ESC-SEASON 2026: CALENDAR

DECEMBER 2025

1

ALBANIA: Songs for Festivali i Këngës release
MALTA: Artists for MESC announced

2

SWEDEN: Artists for Melodifestivalen announced

4

LATVIA: Songs for Supernova released

12

LUXEMBOURG: Songs for Luxembourg Song Contest released

15

UKRAINE: Artists for Vidbir announced

17

ALBANIA: Festivali i Këngës (Semifinal 1)

18

ALBANIA: Festivali i Këngës (Semifinal 2)

SPAIN: Songs for Benidorm Fest released

19

ALBANIA: Festivali i Këngës (Nostalgia Night)

20

ALBANIA: Festivali i Këngës #64 (national final)

21

MONTENEGRO: Montesong 2025 (national final)

JANUARY 2026

14

FINLAND: Artists for UMK announced
POLAND: Artists for Polskie Kwalifikacje announced

15

MALTA: MESC (Semifinal)

UKRAINE: Online wildcard artist for Vidbir announced

17

MOLDOVA: Moldova decides (national final)
MALTA: MESC 2026 (national final)

19

NORWAY: Artists for Melodi Grand Prix announced

24

LUXEMBOURG: Luxembourg Song Contest 2026 (national final)

20:00 CET – LITHUANIA: Eurovizija.LT (Heat 1)

26

NORWAY: Songs for Melodi Grand Prix released

31

20:00 CET – LITHUANIA: Eurovizija.LT (Heat 2)
20:00 CET – SWEDEN: Melodifestivalen (Heat 1)
LATVIA: Supernova (Heat 1)

FEBRUARY 2026

7

20:00 CET – LITHUANIA: Eurovizija.LT (Heat 3)
20:00 CET – SWEDEN: Melodifestivalen (Heat 2)
LATVIA: Supernova (Heat 2)

10

SPAIN: Benidorm Fest 2026 (Semifinal 1)

12

SPAIN: Benidorm Fest 2026 (Semifinal 2)

14

20:00 CET – DENMARK: Melodi Grand Prix 2026 (national final)
POLAND: Polskie Kwalifikacje 2026 (national final)
LATVIA: Supernova 2026 (national final)
SPAIN: Benidorm Fest 2026 (national final)
ESTONIA: Eesti Laul 2026 (national final)

20:00 CET – LITHUANIA: Eurovizija.LT (Heat 4)
20:00 CET – SWEDEN: Melodifestivalen (Heat 3)

20

AUSTRIA: Wer singt für Österreich? (national final)

21

20:00 CET – LITHUANIA: Eurovizija.LT (Heat 5)
20:00 CET – SWEDEN: Melodifestivalen (Heat 4)
PORTUGAL: Festival da Canção (Semifinal 1)

24

ITALY: Sanremo Festival 2026 (Night 1)

25

ITALY: Sanremo Festival 2026 (Night 2)

26

ITALY: Sanremo Festival 2026 (Night 3)

27

18:00 CET – LITHUANIA: Eurovizija.LT 2026 (national final)

ITALY: Sanremo Festival 2026 (Night 4)

28

20:00 CET – FINLAND: Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2026 (national final)
ITALY: Sanremo Festival 2026 (national final)
NORWAY: Melodi Grand Prix 2026 (national final)

20:00 CET – SWEDEN: Melodifestivalen (Heat 5)
PORTUGAL: Festival da Canção (Semifinal 2)

MARCH 2026

3

SAN MARINO: San Marino Song Contest 2026 (Semifinal 1)

4

SAN MARINO: San Marino Song Contest 2026 (Semifinal 2)

7

20:00 CET – SWEDEN: Melodifestivalen 2026 (national final)
SAN MARINO: San Marino Song Contest 2026 (national final)
PORTUGAL: Festival da Canção 2026 (national final)