Nepal Decides has moved from 19 September to 7 October 2026. Himalaya TV’s national final is now listed for Wednesday 7 October on the official Eurovision Asia schedule, and Eurovoix reported on 11 September that the broadcaster pushed it back after the 26 August flash floods in northern Nepal. That one change reshapes the Eurovision Asia 2026 calendar: Nepal drops from next up to fifth in line, and the national final dates now run from Laos on 23 September to Cambodia on 17 October, four weeks before the grand final in Bangkok on 14 November.
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This is the full calendar as it stands on 17 September: every remaining show with CEST, local and UK start times, the six acts already known, the published voting rules, and the places where the official schedule, its own graphic and the fan press disagree. Each date was checked against the organiser’s site, the scheduled YouTube streams and Eurovoix.
First published 22 June 2026 and fully rewritten 17 September 2026. The June version listed ten countries, a 23 August Bangladesh final and a Nepal voting format we could not verify this week; all of that has been replaced.
Key takeaways
- Nepal moved 18 days. Nepal Decides is now Wednesday 7 October, not Saturday 19 September, which leaves 38 days to Bangkok instead of 56. The flood explanation comes from Eurovoix; the official schedule gives no reason.
- Seven selections remain across eight broadcasts, from Laos on 23–24 September to Cambodia on 17 October. Every one streams on the Eurovision Song Contest YouTube channel.
- Six of eleven artists are known, and three songs. Bhutan, the Philippines and South Korea are complete; Laos, Vietnam and Malaysia have a singer but no song.
- The voting rule is written down. The official Voting Terms set 40% domestic public, 40% jury and 20% rest of the world for national selections, and 50/50 public and jury for the grand final.
- There is still no Eurovision Asia market. Polymarket’s API showed one open Eurovision-tagged event on 17 September, and it was about Eurovision 2027.
In this article
- Key takeaways
- Why Nepal Decides moved to 7 October
- The full Eurovision Asia 2026 calendar to 14 November
- Where the national final dates and times disagree
- Results so far: the six acts already known
- How voting works in national finals and in Bangkok
- What to watch, week by week
- Eurovision Asia betting: still no market
- Frequently asked questions
Why Nepal Decides moved to 7 October
Nepal’s selection was originally set for Saturday 19 September at 15:15 CEST (19:00 NPT), the slot Eurovoix published when the first national final schedule came out on 4 August. On 11 September Eurovoix reported that Himalaya Television had postponed Nepal Decides to 7 October, citing the flash floods of 26 August that hit northern Nepal and neighbouring Tibet and affected the districts of Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Dhading, Gorkha and Tanahun. The organiser’s own schedule now lists Nepal on 7 October. It does not give a reason, so the flood link is Eurovoix’s reporting rather than an official statement we could read.
One correction to the coverage. Eurovoix described the delay as “4 weeks” and “a month”. From 19 September to 7 October is 18 days. The bigger effect is on the calendar around it: the move lifts Nepal out of a quiet week and places it between Vietnam on 3 October and Mongolia on 10 October.
What has not changed is that Nepal still has no named act. Eurovoix says artist auditions took place at Himalaya TV earlier in the year, but no shortlist, song list or host appears on the pages we checked. The new slot gives the broadcaster more preparation time, and it leaves its winner 38 days to get a song release, staging and promotion ready for Bangkok — still more than Mongolia (35 days) or Cambodia (28 days) will have. Our Nepal country page tracks Himalaya TV’s announcements as they land.
