Wikimania - Meta-Wiki Jump to content Main menu Main menu move to sidebar hide Navigation Main page Wikimedia News Translations Recent changes Special pages Random page Help Babel Community Wikimedia Forum Mailing lists Requests Babylon Reports Research Planet Wikimedia Beyond the Web Meet Wikimedians Events Movement affiliates Search Search English Appearance Donate Create account Log in Personal tools Donate Create account Log in Contents move to sidebar hide Beginning 1 What do people do at Wikimania? 2 Past Wikimanias 3 Future Wikimanias 4 Getting involved 5 Documentation 6 Notes Toggle the table of contents Wikimania 94 languages Afrikaans Aragonés العربية অসমীয়া Azərbaycanca Bikol Central Беларуская (тарашкевіца) Беларуская Български বাংলা Català 閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄ Нохчийн کوردی Čeština Чӑвашла Deutsch Ελληνικά English Esperanto Español Eesti Euskara فارسی Suomi Français Arpetan Bahasa Hulontalo Hausa 客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî עברית हिन्दी Hrvatski Magyar Հայերեն Bahasa Indonesia Italiano 日本語 Jawa ქართული Tyap Қазақша ភាសាខ្មែរ ಕನ್ನಡ 한국어 کٲشُر Latina Lëtzebuergesch Lietuvių Latviešu Madhurâ मैथिली Malagasy Олык марий Македонски മലയാളം Bahasa Melayu नेपाली Nederlands Norsk nynorsk Norsk bokmål Chi-Chewa ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Polski پنجابی پښتو Português Română Русский Sicilianu سنڌي Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Simple English Slovenčina Slovenščina Shqip Српски / srpski Svenska Kiswahili தமிழ் ತುಳು తెలుగు Тоҷикӣ ไทย Tagalog Türkçe Українська اردو Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча Tiếng Việt Winaray 吴语 粵語 中文 Edit links Content page Discussion English Read View source View history Tools Tools move to sidebar hide Actions Read View source View history General What links here Related changes Permanent link Page information Cite this page Get shortened URL Print/export Create a book Download as PDF Printable version In other projects Wikimedia Commons Wikinews Wikipedia Wikiversity Wikidata item Appearance move to sidebar hide From Meta, a Wikimedia project coordination wiki Wikimania overview Organization Committee Expressions of Interest Handbook Current event 2026 (Paris, France) Future events 2027 (Santiago, Chile) 2028 To be determined Past years Details of past Wikimanias 2025 (Nairobi, Kenya) 2024 (Katowice, Poland) 2023 (Singapore) 2022 (Virtual event) 2021 (Virtual event) 2020 (Cancelled) 2019 (Stockholm, Sweden) 2018 (Cape Town, South Africa) 2017 (Montréal, Canada) 2016 (Esino Lario, Italy) 2015 (Mexico City, Mexico) 2014 (London, United Kingdom) 2013 (Hong Kong SAR, China) 2012 (Washington, D.C., USA) 2011 (Haifa, Israel) 2010 (Gdansk, Poland) 2009 (Buenos Aires, Argentina) 2008 (Alexandria, Egypt) 2007 (Taipei, Taiwan) 2006 (Boston, USA) 2005 (Frankfurt, Germany) The central Wikimania wiki is now at wikimania.wikimedia.org. Wikimania is the annual, global conference for the Wikimedia movement. It features presentations on Wikimedia projects, other wikis, free/open-source software, free knowledge and free content, and the social and technical aspects which relate to these topics. The next Wikimania, Wikimania 2026, will be held in Paris, France from 21 to 25 July 2026. The most recent, Wikimania 2025, was held in Nairobi, Kenya from 6 to 9 August 2025. A list of all Wikimanias is below and the story of Wikimania is here. What do people do at Wikimania? Wikimania group photo, Hong Kong, 2013 Wikimania attracts Wikimedia project participants from around the world, including writers, editors, programmers, and photographers; Wikimedia Foundation staff; and members of the 40+ country-based Wikimedia chapters. Many researchers also attend and present. Attendance has ranged from 380 to 2,000 people, with representation from more than 80 countries. The conference is typically