Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, this is Vienna Calling! The Eurovision 2026 rehearsals will be continuing today in Vienna with the second set of 5 countries from the First Semi-final taking the stage for the second time and the finalists taking the stage for the very first time.
The second artist individual rehearsals are set to continue today for the First Semi-final countrie along with first individual rehearsals for the Finalists. The first and second artist rehearsals of the 35 countries competing at ESC 2026 will be held behind closed doors without the presence of the media.
The second set of countries from the First Semi-final are expected to rehearse today with Belgium being the first country to grace the Vienna stage along with the Finalists ( BIG 4 and Host Country):
Countries rehearsing today:
Second Rehearsals
- Belgium
- Lithuania
- San Marino
- Poland
- Serbia
First Rehearsals
- Italy
- Germany
- France
- UK
- Austria
Snippets and official photogprahs from the rehearsals (First Semi-final) will be released via the social media platforms of the Eurovision Song Contest.
Whilst an ‘I’ve arrived’ video from the Finalists will be published on Eurovision’s social media platforms, and photographs will be published tomorrow.
The 2026 Eurovision Song Contest is scheduled to be held on 12, 14 and 16 May at the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria.
Stay tuned—later today we’ll be publishing a full recap featuring official photos and videos from Day 6’s rehearsals, right here on ESCToday
