The Eurovision fever has it Portugal! Tickets for the 2018 Portuguese national final went on sale last Monday and got sold like hot cakes.

Tickets for the Grand Final of Festival da Cançao 2018 are now sold out. There seems to be much demand for tickets for the Portuguese national final, specially after Salvador Sobral’s epic Eurovision entry last year.

Portugal is all set to host the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest in Lisbon and has a tight schedule ahead. Preparations for the 2018 Portuguese national final are in full swing, RTP is in full steam preparing for an extraordinary national selection. The country has lined up 26 acts for the competition and one of them will follow Sobral’s footsteps and fly to Lisbon!

The Grand Final of Festival da Cançao will take place on 4 March at the Pavilhão Multiusos de Guimarães in Guimarães. A total of 14 acts will fight for the right to fly the Portuguese colours at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest in Lisbon. The gala will be hosted by Filomena Cautela (Eurovision 2018 host) and Pedro Fernandes

Festival da Cançao 2018

The 2018 edition of Festival da Cançao (FdC) will consist of 3 shows which will be aired on 18, 25 February (semi-finals) and 4 March (Grand Final).

The first 2 shows of FdC 2018 will be held at the RTP studios in Lisbon, whilst the grand final will be travelling outside the Portuguese capital, namely to Guimarães.

We will be heading to the north of Portugal in order to select the 2018 Eurovision hopeful who will follow Salvador Sobral’s footsteps.

A total of 26 acts will participate in the forthcoming 2018 Portuguese national selection Festival da Cançao 2018. Six hosts will be hosting the national selection (2 hosts per show).

Festival da Cançao 2018 agenda

• 18/02: Semi-final 1 (13 participants, 7 finalists)
• 25/02: Semi-final 2 (13 participants, 7 finalists)
• 04/03: Final (14 finalists, 50/50 regional jury-televoting deliberation)

The 2018 Eurovision Song Contest will be held on 8, 10 and 12 May at the Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal