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🇦🇹 Eurovision 2026: ORF Takes Over the Wiener Stadthalle as Preparations Begin for Eurovision

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The host broadcaster of the 70th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest has taken over the Wiener Stadhalle as preparations begin for the contest in May. The Austrian broadcaster ORF has moved into the Vienna Stadthalle today, as preparations are now in full flow for the 70th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. A ceremonial ribbon cutting ceremony was attended by ORF Executive Producer Michael Krön and Stadthalle Managing Director Thomas Wal…
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The countdown for the Songcontest, which will take place on 16 May 2026 in Vienna, is now open. The Vienna Stadthalle is now being built on the stages. Controls are now available in the construction work. At the end of April, a comprehensive security lockdown of the entire area will follow.

The Wiener Stadthalle was officially handed over on Monday to the organizer of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest, the ORF.

The Eurovision Song Contest, the world's biggest music competition, will take place in Vienna in May. Preparations for the contest are underway. On Monday, the Vienna Stadthalle was officially handed over to the ORF (Austrian Broadcasting Corporation). The contest will be held at the Vienna Stadthalle, and the ORF is organizing the event. A lot will be happening at the Stadthalle in the coming weeks.

The Vienna Stadthalle was officially handed over to the ORF, the organizer of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest, on Monday. The handover was celebrated with the symbolic handover of the keys and the cutting of a red ribbon. “It’s really starting now,” exclaimed chief producer Michael Krön. Indeed, after the brief ceremony, the first trucks were already arriving at the “Main Venue” […]

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suedtirolnews.it broke the news in on Monday, March 30, 2026.
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