Elaconese Melody Festival 1953

The Elaconese Melody Festival 1953 was the 51st edition of the Elaconese Melody Festival. The contest took place in Krakow, Poland, after the Moldova SSR won the 1952 contest.

It was the 13th contest to have semi-finals. There would be two semi-finals with seventeen countries each, and the previous top 5 would automatically qualify.

Thirty-eight countries took part. The Yugoslav republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina debuted, while the guests from the previous contest Morocco and Japan withdrew.