The year hadn’t even started yet and many people were already eyeing the new cycle’s list. After a 2025 full of festive dates on weekends, the news is good: 2026 will be the year of public holidays on weekdays.
Most of this commemorative dates will have long holidays. Great for those who wanted to have options for planning and moments of pause and rest with the family.
In addition to the holidays, 2026 will have an agenda full of major events. The main one will be , whose first round is scheduled for Sunday, October 4th.
In , the first of the (International Federation of ) with 48 teams is coming. For the first time with 104 matches, . The Cup nos , no e no runs from June 11th to July 19th.
Features international highlights: , , , AC/DC, (in presentation with ), , no , no and much more.
Read the agenda below with holidays and main events for 2026.
HOLIDAYS
Jan 1 (Thursday): Universal Fraternization
Feb 16th and 17th (Monday and Tuesday): (optional point on Ash Wednesday, February 18)
April 3 (Friday): Good Friday
April 21 (Tuesday):
May 1 (Friday):
4.Jun (Thursday): Corpus Christi (optional point)
7.Sep (Monday): Independence of Brazil
12.Oct (Monday): Our Lady of Aparecida
Nov 2 (Monday): All Souls
15.nov (domingo):
Nov 20 (Friday):
December 25th (Friday):
December 31 (Thursday): New Year’s Eve 2027
CARNAVAL 2026
Special Group of:
13.fev: Mocidade Unida da Mooca, Colorado do Brás, Dragões da Real, Acadêmicos do Tatuapé, , and Barroca Zona Sul
14.fev: Império de Casa Verde, , , , Star of the Third Millennium, Tom Maior and
Tickets: from R$99 in
Special Group of:
15.fev: Academicos de Niterói, , , Estação Primeira de
16.fev: by Padre Miguel, , Unidos do Viradouro,
17.fev: Paraíso do Tuiuti, , , Academics of
Tickets: from R$ 100 in
GLOBAL CONFERENCES
forum : 19 to 23 January
Dome, in Evian, in : June
General Assembly of : September
in Antalya, in : November
Summit, based in the USA: December
ELECTIONS AROUND THE WORLD
: 18.jan
: 1º.fev
(parliamentary election): 12.Feb
: 12.abr
: May 31
Brazil (first round): 4.out
(legislative election): October 27
USA (midterm elections): 3.nov
MEETINGS OF
27 e
17th and 18th March
April 28th and 29th
June 16 and 17
4th and 5th August
15 e 16.set
3 and 4 Nov
8 and 9.dec
Copom (Monetary Policy Committee) meetings take place every 45 days, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays
SHOWS AND FESTIVALS
Doja Cat: February 5th in São Paulo
Kali Uchis: February 8 in São Paulo
Bad Bunny: February 20th and 21st in São Paulo
AC/DC: 24th and 28th Feb and 4th Mar in São Paulo
Jason Mraz: March 3 in Curitiba; 5.sea in São Paulo; 6.sea in Rio de Janeiro; 8.sea in Belo Horizonte; 10.mar in Porto Alegre
Lollapalooza: from March 20th to 22nd in São Paulo (Sabrina Carpenter, Lorde, Chappell Roan, Doechii, Tyler, The Creator and Katseye)
Monsters of: April 4th in São Paulo (Guns N’ Roses, Extreme, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Halestorm)
The Weeknd (Anitta as opening act): April 26th in Rio, and April 30th and May 1st in São Paulo
C6 Fest: May 21st to 24th in São Paulo (Paralamas do Sucesso, BaianaSystem and Robert Plant)
Rosalía: August 10th and 11th in Rio de Janeiro
Rock in Rio: 4 to 13.set in Rio de Janeiro (Elton John, , Maroon 5 and )
Dates and attractions subject to change
SPORTS TOURNAMENTS
State Championships: January 11th to March 8th
: Jan 28 to Dec 2
Women’s FIFA Champions Cup: Jan 28 to Feb 1
World Cup: Feb 3 to Nov 28
Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic Games: 6 to 22 Feb
Super Bowl (final da ): 8.fev
Women’s Brazilian Championship: 15.Feb to 10.Oct
Winter Paralympic Games: 6th to 15th March
2026 World Cup: June 11 to July 19
Women’s Copa Libertadores: 15 to 31.out
