The 76th edition of the traditional Italian music festival: “Festival di Sanremo” will be held between February 24th and 28th, 2026.
The festival typically takes place in the first third of February (except in 2021, due to COVID-19).
According to the Italian media, Carlo Conti, the artistic director of the festival, will appear on TG1’s news program at 13:00 CET.
He will announce the list of 30 artists who will take part in the Big Artists category in “Sanremo 2026”.
Later on, they will be joined by 2 finalists of “Sanremo Giovani 2025”.
According to All Music Italia, the list of potential artists will be:
- Arisa
- Bigmama
- Carl Brave
- Dargen D’amico
- Eddie Brock
- Elettra Lamborghini
- Emma
- Emma Nolde
- Ermal Meta
- Fast Animals And Slow Kids
- Fred De Palma
- Fulminacci
- J-ax
- Leo Gassmann
- Levante
- Luchè –
- Madame
- Malika Ayane
- Mara Sattei Feat. Thasup
- Marco Masini & Fedez
- Michele Bravi
- Nada
- Nayt
- Patty Pravo
- Sal Da Vinci
- Serena Brancale
- Tredici Pietro
- Tommaso Paradiso
- Venerus
- Zero Assoluto
However, the official list hasn’t been released
In 2025, Olly won the festival.
However, he rejected the invitation for Eurovision 2025.
At the end, Lucio Corsi represented Italy in Eurovision 2025.
He performed “Volevo essere un duro” and ended in 5th place with 256 points:
Eurovision 2026 will be held in Vienna, Austria, on May 12th, 14th, and 16th, 2026.
