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The '''World Scout Jamboree''' is a [[Scouting]] [[Jamboree (Scouting)|jamboree]] of the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]], typically attended by several tens of thousands of Scouts from around the world, aged 14 to 17. At the jamboree, many scouts swap badges or neckerchiefs.

The first World Scout Jamboree was organized by [[The Scout Association]] in London. With exceptions for the World War years and the [[Iranian Revolution]], it has been organized approximately every four years, and in the more recent years has been organised by the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]] (WOSM), in different locations over the world. The [[25th World Scout Jamboree]] was held in South Korea in 2023. 

In [[lexicography]], "Jamboree" is considered an [[wikt:Americanism|Americanism]] that traces back to 1860–65 and refers to a joyful, noisy gathering.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Definition of JAMBOREE |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jamboree |access-date=2017-07-25 |website=merriam-webster.com |language=en}}</ref> The term is believed to originate from the words jabber (rapid, indistinct talk) and [[shivaree (custom)|shivaree]] (noisy celebration), with "m" from jam (crowd).<ref>{{Cite web |title=the definition of jamboree |url=http://www.dictionary.com/browse/jamboree |access-date=2017-07-25 |website=Dictionary.com}}</ref>

==History==
While World Scout Jamboree is the expression used by the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]],<ref name="scout.org">{{Cite web |title=History of the World Scout Jamboree |url=https://www.scout.org/node/6977 |access-date=2017-07-25 |website=scout.org |language=en}}</ref> other organizations held events called "jamborees" for their members.

The [[Scouting]] program became an international success following its founding by [[Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell|Robert Baden-Powell]] in 1907. With its continuing growth, the founder of the movement saw a need for a gathering of representatives of Scouting from all around the world. The general aim was to foster a worldwide brotherhood, and to help the young Scouts in the movement learn about other peoples and nations by direct interaction with them.

The idea of organizing such periodical international gatherings was originally conveyed to Baden-Powell by the General Chief of the [[Scouts of Greece]], Konstantinos ("Kokos") Melas, during the 1918 international Scout meeting, in England.<ref>{{Cite web |title="PROSKOPOS" - 2nd E.P. of Patras - 11th World Jamboree - What is a Jaboree |url=http://www.proskopos.com/jaboree_tieinai_en.html |access-date=2017-07-25 |website=proskopos.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=uniforms at boy scout jamborees |url=http://histclo.com/youth/youth/org/sco/jam/jam.htm |access-date=2017-07-25 |website=histclo.com}}</ref> Captain Melas proposed the gatherings should repeat every four years, in the same way [[Olympic Games]] were held in [[Ancient Greece]]. The suggestion was accepted with enthusiasm by Baden-Powell, who named the gatherings "Jamborees".{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}

It was in 1920 that the first World Scout Jamboree was realized, held in [[Olympia, London|the Olympia halls]] in [[Kensington]], London. Symbolically, the Jamboree site bore the name of the birthplace of the [[Olympic Games]], [[Olympia, Greece|Olympia]]. 8,000 Scouts from 34 countries attended the event.

[[Image:League of Nations 3rd World Scout Jamboree.png|thumb|Cartoon in [[Punch (magazine)|Punch]], published in 1929 for the [[3rd World Scout Jamboree]]]]
Thereafter, a Jamboree has been held every four years. There are two exceptions to this: no Jamboree was held between 1937 and 1947 because of the [[Second World War]], and the 1979 Jamboree, which was to be held in [[Iran]], was cancelled due to the [[Iranian Revolution|political upheaval in the region]] at that time. The Jamboree has been held in different countries around the world. The first seven Jamborees were held in Europe. The eighth World Jamboree was held in North America where the tradition of moving the Jamboree among the continents began. As yet, Africa has not hosted a jamboree.

To replace the cancelled event of 1979, the [[World Scout Committee]] determined that an alternative celebration, the [[15th World Scout Jamboree (cancelled)|World Jamboree Year]] should take place. Several regional camps took place, such as the 12th Australian/4th Asia-Pacific Jamboree, held in Perth, Western Australia, along with countless Join-in-Jamboree activities&nbsp;— designed to allow Scouts from around the world to participate in an activity that thousands of other Scouts around the world were also participating in at the same time. This ''Join-in'' programme was reproduced again as part of the [[Scouting 2007 Centenary]] celebrations.

