Eurovision Calendar 2016
October 2015 | ||
| 13 | Armenia | Artist revealed (artist selection) |
November 2015 | ||
| 5 | Estonia | 18:00 20 acts for Eesti Laul 2016 revealed |
| 16 | Belgium | 08:00 Artists for Eurosong 2016 revealed |
| 25 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 19:30 Artist revealed |
| 30 | Sweden | 09:00 Melodifestivalen participants revealed |
December 2015 | ||
| 5 | Israel | The Next Star Audition |
| 6 | SwitzerlandSwiss | 13:00 Expert Check |
| 13 | Italy | Sanremo acts revealed |
| 14 | 12:00 Host of Eurovision 2016 revealed | |
| 15 | Georgia | 09:00 Artist announcement |
| 19 | Moldova | Live hearing |
| 25 | Albania | Festivali i Këngës Semi-final 1 |
| 26 | Albania | Festivali i Këngës Semi-final 2 |
| 27 | Albania | 20:30 Festivali i Këngës Final (national selection) |
January 2016 | ||
| 3 | Belgium | 20:25 Introduction of the five artists |
| 9 | Lithuania | 20:00 Eurovizijos Show 1 |
| 10 | Belgium | 20:25 Presentation of the songs |
| 12 | San MarinoS.Marino | Artist announcement |
| Finland | 12:00 Artists for UMK revealed | |
| 16 | Lithuania | 20:00 Eurovizijos Show 2 |
| 17 | Belgium | 20:25 Eurosong 2016 (national selection) |
| 19 | Norway | 12:00 Songs revealed |
| 22 | Belarus | 20:00 Belarus decides (national selection) |
| Malta | 20:45 MESC 2016 Semi-final | |
| 23 | Hungary | 19:40 A Dal Heat 1 |
| Lithuania | 20:00 Eurovizijos Show 3 | |
| Malta | 20:45 MESC 2016 Final (national selection) | |
| 25 | 11:15 Semi-final allocation draw | |
| 30 | Hungary | 19:40 A Dal Heat 2 |
| Lithuania | 20:00 Eurovizijos Show 4 | |
| 31 | Latvia | 20:25 Acts for Supernova 2016 revealed |
February 2016 | ||
| 1 | Spain | 22:15 Objetivo Eurovisión (national selection) |
| 3 | Georgia | 21:00 Presentation of the 5 songs |
| 6 | Ukraine | 18:00 Semi-final 1 |
| Hungary | 19:40 A Dal Heat 3 | |
| Finland | 20:00 UMK Semi-final 1 | |
| Lithuania | 20:00 Eurovizijos Show 5 | |
| Sweden | 20:00 Melodifestivalen Deltävling 1, Gothenburg | |
| Iceland | 21:00 Söngvakeppnin Semi-final 1 | |
| 7 | Latvia | 20:25 Supernova Heat 1 |
| 9 | Italy | 20:45 Sanremo Serata 1 |
| 10 | Italy | 20:45 Sanremo Serata 2 |
| 11 | Italy | 20:45 Sanremo Serata 3 |
| 12 | Austria | 20:15 Wer singt für Österreich? (national selection) |
| Italy | 20:45 Sanremo Serata 4 | |
| 13 | Ukraine | 18:00 Semi-final 2 |
| Hungary | 19:40 A Dal Semi-final 1 | |
| Finland | 20:00 UMK Semi-final 2 | |
| Lithuania | 20:00 Eurovizijos Show 6 | |
| Sweden | 20:00 Melodifestivalen Deltävling 2, Malmö | |
| SwitzerlandSwiss | 20:00 Die Große Entscheidungsshow (national selection) | |
| Denmark | 20:00 Melodi Grand PrixMGP (national selection) | |
| Estonia | 20:35 Eesti Laul Semi-final 1 | |
| Italy | 20:35 Sanremo 2016 (national selection) | |
| Iceland | 21:00 Söngvakeppnin Semi-final 2 | |
| 14 | Latvia | 20:25 Supernova Heat 2 |
| 15 | Georgia | 21:00 Announcement: Young Georgian Lolitaz's song (song selection) |
| 16 | Poland | Presentation of the songs for Krajowe Eliminacje 2016 |
