World Scout Jamboree
World Scout Jamboree
Scouting’s Founder, Lord Robert Baden-Powell planned to hold a special event to bring together Scouts
of all nationalities, and to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the camp on Brownsea Island.
Due to the First World War, where many Scouts were killed, the first international gathering of Scouts was held in
1920. This, the first Jamboree, was held at London’s Olympia for 8,000 Scouts from 34 Countries.
Jamboree is now an international term used to describe a large gathering of Scouts. Since 1920, World Scout
Jamborees have been held almost every four years, except during the Second World War, and hosted all over the
world.