SWR, the German broadcaster in charge of Germany’s Eurovision participation, has announced further details of the SWR3 ESC Party.
The Karlsruhe SWR3 ESC Party will take place in the Schwarzwaldhalle in Karlsruhe on May 16 at 19:00 CEST. SWR3 presenter Sebastian “Basti” Mรผller and SWR3 DJ Josh Kochhann will host the event and will warm the 3,500 strong audience up before the live broadcast of the Eurovision 2026 Grand Final from Vienna. There will also be special performances from Michael Schulte, who represented Germany at Eurovision 2018, and Abor & Tynna, who represented Germany at Eurovision 2025.
From 20:15 CET, the SWR3 ESC Party will be shown live on the Eurovision 2026 Countdown show on Das Erste, which will be hosted by Barbara Schรถneberger live from Vienna. Karlsruhe is also set to be the city from which the German jury points will be announced during the Grand Final.
Tickets for the event are currently on sale here and cost โฌ10. Tickets may also be bought from the Karlsruhe Tourist Information Office.
Sarah Engels will represent Germany at Eurovision 2026 with “Fire”. She won the German national final, receiving 38.3% of the votes cast in the superfinal. Germany has automatically qualified for the Grand Final on May 16 as one of the countries that contributes the most financially alongside France, the United Kingdom and Italy, as well as the hosts Austria.
Source: SWR
Germany was one of seven countries to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1956. The country has taken part in every contest since then, apart from in 1996, when they failed to make it through the qualifying round. Germany has won the contest twice to date. The first time was in 1982, when Nicole sang โEin Bisschen Friedenโ in Harrogate, which later became a global hit. Germany didnโt win again until 2010 when Lena sang โSatelliteโ in Oslo. She received 9 sets of 12 points, scoring 246 points overall.
