimed “quad god.”
February 8
Super Bowl LX
It’s like the Oscars, but for football people. As you might have heard, Bad Bunny is doing the halftime show. The real one—not whatever Turning Point USA has planned.
February 11–February 16
New York Fashion Week (fall-winter)
The New York collections this season will include Rachel Scott’s first official show for Proenza Schouler and 7 for All Mankind, with newly appointed creative director Nicola Brognano at the helm.
February 13
Wuthering Heights (film)
Oscar winner Emerald Fennell sets her sights on one of the most frequently adapted books in all of Western literature, casting Margot Robbie as Catherine and Jacob Elordi as her Heathcliff. People on the internet have been very normal about it.
February 19–February 23
London Fashion Week (fall-winter)
Highlights include the runway return of minimalist favorite Joseph, plus expected shows from Daniel Lee at Burberry, Simone Rocha, and more.
February 24–March 2
Milan Fashion Week (fall-winter)
This edition of Milan Fashion Week will feature Demna’s first proper runway show for Gucci and Maria Grazia Chiuri’s debut collection at Fendi.
February 25
Survivor 50 (TV series)
Cirie, Coach Wade, Ozzy—if those names mean anything to you, you are already seated and ready for the 50th season of CBS’s reality juggernaut. If not: Did you know that White Lotus creator Mike White will be on it again too?
February 27
Scream 7 (film)
After literal years of drama, the seventh film in the meta-horror franchise finally debuts. And Neve Campbell is back, after skipping Scream 6 over what she described as a pay dispute.
Early 2026 TBD
New Museum reopens
Three years after ground was broken, New York City is getting a new New Museum. The collection is expanding into a brand-new adjoining building, adding 60,000 square feet to the current museum.
March 1
Actor Awards (f.k.a. the SAG Awards)
As you might have heard, the ceremony formerly known as the Screen Actors Guild Awards has gotten a facelift: It is now the Actor Awards, and for the second year in a row, the show is streaming on Netflix.
March 2–March 10
Paris Fashion Week (fall-winter)
After a season packed with first-time shows last September and October, the Paris shows this season will feature a host of sophomore collections, including from Pierpaolo Piccioli at Balenciaga and Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez at Loewe.
March 9
Commonwealth Day Service
Nations in the British Commonwealth get a holiday each year to celebrate themselves; this past March, Kate Middleton made a splash by attending the festivities once again after her absence in 2024, when the day fell shortly before she publicly announced she had been diagnosed with cancer. Perhaps this year’s Westminster Abbey service will be slightly less dramatic.
March 15
Academy Awards
We will, of course, be watching with breathless anticipation to see if any movie can top One Battle After Another—but just as (more?!) importantly, we’ll be primping for the next Vanity Fair Oscar Party, held for the first time this year at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
March 20
Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (film)
A Billie Eilish concert film codirected by James Cameron?! No wonder the initial footage looks so blue.
March 28
Antwerp Six exhibition opens (MoMu Antwerp)
It’s the 40th anniversary of the first time Dirk Bikkembergs, Ann Demeulemeester, Walter Van Beirendonck, Dries Van Noten, Dirk Van Saene, and Marina Yee all presented collections in London, putting the entire half dozen on the map. No wonder this fashion museum in Antwerp, the city in which the group studied, is ready to celebrate.
March 30
Dog Day Afternoon (Broadway)
For once, a canonical movie is becoming a play, not a musical. Also notable: This production stars The Bear pals Jon Bernthal (in the Al Pacino role) and Ebon Moss-Bachrach (in the John Cazale role), both making their Broadway debuts.
April 3
The Drama (film)
We don’t know much about this new A24 joint starring Robert Pattinson and Zendaya as a pair of lovebirds—but the studio’s viral marketing (it apparently placed a fake engagement ad for Pattinson’s and Zendaya’s characters in The Boston Globe) has us intrigued.
April 7
Cats: The Jellicle Ball (Broadway)
The Andrew Lloyd Webber–aissance continues as this downtown favorite moves uptown. Cats: The Jellicle Ball reimagines the indefatigable musical as a fully queer spectacle. Not like Cats ever wasn’t that, but now the subtext is text.
