Which city will host the Eurovision Song Contest in 2026?

Calling all Eurovision Song Contest fans!

There's some big news that's been revealed about next year's competition.

Organisers have announced that Austria's capital, Vienna, will host the Contest in 2026.

It comes after the country won the competition in May, thanks to singer JJ who soared to the top of the leaderboard with the operatic ballad Wasted Love.

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Austria won the contest in May and it's Eurovision tradition for the competition to be held in the winner's nation the following year.

Vienna was one of two cities in Austria in the running to host next year's event.

It beat Innsbruck, which had also shown interest in having the competition staged there.

A number of factors were taken into consideration before the final host city was picked including local facilities, transport links, and each potential city's experience with large scale events.

It'll be the third time that the Eurovision Song Contest is held in Vienna.

The city has hosted the competition twice before - in 1967 and 2015.

Organisers also revealed the date and location of next year's semi-finals and finale.

The Grand Final of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest will be held on Saturday 16 May 2026.

It will take place at the Wiener Stadthalle, Austria's largest indoor arena.

The two semi-finals will be held earlier the same week, on Tuesday 12 May and Thursday 14 May.

Martin Green, Director of the Eurovision Song Contest explained: "Vienna's reputation as one of the most musical cities in the world, and its location in the heart of Europe, makes it the perfect Host City for the 70th Eurovision Song Contest.

"The city's exceptional Stadthalle was a great venue for the 60th Contest in 2015 and we're very much looking forward to welcoming delegations, artists and fans alike back there next May as the world's largest live music event celebrates 70 glorious years of being United by Music."