Eurovision 2026 rehearsal schedule: Dates, times and full rundown

The full schedule for Eurovision 2026 rehearsals.

The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 is just around the corner, with on-stage rehearsals beginning on 2 May.

Both first and second rehearsals will be closed to the press. The official Eurovision account will provide a Reddit thread describing the rehearsals. Images will be shown after the first rehearsal and a 30 second clip will be revealed after the second rehearsal.

Each act will have 30 minutes for their first rehearsal and 25 minutes for their second rehearsal.

After each rehearsal, delegations review footage in the viewing room to make adjustments to staging, camera work and performance elements.

A detailed listing of rehearsal times has been reported by multiple press outlets which is detailed below.

All times are in CEST (Central European Summer Time), which is 8 hours behind East Coast Australia (AEST).

Saturday 2 May

Semi-final 1 (first half): First rehearsals

Moldova — 10:30 - 11:00

Sweden — 11:10 - 11:40

Croatia — 11:50 - 12:20

Greece — 12:45 - 13:15

Portugal — 13:25 - 13:55

Georgia — 15:00 - 15:30

Finland — 15:40 - 16:10

Sunday 3 May

Semi-final 1 (second half): First rehearsals

Montenegro — 10:30 - 11:00

Estonia — 11:10 - 11:40

Israel — 11:50 - 12:20

Belgium — 12:45 - 13:15

Lithuania — 13:25 - 13:55

San Marino — 15:00 - 15:30

Poland — 15:40 - 16:10

Serbia — 16:20 - 16:50

Monday 4 May

Semi-final 2 (first half): First rehearsals

Bulgaria — 10:30 - 11:00

Azerbaijan — 11:10 - 11:40

Romania — 11:50 - 12:20

Luxembourg — 12:45 - 13:15

Czechia — 13:25 - 13:55

Armenia — 15:00 - 15:30

Switzerland — 15:40 - 16:10

Tuesday 5 May

Semi-final 2 (second half): First rehearsals

Cyprus — 10:30 - 11:00

Latvia — 11:10 - 11:40

Denmark — 11:50 - 12:20

Australia — 12:45 - 13:15 (20:45 - 21:15 AEST)

Ukraine — 13:25 - 13:55

Albania — 15:00 - 15:30

Malta — 15:40 - 16:10

Norway — 16:20 - 16:50

Wednesday 6 May

Semi-final 1: Second rehearsals

Moldova — 10:30 - 10:55

Sweden — 11:05 - 11:30

Croatia — 11:30 - 11:55

Greece — 12:20 - 12:45

Portugal — 12:55 - 13:20

Georgia — 13:30 - 13:55

Finland — 15:00 - 15:25

Montenegro — 15:35 - 16:00

Estonia — 16:10 - 16:35

Israel — 16:45 - 17:10

Thursday 7 May

Semi-final 1 (last five): Second rehearsals

Big 4 + Austria: First rehearsals

Belgium — 10:30 - 10:55

Lithuania — 11:05 - 11:30

San Marino — 11:30 - 11:55

Poland — 12:20 - 12:45

Serbia — 12:55 - 13:20

Italy — 13:30 - 14:00

Germany — 15:00 - 15:30

France — 15:35 - 16:05

United Kingdom — 16:10 - 16:40

Austria — 16:45 - 17:15

Friday 8 May

Semi-final 2 (first ten): Second rehearsals

Bulgaria — 10:30 - 10:55

Azerbaijan — 11:05 - 11:30

Romania — 11:30 - 11:55

Luxembourg — 12:20 - 12:45

Czechia — 12:55 - 13:20

Armenia — 13:30 - 13:55

Switzerland — 15:00 - 15:25

Cyprus — 15:35 - 16:00

Latvia — 16:10 - 16:35

Denmark — 16:45 - 17:10

Saturday 9 May

Semi-final 2 (last five), Big 4 + Austria: Second rehearsals

Australia — 10:30 - 10:55 (1830 - 18:55 AEST)

Ukraine — 11:05 - 11:30

Albania — 11:30 - 11:55

Malta — 12:20 - 12:45

Norway — 12:55 - 13:20

Italy — 13:30 - 13:55

Germany — 15:00 - 15:25

France — 15:35 - 16:00

United Kingdom — 16:10 - 16:35

Austria — 16:45 - 17:10

Monday 11 May

Semi-final 1 dress rehearsals open to press

Dress rehearsal 1 — 15:30 - 18:30

Wednesday 13 May

Semi-final 2 dress rehearsals open to press

Dress rehearsal 1 — 15:30 - 18:30

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