The greatest attendance of all Jamborees was in 2019, where over 45,000 members experienced a Jamboree in West Virginia, US. This number represented the permanent contingent who remained for the entire event. They were joined by hundreds of thousands of visiting Scouts who participated on a day basis.

The first Jamboree was more akin to an exhibition of Scouting, allowing visitors to see how things were done in other parts of the world. The Second Jamboree was conducted on a camp basis and each successive Jamboree has developed on this format where the programme is typically more activity oriented, with plenty of time for Scouts from different nations to interact and learn about each other in less formal ways than an exhibition would allow.

The [[16th World Scout Jamboree]] went to the [[Southern Hemisphere]] for the first time, in [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales|NSW]], [[Australia]].

The [[21st World Scout Jamboree]] in 2007 was held in [[Hylands Park]], [[Essex]], United Kingdom, and celebrated the [[Scouting 2007 Centenary|Centenary of Scouting]]. Because of this, the honour of hosting the event was again bestowed upon the United Kingdom, as the birthplace of Scouting. Over 40,000 young people camped in August at [[Hylands Park]] in [[Chelmsford]], [[Essex]]. Hundreds of thousands of day visitors attended events in the south-east of England as part of the Jamboree.

The [[22nd World Scout Jamboree]] was at [[Rinkaby]], Sweden from 27 July to 8 August 2011; the [[23rd World Scout Jamboree]] was at [[Kirara-hama]], [[Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi|Yamaguchi City]], Japan from 28 July to 8 August 2015;<ref>{{Cite web |title=23rd World Scout Jamboree |url=http://www.23wsj.jp/ |access-date=2017-07-25 |website=23wsj.jp |language=ja-JP}}</ref> the [[24th World Scout Jamboree]] was at [[The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve]] in West Virginia, United States, from 22 July to 2 August 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |title=24th World Scout Jamboree |url=http://www.2019wsj.org |access-date=2017-07-25 |website=2019wsj.org}}</ref>

The [[25th World Scout Jamboree]] was at [[Saemangeum]] in [[South Korea]] from 2 to 12 August 2023. It was accompanied by great heat from the beginning, several contingents, including British and American, therefore left the camp.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-08-04 |title=Thousands at Scout camp move into hotels after S Korea heatwave |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-66407392 |access-date=2023-08-15}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Hundreds of teenagers fall ill as heat wave hits World Scout Jamboree in South Korea {{!}} CNN |date=2023-08-05 |url=https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2023/08/05/exp-world-scout-jamboree-heat-wave-coren-pkg-080501aseg2-cnni-world.cnn |access-date=2023-08-15 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-05 |title=World Scout Jamboree in limbo as American and British groups pull out over extreme heat |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/05/asia/scout-jamboree-south-korea-heat-wave-pullout-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=2023-08-15 |website=CNN |publisher=Reuters |language=en}}</ref> On August 7, the Korean government decided to end the jamboree in Saemangeum early and to evacuate the participants to Seoul, the heat wave was to be replaced by a tropical storm. The jamboree program continued in the capital city of [[Seoul]], with participants staying at various locations throughout the city, including military bases and universities. The closing ceremony was held at the [[Seoul World Cup Stadium]], which hosted the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-08 |title=WOSM Statements from the 25th World Scout Jamboree {{!}} World Organization of the Scout Movement |url=https://scout.org/news/statement-25th-jamboree |access-date=2023-08-15 |website=scout.org |language=en}}</ref>

The [[26th World Scout Jamboree]] will be held in 2027 at [[Sobieszewo Island|Sobieszowo Island]] near [[Gdańsk]] in [[Poland]].
The [[27th World Scout Jamboree]] will be held in 2031 at [[Silkeborg]], [[Denmark]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.scout.org/news/denmark-host-27th-world-scout-jamboree-2031 | title=Denmark to host the 27th World Scout Jamboree in 2031 &#124; World Scouting | date=August 21, 2024 }}</ref>

