US EditionEurovision, the World's Largest Live Music Event, to Take Place in Vienna Next Year
The 70th Eurovision Song Contest will mark Vienna's third time hosting after Austria won in 2025 with "Wasted Love" by JJ, its third victory in the competition.
- Host Broadcaster ORF and the EBU confirmed Vienna, Austria as host for the 70th Eurovision Song Contest next year, with the Grand Final on May 16 at the Wiener Stadthalle.
- After Austria's victory in Basel, a competitive city bid process assessed venues and infrastructure before Vienna was confirmed to host Eurovision 2026.
- Vienna's City Hall will host the opening ceremony on May 10 and will host EuroClub while the square outside hosts the Eurovision Village; ORF will serve as host broadcaster as Vienna joins cities like Copenhagen in hosting multiple times.
- Organisers say the selection will draw thousands of visiting delegations, fans and journalists, and further details, including ticketing, will be released later this year.
- Martin Green CBE praised Vienna's musical reputation and its Wiener Stadthalle, recalling its prior hosting after Udo Jürgens' and Conchita Wurst's wins, confirming the city's Eurovision pedigree.
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Austria's capital city already has experience with the Eurovision Song Contest. Now the mega-event is taking place again in Vienna. The municipality also plans offers for people with little money.
Vienna will host the Eurovision Song Contest in 2026. This will be the third time the Austrian capital has hosted the contest. Eurovision fans have previously flocked to Vienna following Austria's first two Eurovision victories in 1967 and 2015.
Eurovision 2026 to be hosted in Vienna
The Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Vienna next spring, organisers confirmed on Wednesday. Austria earned hosting rights after its representative JJ, full name Johannes Pietsch, won the 2025 contest with Wasted Love. The victory marked Austria’s third Eurovision win in the competition’s history. The 2026 edition will be the 70th in Eurovision’s history.
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