The United Kingdom returned after a sixteen-year absence,[3] while Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Germany and Russia did not take part after participating in the previous edition.

The contest took place at the Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex in Yerevan, the capital and largest city of Armenia.

The venue was revealed on 17 February 2022 during a cabinet meeting of the Armenian government, where Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan made the announcement.

[12] The reveal of the contest's theme art had been delayed due to the September clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

[23] Armenia came second with 180 points, with Georgia, Ireland, and the United Kingdom, who won the online vote, completing the top five.

The opening of the show featured the traditional flag parade, with all participants performing the common song "Spin the Magic".

[25] Closing the interval, ten previous Junior Eurovision winners performed their winning songs, for the occasion of the 20th edition of the event, alongside Maléna: Bzikebi (2008), Ralf Mackenbach (2009), Vladimir Arzumanyan (2010), Candy (2011), Gaia Cauchi (2013), Vincenzo Cantiello (2014), Destiny Chukunyere (2015), Mariam Mamadashvili (2016), Viki Gabor (2019), and Valentina (2020).

[26] As the event began, the United Kingdom's Freya Skye was unable to sing live for the rehearsal that was filmed before the voting opened for medical reasons, and playback was used.

For a country to be eligible for potential participation in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, it needs to be an active member of the EBU.

[33] Active EBU member broadcasters in Australia,[38] Austria,[39] Cyprus,[40] Czech Republic,[41] Denmark,[42] Estonia,[43] Finland,[44] Greece,[45] Iceland,[46] Israel,[47] Latvia,[42] Lithuania,[48] Moldova,[42] Montenegro,[49] Norway,[39] Romania,[50] San Marino,[51] Sweden[52] and Wales[53] (which would still participate as part of the United Kingdom) also confirmed non-participation prior to the announcement of the participants list by the EBU.

According to the EBU, 33 million people watched the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022, with a viewing share of 12.8% across 13 measured markets.