==Related world-wide events==
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===Jamboree on the Air===
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Jamboree on the Air, usually referred to as '''JOTA''', is an international [[Scouting]] and [[Girl Guide and Girl Scout|Guiding]] activity held annually on the third full weekend in October. The event was first held in conjunction with the fiftieth anniversary of Scouting in 1957, and was devised by radio amateur operator [[Leslie R. Mitchell]] who used the callsign G3BHK. It is now considered the largest event organized by the WOSM annually.<ref>{{Cite web |title=JOTA-JOTI (Jamboree On The Air - Jamboree On The Internet) is the largest event in world Scouting. |url=http://jotajoti.info/ |access-date=2017-07-25 |website=JOTA-JOTI |language=en-GB}}</ref>

[[Image:JotaJoti 2004 Roma 023.jpg|thumb|right|Scouts talking on the radio during Jamboree On The Air]]
[[Amateur radio operator]]s from all over the world participate with over 500,000 Scouts and Guides to teach them about radio and to assist them to contact their fellow Scouts and Guides by means of [[amateur radio]] and since 2004, by the [[VOIP]]-based [[Echolink]]. Scouts and Guides are also encouraged to send paper or electronic confirmations known as "[[QSL cards]]", or "eQSLs" when they are sent electronically. This provides the Scouts and Guides with a means of learning about fellow Scouts and Guides from around the world. It is an adjunct to the World Scout Jamboree.

The event is recognized as one of international participation by the various Scout and Guide organisations, and supports several awards which are a part of Scouting and Guiding programmes.{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}

===Jamboree on the Internet===
{{Main|Jamboree on the Internet}}
[[Image:JotaJoti 2004 Roma 018.jpg|thumb|left|Scouts at their computers during Jamboree on the Internet]]
'''Jamboree on the Internet''', known by its acronym '''JOTI''', is an international [[Scouting]] activity held annually. Participants, through the use of designated Chats from all over the world, can contact their fellow Scouts by means of the [[Internet]]. Common communication methods include ScoutLink (IRC), e-mail, and VOIP. This provides the Scouts with a means of learning about fellow Scouts from around the world. JOTI operates alongside JOTA (Jamboree on the Air) and is an official event of the World Organization of the Scout Movement.

JOTI was pioneered in 1995 by Queanbeyan Rovers whilst one Rover, Norvan Vogt was on a student exchange in the Netherlands, with the home crew in Australia co-ordinated by Brett Sheffield. They connected [[Putten]], Netherlands and [[Queanbeyan]], Australia with dedicated [[IRC]] servers.<ref>Walker, B: ''Calling Home'', page 4. Queanbeyan Age, 23/10/1995.</ref> In November 1996 the [[World Scout Committee]], noting that Scouting already had a considerable presence on the Internet, and that there was already an informal and rapidly growing Jamboree on the Internet, decided that JOTI should become an official international Scouting event, and that it should be held on the same weekend as the Jamboree on the Air (JOTA).{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}

[[Image:JOTI Radio Logo.png|right|thumb|JOTI Radio Logo]]
2011 saw the first ever '[http://www.jotiradio.org/ JOTI Radio]' station, a broadcast internet radio station based in the UK to provide entertainment for the JOTI weekend, which had live interviews from Scouts all over the world, the team that lead JOTI Radio are made up of the '[http://avonscoutradio.org.uk/ Avon Scout Radio]' team, which are a County Active Support Unit for Avon Scouts and provide broadcast radio services within the Scouting Movement worldwide.  JOTI Radio is now part of the annual JOTA/JOTI weekend.{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}

===Jamboree on the Trail===
{{Main|Jamboree on the Trail}}
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Following on the idea of the ''Join-in'' events from the World Jamboree Year, '''Jamboree on the Trail''' (or JOTT),<ref>{{Cite web |title=JOTT - Jamboree on the Trail |url=http://jott.org/ |access-date=2017-07-25 |website=JOTT - Jamboree on the Trail |language=en-US}}</ref> is a co-ordinated event where Scouts around the world simultaneously participate in local hikes. It takes place on an annual basis on the 2nd Saturday in May.

