List of Junior Eurovision Song Contest host cities

Host cities of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
  A single contest
  Multiple contests

18 venues in 14 countries have hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, an annual song competition for children, at least once since its creation in 2003. The first edition took place in the Danish capital, Copenhagen. Following the hosting problems for the 2004 edition, the location of the subsequent contests were appointed by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), following a bidding process with broadcasters from the participating countries. Belgium was therefore the first country to successfully bid for the rights to host the contest in 2005.[1] Poland became the first country to host two contests in a row (in 2019 and in 2020, respectively).

Originally, unlike its adult version, the winning country did not receive the rights to host the next contest. However for the contests from 2014 to 2021 (except the 2018 edition), the winning country had first refusal on hosting the next competition. Italy used this clause in 2015 to decline hosting the contest that year after their victory in 2014. 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019 and 2020 are years that a country has won and has hosted the following year's edition.

Kyiv, Minsk and Yerevan have hosted the contest twice.

Contests

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Future contests are shown in italics.

Contests Country City Venue Years Ref(s)
2  Netherlands Rotterdam Ahoy 2007 [2]
Amsterdam Heineken Music Hall 2012 [3]
 Ukraine Kyiv Palace of Sports 2009 [4]
Palace "Ukraine" 2013 [5]
 Malta Malta[a] Marsa Shipbuilding 2014 [7][8]
Valletta Mediterranean Conference Centre 2016 [9][10]
 Belarus Minsk Minsk Arena 2010 [11][12]
2018
 Poland Gliwice Gliwice Arena 2019 [13]
Warsaw Studio 5, TVP Headquarters 2020 [14]
 Armenia Yerevan Karen Demirchyan Complex 2011 [15][16]
2022
 France Paris La Seine Musicale 2021 [17][18]
Nice Palais Nikaïa 2023 [19]
1  Denmark Copenhagen Forum Copenhagen 2003 [20]
 Norway Lillehammer Håkons Hall 2004 [21]
 Belgium Hasselt Ethias Arena 2005 [22]
 Romania Bucharest Sala Polivalentă 2006 [23]
 Cyprus Limassol Spyros Kyprianou Athletic Center 2008 [24]
 Bulgaria Sofia Arena Armeec 2015 [25]
 Georgia Tbilisi Olympic Palace 2017 [26]
 Spain Madrid Caja Mágica 2024 [27][28]

Opening ceremony venue

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Year Venue Ref.
2014 Verdala Palace [29]
2015 National Palace of Culture [30]
2016 Manoel Theatre [31]
2017 National Parliamentary Library of Georgia [32]
2018 BelExpo Exhibition Centre [33]
2019 Silesian Theatre [34]
2020 Studio 5, TVP Headquarters [35]
2021 Studio Gabriel [36]
2022 Republic Square, Yerevan [37]
2023 Hotel Negresco [38]

Bids

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2000s

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Year Bid party Result
City Country
2003 Copenhagen  Denmark Awarded to host the 2003 contest (sole bid)
2004 Manchester  United Kingdom Originally awarded to host the 2004 contest, but pulled out due to finance and scheduling problems
Zagreb  Croatia Originally awarded to replace Manchester in hosting the 2004 contest, but broadcaster HRT reportedly forgot that the prospective venue for the event was already booked for the period the contest was to take place
Lillehammer  Norway Inherently awarded to host the 2004 contest
2005 Hasselt  Belgium Awarded to host the 2005 contest
Amsterdam  Netherlands Not selected to host the contest
Zagreb  Croatia
Two unknown applicants
2006 Bucharest  Romania Awarded to host the 2006 contest
Amsterdam  Netherlands Not selected to host the contest
Zagreb  Croatia
2007 Rotterdam  Netherlands Awarded to host the 2007 contest
Limassol  Cyprus Not selected to host the contest
Zagreb  Croatia
2008 Limassol  Cyprus Awarded to host the 2008 contest
Kyiv  Ukraine Not selected to host the contest
Stockholm  Sweden
Lisbon  Portugal Withdrew their bid to host the contest
2009 Kyiv  Ukraine Awarded to host the 2009 contest
Belgrade  Serbia Not selected to host the contest
Gurzuf  Ukraine
Minsk  Belarus
Stockholm  Sweden Withdrew their bid to host the contest

2010s

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Year Bid party Result
City Country
2010 Minsk  Belarus Awarded to host the 2010 contest
Moscow  Russia Not selected to host the contest
Valletta  Malta
2011 Yerevan  Armenia Awarded to host the 2011 contest
Stockholm  Sweden Not selected to host the contest
Unconfirmed applicants
2012 Amsterdam  Netherlands Awarded to host the 2012 contest
2013 Kyiv  Ukraine Awarded to host the 2013 contest
2014 Malta[a]  Malta Awarded to host the 2014 contest (sole bid)
2015 Sofia  Bulgaria Awarded to host the 2015 contest
Valletta  Malta Not selected to host the contest
2016 Valletta  Malta Awarded to host the 2016 contest (sole bid)
2017 Tbilisi  Georgia Awarded to host the 2017 contest (sole bid)
2018 Minsk  Belarus Awarded to host the 2018 contest (sole bid)
2019 Gliwice  Poland Awarded to host the 2019 contest
Szczecin  Poland Shortlisted
Toruń
Astana  Kazakhstan Not selected to host the contest
Gdańsk  Poland
Katowice
Kraków
Łódź
Yerevan  Armenia

2020s

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Year Bid party Result
City Country
2020 Warsaw  Poland Awarded to host the 2020 contest
Kraków  Poland Not selected to host the contest
2021 Paris  France Awarded to host the 2021 contest (sole bid)
2022 Yerevan  Armenia Awarded to host the 2022 contest (sole bid)
2023 Nice  France Awarded to host the 2023 contest (sole bid)
2024 Madrid  Spain Awarded to host the 2024 contest
Granada  Spain Not selected to host the contest
Málaga
Valencia
Barcelona Withdrew their bid to host the contest
Zaragoza
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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Although the venue itself is located in the Maltese town Marsa, the Junior Eurovision Executive Supervisor, Vladislav Yakovlev, stated on 18 December 2013 that there would be "no host city - but a host island".[6]

References

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  27. ^ "Spain will host Junior Eurovision 2024". Junioreurovision.tv. EBU. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  28. ^ Mancheño, José Miguel (10 May 2024). "¡Es oficial! Madrid será la sede de Eurovisión Junior 2024" [It's official! Madrid will be the host city of Junior Eurovision 2024]. ESCplus España (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-05-10.
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  37. ^ "Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022 opening in Yerevan". Public Radio of Armenia. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
  38. ^ Granger, Anthony (30 October 2023). "🇫🇷 Junior Eurovision 2023: Opening Ceremony Details Revealed". Eurovoix.
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