History Of The World Scout Jamboree

The World Scout Jamboree is the premier event for Scouts and Explorer Scouts in every part of the globe.

The World Scout History

26th WSJ Gdansk, Poland 27 July 27 to 6 August 2027

Participants must be between the ages of 14 and 17 (Born 2010 – 2013)

25th WSJ Saemangeum, Buan-gun, South Korea 1st to 12th August 2023

24th World Scout Jamboree – West Virginia, USA (Hosts: Mexico, Canada, USA) 2019

23rd World Scout Jamboree – Kirarahama, Yamaguchi, Japan 2015

22nd World Scout Jamboree – Rinkaby, Sweden 2011

21st World Scout Jamboree – Hylands Park, Chelmsford 2007

20th World Scout Jamboree – Sattahip, Thailand 2002

19th World Scout Jamboree – Picarquin, Chile 1998-99

18th World Scout Jamboree – Flevoland, Netherlands 1995

17th World Scout Jamboree – Seoraksan National Park South Korea 1991

16th World Scout Jamboree – Sydney Australia 1987 – 1988

15th World Scout Jamboree – Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada, 1983.

The Fifteenth World Scout Jamboree, scheduled for 1979 in Iran, was postponed.

14th World Scout Jamboree – Lake Mjosa, Lillehammer, Norway, 1975.

13th World Scout Jamboree – Asagiri Heights, Japan, 1971.

12th World Scout Jamboree – Farragut State Park, Idaho, U.S.A., 1967.

11th World Scout Jamboree – Marathon, Greece 1963

10th World Scout Jamboree – Mt. Makiling, Philippines, 1959.

9th World Scout Jamboree – Sutton Park, England, 1957.

8th World Scout Jamboree – Niagara on the Lake, Canada 1955.

7th World Scout Jamboree – Salzkammergut, Bad Ischl, Austria, 1951.

6th World Scout Jamboree – Moisson, France 1947.

5th World Scout Jamboree – Vogelensang-Bloemendaal, Netherlands, 1937.

4th World Scout Jamboree – Gödöllö, Hungary, 1933.

3rd World Scout Jamboree – Arrowe Park, Birkenhead, England, 1929.

2nd World Scout Jamboree – Ermelunden, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1924.

1st World Scout Jamboree – Olympia, London. 1920