This is a diagram of all the details of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026. This will be updated daily. Details: - 2026 will be held in Vienna, Austria due to JJ’s win in 2025. - In one week, Eurovision will have three shows: semi 1 on a Tuesday, semi 2 on a Thursday, and the grand final on Saturday. The shows will take place on May 12, 14, and 16 respectively Special thanks to @mochiandmolly for using this project for reference
Wikipedia for 2026 details Update log (More in comments) 5/18/2025: Official release of project (Austria, Belgium, Finland, Germany, Netherlands confirmed participation) 5/20/2025: Australia, France, Greece, Montenegro, San Marino and the UK have confirmed their participation. Belgium has reconsidered. 5/21/2025: Australia claimed their participation was not official. Serbia confirmed participation. 5/22/2025: Well, something happened. Many countries reconsidered. 5/23/2025: Denmark confirmed participation 5/24/2025: Germany has reconsidered. 5/25/2025: Germany has reconfirmed participation. 5/26/2025: Germany cannot make up their mind, and Serbia reconfirms participation. A non-participation sprite opens up 5/28-29/2025: Malta and Spain have confirmed participation 6/02/2025: Switzerland confirmed participation 6/03/2025: Germany finally confirmed participation 6/05-06/2025: Sweden confirms participation 6/09/2025: Albania confirms participation. Shortened the title for more common searches 6/10/2025: Luxembourg confirms participation. 6/11/2025: Innsbruck, Vienna, and Wels/Linz are shortlisted. 6/14/2025: Made it so it doesn’t skip Albania 6/19/2025: Norway confirmed participation 6/20/2025: Poland was invoked but never defined 6/21/2025: Oberwart withdraws from bidding 6/22/2025: For some reason, Sweden has reconsidered participation 6/26/2025: Spain has confirmed Benidorm Fest will take place on February 14, 2026 6/27/2025: Italy confirmed participation presenting their programming lineup for the 2025-2026 season. Graz withdraws from bidding. 6/28/2025: Italy reconsiders, and Israel considers. 6/30/2025: Switzerland announces that they will be holding an internal selection. 7/01/2025: Wels and Linz withdraw from bidding. Innsbruck and Vienna are the remaining bidders. 7/03/2025: Sweden reconfirms participation. 7/04/2025: Luxembourg announces that LSC will take place on 24 January 2026. 7/07/2025: Belgium finally confirms its intention to participate, along with an expectation for an internal selection. 7/08/2025: Lithuania confirms participation. 7/09/2025: Bosnia and Herzegovina confirms that they will NOT return to Eurovision in 2026. For further details, see inside. Once again, Belgium hadn’t officially confirmed intention to participate. 7/23/2025: Slovakia expresses non-participation 8/01/2025: Latvia announces participation along with Supernova as their national final 8/02/2025: Austria officially announces a national selection 8/04/2025: Austria announces that their national final will take place on February 2026. Cyprus also confirms participation. 8/12/2025: Azerbaijan confirms participation. 8/18/2025: Lithuania confirms that it will be selecting its entry through Eurovizija.LT, which will take place on February 27, 2026. 8/19/2025: The dates of the shows and location are officially announced. (May 12/14/16 in Vienna) 8/25/2025: Although planned TBD in September, Montenegro confirms participation along with Ukraine. 8/29/2025: Iceland confirms participation. 9/01/2025: Netherlands reconsiders from participating regarding Israel's decision to participate. 9/03/2025: Australia, Czechia and Ireland confirm participation, while Ukraine reveals the month their national final will take place. Czechia announced they will continue to select an entry internally. 9/08/2025: While San Marino confirmed participation and announced a national final, Iceland had reconsidered due to concerns over Israeli participation. 9/09/2025: Austria confirms that their national final will be called "Wer singt für Österreich?" and the final will be held on the 20th of February. Spain says Benidorm Fest will occur even if they don't participate. 9/11/2025: Ireland also reconsiders from Israel's participation. 9/12/2025: Finland states they had not yet decided whether to compete. 9/17/2025: France confirms, Germany reveals a national selection and the month it will take place, and Sweden reveals their selection's exact date. 9/19/2025: Estonia confirms to partake, along with a national selection and an exact date. 9/22/2025: Croatia expresses participation along with a national selection. 9/25/2025: Israel's participation is yet to be determined, and will be determined in early November. Norway confirms that their broadcaster is likely to withdraw if Israel is voted into the contest. 9/27/2025: Norway reconfirms participation regardless. 10/03/2025: Montenegro confirms Montesong will be set on December 21. 10/08/2025: San Marino reveals that the next San Marino Song Contest will take place on March 1, 2026. 10/16/2025: Italy finally expresses participation. 10/17/2025: Portugal participates with Festival da Canção. 10/19/2025: North Macedonia confirms they will NOT participate, but considering a return for 2027. 10/30/2025: The board of directors of Romanian broadcaster TVR voted to approve participation, returning after a two-year absence. 10/31/2025: Bulgaria confirms intention to participate in 2026 after three years.
