Today at 13:00 CET, the first round of ticket sales for Eurovision 2026 in Vienna, Austria, will commence. How to order a ticket? How much does a ticket cost? All details in the article.
This afternoon at 13:00 CET, the first round of ticket sales for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 will begin. This marks the first batch of tickets made available for purchase. This year, as in the previous one, fans who wished to buy tickets were first required to register for the ticket mailing list through Oeticket, along with registering on the new Eurovision website and creating a Eurofan account. The purpose of this registration process is to prevent ticket resales – a common issue that makes it difficult for many fans to obtain tickets to live shows. The early registration period has already closed, which was open until December 18, 2025, at 23:59 CET. Tickets cannot be purchased without prior registration.
To purchase a ticket – click here!
The email containing your access code for ticket purchasing was sent approximately 48 hours before sales opened, provided that all registration steps were completed correctly. If you did not receive the email, the purchase code can be found by logging into your Eurovision account under the “Tickets” category. As in the previous year, the same access code will remain valid for all separate ticket-sale rounds throughout the season but can be used only once to purchase up to four tickets in a single transaction. This code is personal and non-transferable. Like last year, tickets can be sold and purchased at their original prices through the official Fansale platform after each round of ticket sales.
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.
For more details about Eurovision 2026 – click here!
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 was announced yesterday. This draw determines which countries will perform in the First Semi-Final and which will compete in the Second Semi-Final. Read all about the semi-final allocation here!
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.
