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 legislatures.

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.^[2]
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.^[3]
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, Atlantic Ocean and northern Spain.^[4]
November 3 – The 2026 United States midterm elections are scheduled to be held.

^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.

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