Today, the EBU has revealed a new Eurovision website, and along with it, all the information on how the Eurovision 2026 ticket sales will unfold. We now have more information about the registration process, the prices of the tickets, and some hint at new elements regarding the fan experience and the stage.
A quick reminder of the shows you can attend
As usual, there will be nine shows open to the public during Eurovision week, at the Stadthalle in Vienna. Each show broadcast on TV also has three full rehearsals shows, two of them being open to the ticket-buying public: the “afternoon preview” on the same day, a few hours before the broadcast, and the “evening preview”, also known as the “Jury show”, the night before.
This means the following schedule for Eurovision week next year:
First semi-final
- Evening preview – May 11 at 21:00 CEST
- Afternoon preview – May 12 at 15:00 CEST
- Live show – May 12 at 21:00 CEST
Second semi-final
- Evening preview – May 13 at 21:00 CEST
- Afternoon preview – May 14 at 15:00 CEST
- Live show – May 14 at 21:00 CEST
Grand Final
- Evening preview “Jury show” – May 15 at 21:00 CEST
- Afternoon preview – May 16 at 12:00 CEST
- Live show – May 16 at 21:00 CEST
Note that the Afternoon preview of the Grand Final will start earlier than those of the semi-finals, and earlier than previous Grand Final afternoon reviews (in 2025, it started at 13:30).
Double pre-registration process to purchase tickets
This season, the first wave of ticket sales will take place Tuesday 13 January 2026 at 13:00 CET. However, as in 2025, it will not be fully public: anyone interested in buying tickets must first register for the sales.
A new registration process with a new Eurovision platform
For Basel, registration took place on the ticketing partner’s website (Ticketcorner). This year, it will require a double-registration, on two different platforms:
- the new Eurovision website, eurovision.com
- the ticketing partner, oeticket
Indeed, the EBU has announced the discontinuation of the traditional “eurovision.tv” website, which will close next week. The new official website for the contest is “eurovision.com”, and with it comes the possibility to create a “Eurofan” account. This new website overhaul and the system of having a specific account on it has been developed with a new digital partner, Akqa Leap.
Registration on this new website requires an email address and a telephone number. It is necessary to sign up on the website to register to the ticket sales.
Registration phase opened until 18 December
Pre-registration opened today, 24 November, and will close on 18 December. There will only be one round of pre-registration, which will be taken into account for every wave of ticket sales.
The registration will need to be done on both websites (the Eurovision one and the Oeticket one), with the same email, during the window. Registering on only one website will not count. Note that creating an account on Oeticket
Pre-registration is necessary to get into the ticket sales, but will not guarantee a successful purchase. Demand for tickets is expected to be higher than the supply, as has always been the case for Eurovision, which is one of the fastest-selling events in the world.
If your pre-registration is successful, these should be the next steps:
- on 9 January, an email will be sent to inform you about your “authorization” to access the sale (the ticketing partner will try to filter out commercial buyers, resellers, etc. through this step, as well as check the dual registration)
- on 11 January (“48 hours before the first wave”), you will receive a unique, personal code to access the online sale
- on 13 January, a first wave of tickets will be sold at 13:00 CET
The code will be usable only once, for one order of up to four tickets. This mean you will not be able to pay tickets over several orders, and that you will not be able to buy tickets for more than four shows.
Moreover, any successful order will make you ineligible to the next waves of ticket sales. But in the absence of a paid order, your registration would still work for the following wave.
Lower prices than in Basel overall
Oeticket already revealed the prices for the Vienna tickets, which are as follows :
Semi-final shows
| Type of ticket | Evening preview | Afternoon preview | Live TV Show |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Circle | 160€ | 105€ | 260€ |
| Standing area | 130€ | 75€ | 230€ |
| Seated (cat1) | 110€ | 55€ | 210€ |
| Seated (cat2) | 90€ | 35€ | 190€ |
| Seated (cat3) | 70€ | 15€ | 150€ |
| Seated (cat 4/limited view) | 25€ | 10€ | 50€ |
| Wheelchair user | 72€ | 48€ | 117€ |
Grand Final shows
| Type of ticket | Evening preview | Afternoon preview | Live TV Show |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Circle | 230€ | 110 € | 360€ |
| Standing area | 200 € | 80€ | 330€ |
| Seated (cat1) | 180€ | 60€ | 310€ |
| Seated (cat2) | 160€ | 40€ | 290€ |
| Seated (cat3) | 140€ | 20€ | 230€ |
| Seated (cat4/limited view) | 35€ | 20€ | 60€ |
| Wheelchair companion | 104€ | 50€ | 162€ |
All prices are in Euros and include booking fees. On 24 November, the change for 1€ was £0.88 – 1,79 AUD – 11,01 SEK – 0,93 CHF – 1,15 US$ – 1,63 CA$
These prices are generally lower than in Basel 2025 for a given category.
An interesting element in the pricing is the return of a “Golden circle” category, which have been described as “Standing room directly in front of the stage for those who want to be close to the action.“, and as a separate pricier option than the classic standing area. Although nothing has been confirmed, this may hint at a return to a Lisbon 2018 / Tel-Aviv 2019 type of stage, with a satellite stage linked to the main stage and a separate standing areas between both stages, closed from the rest of the arena.
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