Eurovision Calendar 2026
All times in Central Europe's Time Zone
August 2025 | ||
| 20 | 08:15 EurovisionESC 2026: Host city announcement | |
October 2025 | ||
| 9 | Spain | 16:45 Artists for Benidorm Fest announced |
| 13 | Albania | Artists for Festivali i Këngës announced |
| 14 | MontenegroMontenegro | 09:45 Artists for Montesong announced |
| 30 | LuxembourgLuxembourg | 06:50 Artists for Luxembourg Song Contest announced |
| 31 | Estonia | 18:00 Artists for Eesti Laul announced |
November 2025 | ||
| 6 | Cyprus | 13:30 Artist announcement |
| 20 | Latvia | 07:30 Artists for Supernova announced |
| 25 | Lithuania | 14:00 Artists for Eurovizija.LT announced |
| 27 | MontenegroMontenegro | 12:00 Songs for Montesong released |
| 30 | Italy | 13:30 Artists for Sanremo announced |
December 2025 | ||
| 1 | Malta | 18:15 Artists for MESC announced |
| Albania | 20:00 Songs for Festivali i Këngës released | |
| 2 | Sweden | 11:00 Artists for Melodifestivalen announced |
| 3 | Ukraine | 09:00 Artists for Vidbir announced |
| Croatia | 12:00 Artists for Dora announced | |
| Serbia | 13:00 Artists for Pesma za Evroviziju announced | |
| 4 | Latvia | 07:50 Songs for Supernova released |
| Estonia | 19:00 Songs for Eesti Laul released | |
| EBU General Assembly | ||
| 11 | LuxembourgLuxembourg | 09:00 Songs for Luxembourg Song Contest released |
| 13 | 17:00 Junior Eurovision 2025 | |
| 15 | Austria | 08:00 Artists for Wer singt für Österreich announced |
12:00 Countries for Eurovision 2026 announced | ||
| 16 | Moldova | 10:00 Selecția Națională Auditions |
| 17 | Moldova | 11:00 Finalists for Selecția Națională announced |
| Albania | 21:00 Festivali i Këngës Semi-final 1 | |
| 18 | Albania | 21:00 Festivali i Këngës Semi-final 2 |
| 19 | Albania | 21:00 Festivali i Këngës Nostalgia Night |
| 20 | Albania | 21:00 Festivali i Këngës #64 (national selection) |
| 21 | MontenegroMontenegro | 20:00 Montesong 2025 (national selection) |
January 2026 | ||
| 2 | Malta | 00:00 Songs for MESC released |
| 4 | Greece | 18:00 Artists for Sing for Greece announced |
| 8 | Croatia | 15:00 Songs for Dora released |
| 12 | 19:00 Semi-final draw | |
| 14 | Georgia | 14:30 Artist announcement |
| Poland | 15:00 Artists for Polskie Kwalifikacje announced | |
| Finland | 18:30 Artists for UMK announced | |
| 15 | Ukraine | 16:15 Songs for Vidbir released |
| Germany | 18:30 Artists for Das deutsche Finale announced | |
| Malta | 20:50 MESC Semi-final | |
| 17 | Moldova | 18:00 Selecția Națională 2026 (national selection) |
| Malta | 21:15 MESC 2026 (national selection) | |
| 18 | Greece | 16:00 Songs for Sing for Greece released |
| 19 | Norway | 12:00 Artists for Melodi Grand PrixMGP announced |
| 20 | SwitzerlandSwiss | 11:00 Artist announcement |
| Israel | 20:30 HaKokhav HaBa (artist selection) | |
| 22 | Denmark | 10:00 Artists & songs for Melodi Grand PrixMGP announced |
| Portugal | 13:30 Songs for Festival da Canção released | |
| 24 | Lithuania | 20:00 Eurovizija.LT Heat 1 |
| Bulgaria | 20:00 Bulgarian artist selection: Semi-final | |
| LuxembourgLuxembourg | 20:00 Luxembourg Song Contest 2026 (national selection) | |
| 26 | Norway | 00:00 Songs for Melodi Grand PrixMGP released |
| 31 | Sweden | 20:00 Melodifestivalen Heat 1 |
| Lithuania | 20:00 Eurovizija.LT Heat 2 | |