This type of event allows Scouts to take part in activities at the same time as other Scouts, promoting the idea of the Scouting brotherhood. Participants are awarded a JOTT badge as a recognition of having participated in this worldwide event.

==Smaller events==
There are up to ten smaller Jamboree (or Jamborette) events held each year around the world. This includes [[World Organization of the Scout Movement#World Scout Bureau|Regional]] Jamborees, which are held every three years in their areas of the world. Scouts from outside these regions are invited, but attendance is generally lower (for example, the [[WOSM-European Region#EuroJam 2005|EuroJam 2005]] event hosted 10,000 Scouts, mostly from Europe).

National associations, and sub-national groups, also organise a number of events, such as the [[Scouting in Royal Berkshire#WINGS|WINGS]] event and [[Scouting in Kent#KIJ|KIJ]], which is organised by a [[Scout Counties|County]] level body.

==Events==
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|1920 ||[[1st World Scout Jamboree]] ||[[London]]||{{Flag|United Kingdom}}||Develop World Peace<ref name=za/> ||{{dts|1920|7|30}}–<br />{{dts|1920|8|8}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jamboree 1920 |url=http://www.scoutmuseum.nl/jamboree/j1920-e.htm |access-date=2017-07-25 |website=scoutmuseum.nl}}</ref>||8,000||34
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|1924 ||[[2nd World Scout Jamboree]] ||[[Ermelunden, Denmark|Ermelunden]]|| {{Flag|Denmark}} ||World Citizenship<ref name=za/>||{{dts|1924|8|10}}–<br />{{dts|1924|8|17}}?<!--Dutch Scout Museum says 10th to 23rd--><ref>{{Cite web |date=7 January 2017 |title=Boys' Life |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=baIaUuylU5cC&pg=PA11 |publisher=Boy Scouts of America, Inc. |via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jamboree 1924 |url=http://www.scoutmuseum.nl/jamboree/j1924-e.htm |access-date=2017-07-25 |website=scoutmuseum.nl}}</ref>||4,549||32
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|1929 ||[[3rd World Scout Jamboree]] || [[Arrowe Country Park|Arrowe Park]], [[Upton, Merseyside|Upton]], [[Birkenhead]]|| {{Flag|United Kingdom}} ||''Coming of Age''<br />(21st Anniversary of Scouting) ||{{dts|1929|7|31}}–<br />{{dts|1929|8|13}}<!--Dutch Scout Museum says 31st to 9th--><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hopkins |first=John Castell |date=1 January 1930 |title=The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AT0VAAAAYAAJ&q=jamboree%20%22july%2031%22%201929 |publisher=Annual Review Publishing Company |via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jamboree 1929 |url=http://www.scoutmuseum.nl/jamboree/j1929-e.htm |access-date=2017-07-25 |website=scoutmuseum.nl}}</ref>||50,000<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Times - The World Jamboree of Boy Scouts 1929 |url=https://www.pinetreeweb.com/1929-times01.html |website=Pine Tree Web}}</ref>||69
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|1933 ||[[4th World Scout Jamboree]] ||[[Gödöllő]] || {{Flag|Hungary|1920}} ||Face New Adventures<ref name=za/>||{{dts|1933|8|2}}–<br />{{dts|1933|8|15}}<!--Dutch Scout Museum says 1st to 16th-->||25,792||33
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|1937 ||[[5th World Scout Jamboree]] ||[[Bloemendaal]]<ref>Main camp at [[Vogelenzang]] and Sea Scout camp at [[Bennebroek]], now both part of the municipality Bloemendaal</ref> || {{Flag|Netherlands}} ||Lead Happy Lives<ref name=za/> ||{{dts|1937|7|31}}–<br />{{dts|1937|8|9}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 July 1937 |title=Wereldjamboree 1937 in Vogelenzang-Bloemendaal (Opening) |url=https://archive.org/details/filmcollectief-09-097 |via=Internet Archive}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1937-01-12 |title=Free Visits to Holland |pages=4 |work=Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11956945 |access-date=2017-07-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jamboree 1937 |url=http://www.scoutmuseum.nl/jamboree/j1937-e.htm |access-date=2017-07-25 |website=scoutmuseum.nl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1937-07-30 |title=De zeeverkenners naar de Kaag |work=[[De Gooi- en Eemlander]] |url=http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011172646 |access-date=2017-07-25}}</ref>||28,750||54
