Preparations are in full swing in Austria for the forthcoming 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, the journey to Vienna has begun and is set to conclude in May. Fasten your seat belts as the 2026 Eurovision season is well and truly underway!
ORF, the Austrian national broadcaster is in full steam, working round the clock organizing and preparing for the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest. The 2026 Eurovision host broadcaster is set to disclose further key information regarding next year’s competition in the months leading up to the competition.
The City of Vienna is working from strenght to strength to welcome to the Eurovision bandwagon for the third time in the history of the competition. Delegations and artists from circa 40 countries, thousands of Eurovision fans and circa 1,500 journalists are expected to land in the majestic Austrian capital come May.
ESCToday brings you a provisional timeline for the 2026 Eurovision events, key milestones and dates. This article will be constantly updated in the weeks and months leading up to the Eurovision 2026 Grand Final.
What is yet to come
- The 2026 Eurovision Hosts
- The 2026 Eurovision Official List of Participating Countries
- The 2026 Eurovision Postcards Concept
- The 2026 Eurovision Stage Design
- The 2026 Eurovision Show Concept
- The 2026 Eurovision Transport
- The 2026 Volunteers Recruitment
- The 2026 Eurovision Tickets Sales
- The 2026 Eurovision Semi-final Allocation Draw location
- The 2026 Eurovision Semi-final Allocation Draw
- The 2026 Eurovision Semi-final Allocation Draw results
- The 2026 Eurovision Host City Handover Ceremony
- The 2026 Eurovision Heads of Delegation Meeting
- The 2026 Eurovision Semi-finals Running Order
- The 2026 Eurovision Village Program
- The 2026 Eurovision Semi-final #1 Opening Act
- The 2026 Eurovision Semi-final #1 Interval Act
- The 2026 Eurovision Semi-final #2 Opening Act
- The 2026 Eurovision Semi-final #2 Interval Act
- The 2026 Eurovision Grand Final Opening Act
- The 2026 Eurovision Grand Final Interval Act
- The 2026 Eurovision Semi-final #1 Qualifiers
- The 2026 Eurovision Semi-final #2 Qualifiers
- The 2026 Eurovision Grand Final Running Order
- The 2026 Eurovision Winner
What we already know
- The Eurovision 2026 Host City
- The Eurovision 2026 Dates and venue
- The Eurovision Village 2026 location
- The Eurovision 2026 Euroclub venue
- The Eurovision 2026 Opening Ceremony and Welcome reception venue
- The Eurovision 2026 Core Team
- The Eurovision 2026 Core Team – three new members join
- The Eurovision 2026 Turquoise Carpet location
- The Eurovision Village 2026 First look and more details unveiled
Eurovision 2025 provisional timeline
- 15/09/2025– Eurovision 2026 Deadline for broadcasters to apply
- 13/10/2025– Eurovision 2026 Deadline for broadcasters to withdraw applications without a financial penalty
- November/December 2025– Eurovision 2026 Official List of Participating Countries reveal (provisional)
- December/2025-Eurovision 2026 Hosts Reveal
- January/2026– Eurovision 2026 Tickets sales to kick off (provisional)
- late/01/2026– Eurovision 2026 Semi-finals Allocation Draw
- late/01/2026– Eurovision 2026 Host City Handover Ceremony
- February/March 2026– Eurovision 2026 Postcards filming kicks off (provisional)
- mid/03/2026– Eurovision 2026 Heads of Delegation Meeting in Vienna
- April/2026– EBU and ORF move into the Wiener Stadthalle
- April/2026– Stage construction kicks off at the Wiener Stadthalle
- early/05/2026- Eurovision 2026 Rehearsals kick off (provisional)
- 10/05/2026– Eurovision 2026 Eurovision Village Opening
- 10/05/2026– Eurovision 2026 Turquoise Carpet
- 10/05/2026– Eurovision 2026 Opening Ceremony and Welcome Reception
- 11/05/2026– Eurovision 2026 Semi-final #1 Jury Show
- 12/05/2026– Eurovision 2026 Semi-final #2 Family Show
- 12/05/2026– Eurovision 2026 Semi-final #1 Live Broadcast
- 13/05/2026- Eurovision 2026 Semi-final #2 Jury Show
- 14/05/2026– Eurovision 2026- Semi-final #2 Family Show
- 14/05/2026– Eurovision 2026 Semi-final #2 Live Broadcast
- 15/05/2026– Eurovision 2026 Grand Final Jury Show
- 16/05/2026– Eurovision 2026 Grand Final Family Show
- 16/05/2026– Eurovision 2026 Grand Final Live Broadcast
- 17/05/2026– Eurovision Village ‘Thank you Vienna’ Program
The 2026 Eurovision Song Contest is scheduled to be held on 12, 14 and 16 May at the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria.