April 10–12 and April 17–19
Coachella
Sabrina Carpenter, Karol G, and, perhaps most intriguingly, Justin Bieber are the headliners; the lineup also includes Katseye, FKA Twigs, Geese, Sombr, Ethel Cain, and, for millennials chasing their salad days, the Strokes and Foster the People.
April 14
Famesick by Lena Dunham (book)
The Girls auteur and Not That Kind of Girl author returns to the page for another memoir, this one focused on her life between 2010 and 2020. According to her, it’s “also about illness as teacher, body as tattletale, our societal relationship to women on the edge, and the conditions that create art vs. the conditions that create happiness.”
April 16
Proof (Broadway)
Speaking of stars of The Bear on Broadway: Ayo Edebiri takes on a juicy role originated by Mary-Louise Parker in David Auburn’s Pulitzer winner, directed by Hamilton alum Thomas Kail.
April 17
Emilio Pucci runway show in Sicily
Pucci artistic director Camille Miceli will bring her spring-summer 2026 collection to Sicily.
April 21–April 26
Salone del Mobile Milano
The world’s preeminent design fair returns for its 64th edition at the Rho Fiera Milano. Browse the avant-garde furniture, lighting, and objects—and see the makers who will be the Ettore Sottsasses or Ray Eameses of tomorrow.
April 24
Michael (film)
Four years after the opening of MJ the Musical on Broadway—and seven years after the airing of Leaving Neverland—comes a biopic starring Jaafar Jackson as his uncle, the King of Pop. One person who may not be seated at the premiere? Paris Jackson.
April 25
White House Correspondents’ Dinner
How do you celebrate press freedom during the second Trump administration? Once again, the White House Correspondents’ Association plans to find out.
April 27
Chaplin Award Gala
Life will imitate art as Film at Lincoln Center presents George Clooney with the Chaplin Award—a tony lifetime achievement prize.
April 28
Chanel cruise 2027 collection in Biarritz, France
Matthieu Blazy will take his first cruise line for Chanel to Biarritz, where Gabrielle Chanel set up her first couture house back in 1915.
April TBD
LACMA’s new building opens
After getting a few weeks to recover from hosting the VF Oscar Party, LACMA will formally open its David Geffen Galleries, the new home for the museum’s permanent collection.
May 1
The Devil Wears Prada 2 (film)
You may feel that you already know everything there is to know about this much-anticipated sequel, given how many paparazzi shots from the set flooded social media last spring and summer. But if there’s anything we know about Miranda Priestly, it’s that she should never be underestimated.
May 4
Met Gala
The theme: “Costume Art.” The co-chairs: Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, and Venus Williams. The florals: groundbreaking.
May 9–November 22
Venice Biennale
Curator Koyo Kouoh died last May, shortly after being diagnosed with cancer—and months after she was named artistic director of this prestigious international exhibition. Her project, “In Minor Keys,” will proceed as planned—“just as she conceived and defined it, with the purpose of preserving, enhancing, and disseminating her ideas and the work she pursued,” according to the organization.
May 12–May 23
Cannes Film Festival
Attention, all aspiring Schnabels and Almodóvars: International film’s most prestigious festival is currently evaluating submissions for its 2026 edition. We don’t know much about it yet, except that the fest’s next jury president has very stylish shoes to fill: Juliette Binoche did the honors at Cannes 2025.
May 13
Dior cruise show in Los Angeles
Jonathan Anderson has chosen Los Angeles as the setting for his first cruise show for Christian Dior.
May 16
Gucci cruise show in New York
Demna will bring his debut cruise show for Gucci to New York in May.
May 19–May 23
RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Since 1913, this botanical event has been organized by Britain’s Royal Horticultural Society. It’s gotten a bit trendier in its second century—some call it “Glastonbury for gardeners”—drawing commoners and royals alike.
May 20
Louis Vuitton cruise show in New York
Nicolas Ghesquière will bring his cruise show to New York for the first time in seven years; the last time the designer staged such a show in the city was in 2019 at the TWA Flight Center.
May 22
The Mandalorian and Grogu (film)
Nearly seven years after The Rise of Skywalker—and following a whole bunch of franchise-extending TV series, some of which are better than others—Star Wars returns to the big screen. And this time, Baby Yoda is the star.
