Are you coming to Basel for Eurovision 2026? Tickets for the 9 ESC 2025 shows will be up for grabs today. Hurry up and grab yours!

The Eurovision 2026 tickets are set to go on sale today Tuesday 13 January at 13:00 CET.

2026 Contest Tickets
  • You can purchase your tickets via oeticket.com
  • You can find more details and information about the ticket sales here

In order to purchase a ticket you need to be pre-registered. The pre-registration window is now closed.

The Eurovision 2026 Seating Map (Photo credit: oeticket.com)

Tickets

Tickets for a total of nine shows will be up for grabs for the 3 live televised shows (Semifinal #1, Semifinal #2, Grand Final), 3 Afternoon Preview shows and 3 Evening Preview shows.

You can purchase up to 4 tickets with your access code. Tickets for all 9 ESC 2026 shows will be up for grabs.

First Semi-Final: Tuesday 12 May, 21:00 CEST 

  • Evening Preview: Monday 11 May, 21:00 CEST
  • Afternoon Preview: Tuesday 12 May, 15:00 CEST
  • Live Broadcast: Tuesday 12 May, 21:00 CEST

Second Semi-Final: Thursday 14 May, 21:00 CEST 

  • Evening Preview: Wednesday 13 May, 21:00 CEST
  • Afternoon Preview: Thursday 14 May, 15:00 CEST
  • Live Broadcast: Thursday 14 May, 21:00 CEST

Grand Final: Saturday 16 May, 21:00 CEST 

  • Evening Preview: Friday 15 May, 21:00 CEST
  • Afternoon Preview: Saturday 16 May, 12:00 (noon) CEST
  • Live Broadcast: Saturday 16 May, 21:00 CEST

Ticket Categories

  • Golden Circle: Standing room directly in front of the stage for those who want to be close to the action.
  • Arena Standing Room: Standing area with an unobstructed view of the stage, so you can join in the fun at every performance.
  • Category A: Seats with an excellent view of the stage for a particularly intense experience.
  • Category B: Very good seats with a good view of the stage.
  • Category C: Seats slightly further away from the stage, but with a pleasant overall view.
  • Second level standing: Affordable standing room in the 2nd level, where visibility may be restricted.
  • Wheelchair tickets: Specially designated seats for wheelchair users.

Ticket prices range from 15 Euros- 360 Euros:

The 2026 Eurovision Song Contest is scheduled to be held on 12, 14 and 16 May at the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria.


Sanjay (Sergio) joined esctoday.com in December 2006 as an editor. He was appointed as the Head of Press of ESCToday.com in 2011. Hereafter in 2016 he was promoted as the Head of International Relations & Communications at ESCToday. Sergio has covered the Eurovision Song Contest live 23 times since 2000, having worked for several international magazines and media outlets.