Own Eurovision Song Contest 50

Own Eurovision Song Contest 50, often referred to as OESC #50, is the upcoming 50th edition of Own Eurovision Song Contest. The edition is scheduled to take place in Russia, after they won in the Own Eurovision Song Contest 49, edition held in Turku, Finland.

Location
For more details on the host country, see Russia.

Venue
(Coming soon)

Bidding Phase
RTR announced the conditions under which cities and venues had announced their interest in hosting the 50th contest:
 * The host city must be able to provide a certain number of hotels and hotel rooms to be found in the vicinity of the stadium.
 * The arena must able to offer lodges adjacent to the stadium.
 * A press centre must be available at the stadium that will have a specific size.
 * RTR must have access to the host venue at least 4–6 weeks before the broadcasts, in order to build the stage, rigging lights and all the technology.
 * The host city must be close to a major airport.

Host city
(Coming soon)

Semi-final Allocation Draw
(Coming soon)

Other countries


Eligibility for potential participation in the Own Eurovision Song Contest requires a national broadcaster with active OEBU membership that would be able to broadcast the contest. As in every edition, an invitation to all the members have been sent in order to confirm whether they will participate or not.

The following list of countries declined stating their reasons as shown below.


 * : On 4 March 2018 the broadcaster ERR announced its withdrawal.
 * : On 4 March 2018 the broadcaster PBS announced its withdrawal.
 * : On 4 March 2018 the broadcaster SMTV announced its withdrawal.