The Eurovision Grand Final usually lasts around 4 hours in total from the start of the live broadcast to the winner being announced.

⏱ Quick Scoop: Core Timing

  • Overall length: Typically close to 4 hours for the Grand Final broadcast.
  • Performances only: About 2.5 to 3 hours for all the songs plus postcards and short links between acts.
  • Voting and results: Roughly 1 hour for interval acts, jury points, televote reveal, and the winner’s reprise.

A recent example: the 2024 Grand Final stream ran just under 4 hours (about 3 hours 55 minutes).

How the Night Flows

You can think of the Grand Final in three main chunks:

  1. Opening + first songs (first ~30 minutes)
    • Intro, opening act, quick host talk, then they dive into the early songs.
    • Recent shows had the first song on stage within the first 10 minutes.
  1. All 26 songs (roughly 2–2.5 hours total)
    • Eurovision rules cap each song at 3 minutes.
 * With 26 entries, that’s about 78 minutes of music, plus postcards and transitions, bringing it closer to 2–2.5 hours.
  1. Interval, voting, and winner reveal (last ~60–80 minutes)
    • Interval acts and extra performances can be quite long, sometimes 40–50+ minutes in big years.
 * Jury points and televote reveal usually take the rest of the final hour before the winner’s encore.

Because it’s a live show, everything is approximate and can overrun slightly.

Recent Trend: Is It Getting Longer?

In the last decade, many Grand Finals have hovered around the same 4‑hour mark, with some edging a bit over that.

  • Several recent finals: about 3:45–4:15 from intro to winner.
  • Some specific editions like 2019, 2022, and 2023 ran just over 4 hours due to long intervals and extended voting drama.

So if you’re planning a watch party, it’s safest to assume “roughly 4 hours, maybe a little more.”

Practical Takeaways (For Planning Your Night)

If you’re arranging pickups, snacks, or sleep schedules:

  • Expect the last song to finish around 2 to 2.5 hours after the show starts.
  • Expect the winner roughly 3.5 to 4+ hours after the start time, depending on how long the interval and voting take that year.
  • It’s common in Europe for the show to end around midnight to 00:30 CET , sometimes a little later.

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