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The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 will be the 70th annual edition and will be held in Austria following JJ's victory in Basel the previous year.
Following the completion of the bid submission process on 4 July 2025, Vienna and Innsbruck officially submitted bids while St. Pölten expressed interest and Graz, Klagenfurt and Salzburg declined. Ebreichsdorf, Linz (in a joint bid with Welz) and Oberwort withdrew their proposals. The host city, along with the official show dates, will be announced on 8 August 2025.
Format
Presenters
Theme
Incidents
Participants
The following countries have confirmed their participation:
Albania
Austria (Host)
Belgium
Denmark - TBA 14 February 2026
Finland - TBA 28 February 2026
Germany
Greece
Israel
Lithuania
Luxembourg - TBA 24 January 2026
Malta
The Netherlands
Norway
Serbia
Spain - TBA 14 February 2026
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
The semi-final allocation draw will be held on TBA January 2026 at __, and hosted by __ and __. The handover ceremony will take place before the draw begins, officially beginning the countdown to the contest.
The pots will be as follows, calculated by the EBU's voting providers Once.net and based on voting patterns over the past 10 years:
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Pre-Allocations
Semi Final One
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Automatic Qualifiers
The automatic qualifiers will temporarily be placed here. Until the final allocation draw is complete, participants will have "H1" or "H2" as their draw designation.
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Grand Final
All countries will vote. The final will take place on XX May 2026. Austria's place in the running order will be decided during the Head of Delegations meetings in March 2026.
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Withdrawing/Uncertain
Andorra - RTVA confirmed on 26 May 2025 that Andorra would not return for 2026.
Belarus - BTRC remains suspended following their disqualification from the 2021 contest.
Bosnia and Herzegovina - Despite optimism from former Head of Delegation Lejla Babović, it was announced on 9 July 2025 that Bosnia & Herzegovina would not return for 2026 due to BHRT's ongoing financial troubles with the EBU.
Kazakhstan - Khabar Agency is currently in talks with the EBU about a potential debut ahead of the 70th edition of the contest. The Kazakh broadcaster has been an associate EBU member since 2016 and has participated in several past editions of JESC.
Russia - C1R and VGTRK remain suspended following Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Slovenia - Following the conclusion of the 2025 contest, Slovenian broadcaster RTVSLO said they are considering a withdrawal from the contest unless solutions from the EBU regarding the voting system and Israel's participation are presented.
Other Countries
Trivia
- It is the second time that Austria has hosted a milestone edition of the contest, having previously hosted the 60th edition in Vienna back in 2015.