2024
NOTABLE EVENTS
A look ahead to the top 2024 notable events, as voted on by 14,000+ members of the Forekast community.
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24 notable events to add to your calendar in 2024
2024 is here, and so is our best in class marketing calendar. Our community of 14,000 social media managers, PR professionals, and marketing leaders have added thousands of events and upvoted what they believe are the most notable events of 2024. And we're here to share the goods.
How we chose the top 24 notable events
Each of these events is trending on Forekast, upvoted by our community. However, our editorial team was ultimately responsible for selecting the 24 notable events of 2024. We wanted to share trending events that you might not be aware of, that might surprise you, and in many of the cases, that you might be excited to add to your calendar. We're all about surprise and delight here at Forekast.
We'll list them chronologically, from events happening now through the end of 2024. Here we go.
Super Bowl LVIII featuring Usher
Date: February 11, 2024
OMG. We got it bad for this halftime show. Usher graces us with his voice and dance moves at the Super Bowl this year.
Leap Day
Date: February 29, 2024
Yep, one extra day to get stuff done, relax, or re-watch Usher's Super Bowl halftime show with this year. Happy Leap Year!
Dune: Part 2
Date: March 1, 2024
There are multiple big title movie premieres in 2024, and Dune: Part 2 will certainly draw crowds. The film's release was delayed from late 2023 to March 2024.
Donald Trump stands trial
Date: March 4, 2024
No one really knows whether this will go ahead, but Donald Trump is set to stand trial multiple times this year, with March 4 being the first such occasion.
Ukrainian Presidential Election
Date: March 31, 2024
Speaking of politics, it wouldn't be a reach to say 2024 is the year of the election. Ukraine, Russia, America, Mexico, and dozens of others of countries go to the polls this year. We have events for all of them on Forekast.
Total Solar Eclipse
Date: April 8, 2024
This is going to be really cool. The US is going to get a great look at this. Here's the details on the 2024 total solar eclipse.
Fallout premieres on Prime
Date: April 12, 2024
In 2023, video games dominated on the big screen, the small screen, and the video game screen, whatever that's called. The medium screen? We'll see if 2024 video game events trend as much. Amazon is betting on it here.
The Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Date: May 24, 2024
The Planet of the Apes is such a great series, and we're sure people will flock to theaters in May to check out the latest instalment.
Mexican general election
Date: June 2, 2024
We told you it's the year of the election. Both candiates are women, so Mexico, unless something goes wild between writing and election day, will elect a female president in 2024.
UEFA Euro 2024 begins
Date: June 14, 2024
Live from Germany, UEFA Euro 2024 begins in June. Qualifiers are below.
UEFA Euro 2024 final
Date: July 14, 2024
The UEFA Euro 2024 final will be one of the most watched sporting events in 2024, especially from a global perspective.
The RNC begins
Date: July 15, 2024
The Republican National Convention is scheduled to run from July 15 to 18 from Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 2024.
2024 Summer Olympics begin
Date: July 26, 2024
Bonjour, France! The 2024 Summer Olympics are coming up. The event is scheduled to take place from July 26to August 11, 2024 in Paris. Paris 2024 is going to have Surfing, Skateboarding, and Breakdancing as events. So yeah, coolest Olympics ever.
Borderlands releases
Date: August 9, 2024
Borderlands is an upcoming American science fiction action comedy film directed by Eli Roth, who co-wrote the screenplay with Joe Crombie, based on the video game series of the same name developed by Gearbox Software and published by 2K. It stars an ensemble cast featuring Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Bobby Lee and Jamie Lee Curtis.
Alien Romulus premiere
Date: August 16, 2024
Alien: Romulus is a standalone instalment in the Alien franchise and the ninth film overall, set between the events of Alien (1979) and Aliens (1986). It stars Cailee Spaeny, Isabela Merced, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Spike Fearn, and Aileen Wu.
The DNC begins
Date: August 19, 2024
The 2024 Democratic National Convention will be held at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. It runs from August 19 to 22, 2024.
Beetlejuice 2 premiere
Date: September 6, 2024
Beetlejuice 2 will be directed by Tim Burton of course, from a screenplay by the writing team of Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, based on a story by Seth Grahame-Smith. The film is the sequel to Beetlejuice (1988) and stars Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O'Hara, Jenna Ortega, Monica Bellucci, and Willem Dafoe.
The First US Presidential Debate
Date: September 16, 2024
Who knows whether this debate will actually take place. If it's Biden vs. Trump, your guess is as good as ours.
Joker: Folie a Deux release date
Date: October 4, 2024
Based on DC Comics characters, the film is the sequel to Joker (2019) and stars Joaquin Phoenix, reprising his role as the Joker, and Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn.
The US Presidential Election
Date: November 5, 2024
America heads to the polls this year, in what's sure to be another consequential election.
Gladiator 2 release date
Date: November 22, 2024
Gladiator 2 is coming. We were so excited to hear this, and what a cast! Directed by Ridley Scott, it serves as a sequel to Gladiator (2000), and will no doubt be one of the biggest movies of 2024.
The film was written by David Scarpa, and stars Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, Joseph Quinn, Fred Hechinger, Pedro Pascal, Connie Nielsen, Djimon Hounsou, and Derek Jacobi, with the last three reprising their roles.
The Fyre Festival returns
Date: December 6, 2024
In 2017, celebrities including Kendall Jenner and Bella Hadid promoted the Fyre Festival, which was billed as a glamorous and luxurious destination music festival. The actual event turned out to be a fiasco, as attendees were stranded on a deserted island in the Bahamas, lacking water and served cheese sandwiches in foam containers (which is the opposite of goals on Instagram).
The “greatest party that never happened” became a punchline, as well as the focus of documentaries on Netflix and Hulu. But despite its infamy, the Fyre Festival’s return feels pretty on brand for 2024. In an announcement video, the disgraced Fyre Festival founder, Billy McFarland, explained that the idea to give it another go came to him “during a seven-month stint in solitary confinement."
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
Date: December 13, 2024
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim is an upcoming animated fantasy film directed by Kenji Kamiyama from a screenplay by Phoebe Gittins and Arty Papageorgiou, based on the novel The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien. It is produced by New Line Cinema and Warner Bros.
Mufasa: The Lion King release date
Date: December 20, 2024
Let's go! Development on a prequel to The Lion King was confirmed in September 2020, with Jenkins attached to direct and Nathanson finishing a draft of the script. And it's finally (almost) here. Seeing this is going to be the perfect way to wrap up 2024.
And that's a wrap!
Those are some of the most notable events happening in 2024
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