Eurovision Song Contest 2026
| Eurovision Song Contest 2026 | |
|---|---|
| United by Music | |
| Dates and venue | |
| Semi-final 1 |
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| Semi-final 2 |
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| Final |
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| Venue | Wiener Stadthalle Vienna, Austria |
| Organisation | |
| Organiser | European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |
| ESC director | Martin Green |
| ESC executive producer | Gert Kark |
| Production | |
| Host broadcaster | Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) |
| Director | Michael Kögler Robin Hofwander |
| Executive producer | Michael Krön |
| Presenters | Victoria Swarovski Michael Ostrowski |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 35 |
| Number of finalists | 25 |
| Returning countries | |
| Non-returning countries | |
Participation map
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The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 is set to be the 70th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It is scheduled to consist of two semi-finals on 12 and 14 May and a final on 16 May 2026, held at Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria, and presented by Victoria Swarovski and Michael Ostrowski. It is being organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF), which will stage the event after winning the 2025 contest for Austria with the song "Wasted Love" by JJ.
Broadcasters from thirty-five countries will participate in the contest, two fewer than in 2025 and the smallest number of participants since 2003, before the introduction of semi-finals. Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia, and Spain have opted not to participate in protest against Israel's inclusion in the context of the Gaza war, marking the largest number of boycotting countries in the contest's history since 1970, while Bulgaria, Moldova, and Romania are set to return after absences from recent editions.