Ecco qui l’elenco delle città e luoghi che hanno ospitato l’Eurovision Song Contest, una o più volte. Dal 1958, la città ospitante è stata abitualmente il paese vincitore dell’anno precedente. Anche se ci sono state delle eccezioni, nel 1960, 1963, 1972, 1974 e 1980, dal 1981, tutte le gare si sono tenute nel paese che ha vinto l’anno precedente.

Countries which have hosted the Eurovision Song Contest ^[a]  G – A single hosting P –  Multiple hostings

List of Eurovision Song Contest host cities. The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual international song competition held by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) since 1956. This page is a list of cities and venues that have hosted the contest one or more times

The contest has frequently been held in a capital city. The six editions spanning from 2019 to 2025 (the 2020 edition having been cancelled) are to date the longest span of consecutive editions without a capital hosting the event. This record was previously held by the four editions between 1956 and 1959.

Host cities

Contests	Country	City	Venue	Year
9	United Kingdom	London	Royal Festival Hall	1960
			BBC Television Centre	1963
			Royal Albert Hall	1968
			Wembley Conference Centre	1977
		Edinburgh	Usher Hall	1972
		Brighton	Brighton Dome	1974
			Harrogate Conference Centre	1982
			National Indoor Arena	1998
		Liverpool	Liverpool Arena	2023
7	Ireland	Dublin	Gaiety Theatre	1971
			RDS Simmonscourt Pavilion	1981
				1988
			Point Theatre	1994
				1995
				1997
			Green Glens Arena	1993
	Sweden	Stockholm	St. Eriks Mässan	1975
			Globe Arena	2000
				2016
		Gothenburg	Scandinavium	1985
		Malmö	Malmö Isstadion	1992
				2013
				2024
5	Netherlands	Hilversum	AVRO Studios	1958
		Amsterdam	RAI Congrescentrum	1970
			Nederlands Congresgebouw	1976
				1980
		Rotterdam	Rotterdam Ahoy	2020[a]
				2021
4	Luxembourg	Luxembourg City	Villa Louvigny	1962
				1966
			Théâtre Municipal	1973
				1984
	France	Cannes	Palais des Festivals	1959
				1961
		Paris	Palais des Congrès	1978
	Austria	Vienna	Großer Festsaal der Wiener Hofburg	1967
			Wiener Stadthalle	2015
		TBA		2026
	Norway	Bergen	Grieghallen	1986
		Oslo	Oslo Spektrum	1996
			Telenor Arena	2010
	Germany[b]	Frankfurt am Main	Großer Sendesaal des Hessischen Rundfunks	1957
		Munich	Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle	1983
		Düsseldorf	Düsseldorf Arena	2011
	Denmark	Copenhagen	Tivolis Koncertsal	1964
			Parken Stadium	2001
			B&W Hallerne	2014
	Israel	Jerusalem	International Convention Center	1979
				1999
		Tel Aviv	Expo Tel Aviv	2019
	Italy	Naples	Sala di Concerto della RAI	1965
		Rome	Studio 15 di Cinecittà	1991
		Turin	PalaOlimpico	2022
	Switzerland	Lugano	Teatro Kursaal	1956
		Lausanne	Palais de Beaulieu	1989
		Basel	St. Jakobshalle	2025
2	Ukraine	Kyiv	Palace of Sports	2005
			International Exhibition Centre	2017
1	Spain	Madrid	Teatro Real	1969
	Belgium	Brussels	Centenary Palace	1987
	Yugoslavia	Zagreb[c]	Koncertna Dvorana Vatroslav Lisinski	1990
	Estonia	Tallinn	Saku Suurhall	2002
	Latvia	Riga	Skonto Olympic Hall	2003
	Turkey	Istanbul	Abdi İpekçi Arena	2004
	Greece	Athens	Olympic Indoor Hall	2006
	Finland	Helsinki	Hartwall Arena	2007
	Serbia	Belgrade	Belgrade Arena	2008
	Russia	Moscow	Olimpiysky Arena	2009
	Azerbaijan	Baku	Baku Crystal Hall	2012
	Portugal	Lisbon	Lisbon Arena	2018

Special events.