The full Eurovision Asia 2026 calendar to 14 November
Here is every remaining date. The official site gives times in CEST with a local time alongside; we have added UK time, since both the UK and central Europe stay on summer time until 25 October. Every show streams live on the Eurovision Song Contest YouTube channel, and viewers anywhere can vote on eurovisionasia.com during the broadcast.
| Date | Country | Show | CEST | Local | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 18 Sep | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | Song previews of all ten acts on Eurovision Asia Instagram and TikTok | — | — | — |
| Wed 23 Sep | 🇱🇦 Laos | Sieng Lao: The One — Thinla performs three songs, 24-hour vote opens | 15:30 | 20:30 ICT | 14:30 |
| Thu 24 Sep | 🇱🇦 Laos | Sieng Lao: The One — results | 15:30 | 20:30 ICT | 14:30 |
| Sun 27 Sep | 🇹🇭 Thailand | Thailand’s Chosen One (10 acts) | 13:00 | 18:00 ICT | 12:00 |
| Wed 30 Sep | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | Voice of Bangladesh (10 acts) | 17:00 | 21:00 Dhaka | 16:00 |
| Sat 3 Oct | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | The Sound of Vietnam (Tóc Tiên, 5 songs) | 16:30 | 21:30 ICT | 15:30 |
| Wed 7 Oct | 🇳🇵 Nepal | Nepal Decides (moved from 19 Sep) | 15:45 | 19:30 NPT | 14:45* |
| Sat 10 Oct | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | Mongolia’s Chosen One | 15:00 | 21:00 Ulaanbaatar | 14:00 |
| Sat 17 Oct | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | Cambodia’s Finest Voice | 13:00 | 18:00 ICT | 12:00 |
| Sat 14 Nov | All 11 countries | Grand final, Bangkok | Not published | — | — |
* The official site’s schedule lists Nepal at 15:15 CEST (19:00 NPT, 14:15 UK). See the next section.
A few notes on the table. Laos runs over two nights: Thinla performs three candidate songs on 23 September, voting stays open for 24 hours, and the result follows the next evening, on VTE9 at home. Thailand’s Chosen One is the host broadcaster’s show on Channel 3, with ten acts; Wonderframe opens the running order and The Handsome Wolf closes it. Voice of Bangladesh also has ten acts, selected by the Bongo platform with NTV. The Sound of Vietnam is not choosing a singer at all: Tóc Tiên performs five songs and one goes to Bangkok. Mongolia and Cambodia have not published line-ups.
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Where the national final dates and times disagree
Four disagreements are worth knowing about before you set a reminder.
- Laos: September or October? Eurovoix’s 15 September article on Thinla’s three songs gave the show dates as 23 and 24 October. Everything else says September: the organiser’s 13 September announcement, its schedule, Eurovoix’s own 13 September report and the two scheduled YouTube streams. We treat October as a typo.
- Nepal: 15:15 or 15:45 CEST? The schedule on eurovisionasia.com says 15:15 CEST (19:00 NPT), exactly the time the show had when it was set for 19 September. The organiser’s 11 September calendar graphic, Eurovoix and the scheduled YouTube stream all say 15:45 CEST (19:30 NPT). Our reading is that the schedule entry kept the old time, but that is an inference, not a confirmation. Tune in at 15:15 to be safe.
- Laos: 15:30 or 16:30 CEST? The official schedule and announcement say 15:30 CEST (20:30 ICT). Both YouTube stream slots are set for 14:30 UTC, which is 16:30 CEST. Stream slots are often placeholders, so the table keeps the official time.
- Cambodia: 13:00 or 15:00 CEST? The 11 September graphic reads 15:00 CEST next to 18:00 ICT, and those two times do not match each other. The website schedule says 13:00 CEST (18:00 ICT), and the YouTube slot is 11:00 UTC, the same moment. 13:00 CEST is the consistent figure.
Results so far: the six acts already known
Six countries have an artist, and three of those have a song. The table uses the billing from the organiser’s own announcements where one exists, which is why CARMELLE and JUNHEE’s song appear in capitals.
