Applications for the 2026 Ticket Ballot are now open.

 Ticketing Policy

ESCFAN/OGAE Australia is not a ticketing agency for the Eurovision Song Contest.

Summary

  1. Entry for the Ticket Ballot is open for new OGAE Australia members who have joined before 30th June 2025, and to existing members who have renewed their membership before 30th September 2025. Only primary members are eligible for the ballot and members should have their OGAE International Card activated via the Cardskipper App.

  2. Application for entry into the Ticket Ballot will open on the 1st October for a one-month period, ending 31st October, unless communicated from OGAE International of an earlier ticket release. If the date and/or location of the upcoming Eurovision is not known, the above dates may be deferred to a later draw.

  3. OGAE Australia members who are eligible to enter may apply for a single ticket package, or as a group of 2 for two ticket packages.

  4. A list of ballot applications will be produced shortly after the application period has expired, with a number assigned to each Ticket Ballot application. This number will be in order of application, with the earliest application assigned as number #01. Applications by a group of 2 will be assigned one number.

  5. An event for the Random Draw will be scheduled as soon as practicable after the application period has expired.

  6. The Random Draw will be conducted by OGAE Australia members not entered into the ballot. The ballot will be via a random draw of numbers determined on the day of the draw.

  7. A final list consisting of members’ ranks in the Loyalty List and Random List will be made available as soon as practicable after the Random Draw.

  8. Ballot applicants can withdraw from the ballot prior to accepting any packages offered.

  9. Once communication has been received from OGAE International detailing the number of ticket packages on offer to OGAE Australia, an email will be sent out to all ballot applicants to confirm their interest and preferences in the type of ticket package/s they would like to be considered for. Members who do not respond to this email by the relevant due date will be deemed to have withdrawn their application.

  10. Tickets will be offered in an alternating pattern, where the top ranking applicant in the Loyalty List will have their preference considered first, followed by the top ranking applicant in the Random List, and subsequently alternating between the next highest ranks in the Loyalty then Random Lists until all allocations have been made.

  11. If a single ticket package remains in either allocation, the package will be offered to the next single application only in the relevant list (i.e. groups of 2 will be by-passed).

  12. Successful parties will be contacted by email and offered a ticket package, and be asked to confirm their interest in accordance with the deadline communicated in the list. Members who do not respond to this email in time will be deemed to have refused the offer.

  13. Those who accept the offer will have their intention to purchase their ticket package registered with OGAE International.

  14. Successful members who have confirmed their intention to purchase their allocated ticket package, but do not proceed to do so, will be locked out of future Ticket Ballots for a period of two years, with their ticket package offer recorded as a “success” in future ticket ballots.

  15. Further communication will be provided to those successful in obtaining a ticket package on how to collect tickets at the venue in 2026.

Background

Each year, OGAE International secures a number of ticket packages for Eurovision, allocating these ticket packages to the official fan clubs around the world. These packages are highly sought after, not only by club members, but many non-members around the world. Considering the uniqueness of these packages, the OGAE Australia membership of $30 is a small price to pay for the chance to secure a package.

There are a few points to consider from the previous “random draw” process:

  • A brand new member of just a few months has the ability to secure a package ahead of long standing members.

  • Long standing members of the club for 3-4 years, attempting to secure a package each year, may never win a package.

History has also shown the following scenarios:

  • Brand new members have won ticket packages every year, with some members within this group not renewing membership for the following year.

  • Members have applied for all three ticket packages the club has offered, and have not secured packages for the live shows on all three occasions.

In 2019, the OGAE Australia Ticketing Policy was revamped to balance the playing field for older and newer members of OGAE Australia. It aims to eliminate the “bad luck” element of a random draw, and spread ticket success further throughout the club.

Details

A member’s result in the Ticket Ballot relies on their ranks on two lists: the Loyalty List and the Random List.

Loyalty List

The Loyalty List is compiled using data from length of unbroken membership, together with success of winning a ticket package, or packages, in the past. A score is calculated from the data enabling a list to be generated. Longer serving members who have never applied, won or purchased a package are more likely to be at the top. The newest members in the club are likely to be at the bottom.

For results up to 2025, the score is calculated in the following manner:

(MOM x 0.25) - (TBS x 9)

MOM - Months of Membership
TBS - Ticket Ballot Success

For example: Valentina has been a member of OGAE Australia for 48 months and has won a ticket package once. Therefore, her calculation would be

(48 x 0.25) - (1 x 9)
12 - 9 = 3

As she has been a member of OGAE Australia for 48 months, she has 12 points. However, as she has won a ticket package once before, 9 points are removed. Therefore, she has 3 points remaining to then be ranked within the list of people who have also applied.