Country	City	Venue	Event	Occasion	Year
Norway	Mysen	Momarken	Songs of Europe	Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the contest	1981
Slovenia	Ljubljana	TV SLO Studio 1	Kvalifikacija za Millstreet	Pre-qualification round held for the 1993 contest between eastern European countries	1993
Denmark	Copenhagen	Forum Copenhagen	Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest	Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the contest	2005
United Kingdom	London	Eventim Apollo	Eurovision Song Contest’s Greatest Hits	Commemorating the 60th anniversary of the contest	2015
Netherlands	Hilversum	Studio 21	Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light	Replacement show for the 2020 contest, which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic	2020

Hosting traditions and exceptions. The tradition of the winning country hosting the following year’s event was established in 1958, held in the Netherlands. A number of exceptions to this rule have occurred since, typically when the winning country had already hosted the event in the recent past. These exceptions are listed below:

• 1960: hosted by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in London when the Netherlands’ Nederlandse Televisie Stichting (NTS) declined due to expense, having previously hosted the 1958 contest. The BBC was chosen to host after finishing in second place in 1959.
• 1963: hosted by the BBC in London when France’s Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française (RTF) declined due to expense, having previously hosted the contest in 1959 and 1961. The second- and third-placed in 1962, Monaco’s Télé Monte Carlo (TMC) and Luxembourg’s Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion (CLT) also declined when offered hosting duties.
• 1970: hosted by Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) in Amsterdam following a ballot to determine the host, after the 1969 contest produced four winners.
• 1972: hosted by the BBC in Edinburgh when Monaco’s TMC was unable to provide a suitable venue. The second- and third-placed in 1971, Spain’s Televisión Española (TVE) and Germany’s ARD also declined when offered hosting duties. The EBU invited the BBC to host the event due to their previous experience.
• 1974: hosted by the BBC in Brighton when Luxembourg’s CLT declined due to expense after staging the 1973 contest.
• 1980: hosted by NOS in the Hague when Israel’s Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) declined due to expense after staging the 1979 contest. The Dutch offered to host the contest after several other broadcasters, reportedly including runner-up Spain’s TVE and the BBC, were unwilling to do so.^[84]
• 2023: hosted by the BBC in Liverpool on behalf of Ukraine’s UA:PBC, after the EBU decided that Ukraine would not be able to host the event due to security concerns caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The BBC was chosen to host after finishing in second place in 2022.

With Australia’s invitation to participate in the contest in 2015, it was announced that should it win the contest, Australian broadcaster SBS would co-host the following year’s contest in a European city in collaboration with an EBU member broadcaster of its choice.

Host City Insignia. The Host City Insignia is a rotating trophy awarded to cities hosting the Eurovision Song Contest, proposed jointly by the city of Helsinki, the Finnish broadcaster Yleisradio (Yle) and the EBU in conjunction with the 2007 edition, and was used annually until 2025.

The insignia takes the form of a large key ring to which the host cities can attach their city key or other symbol representing the city. The insignia exchange usually takes place in conjuction with the semi-final allocation draw. The insignia is then traditionally put on display in a public place, such as the city hall or another venue of local significance, for the remainder of the year. The insignia’s concept and fob were designed by the Anteeksi group, while the key ring was designed by jewellery designer Taru Tonder. Hand-engraved on the ring are the following texts: “Eurovision Song Contest Host City”, all host cities up until 2006, and a “Helsinki 2007” stamp with the initials of the insignia designers. Additionally, the fob has a picture of the Helsinki Senate Square attached to the ring.

From 2025 onwards, the host city handover is symbolised by a “friendship gift” from the preceding host city to its successor, which stays permanently in each city.

Semi-final allocation drawing venue. Since the introduction of the two semi-finals system in 2008, a draw has been held to determine in which semi-final a country would participate, as well as in which semi-final a country would vote in. Each year, either five or six countries are exempt from the drawing for competing in the semi-finals: the “Big Five” (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom) and the host country, if the host is not one of the “Big Five”. In 2015, the number of countries exempt was seven, as Australia joined the other six exempt countries as a special guest contestant

Regardless if a country is exempt from competing in the semi-finals, all participating countries are allotted a semi-final in which to vote.

Running order drawing venue. Previously, the running order has been determined at a dedicated event. This has been made redundant following the implementation of producer-created running orders in 2013.

Receptions and Opening Ceremony venues. An official opening ceremony with a red carpet procession has been held since 2009 at a venue in the host city. Prior to that, a welcome reception was typically held for all participating artists and hosted by the mayor of the host city.

Notes.