World Scout Jamboree

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World Scout Jamboree


The World Scout Jamboree is a Scouting jamboree of theWorld Organization of the Scout Movement, typically attended by several tens of thousands of Scouts from around the world, aged 14 to 17.

The first World Scout Jamboree was organized by The Boy Scout Association in London. With exceptions for the war years, it has been organized approximately every four years, in the more recent years by the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM), in different locations over the world. The 21st World Scout Jamboree in 2007 was held inHylands Park, Essex, United Kingdom, and celebrated the Centenary of Scouting.



YearEventLocation, CountryTheme/NameAttendance
19201st World Scout JamboreeOlympia, Kensington, London,United Kingdom8,000
19242nd World Scout JamboreeErmelunden, Denmark4,549
19293rd World Scout JamboreeBirkenhead, United KingdomComing of Age30,000
19334th World Scout JamboreeGödöllő, Hungary25,792
19375th World Scout JamboreeVogelenzang, Bloemendaal,Netherlands28,750
19476th World Scout JamboreeMoisson, FranceJamboree of Peace24,152
19517th World Scout JamboreeBad Ischl, AustriaJamboree of Simplicity12,884
19558th World Scout JamboreeNiagara-on-the-Lake, CanadaNew Horizons11,139
19579th World Scout JamboreeSutton Park, United Kingdom50th Anniversary of Scouting30,000
195910th World Scout JamboreeLos Baños, Laguna, PhilippinesBuilding Tomorrow Today12,203
196311th World Scout JamboreeMarathon, GreeceHigher and Wider14,000
196712th World Scout JamboreeFarragut State Park (Idaho),United StatesFor Friendship12,011
197113th World Scout JamboreeFujinomiya, JapanFor Understanding23,758
197514th World Scout JamboreeLillehammer, NorwayFive Fingers, One Hand17,259
1979(15th World Scout Jamboree)Neyshâbûr, Irancancelled
198315th World Scout JamboreeCalgary, CanadaThe Spirit Lives On14,752
1987-198816th World Scout JamboreeSydney, AustraliaBringing the World Together14,434
199117th World Scout JamboreeSoraksan, South KoreaMany Lands, One World20,000
199518th World Scout JamboreeFlevoland, NetherlandsFuture is Now28,960
1998-199919th World Scout JamboreePicarquín, ChileBuilding Peace Together31,000
2002-200320th World Scout JamboreeSattahip, ThailandShare our World, Share our Cultures24,000
200721st World Scout JamboreeHylands Park, United KingdomOne World, One Promise
Scouting Centenary		38,074
201122nd World Scout JamboreeRinkaby, SwedenSimply Scouting
201523rd World Scout JamboreeKirarahama, JapanA Spirit of Unity

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