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Eurovision 2026: What's on in Vienna today? Thursday 14 May

  • Writer: Laura Bird
    Laura Bird
  • 20 minutes ago
  • 3 min read

With just two days to go until the final of this year's Contest, the Eurovision week excitement continues, and fans from all around the world have made the long journey to Vienna, wishing to make the most of their Eurovision Song Contest 2026 experience.


While there are plenty of ongoing events, exhibitions, performances, and more happening throughout the week, and we've put together a general overview of these events, which you can read here, this guide will focus on the many unique experiences and guest appearances happening today, Thursday 14 May 2026, in Vienna.


Whether you'd like to know who's performing at the Eurovision Village and Euro-Club today, which special dedicated Eurovision events are taking place around this year's host city, or where you can watch the second semi-final if you missed out on tickets to the live show, read on to find out more.



Today's events at the Eurofan Cafés



Aussie Eurovision fans and Aussievision readers are highly encouraged to support Crossfields, Australia's Eurofan Café. Tonight, Crossfields will be holding a live screening of the first semi-final, from 8pm.


Fans can also watch the first semi-final at Café Hummel, Café Schopenhauer, G'Schamster Diener, and MQ Kantine.


In addition to this, some of the other Eurofan Cafés will also be holding events for today only:


  • Café Landtmann, the United Kingdom and San Marino's Eurofan Café, will be hosting a Breakfast & Music morning from 7:30am until 11:30am. Nearby, although not an official Eurofan Café, Stelldichein in the Café Meierei, located in the Volksgarten, will be holding a Coffee Rave today from 9:30am to 3:00pm. Weather permitting, there will also be a visit from Auri, this year's Eurovision mascot!

  • Café Goldegg, Luxembourg and Portugal's Eurofan Café, will give Eurovision fans the chance to "sing like a star" with voting and prizes from 4pm to 5pm.

  • MQ Kantine, Israel's Eurofan Café, will have Israeli finger food from 6pm.



Eurovision Village


Today's theme at the Eurovision Village is "Fairytale: Folk & Fun". This day will be all about celebrating the Eurovision songs that are brimming with folklore, and as it is a public holiday in Austria, the Eurovision Village will be open early, from 11:00am.


Ahead of the second semi-final, there will be a Folk & Fun warm-up, as well as a performance from Global Kryner, who represented Austria at Eurovision in 2005 with the song Y así.


Fans can watch the second semi-final tonight in the Eurovision Village for free, subject to capacity. Australian DJ Alan T will also perform a DJ set after the conclusion of the semi-final screening.


Here is the full lineup of performances at the Eurovision Village today:


  • 4:30pm: Sal Da Vinci (Italy 2026)

  • 5:00pm: Linda Lampenius & Pete Parkkonen (Finland 2026)

  • 5:30pm: Sarah Engels (Germany 2026)

  • 6:00pm: Eurovision 2026 artist (TBC)

  • 7:30pm: Folk & Fun warmup with Global Kryner (Austria 2005)



Eurofan House



Today's lineup of Eurovision 2026 artists features countries from the Big 4, the Balkans, and one of the most successful Eurovision nations of all time, Sweden. Here are the artists scheduled to appear at Eurovision House today:


  • 12pm: LELEK (Croatia)

  • 1pm: Sal Da Vinci (Italy)

  • 2pm: Sarah Engels (Germany)

  • 3pm: Felicia (Sweden)

  • 4pm: Lavina (Serbia)


Entry is free, and no tickets are required to visit Eurofan House, but it is strongly recommended to arrive early to avoid disappointment.



Eurovision Semi-Final 2 Screening Parties


Missed out on tickets to the Eurovision Semi-Final 2 live show? Don't worry, there are plenty of places you can watch the show.


Semi-Final 2 is, of course, Australia's semi-final, and the Australian Embassy in Vienna is also hosting an event where you can watch the show and support Delta Goodrem as she takes to the Eurovision stage with Eclipse! Fans can email events.vienna.embassy@dfat.gov.au for further details.


In addition to the Eurovision Village and Eurofan Cafés, the following Viennese venues will also be holding Semi-Final 2 screening parties:




Euro-Club


Come and celebrate the Euro Carneval, as Euro-Club turns into a carnival of colours, costumes, and unstoppable rhythm tonight! It's an all-Austrian lineup of performers taking to the stage tonight, as Euro-Club celebrates its hometown heroes.


Tonight's Euro-Club lineup is:


  • Cesar Sampson (Austria 2018)

  • SALENA (Austria 2023)

  • Thomas Forstner (Austria 1989 & 1991)


Euro-Club will also host DJ Douze Points, DJ Henrik, DJ Momo, DJ Ohrmeister and DJ Gravitybeat tonight.


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