North Macedonia: Skopje Fest 1996
Pre-qualifying round for Eurovision 1996
30 countries submitted songs for Eurovision 1996. In order to shortlist the number of participants in the final the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) held a pre-qualifying round.
The audio-only pre-qualifying round contained all 30 songs except Norway (host country), and was never televised or broadcast on radio.
Macedonia was one of seven countries that failed to qualify for the Eurovision final from the pre-qualifying round, so they were not represented at Eurovision 1996 in Oslo.
Semi-final 1
Skopje Fest 1996 – Semi-final 1
| Date | 1 March 1996 |
| Location | Makedonska Narodna Theatre |
| City | Skopje |
| Hosts | Biljana Debarlieva Borče Nikolovski |
| Voting | Jury Audience in the hall Radio stations |
Semi-final 2
Skopje Fest 1996 – Semi-final 2
| Date | 2 March 1996 |
| Location | Makedonska Narodna Theatre |
| City | Skopje |
| Hosts | Biljana Debarlieva Borče Nikolovski |
| Voting | Jury Audience in the hall Radio stations |
Final
Skopje Fest 1996 – Final
| Date | 3 March 1996 |
| Location | Makedonska Narodna Theatre |
| City | Skopje |
| Hosts | Biljana Debarlieva Borče Nikolovski |
| Voting | Jury Audience in the hall Radio stations |
