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National Jamboree

Posts about the National Jamboree, a once-every-four years celebration of all things Scouting.

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How to sign up for the 2026 National Jamboree

August 26, 2025 2

The 2026 National Jamboree is on track to being one of the most exciting events in Scouting. The good news is there are still more than 300 days for Scouts and adult volunteers to do

A portrait of Glenn Ault, chairman of the 2026 National Scout Jamboree
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5 Quick Questions with: Glenn Ault, chair of the 2026 National Jamboree

August 13, 2025 0

As you can imagine, one of the biggest gatherings in Scouting requires one of the biggest planning efforts in Scouting. Thankfully, the event is in good hands under chairman Glenn Ault.

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Here’s how you can help send more Scouts to the National Jamboree

July 1, 2025 0

The Platinum Package and Diamond Package programs offer two options for Scouting families to contribute to the 2026 National Jamboree Scholarship Fund.

Scouts dancing and being excited and playing with beach balls at the Delta Base camp Bash during the 2023 National Scout Jamboree at The Summit Bechtel Reserve in Mount Hope, West Virginia
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Elevate Your Jamboree Journey with these valued Scouting America partners

June 17, 2025 0

The only thing better than attending the National Jamboree at the Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve near Beckley, West Virginia, is reserving a few days before or after to explore all the area has to offer.

Jamboree attendees at the Summit
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Be the first to hear this exciting 2026 National Jamboree announcement!

May 20, 2024 4

If you’re reading this, you’re either a National Jamboree super fan or you just haven’t been to Jambo yet. How are we so confident the Jamboree turns out stellar Scouting experiences across the board? If

A photo of Ault on stage at the 2017 Jamboree
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There’s a Jamboree coming in 2026, and the BSA has selected its chair

March 6, 2024 3

Glenn Ault, a past council president, past region president and recipient of several of Scouting’s top awards, has been named the 2026 National Jamboree Chair. The event will be held on July 22-31, 2026, at The Summit Bechtel Reserve.

A photo of a plane flying past a National Jamboree sign
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If you read one thing today, make sure it’s this article from The Washington Post

August 14, 2023 9

We already know that good things happen when Scouts get together in the great outdoors. After spending a few days at the National Scout Jamboree, a reporter from the fourth-largest daily newspaper in the United States has come to the same conclusion.

Scouts put supplies into a flood bucket
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The Jamboree is over, but this service project will help people far into the future

August 2, 2023 0

When you get 15,000 Scouts together, good things happen. In addition to the zip lines, mountain biking and patch trading, Scouts at the 2023 National Scout Jamboree assembled 5,000 flood buckets to be used in

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A roundup of all the good Jamboree news from this week

July 28, 2023 0

The 2023 National Scout Jamboree is underway, and there’s plenty of good Jamboree news from this week to go around.

App Feed - For Parents

On their way to the Jamboree, Scouters stop to save a life in D.C.

July 24, 2023 4

There was something unusual about the way the vehicle moved in front of the bus full of Scouts in the middle of a busy intersection in Washington, D.C. From the view of the adults watching from the bus, it was clear that something was wrong.

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