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Thursday, Oct 8, 2026 · the coming fortnight · the weather arriving on them

THE FORTNIGHT — WHICH DAYS THEY RUN

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UPCOMING — EVENTS NOT YET STARTED

Motorsport

Bathurst 1000

Mount Panorama Circuit · Bathurst · Australia · open-air · Oct 8–11

Dry and sunny; gusts to 50 km/h Saturday · 3–24°C

Thu Oct 8Dry and sunny, light winds · 8–11°C
Fri Oct 9Dry and sunny · 3–23°C
Sat Oct 10Dry, sun and cloud; gusts to 50 km/h · 13–23°C
Sun Oct 11Dry and sunny; breezy, gusts to 45 km/h · 8–24°C

Motorsport

Indonesian Motorcycle Grand Prix

Pertamina Mandalika International Circuit · Indonesia · open-air · Oct 9–11

Dry and sunny; breezy, gusts to 45 km/h Friday; hot, feeling like 35°C Saturday · 24–32°C

Fri Oct 9Dry, sun and cloud; breezy, gusts to 45 km/h; hot, feeling like 34°C · 24–32°C
Sat Oct 10Dry and sunny; breezy, gusts to 45 km/h; hot, feeling like 35°C · 24–32°C
Sun Oct 11Dry and sunny; breezy, gusts to 35 km/h · 26–30°C

Motorsport

Singapore Grand Prix

Marina Bay Street Circuit · Singapore · Singapore · open-air · Oct 9–11

A chance of showers Sunday afternoon; hot, feeling like 38°C Friday · 25–33°C

Fri Oct 9Dry, sun and cloud; hot, feeling like 38°C · 25–33°C
Sat Oct 10Dry and cloudy; hot, feeling like 33°C · 25–29°C
Sun Oct 11A chance of showers in the afternoon; hot, feeling like 34°C · 25–30°C

Triathlon

IRONMAN World Championship Kona

Kailua Pier and Kamakahonu (swim start and finish) · Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · United States · open-air · Sat Oct 10

Dry, sun and cloud, light winds · 24–26°C

Sat Oct 10Dry, sun and cloud, light winds · 24–26°C

Running

Lisbon Marathon

Praça do Comércio (finish), Lisbon · Cascais to Lisbon · Portugal · open-air · Sat Oct 10

Dry, sun and cloud · 16–24°C

Sat Oct 10Dry, sun and cloud · 16–24°C

Running

Chicago Marathon

Grant Park (start and finish) · Chicago · United States · open-air · Sun Oct 11

Dry and sunny · 17–18°C

Sun Oct 11Dry and sunny · 17–18°C

Tennis

Wuhan Open

Optics Valley International Tennis Center, Centre Court · Wuhan · China · retractable · Oct 12–18

Mon–TueDry and sunny · 18–27°C

Mon Oct 12Dry and sunny, light winds · 18–27°C
Tue Oct 13Dry, sun and cloud · 19–27°C

ONGOING — EVENTS ALREADY IN PROGRESS

Sailing & Surf

Barcolana

Barcolana start line, Gulf of Trieste · Italy · open-air · Oct 2–11

Thu–SunA chance of showers Thursday afternoon and evening; gusts to 70 km/h Friday · 14–22°C

Thu Oct 8A chance of showers in the afternoon and evening; breezy, gusts to 45 km/h · 18–20°C
Fri Oct 9Dry, sun and cloud; gusts to 70 km/h · 17–20°C
Sat Oct 10Dry and cloudy; gusts to 65 km/h · 14–21°C
Sun Oct 11Dry and sunny · 15–22°C

Airshow & Aviation

Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta

Balloon Fiesta Park · Albuquerque, New Mexico · United States · open-air · Oct 3–11

Thu–SunDry and sunny; gusts to 55 km/h Sunday · 10–27°C

Thu Oct 8Dry and sunny, light winds · 10–27°C
Fri Oct 9Dry and sunny, light winds · 11–26°C
Sat Oct 10Dry, sun and cloud; breezy, gusts to 45 km/h · 14–26°C
Sun Oct 11Dry and sunny; gusts to 55 km/h · 14–26°C

Cultural Festival

State Fair of Texas

Fair Park · Dallas · United States · open-air · Sep 25 – Oct 18

Thu–MonDry and sunny; breezy, gusts to 35 km/h Monday · 17–32°C

Thu Oct 8Dry and sunny, light winds · 17–30°C
Fri Oct 9Dry and sunny, light winds · 18–31°C
Sat Oct 10Dry and sunny · 18–30°C
Sun Oct 11Dry, sun and cloud · 20–32°C
Mon Oct 12Dry and sunny; breezy, gusts to 35 km/h · 21–31°C

Tennis

Shanghai Masters

Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena, Centre Court · Shanghai · China · retractable · Oct 7–18

Thu–TueDry, sun and cloud · 16–27°C

Thu Oct 8Dry, sun and cloud, light winds · 18–21°C
Fri Oct 9Dry and cloudy · 16–24°C
Sat Oct 10Dry, sun and cloud · 17–26°C
Sun Oct 11Dry, sun and cloud · 18–25°C
Mon Oct 12Dry, sun and cloud · 17–26°C
Tue Oct 13Dry, sun and cloud · 19–27°C