From 2026 onwards, the score will be calculated in the following manner:

(MOM x 0.25) - [(Live x 9) + (Jury x 6) + (Family x 3)]

This is to reflect the trend since 2022 of ticket packages being offered for specific show types (i.e. Live shows, Jury/Evening Preview shows and Family/Afternoon Preview shows). Prior to 2026, points were only deducted for members who successfully received a live show ticket package. Points will now be deducted on a proportional basis to ensure fairness. Jury and Family point deductions will only occur for ticket packages allocated for Vienna 2026 onwards (i.e. these calculations will not be made retrospectively).

Random List

The Random List is produced by random draw, conducted by OGAE Australia members who haven’t registered their interest in the draw. The list will be drawn by numbers using a method decided on the day of the draw.

Joint Applications

Members can register for the draw with one other person at the same time. For the Loyalty List, the couple will be ranked by averaging their scores, and ranked based on their average score. The couple will be considered a single application for the purpose of being allocated a rank in the Random List.

Allocation of Tickets

Once the number of ticket packages available to the club is known, members will be asked to submit their preferences for which ticket packages they would like to receive. It is an optional preferential system (i.e. a person can request only one type of ticket package, or more if they wish).

An applicant’s ranks in the Loyalty and Random Lists will indicate their likelihood of being offered a ticket package. The higher the rank in either list, the stronger the likelihood of being offered a ticket package.

Ticket packages will be allocated in the following manner:

  1. First place in Loyalty List

  2. First place in Random List

  3. Second place in Loyalty List

  4. Second place in Random List

and so on until all ticket packages for all shows have been filled.

If a person in a particular rank has exhausted their preferences - for example, a person has only requested a Live show ticket package, but all Live show ticket packages have been provisionally allocated - they will be skipped and considered withdrawn from the Ticket Ballot.

If there is only one ticket left for allocation in a particular show type, it will be offered to the next single member only.

Non-Purchase of Tickets

Once the ticket allocation has been finalised, all successful parties will be contacted to confirm their intention of purchasing the packages. This is also the final chance for applicants for ticket to withdraw their interest. A confirmation from all successful applicants is then forwarded from the club to OGAE International.

Members who have confirmed their intention to purchase their package, but do not, will not be eligible to apply for the ticket ballot of the following two years. In addition, their non-purchased ticket package will be recorded as a “success”.

Excess Ticket Packages

Additional packages may became available due to other OGAE clubs not fully allocating their assigned ticket packages, or where there are more Australian ticket packages available than applicants in the Ticket Ballot. Any additional packages offered to the OGAE Australia club after the initial allocation will be assigned in accordance with instructions issued by OGAE Australia until these packages have been allocated.

COVID-19 Circumstances

Those who were successful for tickets for the 2020 and 2021 Eurovision Song Contests but were unable to attend due to government restrictions regarding travel will be marked as not having attended that event and the refund of those tickets will not be marked against you.

Common Questions

WHAT ARE OGAE TICKET PACKAGES?

Every year OGAE International approaches the hosting broadcaster to have a number of ‘ticket packages’ made available to members of OGAE clubs. The tickets are for the best vantage spots in the venue – located front of stage in standing or seating.

These tickets are much prized by fans, not only for their location and discounted cost, but eliminate the need to risk the public sale and ensure you are placed alongside other strong Eurovision fan club members from across the world.

Prior to 2019 Ticket Packages were for 6 shows (3 live and 3 jury shows).

In 2019 two packages were available:

  • Package 1 - 3 Live shows and 3 First Rehearsals

  • Package 2 - 3 Jury Shows

In 2022, two packages were available:

  • Package 1 - 3 live shows

  • Package 2 - 3 jury shows

Can I just purchase one ticket – say to the final, rather than the ‘OGAE Ticket package’?

No.  OGAE Tickets are sold as a package only, and not available individually, or to be re-sold or split up. If you wish to attend just one show (or a selected few), it is suggested you purchase these tickets through the official ticket seller when they go on public sale.

What are my chances of obtaining an OGAE ticket package?

This is a tricky question to answer but here are some factors that will impact on your success:

  • The number of members applying for a package (the more applying, the less your chance of success)

  • The number of primary members we have in total. The more primary members we have, then the greater the percentage of packages we receive from the total tickets offered to OGAE International. To ensure your primary membership is counted please ensure you have activated your OGAE Card via the Cardskipper App.

  • The total overall packages offered to OGAE International

  • The outcome of the ballot (ie what number you receive)

In addition to the OGAE Packages we also assist members via the public sale as much as we can.