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|1941 ||(6th World Scout Jamboree) || ||{{Flag|France|1794}}<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article82568752 |title=France To Hold Jamboree In 1941 |newspaper=[[Daily News (Perth, Western Australia)|The Daily News]] |volume=LVII |issue=19,896 |location=Western Australia |date=1939-01-02 |accessdate=2024-10-20 |page=2 (LAST RACE) |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> || colspan="4" | ''Cancelled due to [[World War II]]''
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|1947 ||[[6th World Scout Jamboree]] ||[[Moisson]] ||{{Flag|France|1794}} ||''Jamboree of Peace'' ||{{dts|1947|8|9}}–<br />{{dts|1947|8|20}}<!--Dutch Scout Musueum says 9th to 18th--><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jamboree 1947 |url=http://www.scoutmuseum.nl/jamboree/j1947-e.htm |access-date=2017-07-25 |website=scoutmuseum.nl}}</ref>||24,152||71
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|1951 ||[[7th World Scout Jamboree]] ||[[Bad Ischl]] ||{{Flag|Austria}} ||''Jamboree of Simplicity'' ||{{dts|1951|8|3}}–<br />{{dts|1951|8|13}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jamboree 1951 |url=http://www.scoutmuseum.nl/jamboree/j1951-e.htm |access-date=2017-07-25 |website=scoutmuseum.nl}}</ref>||12,884||61
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|1955 ||[[8th World Scout Jamboree]] ||[[Niagara-on-the-Lake]], [[Ontario]] ||{{Flag|Canada|1921}} || ''New Horizons'' ||{{dts|1955|8|18}}–<br />{{dts|1955|8|28}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jamboree 1955 |url=http://www.scoutmuseum.nl/jamboree/j1955-e.htm |access-date=2017-07-25 |website=scoutmuseum.nl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=8th World Scout Jamboree 1955 |url=https://wj55.org/ |access-date=2017-07-25 |website=wj55.org |language=en-CA}}</ref>||11,139||71
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|1957 ||[[9th World Scout Jamboree]] ||[[Sutton Park, West Midlands|Sutton Park]], [[Warwickshire]]|| {{Flag|United Kingdom}} ||''Jubilee Jamboree''<br />(50th Anniversary of Scouting) ||{{dts|1957|8|1}}–<br />{{dts|1957|8|12}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jamboree 1957 |url=http://www.scoutmuseum.nl/jamboree/j1957-e.htm |access-date=2017-07-25 |website=scoutmuseum.nl}}</ref>|| 31,426||82
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|1959 ||[[10th World Scout Jamboree]] ||[[Los Baños, Laguna]] ||{{Flag|Philippines|1936}} ||''Building Tomorrow Today'' ||{{dts|1959|7|17}}–<br />{{dts|1959|7|26}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jamboree 1959 |url=http://www.scoutmuseum.nl/jamboree/j1959-e.htm |access-date=2017-07-25 |website=scoutmuseum.nl}}</ref>||12,203||44
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|1963 ||[[11th World Scout Jamboree]] ||[[Marathon, Greece|Marathon]] ||{{Flag|Greece|old}} ||''Higher and Wider'' ||{{dts|1963|8|1}}–
{{dts|1963|8|11}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jamboree 1963 |url=http://www.scoutmuseum.nl/jamboree/j1963-e.htm |access-date=2017-07-25 |website=scoutmuseum.nl}}</ref>
|11,398||89
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|1967 ||[[12th World Scout Jamboree]] ||[[Farragut State Park]], [[Idaho]] || {{Flag|United States}}||''For Friendship''||{{dts|1967|8|1}}–<br />{{dts|1967|8|9}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jamboree 1967 |url=http://www.scoutmuseum.nl/jamboree/j1967-e.htm |access-date=2017-07-25 |website=scoutmuseum.nl}}</ref>||12,011||105
