The 2026 Women's European Water Polo Championship will be the 21st running of the tournament.

It will be held in Belgrade, Serbia.

[1] On 6 June at a press conference in Valletta, Malta, It was briefly mentioned that the bidding process had reopened for this competition.

16 teams will be able to compete at the main event.

They are broken up as follows: Similar to 2016, the Štark Arena will be used for the entire competition.