The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 was the 11th annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Kiev, Ukraine on the 30 November 2013. The venue for the contest was announced on 10 April 2013, as the National Palace of Arts "Ukraina". Ukrainian broadcaster NTU was the host broadcaster for the event. This is the second time the contest as held in Kiev, the first being the 2009 Contest. It was also be the second time in the history of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest that the event was held in last year's winning country.