# List of Junior Eurovision Song Contest host cities

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. 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

Future contests are shown in italics.
| Contests | Country | City | Venue | Years |
| 2 | Netherlands | Rotterdam | Ahoy | 2007 |
| 2 | Netherlands | Amsterdam | Heineken Music Hall | 2012 |
| 2 | Ukraine | Kyiv | Palace of Sports | 2009 |
| 2 | Ukraine | Kyiv | Palace "Ukraine" | 2013 |
| 2 | Malta | Malta | Marsa Shipbuilding | 2014 |
| 2 | Malta | Valletta | Mediterranean Conference Centre | 2016 |
| 2 | Belarus | Minsk | Minsk Arena | 2010 |
| 2 | Belarus | Minsk | Minsk Arena | 2018 |
| 2 | Poland | Gliwice | Gliwice Arena | 2019 |
| 2 | Poland | Warsaw | Studio 5, TVP Headquarters | 2020 |
| 2 | Armenia | Yerevan | Karen Demirchyan Complex | 2011 |
| 2 | Armenia | Yerevan | Karen Demirchyan Complex | 2022 |
| 2 | France | Paris | La Seine Musicale | 2021 |
| 2 | France | Nice | Palais Nikaïa | 2023 |
| 1 | Denmark | Copenhagen | Forum Copenhagen | 2003 |
| 1 | Norway | Lillehammer | Håkons Hall | 2004 |
| 1 | Belgium | Hasselt | Ethias Arena | 2005 |
| 1 | Romania | Bucharest | Sala Polivalentă | 2006 |
| 1 | Cyprus | Limassol | Spyros Kyprianou Athletic Center | 2008 |
| 1 | Bulgaria | Sofia | Arena Armeec | 2015 |
| 1 | Georgia | Tbilisi | Olympic Palace | 2017 |
| 1 | Spain | Madrid | Caja Mágica | 2024 |

## Opening ceremony venue

| Year | Venue |
| 2014 | Verdala Palace |
| 2015 | National Palace of Culture |
| 2016 | Manoel Theatre |
| 2017 | National Parliamentary Library of Georgia |
| 2018 | BelExpo Exhibition Centre |
| 2019 | Silesian Theatre |
| 2020 | Studio 5, TVP Headquarters |
| 2021 | Studio Gabriel |
| 2022 | Republic Square, Yerevan |
| 2023 | Hotel Negresco |

## Bids
### 2000s

| Year | Bid party | Bid party | Result |
| Year | City | Country | Result |
| 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 |
| 2004 | 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 |
| 2004 | Lillehammer | Norway | Inherently awarded to host the 2004 contest |
| 2005 | Hasselt | Belgium | Awarded to host the 2005 contest |
| 2005 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Not selected to host the contest |
| 2005 | Zagreb | Croatia | Not selected to host the contest |
| Not selected to host the contest ||
| 2006 | Bucharest | Romania | Awarded to host the 2006 contest |
| 2006 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Not selected to host the contest |
| 2006 | Zagreb | Croatia | Not selected to host the contest |
| 2007 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Awarded to host the 2007 contest |
| 2007 | Limassol | Cyprus | Not selected to host the contest |
| 2007 | Zagreb | Croatia | Not selected to host the contest |
| 2008 | Limassol | Cyprus | Awarded to host the 2008 contest |
| 2008 | Kyiv | Ukraine | Not selected to host the contest |
| 2008 | Stockholm | Sweden | Not selected to host the contest |
| 2008 | Lisbon | Portugal | Withdrew their bid to host the contest |
| 2009 | Kyiv | Ukraine | Awarded to host the 2009 contest |
| 2009 | Belgrade | Serbia | Not selected to host the contest |
| 2009 | Gurzuf | Ukraine | Not selected to host the contest |
| 2009 | Minsk | Belarus | Not selected to host the contest |
| 2009 | Stockholm | Sweden | Withdrew their bid to host the contest |

### 2010s

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

### 2020s

| Year | Bid party | Bid party | Result |
| Year | City | Country | Result |
| 2020 | Warsaw | Poland | Awarded to host the 2020 contest |
| 2020 | 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 |
| 2024 | Granada | Spain | Not selected to host the contest |
| 2024 | Málaga | Spain | Not selected to host the contest |
| 2024 | Valencia | Spain | Not selected to host the contest |
| 2024 | Barcelona | Spain | Withdrew their bid to host the contest |
| 2024 | Zaragoza | Spain | Withdrew their bid to host the contest |

## Gallery

* 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.
* Arena Armeec in Sofia, Bulgaria hosted the 2015 Contest.