Ticket sales for Eurovision 2026 in Vienna, Austria, will start on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at 13:00 CET. How to order a ticket? How much will a ticket cost? All details in the article.

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and Austria’s national broadcaster, ORF, have announced that ticket sales for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna will begin on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at 14:00 CET, likely one day after the semi-final draw, as was the case last year. Alongside this, a new official Eurovision website (Eurovision.com) will replace the previous one (Eurovision.tv), adding a new stage to the ticket purchase process.

This year, similar to last year, fans must first register for the ticketing mailing list, but the process is slightly different. First, register on the new Eurovision website and create a Eurofan account, which will serve as your official account for all contest news. After registering, sign up for ticket purchases through Oeticket using the same email address you used for the Eurovision site. This registration is designed to prevent ticket resale, a well-known issue that makes it hard for fans to buy tickets for live events. Early registration opens and will be available until December 18, 2025, at 23:59 CET. Tickets cannot be purchased without prior registration, so it is recommended to register as soon as possible, and also to open an account on the ticketing site in advance to buy tickets as soon as sales open.

You will receive an access code via email about 48 hours before ticket sales begin, provided you completed all registration steps correctly. This code, as last year, will be valid for all ticket sale waves throughout the season. The code is personal and cannot be transferred between users. As in the previous year, tickets can be resold and purchased at their original prices through the official fansale site after each ticket sale wave.

Eurovision 2026 Ticket Prices:

Semi-final dress rehearsals: from €10 to €160.
Semi-finals – live broadcast: From €50 to €260.
Final dress rehearsals: From €20 to €230.
The Grand Final – live broadcast: From €60 to €360.

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Jury Show? Family Show? Or maybe the Live Show?

The Eurovision Song Contest will be divided, as it is every year, into three main events: the First Semi-Final, the Second Semi-Final, and the Grand Final. The First Semi-Final will take place on May 12, the Second Semi-Final on May 14, and the Grand Final on May 16.
Each of these events will include the main show that will be broadcast live (Live TV Show) at 21:00 CET. However, additional tickets will also be sold for the “Family Show” which will take place on the same day in the afternoon, and tickets will also be sold for another rehearsal previously known as the “Jury Show” which will take place the day before at 21:00. All rehearsals will include all competing songs, the hosting, and the interval acts, but will not include the final results, and there may be technical issues that could affect the viewers’ experience.

Which countries will compete in each semi-final?

The official draw for the semi-final allocation of countries has not yet been announced, but according to Italian reports, it may take place on January 12. This draw determines which countries will perform in the First Semi-Final and which will compete in the Second Semi-Final. We will only know the exact lineup for each semi-final after this draw is completed. Ticket sales will open the day after the draw.

When did ticket sales begin in previous years?

In previous years, ticket sales for Eurovision rehearsals and live shows opened much later:
Eurovision 2019 – First round of tickets sold on February 28, 2019 – Delay due to technical issues
Eurovision 2020 – First round of tickets sold on December 12, 2019
Eurovision 2021 – First round of tickets sold on May 8, 2021 – Preference given to ticket buyers for Eurovision 2020
Eurovision 2022 – First round of tickets sold on April 7, 2022 – Sales delay likely due to the impact of the coronavirus
Eurovision 2023 – First round of tickets sold on March 7, 2023
Eurovision 2024 – First round of tickets sold on November 28, 2023
Eurovision 2025 – First round of tickets sold on January 29, 2025

Eurovision 2026: the 70th edition of the contest will take place in Vienna, Austria, on May 12th, 14th, and 16th, 2026. The Wiener Stadthalle arena, which will host the event, is expected to accommodate around 16,000 spectators per show. The contest returns to Austria following the nation’s third historic win with the song “Wasted Love”, performed by JJ. It will be Austria’s third time hosting Eurovision, after previous editions held in the country in 1967 and 2015.