2027 entertainment awards and festival calendar: confirmed dates

By Editorial TeamPublished 4 Oct 2026, 23:45 WAT

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Every officially announced date for the big 2027 entertainment awards and festivals, from the Golden Globes, Grammys and Oscars to Cannes, Eurovision and Glastonbury, with a source for each date. Events without a confirmed date are marked TBC.

Last updated: 4 October 2026. We only list dates announced by the organisers or the host venue. Anything not yet announced is marked TBC, and we update this page as dates are confirmed.

Planning around awards season or festival travel? This calendar brings together the 2027 dates for major film, TV and music awards and festivals in one place, with a link to the official announcement for each one.

What we know

FACT: The 69th Grammy Awards will be held on Sunday 7 February 2027, with nominations announced on Monday 16 November 2026, according to the Recording Academy.
FACT: The 99th Oscars are set for Sunday 14 March 2027 at the Dolby Theatre, with nominations on Thursday 21 January 2027, according to the Academy.
FACT: The 80th Cannes Film Festival runs from 11 to 22 May 2027, according to the festival.
FACT: Eurovision 2027 takes place in Burgas, Bulgaria, with the Grand Final on Saturday 15 May 2027, according to the European Broadcasting Union.
TBC: The 2027 Primetime Emmys, BET Awards, MTV VMAs, Venice and Toronto film festivals, AMVCA and Headies have not announced dates yet.

Confirmed 2027 dates

Date	Event	Where	Status
Sun 3 Jan	32nd Critics Choice Awards	Barker Hangar, Santa Monica	Confirmed by organiser
Sun 10 Jan	84th Golden Globes (nominations Mon 7 Dec 2026)	Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills	Confirmed by organiser
Thu 21 Jan	Oscar nominations announced	Los Angeles	Confirmed by organiser
21–31 Jan	Sundance Film Festival	Boulder, Colorado	Confirmed by organiser
Sun 7 Feb	69th Grammy Awards (nominations Mon 16 Nov 2026)	Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles	Confirmed by organiser
10–21 Feb	77th Berlin International Film Festival (awards Fri 19 Feb)	Berlin	Confirmed by organiser
Sun 14 Feb	Super Bowl LXI (halftime performer not yet announced)	SoFi Stadium, Inglewood	Confirmed by venue
Sun 21 Feb	EE BAFTA Film Awards (nominations Tue 19 Jan)	London	Announced by BAFTA, as reported by Screen Daily
Sat 27 Feb	BRIT Awards	Co-op Live, Manchester	Confirmed by organiser
Sun 28 Feb	33rd Actor Awards (formerly the SAG Awards), streaming on Netflix	Los Angeles	Confirmed by Netflix
Sun 14 Mar	99th Oscars	Dolby Theatre, Hollywood	Confirmed by organiser
20–27 Mar	30th FESPACO (Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou)	Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso	Confirmed by organiser
9–11 and 16–18 Apr	Coachella	Empire Polo Club, Indio, California	Announced by organiser (reported by Pollstar)
Mon 3 May	Met Gala (theme not yet announced)	Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York	Reported; see note below
11–22 May	80th Cannes Film Festival	Cannes, France	Confirmed by organiser
11, 13 and 15 May	Eurovision Song Contest (semi-finals 11 and 13 May, Grand Final 15 May)	Burgas, Bulgaria	Confirmed by organiser
23–27 Jun	Glastonbury Festival	Worthy Farm, Somerset	Confirmed by organiser

Met Gala note: the Met Gala is traditionally held on the first Monday in May, and 3 May 2027 has been reported as the date. The planned spring 2027 Costume Institute exhibition was cancelled on 31 August 2026, and Vogue reported that new details would follow, so treat the theme and hosts as TBC.

Key Oscar dates for the 99th Academy Awards

Governors Awards: 15 November 2026.
Shortlists announced: 15 December 2026.
Nominations voting: 11 to 15 January 2027.
Nominations announced: 21 January 2027.
Final voting: 25 February to 4 March 2027.
Ceremony: 14 March 2027.

New to how the Academy picks winners? Read how Oscar voting works, and for the music side, how Grammy voting works.

Still TBC

79th Primetime Emmy Awards: no date announced yet.
International Emmy Awards 2027: no date announced yet. Background: how the International Emmys work.
BET Awards 2027: no date announced yet.
MTV Video Music Awards 2027: no date announced yet.
84th Venice Film Festival: expected in late summer 2027; dates not yet announced.
Toronto International Film Festival 2027: no dates announced yet.
AMVCA 2027: no date announced yet. The 12th edition was held on 9 May 2026. Background: the AMVCAs explained.
Headies 2027: no date announced yet. The 18th Headies are scheduled for 23 October 2026 in Toronto. Background: the Headies explained.
AFRIFF 2027: no dates announced yet.

How we update this

We add an event only when the organiser or the host venue has published the date, and we link to that announcement below. When a reported date is confirmed, we change its status. If you are an organiser and want to flag a date, use our contact page.

Sources

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