| 19 | Bulgaria | 09:00 Artist announced (artist selection) |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 20:10 Deen & Dalal's song revealed | |
| 20 | Hungary | 19:40 A Dal Semi-final 2 |
| Finland | 20:00 UMK Semi-final 3 | |
| Lithuania | 20:00 Eurovizijos Show 7 | |
| Sweden | 20:00 Melodifestivalen Deltävling 3, Norrköping | |
| Estonia | 20:35 Eesti Laul Semi-final 2 | |
| Iceland | 21:00 Söngvakeppnin 2016 (national selection) | |
| 21 | Ukraine | 18:00 Ukraine decides (national selection) |
| Latvia | 20:25 Supernova Semi-final | |
| 22 | United KingdomUK | Songs revealed |
| Cyprus | Minus One's song "Alter Ego" revealed | |
| 23 | Moldova | 18:40 O melodie pentru Europa Semi-final 1 |
| 25 | Moldova | 18:40 O melodie pentru Europa Semi-final 2 |
| Germany | 20:15 Unser Lied für Stockholm (national selection) | |
| 26 | United KingdomUK | 20:30 Eurovision: You Decide (national selection) |
| 27 | Moldova | 18:40 O melodie pentru Europa (national selection) |
| Hungary | 19:40 A Dal 2016 (national selection) | |
| Lithuania | 20:00 Eurovizijos Quarter-final | |
| Sweden | 20:00 Melodifestivalen Deltävling 4, Gävle | |
| Finland | 20:00 Uuden Musiikin KilpailuUMK 2016 (national selection) | |
| Slovenia | 20:00 Evrovizijska Melodija (EMA) (national selection) | |
| Norway | 20:55 Melodi Grand PrixMGP (national selection) | |
| 28 | Latvia | 20:25 Supernova 2016 (national selection) |
March 2016 | ||
| 1 | Israel | 11:05 Finalists songs for Rising Star revealed |
| 2 | Armenia | Iveta's song revealed (song selection) |
| 3 | Israel | Rising Star 2016 (national selection) |
| Australia | 11:40 Artist revealed (artist selection) | |
| 4 | MontenegroMontenegro | Highway's song revealed |
| NetherlandsNetherlands | Douwe Bob's song revealed | |
| Romania | Selecţia Naţională Semi-final | |
| 5 | Estonia | 18:30 Eesti Laul 2016 (national selection) |
| Russia | 18:45 Sergey Lazarev's song revealed | |
| Lithuania | 20:00 Eurovizijos Semi-final | |
| Sweden | 20:00 Melodifestivalen Second chance, Halmstad | |
| Poland | 21:25 Krajowe Eliminacje (national selection) | |
| 6 | Romania | 19:30 Selecţia Naţională (national selection) |
| 7 | North MacedoniaN.Macedonia | 20:15 Kaliopi's song "Dona" revealed |
| 9 | Croatia | Nina's song revealed (song selection) |
| San MarinoS.Marino | 15:00 Serhat's song revealed (song selection) | |
| 10 | Greece | 12:30 Argo's song revealed (song selection) |
| 11 | Australia | Dami Im's song presented (song selection) |
| 12 | Lithuania | 20:00 Eurovizijos Final (national selection) |
| Sweden | 20:00 Melodifestivalen Final, Stockholm (national selection) | |
| Serbia | 21:00 Presentation of Sanja Vučič' song | |
| 14 | AzerbaijanAzerbaijan | Entry for Stockholm announcement (national selection) |
| 19 | Lithuania | 20:00 Eurovizijos Concert |
April 2016 | ||
| 9 | Eurovision in Concert | |
May 2016 | ||
| 10 | 21:00 Eurovision Song Contest 2016 Semi-final 1 | |
| 12 | 21:00 Eurovision Song Contest 2016 Semi-final 2 | |
| 14 | 21:00 Eurovision Song Contest 2016 Grand Final | |
November 2016 | ||
| 20 | 16:00 Junior Eurovision 2016 | |
