Eurovision 2025: Provisional Timeline: Basel here we come!

by · esctoday

Peparations are in full swing in Switzerland for the forthcoming 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, the journey to Basel has begun and is set to conclude in May. Fasten your seat belts as the 2025 Eurovision season is well and truly underway!

SSR-SRG, the Swiss national broadcaster is in full steam, working round the clock organizing and preparing for the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest. The 2025 Eurovision host broadcaster is set to disclose further key information regarding next year’s competition in the months leading up to the competition.

ESCToday brings you a provisional timeline for the 2024 Eurovision events, key milestones and dates. This article will be constantly updated in the weeks and months leading up to the Eurovision 2025 Grand Final.

What is yet to come

  • The 2025 Eurovision Hosts 
  • The 2025 Eurovision Official List of Participating Countries
  • The 2025 Eurovision Stage design 
  • The 2025 Eurovision Ticket sales
  • The 2025 Eurovision Theme Art
  • The 2025 Eurovision Postcards Concept
  • The 2025 Eurovision Semi-final Allocation Draw Hosts
  • The  2025 Eurovision Semi-final Allocation Draw
  • The 2025 Eurovision Host City Hand Over Ceremony
  • The 2025 Eurovision Semi-final Allocation Draw venue
  • The 2025 Eurovision Semi-final Allocation Draw Results
  • The 2025 Eurovision Semi-final Running Orders
  • The 2025 Eurovision Village Program
  • The 2025 Eurovision Heads of Delegation Meeting
  • The 2025 Eurovision Semi-final  #1 Opening Act
  • The 2025 Eurovision Semi-final #1 Interval Act
  • The 2025 Eurovision Semi-final #2 Opening Act
  • The 2025 Eurovision Semi-final #2 Interval Act
  • The 2025 Eurovision Grand Final Opening Act
  • The 2025  Eurovision Grand Final Interval Act
  • The 2025 Eurovision Semi-final #1  Qualifiers
  • The 2025 Eurovision Semi-final #2 Qualifiers
  • The 2025 Eurovision Grand Final Running Order
  • The 2025 Eurovision Winner

What we already know

Eurovision 2025 provisional timeline

  • Nov-Dec/2024–  Eurovision 2025 Official List of Participtating Countries (provisional)
  • late/01/2025– Eurovision 2025 Semi-final Allocation Draw (provisional)
  • late/01/2025– Eurovision 2025 Host City Handover Ceremony (provisional)
  • mid/03/2025–  Deadline for broadcasters to submit their competing entries to the EBU (provisional)
  • mid/03/2025– Eurovision 2025 Heads of Delegation Meeting in Basel (provisional)
  • late/03/2025– Eurovision 2025 Semi-final Running Orders Reveal (provisional)
  • April/2025- SSR-SRG/EBU and production team move into the Eurovision venue in Basel (provisional)
  • April/2025– Stage construction begins at St.Jakobshalle (provisional)
  • early/05/2025– Eurovision 2025 Rehearsals kick off (provisional)
  • 10/05/2025– Eurovision 2025 Euroclub Opening (provisional)
  • 10/05/2025– Eurovision 2025 Euro Village Opening (provisional)
  • 11/05/2025– Eurovision 2025 Turquoise Carpet (provisional)
  • 11/05/2024– Eurovision 2025 Opening Ceremony and Reception (provisional)
  • 12/05/2025– Eurovision 2025 Semi-final #1 Jury Show
  • 13/05/2025– Eurovision 2025 Semi-final #2 Family Show
  • 13/05/2025– Eurovision 2025 Semi-final #1 Live Broadcast
  • 14/05/2025- Eurovision 2025 Semi-final #2 Jury Show
  • 15/05/2025– Eurovision 2025- Semi-final #2 Family Show
  • 15/05/2025– Eurovision 2025 Semi-final #2 Live Broadcast
  • 16/05/2025– Eurovision 2025 Grand Final Jury Show
  • 17/05/2025– Eurovision 2025 Grand Final Family Show
  • 17/05/2025– Eurovision 2025 Grand Final Live Broadcast

NOTE:  TBC = To Be Confirmed

The 2025 Eurovision Song Contest is scheduled to be held on 13, 15, 17 May at the St.Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland.

Source: ESCToday
Photo credit: SSR- SRG