June 7
Monaco Grand Prix
Vroom vroom! If you’ve got a spare $21,000, three-day Triple Crown passes are still available.
June 12
Disclosure Day (film)
The project formerly known as “Untitled Steven Spielberg Movie” has Josh O’Connor, Emily Blunt, and Colman Domingo facing what looks an awful lot like an extraterrestrial invasion.
June 13
Trooping the Colour
Britain’s finest horse girls (and guys!) will gather once more to celebrate the birthday of their sovereign—in this case, King Charles III. Count on another meme-worthy appearance from Prince Louis.
June 14
UFC White House
A real thing that is actually happening.
June 16–June 20
Royal Ascot
Speaking of horses! The royals will also attend this centuries-old race; maybe this year, Princess Kate will rejoin the fun.
June 23–June 28
Paris Fashion Week Menswear (spring-summer)
The Paris men’s shows for spring-summer are expected to feature collections from Pharrell Williams at Louis Vuitton and Anthony Vaccarello at Saint Laurent, among others.
June 26
Supergirl (film)
She’s here to save the world—after her hangover wears off. Milly Alcock stars in the next entry in DC’s new Super series.
June 29–July 12
Wimbledon
Italian athlete Jannik Sinner won the men’s singles event this year, while Polish player Iga Świątek was the victor in the women’s singles. If you’re a betting sort of person, current betting odds favor both once more—though Belarusian 27-year-old Aryna Sabalenka, currently ranked as the number one women’s singles player, is also a favorite.
June TBD
Tony Awards
Theater’s best and brightest will reward their own on Broadway’s biggest night. If we had an early vote, it would go to Ragtime’s Joshua Henry—or the players of Chess.
June TBD
Milan Fashion Week Menswear (spring-summer)
The Milan shows this summer will likely feature collections from Dolce & Gabbana, Fendi, and more.
July 4
America’s Semiquincentennial
A.k.a. our fair nation’s 250th birthday. There is a dedicated White House task force planning how to celebrate; in classic Trump fashion, something tasteful and understated is to be expected.
July 9
Buckingham Palace’s State Rooms open to the public
For most of the year, the palace is open for small-group guided tours on just a few select dates—but from now till September 27, visitors can peek into Charles’s inner sanctum, as well as the estate’s lush garden.
July 17
The Odyssey (film)
Matt Damon as Odysseus! Anne Hathaway as Penelope! Charlize Theron as Circe! Tom Holland as Telemachus! Zendaya as Athena! Truly, Christopher Nolan’s take on Homer’s epic sounds like a feast for cinephiles and classics nerds alike.
July 19
World Cup final at MetLife Stadium
A little more than a month after the 104-game tournament kicks off (soccer pun!) in Mexico City, it will come to an end in the Garden State. Fun fact: In accordance with the ever aboveboard FIFA’s policy against corporate names unaffiliated with the organization, MetLife will officially be referred to as the “New York New Jersey Stadium.”
July 23–August 2
Commonwealth Games in Glasgow
Three thousand athletes from 74 nations and territories will compete in this Olympics-esque event for countries that are or once were part of the British Empire.
July 31
Spider-Man: Brand New Day (film)
It’s Tom Holland and Zendaya’s second summer blockbuster, the fourth entry in Sony’s latest Spider-Man franchise. They’ll be joined by franchise newcomers Sadie Sink and Liza Colón-Zayas in as yet undisclosed roles.
August 23–September 13
US Open
In 2025, Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz defeated Jannik Sinner, while Aryna Sabalenka won out over American Amanda Anisimova. Maybe homegrown players will have better luck next year.
September 2–September 12
Venice Film Festival
The splashiest of the fall film festivals will take the Lido—a small island in the Venetian Lagoon—as September begins, offering countless opportunities to watch stars arrive on boats.
September 4–September 7
Telluride Film Festival
Fall-festival season officially kicks off in the mountains of Colorado with Telluride, which traditionally doesn’t announce its lineup of Oscar hopefuls until the day before it begins.
September 10–September 20
Toronto International Film Festival
The final entry in the fall-fest trifecta, known for crowd-pleasing titles (and a great Vanity Fair party).
September 11
Sense and Sensibility (film)
Jane Austen’s second-most-adapted novel gets a new spin directed by BAFTA nominee Georgia Oakley and starring Daisy Edgar-Jones as Elinor (a.k.a. “sense”) and Esmé Creed-Miles as Marianne (a.k.a. “sensibility”).
