List of Junior Eurovision Song Contest host cities
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20 venues in 15 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 Copenhagen, Denmark. 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 among the participating broadcasters. The broadcasters from Belgium were therefore the first 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).
A single contest |
Multiple contests |
Originally, unlike its adult version, the winning broadcaster does not receive the rights to host the next contest. However from 2014 to 2021 (excluding 2018), the winning broadcaster had first refusal on hosting the next competition. Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI) used this clause in 2015 to decline hosting the contest that year after their victory for Italy in 2014.[2]
The cities that have hosted, or are scheduled to host the contest twice, are Kyiv (2009 and 2013), Minsk (2010 and 2018), Yerevan (2011 and 2022), and Tbilisi (2017 and 2025).
Contests
Future contests are shown in italics.
Opening ceremony venue
| Year | Venue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Verdala Palace | [32] |
| 2015 | National Palace of Culture | [33] |
| 2016 | Manoel Theatre | [34] |
| 2017 | National Parliamentary Library of Georgia | [35] |
| 2018 | BelExpo Exhibition Centre | [36] |
| 2019 | Silesian Theatre | [37] |
| 2020 | Studio 5, TVP Headquarters | [38] |
| 2021 | Studio Gabriel | [39] |
| 2022 | Republic Square, Yerevan | [40] |
| 2023 | Hotel Negresco | [41] |
Bids
2000s
| Year | Bid party | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| City | Country | ||
| 2003 | Copenhagen |  Denmark | Awarded to host the 2003 contest (sole bid) |
| 2004 |  United Kingdom | Originally awarded to host the 2004 contest, but pulled out due to finance and scheduling problems | |
 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
| 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
| 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 | |||
| 2025 | Tbilisi | Georgia |
Awarded to host the 2025 contest (sole bid) |
| 2026 | Ta' Qali | Malta |
Awarded to host the 2026 contest |
| Skopje |  North Macedonia |
Not selected to host | |
| Unknown |  San Marino | ||
Gallery
Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex in Yerevan, Armenia hosted the contest in 2011 and 2022.
