2024 in the United States

The US general elections will be held on November 5 of this year. In the federal government, the offices of the president, vice president, all 435 seats of the House of Representatives, and roughly one third of the Senate. In this year's presidential election, Joe Biden is eligible to run for a second term. With former president Donald Trump's declaration to run for the office again, the election may possibly be a rematch of the 2020 election, although the June 2023 indictment of Donald Trump may have a significant impact on Trump's presidential campaign. In the Senate, at least four seats, those of Senators Tom Carper from Delaware, Mike Braun from Indiana, Ben Cardin from Maryland, Debbie Stabenow from Michigan, and Mitt Romney from Utah, will be open contests; the seat of the late Dianne Feinsteinis also expected to be an open contest with Feinstein's immediate replacement, Laphonza Butler, expected to serve on an interim basis.[1][2][3]

Concerning state governments, 11 states and 2 territories will hold gubernatorial elections, and most states and territories will hold elections for their legislatures. Many major cities, including Baltimore, Las Vegas, Honolulu, Milwaukee, Miami, Phoenix, San Diego, and San Francisco will also elect their mayors.

• January 1 – Assuming no changes are made to copyright law, books, films, and other works published in 1928 will enter the public domain. The most notable works entering into the public domain are Steamboat Willie, Walt Disney's first cartoon with synchronized sound, and the earliest versions of Mickey Mouse.[4]
• February 4 – 66th Annual Grammy Awards will be held at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
• February 11 – Super Bowl LVIII will be held in Las Vegas's Allegiant Stadium, a first for the city.[5]
• February 18
  • The Daytona 500 will run for the 64th time.[6]
  • The 2024 NBA All-Star Game will be held in Indianapolis.[7]
• March 4 – Former president Donald Trump will stand trial before federal judge Tanya S. Chutkan against four charges in his third indictment.[8]
• April 8 – A total solar eclipse will be viewable in the central and northeastern United States, with the path of total eclipse over parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine.[9]
• May 26 – The 107th running of the Indianapolis 500 will be held.[10]
• June 4–June 30 – The United States will host the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup alongside the West Indies, which will be the first ICC World Cup played in the United States.
• June 20–July 14 – The United States will host the 2024 Copa América as a prelude to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
• July 15–July 18 – The 2024 Republican National Convention will be held at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee.
• July 16 – The 2024 Major League Baseball All-Star Game will be hosted at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.
• August 19–August 22 – The 2024 Democratic National Convention will be held at the United Center in Chicago.
• November 5 – The 2024 United States presidential election will take place.