Eurovision Calendar 2018
July 2017 | ||
| 25 | Eurovision 2018: Dates & host city announcement | |
September 2017 | ||
| 28 | Belgium | Belgium selects artist |
November 2017 | ||
| 7 | Finland | Artists for UMK 2018 revealed |
| 26 | Junior Eurovision 2017, Tbilisi, Georgia | |
| 28 | Sweden | Artists for Melodifestivalen 2018 revealed |
| 30 | 1st batch of tickets on sale | |
December 2017 | ||
| 6 | Hungary | Artists for A Dal 2018 revealed |
| 8 | Slovenia | Artists for EMA 2018 revealed |
| 11 | Australia | Artist revealed (artist selection) |
| 20 | 2nd batch of tickets on sale | |
| 21 | Albania | Festivali i Këngës Semi-final 1 |
| 22 | Albania | Festivali i Këngës Semi-final 2 |
| 23 | Albania | Festivali i Këngës (national selection) |
January 2018 | ||
| 6 | Lithuania | Eurovizija Show 1 |
| 8 | Hosts of Eurovision 2018 revealed | |
| Czechia | Artists & songs for ESCZ 2018 revealed | |
| 9 | SwitzerlandSwiss | Artists for Entscheidungsshow revealed |
| 11 | Belarus | Auditions |
| 13 | France | Destination Eurovision Semi-final 1 |
| 15 | Norway | Songs for MGP 2018 released |
| 16 | MontenegroMontenegro | Artists for Montevizija 2018 revealed |
| 18 | Portugal | Artists for Festival da Canção revealed |
| 19 | Iceland | Artists & songs for Söngvakeppnin revealed |
| 20 | Lithuania | Eurovizija Show 2 |
| Hungary | A Dal - Heat 1 | |
| France | Destination Eurovision Semi-final 2 | |
| 21 | Romania | Selecția Națională Heat 1 |
| 22 | Denmark | Artists for Melodi Grand PrixMGP revealed |
| Serbia | Artists & songs for Beovizija revealed | |
| Spain | Finalists for Operación Triunfo selected | |
| 24 | United KingdomUK | Songs for 'You Decide' released |
| Moldova | Live Auditions | |
| 27 | Lithuania | Eurovizija Show 3 |
| Hungary | A Dal - Heat 2 | |
| France | Destination Eurovision 2018 (national selection) | |
| 28 | Romania | Selecția Națională Heat 2 |
| 29 | Semi-final allocation draw | |
| Spain | Operación Triunfo Eurovision Galla (national selection) | |
| Czechia | ESCZ 2018 (song + artist announcement) | |
| 30 | 3rd batch of tickets on sale | |
February 2018 | ||
| 3 | Lithuania | Eurovizija Show 4 |
| Sweden | Melodifestivalen Deltävling 1 | |
| Latvia | Supernova Semi-final 1 | |
| Hungary | A Dal - Heat 3 | |
| Malta | MESC 2018 (national selection) | |
| 4 | Romania | Selecția Națională Heat 3 |
| SwitzerlandSwiss | ESC 2018 – Die Entscheidungsshow (national selection) | |
| 5 | Denmark | Songs for Melodi Grand PrixMGP released |
| 6 | Italy | Sanremo Night 1: Presentation |
| 7 | Italy | Sanremo Night 2: First 10 |
| United KingdomUK | Eurovision: You Decide (national selection) | |
| 8 | Italy | Sanremo Night 3: Last 10 |
| 9 | San MarinoS.Marino | 1in360 Show 1 |
| Italy | Sanremo Night 4: Duets | |
| 10 | Ukraine | Vidbir Semi-final 1 |
| Lithuania | Eurovizija Show 5 | |
| Sweden | Melodifestivalen Deltävling 2 | |
| Denmark | Melodi Grand PrixMGP 2018 (national selection) | |
| Latvia | Supernova Semi-final 2 | |
| Hungary | A Dal - Semi-final 1 | |
| Italy | Sanremo 2018 (national selection) | |
| Estonia | Eesti Laul Semi-final 1 | |
| Iceland | Söngvakeppnin Semi-final 1 | |
| 11 | Romania | Selecția Națională Heat 4 |
| 13 | Israel | The Next Star Final (artist selection) |
| Croatia | Artist presentation | |