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|1971 ||[[13th World Scout Jamboree]] ||[[Fujinomiya, Shizuoka]] ||{{Flag|Japan|1947}}||''For Understanding''||{{dts|1971|8|2}}–<br />{{dts|1971|8|10}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jamboree 1971 Japan |url=http://www.scoutmuseum.nl/jamboree/j1971-e.htm |access-date=2017-07-25 |website=scoutmuseum.nl}}</ref>||23,758||87
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|1975 ||[[14th World Scout Jamboree]] ||[[Lillehammer]]|| {{Flag|Norway}}{{efn|Hosting duties split between Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Sweden}}||''Five Fingers, One Hand''||{{dts|1975|7|29}}–<br />{{dts|1975|8|5}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scouting |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1GLDOf6dUJkC&pg=PA5 |publisher=Boy Scouts of America, Inc. |via=Google Books}}</ref><!--Dutch Scout Museum says 29th to 7th--><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jamboree 1975 |url=http://www.scoutmuseum.nl/jamboree/j1975-e.htm |access-date=2017-07-25 |website=scoutmuseum.nl}}</ref>||17,259||91
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|1979 ||[[15th World Scout Jamboree (cancelled)|(15th World Scout Jamboree)]] ||[[Nishapur]]||{{Flag|Iran|1964}} || ||{{dts|1979|7|15}}–<br />{{dts|1979|7|23}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 October 1978 |title=Boys' Life |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wftZVNCrQAEC&pg=PA38 |publisher=Boy Scouts of America, Inc. |via=Google Books}}</ref>||''cancelled''||
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|1983 ||[[15th World Scout Jamboree]] ||[[Kananaskis, Alberta (community)|Kananaskis, Alberta]] ||{{Flag|Canada}} ||''The Spirit Lives On'' ||{{dts|1983|7|5}}–<br />{{dts|1983|7|15}}<ref name="za">{{Cite web |title=Overseas Scout Jamborees (From a South African perspective) |url=http://www.scouting.org.za/capewest/heritage/Overseas_Jamborees/IntJamboree.pdf}}</ref>||14,752||106
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|1987–1988 ||[[16th World Scout Jamboree]] || [[Sydney]] ||{{Flag|Australia}}||''Bringing the World Together'' ||{{dts|1987|12|31}}–<br />{{dts|1988|1|7}}||14,434||84
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|1991 ||[[17th World Scout Jamboree]] ||[[Seoraksan National Park]], [[Gangwon Province, South Korea|Gangwon]]||{{Flag|South Korea|1984}}||''Many Lands, One World'' ||{{dts|1991|8|8}}–<br />{{dts|1991|8|16}}<ref name=za/>||19,083||135
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|1995 ||[[18th World Scout Jamboree]] ||[[Dronten]] ||{{Flag|Netherlands}}||''Future is Now'' ||{{dts|1995|8|1}}–<br />{{dts|1995|8|11}}<ref name=za/>||28,960||166
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|1998–1999 ||[[19th World Scout Jamboree]] || [[Picarquín]] ||{{Flag|Chile}}||''Building Peace Together'' || {{dts|1998|12|27}}–<br />{{dts|1999|1|6}}||31,534||157
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|2002–2003 ||[[20th World Scout Jamboree]] ||[[Sattahip]]|| {{Flag|Thailand}}||''Share our World, Share our Cultures'' ||{{dts|2002|12|28}}–<br />{{dts|2003|1|8}} ||24,000||147
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|2007 ||[[21st World Scout Jamboree]] || [[Chelmsford]], [[Essex]] ||{{Flag|United Kingdom}}||''One World, One Promise''<br />[[Scouting 2007 Centenary|Scouting Centenary]]||{{dts|2007|7|28}}–<br />{{dts|2007|8|8}}||37,868||155
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|2011 ||[[22nd World Scout Jamboree]] ||[[Kristianstad Municipality|Kristianstad]] ||{{Flag|Sweden}}|| ''Simply Scouting'' ||{{dts|2011|7|27}}–<br />{{dts|2011|8|7}}||40,061||146
