Key sporting moments in 2026

It’s another bumper year for brilliant British sport. Celebrate top track and field talent at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, cheer on your favourite cricketers at the Women’s T20 World Cup, and welcome the Commonwealth Games to Glasgow. Don’t miss the usual sporting calendar highlights, either: top-notch tennis at Wimbledon, the roar of the crowd at Royal Ascot and the fast and furious British Grand Prix.

Grab your tickets, or a spot by a screen, and create your own winning memories.

Britain’s best sporting spectacles to see in 2026

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Celebrating a victory at Silverstone Circuit

British Grand Prix

2 – 5 July 2026

Head to the ‘Home of British Motorsport’ at Silverstone in Northamptonshire for an unrivalled weekend of high-octane fun in July. General admission ticket holders get to roam around the Formula 1 circuit, while Grandstand and Enclosure tickets offer allocated seating and giant screens.

Get into the F1 action at Silverstone

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Big group of spectators watching race. Racehorses galloping

Royal Ascot

16 – 20 June 2026

Royal Ascot takes place at Ascot Racecourse, just outside of Windsor. This world-famous horse-racing event in June heralds the start of the summer social calendar. You are almost guaranteed to spot royalty over the week. Note, there is a strict dress code depending on which of the enclosures you choose to watch the races from. Make sure you don’t forget your hat – you don’t want to be seen without it!

Discover Royal Ascot

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The Championships, Wimbledon

29 June 2026 – 12 July 2026

Join the thousands of Brits who will be glued to the world’s oldest tennis tournament this summer. A ballot for Wimbledon tickets opens in September through the All England Lawn Tennis Championships, or if you miss out, join ‘The Queue’ on the day for a chance to grab a ticket returned by spectators leaving early.

The Championships, Wimbledon

Major sporting events in 2026

Catch the action of these major events to touch down on British soil in 2026.

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Interior view of Tollcross International Swimming Center

European Athletics Championships
10 – 16 August 2026
It’s Britain’s first time hosting the prestigious European Athletics Championships, which promises world-class track and field battles and record-breaking performances. Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium is the host of seven days of nail-biting action, with more than 1,500 elite athletes taking part.
Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games
23 July – 2 August 2026
More than 3,000 athletes from 74 countries will descend on Scotland’s largest city for a splendid summer of sport as part of the 2026 Commonwealth Games. The competitions range from artistic gymnastics to para powerlifting, with four Glaswegian venues hosting the action.
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup
12 June – 12 July 2026
Be wowed by the batting skills of 12 teams, including England, in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, showcasing some of cricket’s best players. Look out for matches in Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, London, Manchester and Southampton.
154th Open at Royal Birkdale
12 – 19 July 2026
Royal Birkdale, nestled among sand dunes, becomes an 11-time host of The Open in 2026. One of The Open rota’s most challenging courses, the Southport links last hosted the tournament in 2017.

Must-see women’s sports in Britain in 2026

Here come the girls: scoring, serving and putting their way into the history books. We’re proud to host a summer of top-class sport in 2026, from the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup to the Women’s Open golf tournament. Whether you’re spectating or getting stuck in, we promise you’ll have a ball.

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Two female cricketers collecting the winning trophy on the cricket pitch.

Women’s FA Cup Final
31 May 2026
The mighty Wembley Stadium in London hosts some of our finest footballers in a high-octane shoot out for the FA Cup. The atmosphere will be electric – cheer on your favourite team until you’re hoarse.
Women’s WTA 500
8 – 14 June 2026
Women’s WTA 500 tennis returns to London’s Queen’s Club during the HSBC Championships. Tatjana Maria defeated Amanda Anisimova in 2025’s finals – will she keep her crown?
AIG Women’s Open
29 July – 2 August 2026
Royal Lytham & St Annes welcomes some of golf’s greatest players to the Lancashire seaside for the sixth time as part of the AIG Women’s Open. They’ll need precision and nerve to succeed – and there are the course’s 174 pot bunkers to keep an eye on too.
The Hundred
Summer 2026 (TBC)
Cricket’s never been more thrilling than The Hundred, which sees eight women’s and men’s teams from seven different British cities battle it out across venues in England and Wales this summer. The challenge? To score as many runs as possible from 100 balls.
London Athletics Meet
Saturday 18 July 2026
Hurdles, discus, high jump, pole vault… Whatever you’re interested in, the London Athletics Meet has it. Held at the London Stadium, this is the world’s biggest one-day athletics meet and promises a showstopping day out.
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup
12 June – 5 July 2026
Get ready for a summer of top-class cricket in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, held at seven different venues across England. The action kicks off at Birmingham’s Edgbaston Stadium between England and Sri Lanka.

Britain's unmissable annual events

Six Nations Rugby Championship

Various locations 5th February - 14th March 2026

England, Wales and Scotland are among the teams competing in the Six Nations tournament from January to March.

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Two female staff from Devonshire Balham Public House holding signs for free tickets to Six Nations Rugby, Twickenham

The Championships, Wimbledon

London, England 29th June - 12th July 2026

Watch England’s oldest and most-loved tennis championship.

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The Grand National

Liverpool, England 9th - 11th April 2026

A race meeting featuring Europe’s most exhilarating and challenging equine steeplechase.

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Crowd watching Grand National at Aintree Racecourse

British Grand Prix

Towcester, England 2nd - 5th July 2026

High-octane F1 motor racing at the home of British motorsport.

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World Darts Championship

London, England 11th December 2025 - 3rd January 2026

Head to North London’s Alexandra Palace to see the world’s best players battling it out.

Photo by: LAWRENCE LUSTIG

Premier League

Various locations 15th August 2025 - 24th May 2026

Catch world-class football with Premier League games across the country from August to May.

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Couple stood in the Emirates Stadium during an Arsenal Stadium Tour

Royal Ascot

Ascot, England 16th - 20th June 2026

This world-famous horse-racing event in June heralds the start of the summer social calendar.

Photo by: VisitBritain

World Snooker Championships

Sheffield, England 18th April - 4th May 2026

Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre has seen champions pot their way to victory since 1977. Watch as top snooker players battle it out to be crowned world number one.

Photo by: Marketing Sheffield

A snooker tournament match in play at the Crucible in Sheffield

Six Nations Rugby Championship
Various locations 5th February - 14th March 2026
England, Wales and Scotland are among the teams competing in the Six Nations tournament from January to March.

Photo by: @thedevbalham
The Championships, Wimbledon
London, England 29th June - 12th July 2026
Watch England’s oldest and most-loved tennis championship.

Photo by: rakshet
The Grand National
Liverpool, England 9th - 11th April 2026
A race meeting featuring Europe’s most exhilarating and challenging equine steeplechase.

Photo by: @picturemerollinng
British Grand Prix
Towcester, England 2nd - 5th July 2026
High-octane F1 motor racing at the home of British motorsport.

Photo by: drewgibsonphotography
World Darts Championship
London, England 11th December 2025 - 3rd January 2026
Head to North London’s Alexandra Palace to see the world’s best players battling it out.

Photo by: LAWRENCE LUSTIG
Premier League
Various locations 15th August 2025 - 24th May 2026
Catch world-class football with Premier League games across the country from August to May.

Photo by: @therabhstory
Royal Ascot
Ascot, England 16th - 20th June 2026
This world-famous horse-racing event in June heralds the start of the summer social calendar.

Photo by: VisitBritain
World Snooker Championships
Sheffield, England 18th April - 4th May 2026
Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre has seen champions pot their way to victory since 1977. Watch as top snooker players battle it out to be crowned world number one.

Photo by: Marketing Sheffield