| Country | Artist | Song | How chosen | Artist known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇹 Bhutan | Nyendra | “Lhayi Semo” (The Angel) | Won Rhythm of Bhutan, five songs | 11 Aug |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | Aina Abdul | Not released; to be in English | Internal pick, revealed at Anugerah Juara Lagu 40 | 15 Aug |
| 🇵🇭 Philippines | CARMELLE | “Sobra-Sobra” (Too Much) | Won Philippine Selection Night, ten songs | 30 Aug |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | JUNHEE | “DEEP DIVE” | Won Korea’s Next Wave, eight songs | 4 Sep |
| 🇻🇳 Vietnam | Tóc Tiên | One of five, chosen 3 Oct | Internal pick confirmed by VTV | 4 Sep |
| 🇱🇦 Laos | Thinla | One of three, chosen 24 Sep | Internal pick announced by the organiser | 13 Sep |
Two routes stand out. Malaysia skipped a national final altogether: TV3 revealed Aina Abdul at Anugerah Juara Lagu 40 on 15 August, and the official schedule oddly lists that date as “Winner: Aina Abdul”, as though a show had been won. Her song is still unreleased; Eurovoix reports she has said it will be entirely in English and that she is working with producer Mac Chew. Laos and Vietnam went halfway, choosing the singer internally and leaving only the song open. At a press conference on 16 September Tóc Tiên was presented with her five contenders, which Eurovoix lists as “Love Always Wins”, “a to A”, “Em Tiên”, “Khó Gì?” and “Follow Me”; our piece on Tóc Tiên’s selection explains that format. For Laos, see our profile of Thinla and Sieng Lao: The One.
How voting works in national finals and in Bangkok
This is the part of the calendar most often misreported, including in our own earlier coverage. The official Voting Terms, last updated 28 August 2026, cover both the national song selection shows and the grand final, and they are specific.
National selections (section 8.1). The result comes from three independently ranked pools. The domestic pool — voters resident in the country holding the show — is worth 40%. That show’s jury is worth 40%. The rest of the world, meaning voters resident anywhere else, is worth 20%, and it counts however few people take part. Ties go to the domestic vote. The Philippines and South Korea announced exactly that split for their shows, and Eurovoix reported the same for Bhutan.
Grand final (section 8.2). The public vote and professional jury are weighted 50/50, combined for each participating territory. Viewers in non-participating territories take part as an extra rest-of-world public vote, with no jury component. Under section 3.3, you cannot vote for the territory you live in during the grand final, a restriction that does not apply to national selections.
Ballots (section 6). Each voter gets 8 free votes per show and can buy up to 10 more, to a maximum of 18 votes and 16 for any one entry. Votes must be spread across at least three different entries or none of them count. In Laos, which has exactly three songs, that means every valid ballot backs all three, and a preference shows only in how the votes are weighted.
Two national finals need a caveat. Eurovoix’s 15 September report on Voice of Bangladesh says the winner is decided 50% jury and 50% public. That contradicts section 8.1, and the organiser’s own Bangladesh announcement gives no split, so we treat 40/40/20 as the rule unless NTV says otherwise. For Vietnam, the terms set 40/40/20 for national song selection shows, but VTV has not explained how the 3 October pick is made, so we would not assume a public vote settles it. Thailand, Nepal, Mongolia and Cambodia have published nothing show-specific that we found; the terms apply to all four.
What to watch, week by week
- Friday 18 September: previews of the ten Voice of Bangladesh songs on the Eurovision Asia Instagram and TikTok, the first chance to hear that field.
- 23–24 September: Laos. Three songs, a 24-hour vote and a short results show, which also settles the September-versus-October question for good.
- Sunday 27 September: Thailand’s Chosen One. The host country picks from ten acts, 48 days before it stages the final.
- Wednesday 30 September: Voice of Bangladesh, hosted by Tahsan Khan according to Eurovoix, on Bongo and NTV.
- Saturday 3 October: The Sound of Vietnam. Watch for whether VTV explains how the song is chosen before the night.
- Wednesday 7 October: Nepal Decides. Check the start time on the day.
- Saturday 10 October: Mongolia’s Chosen One, 21:00 in Ulaanbaatar.
- Saturday 17 October: Cambodia’s Finest Voice closes the field. After that night all eleven acts are known, though Malaysia’s song may still not be.
- Saturday 14 November: the grand final in Bangkok. The official pages we read give no start time yet.
The squeeze at the end is the thing to watch. With Nepal’s move, the last four selections now fall inside 15 days, from 3 to 17 October, and the final act chosen gets four weeks before Bangkok. Short runways are where song releases and staging plans slip.
