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The National Scout jamboree is a gathering, or jamboree, of thousands of members of the Boy Scouts of America, usually held every four years and organized by the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Referred to as "the Jamboree", "Jambo", or NSJ, Scouts from all over the nation and world have the opportunity to attend.
The 2017 National Scout Jamboree was the 19th national Scout jamboree held by the Boy Scouts of America, from July 19, 2017 to July 28, 2017.It was the second National Scout Jamboree held at the Summit Bechtel Reserve in West Virginia.
The 1993 National Scout Jamboree was the 13th national Scout jamboree of the Boy Scouts of America and was held from August 4-10, 1993, at Fort Walker (formerly Fort A.P. Hill), Virginia. Statistics [ edit ]
Lithuanian National Jamboree, a gathering of Scouts from Lithuania, held every five years [20] Australian Scout Jamboree , a gathering of Scouts from Australia and the Asia-Pacific Region Australian Girl Guide Jamboree , a gathering of Girl Guides from around Australia and the world.
The 2005 National Scout Jamboree was the 16th national Scout jamboree of the Boy Scouts of America and was held from July 25, 2005 through August 3, 2005 at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia. Normally, the next jamboree would be held four years afterward in 2009, but the date was changed so that the next jamboree could take place in 2010, the centennial ...
The 2010 National Scout Jamboree celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America and was the last jamboree held at Fort A.P. Hill. With more than 50,000 in attendance, the 2010 National Scout Jamboree was the largest overall since 1973, and the largest at a single location since 1964.
The First National Jamboree of the Boy Scouts of America took place in 1937. Originally scheduled to take place in 1935 to celebrate their silver jubilee, an outbreak of polio in Washington, D.C. and the neighboring states, caused it to be canceled and pushed back, finally taking place from June 30 to July 9, 1937.
The site has hosted the 2017 National Scout Jamboree and the 24th World Scout Jamboree in 2019, the latter having been co-hosted by Scouts Canada, Boy Scouts of America, and Asociación de Scouts de México. [4] [22] [23] The site is a proposed venue for the 27th World Scout Jamboree. [24]