Balgarianovinite.com Sofia is ready to host the Eurovision Song Contest 2027, Sofia Mayor Vassil Terziev said on bTV’s morning programme. “I have great respect for my colleagues, and I know that they, too, would do a wonderful job with any event, but the scale of the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) requires it to be held in Sofia,” Terziev added. He emphasized that the city has a significantly larger venue, which is one of the key factors in selecting a host city, ample accommodation, and an airport with greater capacity, which is also important in the selection process.
The mayor said that on Monday there was a meeting with Culture Minister Evtim Miloshev and Bulgarian National Television (BNT) Director General Milena Milotinova. “A number of organizational steps have already been set in motion, but the first step is selecting the city,” Terziev explained, expressing his conviction that Sofia is best prepared, though a formal decision from BNT and the state is still pending before actual preparations can begin. “We have an enormous amount of work ahead of us that must be done jointly by institutions, the state, the city, and the media, a major challenge,” Terziev added.
Asked for a rough estimate of how much such an event would cost Sofia, Terziev replied: “Tens of millions of euros. It will likely not be more expensive than Vienna, but it will be comparable. It involves building infrastructure and completing the venue.” He added that the municipality has to carry out an analysis so that “we can provide a precise answer as to what needs to be changed in the infrastructure, if anything needs to be changed at all.”
Three stages have been set up on Knyaz Alexander I Square for Dara’s official welcome on Tuesday night organized by Sofia Municipality and BNT as an open-air concert and party, Terziev added. Tsar Osvoboditel Boulevard and the square will be closed off, and a thick red carpet will be rolled out, he said.
The show starts at 6:00 p.m. and will be broadcast live on BNT, with DJs Theo, Teddy Georgo, and Diass providing the musical atmosphere by presenting a mix of Dara’s hits, music videos, and highlights from her career to date. The event will also mark the 10th anniversary of the start of her professional music career. Dara will perform her winning ESC song Bangaranga live on stage. Sofia Ready and Eager to Host Eurovision Song Contest 2027, Sofia Mayor Says 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-05-19 06:54:00 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law