Eurovision Asia betting: still no market
We checked Polymarket’s Gamma API again on 17 September 2026. Filtering for open events tagged Eurovision returned exactly one, Eurovision 2027 Participants, with 14 country contracts and about $16.7K of lifetime volume. A public search for “eurovision asia” found no Asia market either; the only other open Eurovision board it surfaced was a Junior Eurovision 2026 winner market. No bookmaker or prediction market we can see lists a Eurovision Asia 2026 market of any kind, eight weeks before the final and with six artists named.
The June version of this page carried a Polymarket button and a free-bet offer that did not point to any Eurovision Asia market, so both are gone. If a market does open, the calendar above is the order in which prices would move: Laos and Thailand in September, then four selections in 15 days in October. Until then, live Eurovision prices exist only for the European contest, on our Eurovision winner odds page. 18+. Please gamble responsibly.
Frequently asked questions
When is Nepal Decides 2026?
Wednesday 7 October 2026. The schedule on eurovisionasia.com lists 15:15 CEST (19:00 NPT), while the organiser’s 11 September calendar graphic, Eurovoix and the scheduled YouTube stream say 15:45 CEST (19:30 NPT). The show was originally set for Saturday 19 September.
Why was Nepal’s national final postponed?
Eurovoix reported on 11 September that Himalaya Television delayed Nepal Decides because of the flash floods of 26 August, which hit northern Nepal and neighbouring Tibet and affected Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Dhading, Gorkha and Tanahun. The official schedule shows the new date but gives no reason.
What are the remaining Eurovision Asia 2026 national final dates?
Laos on 23 and 24 September, Thailand on 27 September, Bangladesh on 30 September, Vietnam on 3 October, Nepal on 7 October, Mongolia on 10 October and Cambodia on 17 October. The grand final is on Saturday 14 November in Bangkok.
Is the Laos selection in September or October?
September. The organiser’s 13 September announcement, its schedule and the two scheduled YouTube streams all give 23 and 24 September. A Eurovoix article on 15 September said October, which contradicts Eurovoix’s own 13 September report.
How are Eurovision Asia national finals decided?
The official Voting Terms, last updated 28 August 2026, set 40% domestic public vote, 40% jury and 20% rest-of-the-world vote for every national song selection show. The grand final is 50% public and 50% jury. Voters get 8 free votes per show and must spread them across at least three entries.
Where can I watch the national finals?
Every national selection streams live on the Eurovision Song Contest YouTube channel, and viewers anywhere can vote on eurovisionasia.com during the broadcast. In Laos the show is on VTE9, and in Bangladesh on Bongo and NTV.
Where is the Eurovision Asia 2026 grand final?
In Bangkok on Saturday 14 November, with Channel 3 as host broadcaster. Wikipedia and reports since March name IdeaLive as the venue, but the official pages we read on 17 September name only Bangkok, and no start time has been published.
Are there Eurovision Asia 2026 betting odds?
No. We checked Polymarket’s Gamma API on 17 September 2026 and the only open Eurovision-tagged event was Eurovision 2027 Participants. No bookmaker or prediction market we can see lists a Eurovision Asia market of any kind.
Sources: Eurovision Asia, 11 September 2026, plus the eurovisionasia.com schedule and its Laos, Bangladesh, Philippines and Korea announcements; Eurovision Asia Voting Terms, updated 28 August 2026; Eurovoix, 11 September 2026, and Eurovoix reports of 4 August, 19 August and 13–16 September; scheduled streams on the Eurovision Song Contest YouTube channel; VTV, 4 September 2026. Polymarket data read from the Gamma API on 17 September 2026.
Featured photos — top row: Nyendra, Aina Abdul, Carmelle; bottom row: JUNHEE, Tóc Tiên, Thinla. Nyendra, Aina Abdul, Carmelle, JUNHEE and Thinla: Eurovision Song Contest Asia (eurovisionasia.com); Photo of Tóc Tiên: 티비텐 (TV10), via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0; cropped and placed on a blurred background.