September 11–16
New York Fashion Week (spring-summer)
American designers will show their spring-summer 2027 collections across the Big Apple. While the CFDA hasn’t announced the formal schedule, expect established names like Tory Burch, Khaite, and Michael Kors, as well as emerging designers.
September 14
Emmy Awards
Reigning drama champ The Pitt will be eligible again in 2026, though reigning drama champ The Studio likely won’t be—even though it’s been renewed, its second season isn’t expected to premiere before the deadline. (Does that mean this will finally be The Comeback’s year?)
September 17–September 21
London Fashion Week (spring-summer)
The British Fashion Council will oversee the shows at London Fashion Week, where classic English houses like Roksanda and Burberry will almost definitely present their spring-summer 2027 collections to editors, buyers, and influencers.
September 18
Practical Magic 2 (film)
We can’t help but think we might have manifested this sequel, which will bring back Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman’s spooky sisters.
September 22
Lucas Museum opens
After a long, semi-torturous process, George Lucas’s grand vision for a public museum containing an impressive collection of paintings, drawings, and film memorabilia will finally come to fruition. Thank the Force.
September 23–29
Milan Fashion Week (spring-summer)
Milan’s spring-summer Fashion Week will feature Demna’s follow-up to his Gucci show in New York, perhaps answering a burning question in the industry: After generating lackluster buzz under Sabato De Sarno, can the Italian house once again define the zeitgeist?
September 28–October 6
Paris Fashion Week (spring-summer)
September and October 2025 saw a whirlwind of debuts from several new creative directors, including Jonathan Anderson at Dior and Matthieu Blazy at Chanel; this season will further cement the new aesthetic visions of their respective French houses.
October 2
Untitled Alejandro G. Iñárritu movie
All we know is that it’s a black comedy, and that recent Vanity Fair cover star Riz Ahmed was thrilled to act in it alongside Tom Cruise.
Verity (film)
Colleen Hoover strikes again. This adaptation of her psychological thriller stars Dakota Johnson as a ghostwriter, Anne Hathaway as the best-selling author she’s hired to help, and Josh Hartnett as Hathaway’s hunky husband, who might just be hiding something.
October 9
The Social Reckoning (film)
Aaron Sorkin returns to Facebook for this follow-up to The Social Network, starring Jeremy Strong as an all-grown-up Mark Zuckerberg. (And this time, Sorkin’s directing it too.)
November 3
Midterm elections
The headline on this Chris Smith story from February might say it all: “Democrats Expect a 2026 Comeback. But Will Free Elections Even Exist?”
November 11
Remembrance Day
Once again, the royals will gather, this time to commemorate the anniversary of the end of World War I. Get your poppies ready.
November 20
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping (film)
The last Hunger Games prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, was surprisingly good! Maybe this follow-up, featuring everyone from Ralph Fiennes and Glenn Close to Billy Porter and Jesse Plemons, will continue the streak.
November 25
Focker In-Law (film)
Another Meet the Parents movie?! Yes. But this time, Ariana Grande’s there too.
November 26
Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew (film)
Greta Gerwig goes through the wardrobe for the first movie in her new Netflix franchise, starring Emma Mackey (not Ella McCay) and Carey Mulligan.
December 18
Dune: Part Three (film)
Hello again, Zendaya! Her fourth movie of 2026—and her third with Robert Pattinson, who’s also in The Odyssey—brings the Emmy winner back to Arrakis for another epic journey helmed by Denis Villeneuve. Timothée Chalamet, of course, will be present as well.
Avengers: Doomsday (film)
After a bit of an off year for Marvel, the studio will once again assemble its biggest heroes (including those played by Chris Hemsworth, Sebastian Stan, Florence Pugh, and Letitia Wright) to battle against their old pal Robert Downey Jr.—now playing an entirely new character, the villainous megalomaniac Doctor Doom.
December 25
Werwulf (film)
Auteur Robert Eggers reteams with Nosferatu’s Lily-Rose Depp and Aaron Taylor-Johnson, plus frequent collaborators Willem Dafoe and Ralph Ineson, for another arty monster movie.