Theatre, music, literature, cinema, gastronomy, and the multilingual cultural life that runs through the Philharmonie, Mudam, Rotondes, and the Grand Duchy's village halls.
On 3 June 2026, the Red Lions face Italy in a high-profile international friendly at the Stade de Luxembourg — the most visible early test of head coach Jeff Strasser's project.
On 30 April 2026, the international jury of the Venice Biennale resigned amid tensions over Russia's continued participation and the panel's decision to bar prizes for countries accused of crimes against humanity.
Luxembourg's most important religious festival — the Octave of Our Lady — runs across two consecutive weeks each spring, culminating in a procession of the 70-cm statue of the Virgin through the streets of the capital.
From the 2026/27 season, Hungarian conductor Martin Rajna takes over as Chief Conductor of the Luxembourg Philharmonic. The current 2025/26 season marks Kurtág's centenary and features Renaud Capuçon and Kit Armstrong as Artists in focus.
Luxembourg's biggest international music festival returns to the Parc du Gaalgebierg in Esch-sur-Alzette under the theme RISE A NEW WORLD, with Macklemore opening on 12 June.
Luxembourg's flagship men's cycling stage race returns from 16 to 20 September 2026 with five stages running from Remich to a final-day finish on the Knuedler in the capital.
The first 48-team World Cup, hosted across the US, Canada and Mexico, runs 11 June to 19 July 2026. Mexico opens the tournament; Canada and the US play their opening matches the following day.
From May to October 2026, Mudam marks two decades by sending twelve works from its collection on tour, hosted in each of Luxembourg's twelve cantons by local museums, town halls, libraries and cultural centres.
On 13 March 2026, Bascharage's Brasserie Nationale launched Battin Sans Alcool, an alcohol-free version of its Battin Gambrinus lager — Luxembourg's biggest brewery joining the no-and-low movement.
Alpine skier Matthieu Osch was the country's flagbearer at the 2026 Winter Olympics, finishing 28th in the slalom. Twenty-year-old Gwyneth ten Raa achieved her best result with 30th place in the giant slalom.
20-year-old Eva Marija Kavaš Puc won the Luxembourg Song Contest at Rockhal on 24 January 2026 with 'Mother Nature' — the country's first ever Eurovision entry performed entirely in English.
The Michelin Guide Belgium and Luxembourg 2026 awards Le Lys (Kim De Dood) its first star, while Ma Langue Sourit and Léa Linster keep their two stars and the Grand Duchy stays a top per-capita gastronomy destination.
Tuesday 23 June 2026 will be the first National Day celebration since the October 2025 abdication of Grand Duke Henri. Festivities open the night before with the torchlight Fakelzuch and OneRepublic on the Glacis.