| 16 | San MarinoS.Marino | 1in360 Show 2 |
| Belarus | Belarus decides (national selection) | |
| 17 | Ukraine | Vidbir Semi-final 2 |
| Lithuania | Eurovizija Show 6 | |
| Sweden | Melodifestivalen Deltävling 3 | |
| Slovenia | EMA semi-final | |
| MontenegroMontenegro | Montevizija 2018 (national selection) | |
| Latvia | Supernova Semi-final 3 | |
| Hungary | A Dal - Semi-final 2 | |
| Estonia | Eesti Laul Semi-final 2 | |
| Iceland | Söngvakeppnin Semi-final 2 | |
| 18 | Romania | Selecția Națională Heat 5 |
| Portugal | Festival da Canção Semi-final 1 | |
| 19 | Armenia | Depi Evratesil semi-final 1 |
| 20 | Serbia | Beovizija 2018 (national selection) |
| 22 | Armenia | Depi Evratesil semi-final 2 |
| Germany | Unser Lied für Lissabon (national selection) | |
| Finland | Saara Aalto's songs for UMK released | |
| 24 | Ukraine | Vidbir 2018 (national selection) |
| Moldova | O melodie pentru Europa 2018 (national selection) | |
| Lithuania | Eurovizija Semi-final 1 | |
| Sweden | Melodifestivalen Deltävling 4 | |
| Slovenia | Evrovizijska Melodija 2018 (national selection) | |
| Latvia | Supernova 2018 (national selection) | |
| Hungary | A Dal 2018 (national selection) | |
| 25 | Armenia | Depi Evratesil 2018 (national selection) |
| Romania | Selecţia Naţională 2018 (national selection) | |
| Portugal | Festival da Canção Semi-final 2 | |
March 2018 | ||
| 2 | Cyprus | Foureira's song "Fuego" released |
| NetherlandsNetherlands | Waylon's song released | |
| 3 | Finland | Uuden Musiikin KilpailuUMK 2018 (song selection) |
| Estonia | Eesti Laul 2018 (national selection) | |
| Lithuania | Eurovizija Semi-final 2 | |
| Sweden | Melodifestivalen Second Chance | |
| Iceland | Söngvakeppnin 2018 (national selection) | |
| San MarinoS.Marino | 1in360 (national selection) | |
| Poland | Krajowe Eliminacje 2018 (national selection) | |
| 4 | Portugal | Festival da Canção 2018 (national selection) |
| AzerbaijanAzerbaijan | Aisel's song for Eurovision released | |
| 6 | Belgium | Sennek's song for Eurovision released |
| Croatia | Franka's song "crazy" released | |
| 8 | Australia | Jessica's song "We Got Love" released |
| 9 | Austria | Cesár's song "Nobody But You" released |
| Ireland | Ryan's song "Together" released | |
| 10 | Norway | Melodi Grand PrixMGP 2018 (national selection) |
| Sweden | Melodifestivalen 2018 (national selection) | |
| 11 | Israel | Netta's song "Toy" released |
| Lithuania | Eurovizijos Atranka 2018 (national selection) | |
| North MacedoniaN.Macedonia | Eye Cue's song "Lost and Found" released | |
| Russia | Yulia's song for Eurovision released | |
| 12 | Bulgaria | Equinox' song "Bones" released |
| 13 | Georgia | Iriao's song "Sheni Gulistvis" released |
| 24 | Eurovision Preparty, Riga | |
April 2018 | ||
| 3 | Semi-finals: Running order announcement | |
| 5 | 4th batch of tickets on sale | |
| London Eurovision Party | ||
| 7 | Moscow Eurovision Party | |
| 10 | Israel Calling, Tel Aviv | |
| 14 | Eurovision in Concert, Amsterdam | |
| 21 | Eurovision Spain Preparty, Madrid | |
May 2018 | ||
| 8 | Eurovision Song Contest 2018 Semi-final 1 | |
| 10 | Eurovision Song Contest 2018 Semi-final 2 | |
| 12 | Eurovision Song Contest 2018 Grand Final | |
November 2018 | ||
| 25 | Junior Eurovision 2018, Minsk, Belarus | |
