National Chinese Takeout Day (USA)
National Chinese Takeout Day celebrates Chinese takeout and the restaurants that helped make it a beloved part of American dining culture.
National Love Your Red Hair Day (USA)
National Love Your Red Hair Day empowers redheads to embrace their rare hair color and feel confident about their appearance.
American Football Day (USA)
American Football Day honors one of America's favourite sports and encourages fans to celebrate the joy of the game.
Guy Fawkes Night (Bonfire Night) (UK)
Guy Fawkes Night is marked with bonfires, fireworks, and effigies to remember the failed 1605 plot against Parliament.
World Tsunami Awareness Day (International)
World Tsunami Awareness Day raises global awareness and shares strategies for reducing tsunami risk and enhancing safety.
International Day against Violence and Bullying at School, including Cyberbullying (International)
International Day against Violence and Bullying at School, including Cyberbullying promotes prevention of school violence and cyberbullying worldwide.
Birthdays
Bryan Adams (67)
The Canadian rock singer is known for hits including "Summer of '69" and "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You." He is also a photographer, and his work has appeared in publications including Vogue.
Art Garfunkel (85)
As one half of Simon & Garfunkel, he is known for songs such as "Bridge over Troubled Water" and "The Sound of Silence." He earned a master's degree in mathematics education at Columbia University and briefly worked as a high school maths teacher.
Kevin Jonas (39)
He is a guitarist and singer in the Jonas Brothers, alongside his brothers Nick and Joe. He and his brothers also appeared together in the Disney Channel film Camp Rock.
Jonny Greenwood (55)
He is Radiohead's lead guitarist and a composer of film scores. His film scores include the music for Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will Be Blood.
Kris Jenner (71)
She is the family matriarch and a central figure in the reality series Keeping Up with the Kardashians. She published a family cookbook called In the Kitchen with Kris.
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On This Day
🎵 Music
Led Zeppelin released the single 'Immigrant Song' in 1970, featuring a non-album B-side 'Hey, Hey, What Can I Do' and introducing one of the band's most iconic riffs.
🎵 Music
Johnny Cash released 'American IV: The Man Comes Around' in 2002, the album that included his haunting cover of 'Hurt' and became the final studio release during his lifetime.
🎵 Music
The Beach Boys scored their first US No.1 in over two decades with 'Kokomo' topping the Billboard Hot 100 in 1988.
🎵 Music
Sheryl Crow entered the UK Top Ten for the first time in 1994 with 'All I Wanna Do', launching her UK breakthrough.
🌟 Pop Culture
The British music programme The Tube premiered on Channel 4 in 1982.
🌟 Pop Culture
Nat King Cole debuted his variety television program on NBC in 1956, one of the first major US shows hosted by an African-American.
🌟 Pop Culture
The Matrix Revolutions premiered globally in 2003, becoming one of the first major films to open simultaneously in IMAX and traditional theaters around the world.
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Movies & TV
I Play Rocky — 🎬 Cinema
A biographical drama about Sylvester Stallone's fight to turn his screenplay Rocky into the movie and to star as its hero, with Anthony Ippolito as Stallone directed by Peter Farrelly.
Limited release: Friday Nov 6, 2026 Released: Friday Nov 20, 2026 UK Release: Friday Nov 6, 2026
Ramayana: Part 1 — 🎬 Cinema
An epic adaptation of Valmiki's Ramayana, directed by Nitesh Tiwari, telling the story of Rama and Ravana in a spectacle scored by Hans Zimmer and A.R. Rahman.
Released: Thursday Nov 5, 2026
The Cat in the Hat — 🎬 Cinema
An animated adventure where the Cat—voiced by Bill Hader—is assigned to cheer up siblings Gabby and Sebastian in their new town while working for the Institute of Imagination. Based on the 1957 Dr. Seuss book.
Released: Friday Nov 6, 2026 UK Release: Friday Dec 4, 2026
Clayface — 🎬 Cinema
Clayface is a DC Studios body-horror thriller about Matt Hagen (Tom Rhys Harries), a movie star disfigured in a gangster attack who undergoes an experimental treatment that warps his reality, with Naomi Ackie, Max Minghella and Eddie Marsan.