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|2015 ||[[23rd World Scout Jamboree]] ||[[Kirarahama, Yamaguchi]] || {{Flag|Japan}} || ''A Spirit of Unity''||{{dts|2015|7|28}}–<br />{{dts|2015|8|8}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=23rd World Scout Jamboree |url=http://www.23wsj.jp |access-date=2017-07-25 |website=23wsj.jp |language=ja-JP}}</ref>||33,628||155
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|2019||[[24th World Scout Jamboree]] ||[[Glen Jean, West Virginia]] ||{{Flag|United States}}{{efn|Hosting duties split between [[Boy Scouts of America]], [[Scouts Canada]], and [[Asociación de Scouts de México, Asociación Civil|Asociación de Scouts de México]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=About the Jamboree |url=https://www.2019wsj.org/about/ |access-date=6 August 2019 |website=24th World Scout Jamboree -}}</ref>}}|| ''Unlock a New World''||{{dts|2019|7|22}}–<br />{{dts|2019|8|2}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wendell |first=Bryan |date=13 January 2011 |title=The Summit will host the 2019 World Scout Jamboree |url=http://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2011/01/13/the-summit-will-host-the-2019-world-scout-jamboree/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Summit Bechtel Reserve |date=7 August 2015 |title=2019 World Scout Jamboree |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yixTHVdSqJI |via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>[http://www.vcp.de/fileadmin/grafiken_vcp/bundesleitung/Bundesebene_aktuell/Bundesleitung/2011/BL_aktuell_WSC_2011.pdf Kurzbericht über den Verlauf der 39. World Scout Conference (WSC) in Curitiba (Brasilien)] (German)</ref>||41,559<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020 |title=WSJ 2019 Final Report |url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gFZ1rbrfCuja-GQR9i0E7nT2mLv-5mYd/view?usp=sharing}}</ref>
|124<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020 |title=WSJ Final Report |url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gFZ1rbrfCuja-GQR9i0E7nT2mLv-5mYd/view?usp=sharing}}</ref>
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|2023 ||[[25th World Scout Jamboree]] ||[[Saemangeum]], [[North Jeolla Province|North Jeolla]] / [[Seoul]]|| {{Flag|South Korea}}|| ''Draw Your Dream''||{{dts|2023|8|1}}–<br />{{dts|2023|8|12}}<ref name="k2023">{{Cite news |title=sae man guem, korea 2023 |language=ko |url=http://www.2023wsjkorea.org/2023wsj/_html/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170511151502/http://2023wsjkorea.org/2023wsj/_html/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=May 11, 2017 |access-date=2017-07-25}}</ref>|| 43,281||158
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|2027 ||[[26th World Scout Jamboree]] ||[[Gdańsk]] || {{Flag|Poland}}<ref>{{Cite web |year=2020 |title=Concept for 2027 |url=https://jamboree2027.org/concept/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725011846/https://jamboree2027.org/concept/ |archive-date=2020-07-25 |publisher=[[Polish Scouting and Guiding Association]] Jamboree 2027 Candidate}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Poland to Host the 26th World Scout Jamboree in 2027 |url=https://www.scout.org/world-scout-jamboree-2027 |access-date=29 August 2021 |website=World Organization of the Scout Movement}}</ref>|| ''Bravely'' ||{{dts|2027|7|30}}–<br />{{dts|2027|8|8}} <ref>{{Cite web |title=Poland World scout 26th Jamboree official website |url=https://www.jamboree2027.org |access-date=25 September 2023}}</ref>|| ||
