List of Junior Eurovision Song Contest host cities

Host cities of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

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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 2010. 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)

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

## Gallery

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* Forum Copenhagen in Copenhagen, Denmark hosted the 2003 Contest.

* Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands hosted the 2007 Contest.

* Minsk Arena in Minsk, Belarus hosted the contest in 2010 and 2018.

* Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex in Yerevan, Armenia hosted the contest in 2011 and 2022.

* Heineken Music Hall in Amsterdam, Netherlands hosted the 2012 Contest.

## See also

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* List of ABU Song Festivals host cities
* List of Eurovision Song Contest host cities

## 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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