| Bulgaria | 20:00 Bulgaria selects artist | |
| Latvia | 20:10 Supernova Semi-final 1 | |
February 2026 | ||
| 2 | Serbia | 12:00 Songs for Pesma za Evroviziju released |
| 6 | Poland | 00:00 Songs for Polskie Kwalifikacje released |
| 7 | Ukraine | 18:00 Vidbir 2026 (national selection) |
| Sweden | 20:00 Melodifestivalen Heat 2 | |
| Lithuania | 20:00 Eurovizija.LT Heat 3 | |
| Latvia | 20:10 Supernova Semi-final 2 | |
| 8 | Cyprus | 20:00 Antigoni's song "Jalla" released |
| 11 | Greece | 20:00 Sing for Greece Semi-final 1 |
| 12 | Croatia | 20:15 Dora Semi-final 1 |
| Romania | Artists for Selecția Națională announced | |
| 13 | Greece | 20:00 Sing for Greece Semi-final 2 |
| Croatia | 20:15 Dora Semi-final 2 | |
| 14 | Estonia | 18:30 Eesti Laul 2026 (national selection) |
| Sweden | 20:00 Melodifestivalen Heat 3 | |
| Lithuania | 20:00 Eurovizija.LT Heat 4 | |
| Denmark | 20:00 Melodi Grand PrixMGP 2026 (national selection) | |
| Latvia | 20:10 Supernova 2026 (national selection) | |
| 15 | Greece | 20:00 Sing for Greece 2026 (national selection) |
| Croatia | 20:15 Dora 2026 (national selection) | |
| 20 | Austria | 20:15 Wer singt für Österreich? (national selection) |
| 21 | Sweden | 20:00 Melodifestivalen Heat 4 |
| Lithuania | 20:00 Eurovizija.LT Heat 5 | |
| Portugal | Festival da Canção Semi-final 1 | |
| 24 | Serbia | 21:00 Pesma za Evroviziju Semi-final 1 |
| Italy | Sanremo Night 1 | |
| 25 | Italy | Sanremo Night 2 |
| 26 | Serbia | 21:00 Pesma za Evroviziju Semi-final 2 |
| Italy | Sanremo Night 3 | |
| 27 | Lithuania | 18:00 Eurovizija.LT 2026 (national selection) |
| Italy | Sanremo Night 4 | |
| 28 | Norway | 19:45 Melodi Grand PrixMGP 2026 (national selection) |
| Bulgaria | 20:00 Bulgaria selects song | |
| Sweden | 20:00 Melodifestivalen Heat 5 + Final qual | |
| Finland | 20:00 Uuden Musiikin KilpailuUMK 2026 (national selection) | |
| Germany | 20:15 Das deutsche Finale 2026 (national selection) | |
| Serbia | 21:00 Pesma za Evroviziju 26 (national selection) | |
| Italy | Sanremo 2026 (national selection) | |
| Portugal | Festival da Canção Semi-final 2 | |
March 2026 | ||
| 4 | Romania | Selecția Națională 2026 (national selection) |
| San MarinoS.Marino | San Marino Song Contest Semi-final 1 | |
| 5 | Israel | Noam Bettan's song released |
| San MarinoS.Marino | San Marino Song Contest Semi-final 2 | |
| 6 | San MarinoS.Marino | San Marino Song Contest 2026 (national selection) |
| 7 | Sweden | 20:00 Melodifestivalen 2026 (national selection) |
| Poland | Polskie Kwalifikacje 2026 (national selection) | |
| Portugal | Festival da Canção 2026 (national selection) | |
| 11 | SwitzerlandSwiss | Veronica Fusaro's song released |
February or March 2026 | ||
| — | Armenia | Song + artist announcement |
| Australia | Song + artist announcement | |
| AzerbaijanAzerbaijan | Song + artist announcement | |
| Belgium | Song + artist announcement | |
| Czechia | Song + artist announcement | |
| France | Song + artist announcement | |
| Georgia | Bzikebi's song released | |
| United KingdomUK | Song + artist announcement | |
May 2026 | ||
| 12 | 21:00 Eurovision Song Contest 2026 Semi-final 1 | |
| 14 | 21:00 Eurovision Song Contest 2026 Semi-final 2 | |
| 16 | 21:00 Eurovision Song Contest 2026 Grand Final | |