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|''2031''||''27th World Scout Jamboree'' || [[Silkeborg]] || {{Flag|Denmark}} <ref name=":0">{{cite web | url=https://www.scout.org/news/denmark-host-27th-world-scout-jamboree-2031 | title=Denmark to host the 27th World Scout Jamboree in 2031 &#124; World Scouting | date=August 21, 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Danish scout movement is a potentialt (sic) candidate for the 27th World Scout Jamboree |url=https://www.wsj2031dk.org/ |website=WSJ2031DK.org |publisher=[[The Danish Scout Council]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/WSJ2031Denmark/posts/pfbid0Ub5d7QgJ58nyYezfGuaATjaY9t7vkucx4GkbdX8NpHUdPpfSD3nPPQNgrbFMuXGcl |via=[[Facebook.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Heckmann |first=Bue Bejer |date=September 18, 2023 |title=Vil du være med til at få verdensjamboreen til Danmark? |url=https://spejderne.dk/2023/09/18/faa-verdensjamboreen-til-danmark/ |website=[[Spejderne.dk]]}}</ref><ref name="Treehouse">{{Cite web |date=September 2023 |title=World Scout Committee Highlights |url=https://treehouse.scout.org/topic/world-scout-committee-highlights-september-2023 |website=[[Scout.org]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=27th World Scout Jamboree - Proposed Bidder &#124; 27th World Scout Jamboree - Proposed Bidder |url=https://scoutjamboree2031.org/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231201155749/https://scoutjamboree2031.org/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=December 1, 2023 |website=ScoutJamboree2031.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=July 2018 |title=Job Description:National Coordinator Vision 2031 |url=https://www.scouts.org.za/wp-content/uploads/National-Coordinator-Vision-2031-v0.3.pdf |website=[[Scouts.org.za]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=June 2023 |title=WSJ 2031: Svojsík's Dream |url=http://svojsikuvsen.cz/svojsiksdream-en.html |website=SvojsikuvSen.cz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=August 4, 2023 |title=ปลัด ศธ. 'อรรถพล' เยี่ยมค่ายลูกเสือไทยที่เข้าร่วมงานชุมนุมลูกเสือโลก ครั้งที่ 25 ที่สาธารณรัฐเกาหลี พร้อมเสนอตัวไทยเป็นเจ้าภาพจัดงานชุมนุมลูกเสือโลก ปี 2574 |trans-title=Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education 'Atthaphon' visited the Thai Boy Scout camp participating in the 25th World Scout Jamboree in the Republic of Korea. Ready to offer Thailand to host the World Scout Jamboree in 2031 |url=https://moe360.blog/2023/08/04/25th-world-scout-jamboree/ |website=MOE360.blog |language=Thai}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=5 August 2023 |title='อรรถพล' เยี่ยมค่ายลูกเสือไทยในงานชุมนุมลูกเสือโลก ครั้งที่ 25 ที่สาธารณรัฐเกาหลี พร้อมเสนอตัวไทยเป็นเจ้าภาพจัดงานชุมนุมลูกเสือโลก ปี 2574 |language=Thai |trans-title='Atthaphon' visited the Thai Boy Scout camp at the 25th World Scout Jamboree in the Republic of Korea. Ready to offer Thailand to host the World Scout Jamboree in 2031 |work=FocusNews.in.th |url=http://www.focusnews.in.th/22886}}</ref>|| || {{dts|2031|07|28}}–<br />{{dts|2031|8|8}}<ref name=":0" />
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==See also==
* [[World Scout Moot]]
* [[World Scout Indaba]]
* [[World Camp (Guiding)]]

==Notes==
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==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons}}
;World Scout Jamboree
* [https://www.scout.org/node/295951 What we do - World Scout Jamboree]
* [https://www.scout.org/node/6977 History of the World Scout Jamboree]
* [https://wj55.org/ 8th World Scout Jamboree 1955]
* [http://www.marathon1963.com/ 11th World Scout Jamboree 1963]
* [http://www.23wsj.jp/ 23rd World Scout Jamboree 2015]
* [http://2019wsj.org/ 24th World Scout Jamboree 2019]
* [http://svojsikuvsen.cz/svojsiksdream-en.html Vision: 27th World Scout Jamboree 2031 in the Czech Republic]
* [http://www.svojsikuvsen.cz Svojsik's Dream] - 4th World Scout Jamboree bid by Czechoslovakia {{in lang|cs}}
;Jamboree on the Air and Jamboree on the Internet
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140530024535/http://www.world-jotajoti.info/ Jamboree on the Air and Jamboree on the Internet]}}
* [http://www.scoutlink.net/ ScoutLink's Website]
;Jamboree on the Trail
* [http://www.jott.org/ JOTT's main site]
* [http://www.jott.org.uk/ JOTT's UK site]

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