2018

Millennium:	3rd millennium
Centuries:	20th century – 21st century – 22nd century
Decades:	1980s 1990s 2000s – 2010s – 2020s 2030s 2040s
Years:	2015 2016 2017 – 2018 – 2019 2020 2021

2018 by topic:
News by month
Jan – Feb – Mar – Apr – May – Jun Jul – Aug – Sep – Oct – Nov – Dec
Arts
Architecture – Art – Comics – Film – Home video – Literature (Poetry) – Music (Country, Metal, UK) – Radio – Television
Politics
Elections – Int'l leaders – Politics – State leaders – Sovereign states
Science and technology
Archaeology – Aviation – Birding/Ornithology – Meteorology – Palaeontology – Rail transport – Science – Spaceflight
Sports
Sport – Athletics (Track and Field) – Australian Football League – Baseball – Football (soccer) – Cricket – Ice Hockey – Motorsport – Tennis – Rugby league
By place
Algeria – Argentina – Australia – Canada – People's Republic of China – Denmark – El Salvador – Egypt – European Union – France – Germany – India – Iraq – Iran – Ireland – Israel – Italy – Japan – Kenya – Luxembourg – Malaysia – Mexico – New Zealand – Norway – Pakistan – Palestinian territories – Philippines – Singapore – South Africa – South Korea – Spain – Sri Lanka – United Arab Emirates – United Kingdom – United States – Zimbabwe
Other topics
Awards – Games – Law – Religious leaders – Video gaming
Birth and death categories
Births – Deaths
Establishments and disestablishments categories
Establishments – Disestablishments
Works and introductions categories
Works – Introductions

2018 (MMXVIII) will be a common year starting on a Monday in the Gregorian calendar. It is the 2018th year of Common Era (also called Anno Domini), the 18th of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century and the 9th of the 2010s.

Predicted events

January 1 – Estonia takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from the United Kingdom.
July 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from Estonia.
July 27 – Mars will make its closest approach to Earth since 2003. It will not be as close as the 2003 opposition.

China's One-child policy is expected to end.
2018 Winter Olympics – Host city will be chosen in 2011.
2018 Commonwealth Games – Host city will be chosen in 2011.
The London Convention, which prevents sea dumping, expires.
2018 FIFA World Cup – Host country will be chosen in December 2010.
Researchers and investors in space elevator technology hope to start funding the construction of the first elevator by 2031.^[1]
Aurora Programme Aerocapture and soft landing technology demonstrator for Mars.
The International nuclear fusion project ITER is expected to be completed.
The Helium Centennial Time Columns Monument is expected to be opened 50 years after the time capsule was locked in 1968.
According to notable futurist Ray Kurzweil, by 2018 “there will be a drug that lets you eat whatever you want without gaining weight.”^[2]
The Fehmarn Belt bridge is expected to be completed.
Expected completion of the Copenhagen City Circle Line
The Giant Magellan Telescope will be completed.

Games set in 2018: