Eurovision Song Contest 2025: Switzerland
Eurovision Song Contest 2025 will be held in Switzerland in May 2025 after Nemo's victory in Malmö. Find all the information about Eurovision 2025: Date, City, Participants, Arena, Eurovision Village and Euroclub
We will update this page with all the information about Switzerland 2025 as it appears···
Date: When is Eurovision 2025?
Eurovision 2025 will be held in Switzerland in May. The dates have not been announced yet.
The Eurovision week will have three shows: Semi-final 1 on Tuesday, Semi-final 2 on Thursday and the Grand Final on Saturday.
The possible dates for Eurovision 2025 are:
| Semi-final 1 Tuesday | Semi-final 2 Thursday | Grand Final Saturday | |
| 29 April | 1 May | 3 May | |
| 6 May | 8 May | 10 May | |
| 13 May | 15 May | 17 May | Most possible dates |
| 20 May | 22 May | 24 May | |
| 27 May | 29 May | 31 May |
The most possible dates for Eurovision 2025 are 13 - 15 - 17 May 2025 – It's still a guess. The dates have not been announced or confirmed.
Events that can affect the dates of Eurovision 2025:
- UEFA Champions League: Semi-finals on 29/30 April and 6/7 May 2025. Final on 31 May 2025
- UEFA Europa League: Semi-finals on 1 & 8 May. Final on 21 May 2025
- German Football Cup: Final on 24 May 2025
City: Basel or Geneva
Already a week before Switzerland's Eurovision victory, the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) and a twelve-member task force started working on a possible Swiss ESC 2025. On Monday after Nemo's victory, the task force began the planning of Eurovision 2025.
In the last week of May, the Host City Bid Book was ready and sent to the cities interested in hosting Eurovision 2025. The Host City Bid Book is a comprehensive catalog of requirements for hosting Eurovision like a suitable arena, airport connection and financing.
The shortlist of Swiss cities still in the run for hosting Eurovision Song Contest 2025 is currently Basel or Geneva.
Participants
22 countries have expressed their interest for participation in the contest, which is subject to change:
EBU Member Broadcasters, on behalf of their countries, have until mid-October 2024 to formally submit their applications to take part in Eurovision 2025.
Tickets
Tickets usually go on sale in December/January, so we expect the tickets for Eurovision 2025 to be released late 2024. Read more: How to get tickets for Eurovision 2025
Eurovision Village
Eurovision Village is the official festival area during Eurovision Song Contest 2025.
In Eurovision Village you can see live performances by artists, DJs, special events and public viewing of the shows broadcast from the Arena.
EuroClub
The EuroClub is the venue for some special parties, the official after parties and performances by participants.
