List of host cities of the Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual international song competition, held every year by the Eurovision broadcasting organisation since 1956. This page is a list of cities and venues that have hosted the contest, one or more times. Since 1958, the host city has customarily been in the country that won the contest the previous year. There have been exceptions, however, when certain issues have prevented the winner from hosting the following year's contest. These exceptions occurred in 1960, 1963, 1972, 1974 and 1980. In all but one of those exceptions, the United Kingdom hosted Eurovision. The custom of having the winning country host the Eurovision the following year has now been observed for 39 consecutive years.
Having hosted the contest six times, Dublin holds the record for having hosted the contest most often. It is followed by London and Luxembourg, then Copenhagen and Stockholm.
in London hosted the 1963 Contest.
in Gothenburg: venue for the 1985 Contest.
in Rome played host to the 1991 Contest.
was the venue for the 1996 Contest.
hosted the 2006 Contest.
hosted the 2008 Contest.
hosted the 2015 Contest.
was the planned host of the 2020 Contest, which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It will host the 2021 contest.
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Host City Insignia
Host City Insignia is a rotating trophy awarded to cities hosting the Eurovision Song Contest. The symbol is a large key ring to which the Eurovision Song Contest Host Cities can attach their city key or other symbol representing the city. The Host City Insignia Exchange usually takes place in conjunction with the Semi-Final Allocation Draw. The insignia is traditionally put on display in a public place, such as the City Hall or another venue of local significance. Additionally, there is a fob with a picture of the Helsinki Senate Square attached to the key ring.The idea of the rotating trophy was proposed jointly by the City of Helsinki, the Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE and EBU in connection with the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest. Hand-engraved on the ring are the following texts: "Eurovision Song Contest Host City", all Host Cities up until the year 2006 and a stamp: Helsinki 2007 with the initials of the prize designers. The concept and fob were designed by the ANTEEKSI Team and the ring by jewellery designer Taru Tonder.
Semi-final allotment drawing venue
Since the introduction in 2008 of the two semi-finals system, a drawing has been held to determine in which semi-final a country would participate, as well as in which semi-final a country would vote in. Each year, either five or six countries are exempt from the drawing for competing in the semi-finals: the big-five, and the host country, if the host is not one of the big five. In 2015, the number of countries exempt was seven, as Australia joined the other six countries exempt because the country was considered a special guest contestant.The semi-final allocation draw of the 2020 contest took place as planned on 28 January 2020, less than two months before the COVID-19 pandemic forced the EBU to eventually cancel the edition.
Regardless if a country is exempt from competing in the semi-finals, all participating countries are allotted a semi-final in which to vote.
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| Year | Venue | City |
| Old Palace | Belgrade | |
| Marriott Royal Aurora Hotel | Moscow | |
| Euroclub at | Oslo | |
| Esprit Arena | Düsseldorf | |
| Buta Palace | Baku | |
| Malmö | ||
| Copenhagen City Hall | Copenhagen | |
| Vienna Rathaus | Vienna | |
| Stockholm City Hall | Stockholm | |
| Column Hall of Kiev City State Administration | Kiev | |
| Lisbon City Hall | Lisbon | |
| Tel Aviv Museum of Art | Tel Aviv | |
| Rotterdam City Hall X | Rotterdam |
Running order drawing venue
For the 1988 and 1997 contests, both held in Dublin, the running order was announced at a dedicated event.| Year | Venue | |
| Mansion House, Dublin | ||
| Clarence Hotel, Dublin |
Opening ceremony venue
An opening ceremony, organised by the host country, has taken place since 2007. The event seeks to welcome the participating countries and mark the official start of the contest.;Table key
| Year | Venue | |
| Finlandia Hall | ||
| Palace of Serbia | ||
| Central Manezh Exhibition Center | ||
| Oslo City Hall | ||
| Tonhalle Düsseldorf | ||
| Baku Sports Palace | ||
| Malmö Opera | ||
| City Hall Square, Copenhagen | ||
| Vienna City Hall | ||
| Stockholm City Hall | ||
| Mariyinsky Palace | ||
| Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology | ||
| Habima Square | ||
| 2020 | Rotterdam Cruise Terminal X |