Released: Friday Oct 23, 2026
Resident Evil — 🎬 Cinema
Resident Evil is a 2026 horror-action reboot from Zach Cregger following medical courier Bryan (Austin Abrams) who becomes trapped in a viral outbreak in Raccoon City while uncovering the dark secrets of Umbrella Corporation alongside Kali Reis, Paul Walter Hauser, and Zach Cherry.
Released: Friday Sep 18, 2026
Black Doves: Season 2 — 📺 Streaming
The thriller-mystery returns on Netflix, centering on Harriet and Nuno facing darker depths in their fight against a criminal empire.
Released: Thursday Nov 5, 2026
The Famous Finish Line — 📡 TV (UK)
A new entertainment series airing on BBC One at 5.45pm in which celebrities race in moving podiums to win money for charity. Hosts Roman Kemp and Sarah Greene guide the action.
Released: Saturday Nov 7, 2026
The Rings of Power: Season 3 — 📺 Streaming
A fantasy adventure set in Middle-earth created by Amazon Studios and airing on Prime Video in which the epic third season sees war come to the forefront as Sauron's fortress rises and the One Ring nears forging.
Released: Wednesday Nov 11, 2026
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Concerts
Happening in the next 7 days
🎤 Jonas Brothers — The Burning Up Tour All Over AgainTonight: Thursday Nov 5 at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee. This week: Friday Nov 6 at Legacy Arena at the BJCC, Birmingham, Alabama · Sunday Nov 8 at Toyota Center, Houston, Texas · plus 2 more dates this week.
🎤 Zac Brown Band — Love & Fear TourTonight: Thursday Nov 5 at KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York. This week: Friday Nov 6 at Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan.
🎤 Alanis Morissette — Butterfly with a Machete, The LA ResidencyTonight: Thursday Nov 5 at YouTube Theater, Inglewood, California. This week: Friday Nov 6 at YouTube Theater, Inglewood, California · Tuesday Nov 10 at YouTube Theater, Inglewood, California · plus 1 more date this week.
🎤 Metallica — Life Burns FasterArtist residency Tonight: Thursday Nov 5 at Sphere, Las Vegas, Nevada. This week: Saturday Nov 7 at Sphere, Las Vegas, Nevada.
🎤 Usher — The R&B TourTonight: Thursday Nov 5 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia. This week: Friday Nov 6 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia · Sunday Nov 8 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia · plus 2 more dates this week.
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Events
Happening in the next 14 days
Scotland Loves Animation 2026 — 🎞️ Film — Glasgow, Scotland
A dedicated festival for animated films, bringing together feature and short-film screenings, workshops and guest talks to celebrate animation in all its forms. Full schedule and ticket info are published by Scotland Loves Animation through its own site.
Dates: Friday Nov 6-Sunday Nov 8, 2026
Le Guess Who? — 🎶 Music — Utrecht, Netherlands
Le Guess Who? is a four-day international music festival that transforms Utrecht into a vibrant mix of venues offering experimental, world, jazz, electronic and boundary-pushing music and art. Full details are at leguesswho.com.
Dates: Thursday Nov 5-Sunday Nov 8, 2026
International Alba White Truffle Fair — 🎪 Festival — Alba, Italy
The International Alba White Truffle Fair is a renowned autumn gastronomic event celebrating Piedmont's prized white truffle with markets, cooking shows, wine tastings and folkloric traditions such as the Donkey Palio, set against the UNESCO-heritage territory of the Langhe.
Dates: Friday Oct 9-Sunday Dec 6, 2026
Atlantic Sessions 2026 — 🎶 Music — Portrush and Portstewart, Northern Ireland
This multi-day music festival showcases over 40 artists across Causeway Coast & Glens in venues from traditional halls to seaside bars, blending local and international talent across genres like folk, indie, rock and electronic. Attendees can expect headline shows such as And So I Watch You From Afar and John Cooper Clarke alongside many free gigs scattered over a music trail, with full schedules and day tickets available at atlanticsessions.com.
Dates: Thursday Nov 12-Sunday Nov 15, 2026
Being Human Festival — 🎪 Festival — Various locations, United Kingdom
Being Human is a UK-wide festival of humanities centred on the theme 'Crossroads', with over 230 free public events such as talks, art, performance and workshops in towns and cities across the country illustrating the tensions and intersections shaping society. Full details are at beinghumanfestival.org.
Dates: Thursday Nov 5-Saturday Nov 14, 2026
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