Things to Look Forward to in July

Get ready for an action-packed month. Here are a few things to look forward to in July . . .

IN SPORTS:

The Summer Olympics start later this month in Paris. The opening ceremony is the 26th, and games run through August 11th.

Wimbledon runs through the 14th . . .

The MLB All-Star Game is the 16th . . .

Golf’s Open Championship starts the 18th . . .

And if it counts as a “sport,” ESPN2 has the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest this Thursday (but no Joey Chestnut this year).

BIG MOVIES ARE OUT THIS MONTH:

“Despicable Me 4” this Wednesday (7/3) . . .

Eddie Murphy’s new “Beverly Hills Cop” movie on Netflix the same day . . .

“Twisters” is out the 19th . . .

And “Deadpool & Wolverine” opens July 26th.

ON TV:  

Shark Week starts next Sunday . . .

“The Bachelorette” returns next Monday . . .

“Big Brother” is back the 17th . . .

“Cobra Kai” on the 18th . . .

And “Futurama” returns the 29th.

AND THE HOLIDAYS

The big one is the Fourth of July, but we’ve also got . . .

National Bikini Day on Friday (7/5) . . .

National Fried Chicken Day on Saturday (7/6) . . .

World Chocolate Day on Sunday (7/7) . . .

National Video Game Day on the 8th . . .

National French Fry Day on the 12th . . .

Amazon Prime Day is July 16th and 17th . . .

And July 21st is National Ice Cream Day.