Eurovision 2025 starts on Tuesday, May 13, at 3 p.m. ET/noon PT for fans in the U.S. The contest runs through the Grand Final on Saturday, May 17, also starting at 3 p.m. ET/noon PT. Here’s the schedule:

The Eurovision Song Contest is here! The 69th annual music competition event features nearly 40 countries starting on Tuesday, May 13. Want to watch Eurovision 2025? Here’s what you need to know. When Is Eurovision Song Contest 2025?

Dances in costume perform during an interval during the first semi-final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) Melody from Spain performs the song “ESA DIVA” during the first semi-final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest,

Switzerland is living up to its stereotype by delivering a “beautifully organised” Eurovision Song Contest, the director of the event has said.Basel is hosting the 2025 contest after Switzerland’s Nemo won last May in Sweden with The Code,

The singer's appearance in this year's contest has sparked pushback from protesters over Israel's inclusion in the contest.

Countries from across Europe — and a few beyond, like Israel and Australia — have sent an act to Eurovision. The performers will take the stage at St. Jakobshalle arena in semifinals on Tuesday and Thursday that will choose 20 acts to go through to the final.

Eurovision Director Martin Green tells Deadline he has big plans to expand the Song Contest worldwide as he prepares for the 2025 show in Basel, Switzerland.

The Eurovision Song Contest returned tonight for the first semi-final of the competition but things didn't seem to go to plan for host Switzerland's act Zoë Më in a performance