The History of the National Scout Jamboree
This is a catch-all page for now, but it will soon be updated to include information from all WSJ history. Until then, it will hold information while we work to update and complete the page.
1st National Scout Jamboree
Cancelled 1935 National Scout Jamboree
- Location: Washington, D.C.
- Date: August 21 – 30, 1935
- Attendance: 0 Scouts
- Cancelled August 7, 1935, due to a Polio Epidemic nearby
1937 National Scout Jamboree
- Location: Washington, D.C.
- Date: June 30, 1937 – July 9, 1937
- Attendance: 27,238 Scouts
- Theme: BSA Silver Jubilee (25th)
2nd National Scout Jamboree
- Location: Valley Forge, PA
- Date: June 27, 1950 – July 6, 1950
- Attendance: 47,163 Scouts
- Theme: Strengthen Liberty
3rd National Scout Jamboree
- Location: Irvine Ranch, CA
- Date: July 17 – 23, 1953
- Attendance: 45,401 Scouts
- Theme: Forward on Liberty’s Team
4th National Scout Jamboree
- Location: Valley Forge, PA
- Date: July 12 – 18, 1957
- Scouts Attended: 52,580
- Theme: Onward For God And My Country
5th National Scout Jamboree
- Location: Colorado Springs, CO
- Date: July 22 – 28, 1960
- Scouts Attended: 56,377
- Theme: For God and Country | BSA Golden Jubilee (50th)
6th National Scout Jamboree
- Location: Valley Forge, PA
- Date: July 17 – 23, 1964
- Scouts Attended: 12,884
- Theme: Jamboree of Simplicity
7th National Scout Jamboree
- Location: Farragut State Park, ID
- Date: July 16 – 22, 1969
- Scouts Attended: 34,251
- Theme: Building to Serve
8th National Scout Jamboree
- Locations: Farragut State Park, ID
- & Moraine State Park, PA
- Date: August 1 – 9, 1973
- Scouts Attended: 73,610
- Theme: Growing Together
9th National Scout Jamboree
- Location: Moraine State Park, PA
- Date: August 3 – 9, 1977
- Scouts Attended: 28,601
- Theme: Forward Together/ Scouting USA
10th National Scout Jamboree
- Location: Fort A.P. Hill, VA
- Date: July 29 – August 4, 1981
- Scouts Attended: 29,765
- Theme: Scouting’s Reunion with History
11th National Scout Jamboree
- Location: Fort A.P. Hill, VA
- Date: July 24 – 30, 1985
- Scouts Attended: 32,615
- Theme: The Spirit Lives On | BSA Diamond Jubilee
12th National Scout Jamboree
- Location: Fort A.P. Hill, VA
- Date: August 3 – 9, 1989
- Scouts Attended: 32,717
- Theme: The Adventure Begins… With America’s Youth
13th National Scout Jamboree
- Location: Fort A.P. Hill, VA
- Date: August 4 – 10, 1993
- Scouts Attended: 34,449
- Theme: Scouting… A Bridge to the Future
14th National Scout Jamboree
- Location: Fort A.P. Hill, VA
- Date: July 28 – August 6, 1997
- Scouts Attended: 36,015
- Theme: Character Counts… Be Prepared for the 21st Century
15th National Scout Jamboree
- Location: Fort A.P. Hill, VA
- Date: July 23 – August 1, 2001
- Scouts Attended: 42,002
- Theme: Strong Values, Strong Leaders… Character Counts
16th National Scout Jamboree
- Location: Fort A.P. Hill, VA
- Date: July 25 -August 3, 2005
- Scouts Attended: 43,307
- Theme: Character Not Only Counts, It Multiplies
17th National Scout Jamboree
- Location: Fort A.P. Hill, VA
- Date: July 26 – August 4, 2010
- Scouts Attended: 43,434
- Theme: Celebrating the Adventure, Continuing the Journey | 100th Anniversary
18th National Scout Jamboree
- Location: Summit Bechtel Reserve, WV
- Date: July 15 – 24, 2013
- Scouts Attended: 40,795
- Theme: Go Big. Get Wild.
19th National Scout Jamboree
- Location: Summit Bechtel Reserve, WV
- Date: July 19 – 28, 2017
- Scouts Attended: 31,000
- Theme: Live Scouting’s Adventure
20th National Scout Jamboree
- Location: Summit Bechtel Reserve, WV
- Date: July 19 – 28, 2023
- Scouts Attended: 15,700
- Theme: Forward
21st National Scout Jamboree
- Location: Summit Bechtel Reserve, WV
- Date: July 22 – 31, 2026
- Scotus Attended: Has not happened yet
- Theme: Elevate
