ORF, the Austrian national broadcaster, has kicked off the Eurovision 2026 Host City Application Process and unveiled the provisional dates for next year’s ESC edition.
Austria will have the grand honour of hosting the 2026 Eurovision edition thanks to JJ’s epic victory in Basel last month. Austria and ORF will be organizing the Eurovision Song Contest for the third time.
The Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final will be held on either 16 May or 23 May 2026. Hence the provisional dates for ESC 2026 are either: 12, 14, 16 May or 19, 21 and 23 May 2026. The dates are yet to be officially confirmed.
Numerous Austrian cities have showcased their interest in hosting the 2026 Eurovision edition: Vienna, Graz, Innsbruck, Linz, Wels etc.
The deadline for the potential host cities to submit their respective bids has been set on 4 July 2026.