held on a different continent each year, and has taken place in thirteen countries on five continents to date. Wikimania is organized by local volunteer teams, with support from international volunteers, the Wikimedia Foundation and other sponsors. The conference's location is determined by an international jury of community members, who review location bids submitted by teams from different locations. Guidelines for interested communities who wish to host Wikimania, and information about past bids, can be found below. The conference program consists of presentations and workshops from community members, speakers from related projects, and wiki researchers, as well as social activities and informal discussions. Some formal research is presented, in addition to "best practice" knowledge sharing and presentations of ongoing work. Wikimania also features formal reports from Wikimedia Foundation board members and staff, renowned keynote speakers, and opportunities to interact with dedicated Wikimedia contributors from all around the world. See also Wikipedia coverage of Wikimania in dozens of languages. Wikimania 2005 Boston, 2006 Wikimania 2007 Wikiball! Planning meeting in Alexandria, 2008 Wikimania 2009 coffee break Wikimedia board members address Wikimania 2010 participants in Gdańsk Wikimania 2011 group photo Wikimania presentation, Washington DC, 2012 Attendees leaving following Wikimania 2013's closing ceremony Wikimania 2014 opening ceremony Wikimania 2015 Group photo Wikimania 2016 group photo Wikimania 2017 group photo Wikimania 2018 group photo Wikimania 2019 group photo Wikimania 2023 group photo Wikimania 2024 group photo Wikimania 2025 group photo Past Wikimanias Location of Wikimania in different years Presentation on Meta Organization summary Location Conference wiki Feedback and suggestions (general discussion at Wikimania talk page) Bid pages Budget Scholarships 2025 2025 Nairobi, Kenya and Online (Hybrid) wm2025 Bid 2025 Scholarships 2024 2024 Katowice, Poland and Online (Hybrid) wm2024 Evaluation Bid 2024 Scholarships 2023 2023 Singapore and Online (Hybrid) wm2023 Evaluation – 2023 Scholarships 2022 2022 Virtual wm2022 – 2022 Scholarships 2021 2021 Virtual wm2021 Evaluation – 2021 Scholarships 2020 2020 Cancelled – – – – – 2019 Stockholm, Sweden wm2019 2019 Scholarships 2018 Cape Town, South Africa wm2018 2018 Scholarships 2017 Montréal, Canada wm2017 2017 Scholarships 2016 Esino Lario, Italy wm2016 Suggestions 2016 Bids 2016 Budget 2016 Scholarships 2015 2015 Mexico City, Mexico wm2015 Feedback 2015 Bids 2015 Budget 2015 Scholarships 2014 2014 London, United Kingdom wm2014 Feedback and Brainstorming 2014 Bids 2014 Budget 2014 Scholarships 2013 2013 Hong Kong SAR, China wm2013 Feedback 2013 Bids 2013 Budget 2013 Scholarships 2012 2012 Washington DC, USA wm2012 Feedback and Suggestions 2012 Bids 2012 Budget 2012 Scholarships 2011 2011 Haifa, Israel wm2011 Wikimania 2011 lessons, Feedback and the private wikimaniateam 2011 Bids 2011 Budget 2010 2010 Gdańsk, Poland wm2010 Wikimania 2010 lessons (also scholarships survey) 2010 Bids 2009 2009 Buenos Aires, Argentina wm2009 Conclusions 2009 Bids 2008 2008 Alexandria, Egypt wm2008 Comments, Wikimania 2008/Wishlist 2008 Bids 2007 2007 Taipei, Taiwan wm2007 Comments 2007 Bids 2006 2006 Boston, USA wm2006 Comments, Talk 2006 Bids 2005 2005 Frankfurt, Germany wm2005 Improving on Wikimania 2005 2005 Bids People who have been to (almost) every Wikimania are listed at Wikimania/Frequent attendees. Data about attendance is available at en:Wikimania#Overview. Future Wikimanias Most generally, the decision in where to hold the conference is based on proposals that are vetted by the WMF and Wikimania Committee. The WMF Event Manager works closely with interested people and groups in exploring that possibilities and drafting a proposal. There has also been a strong effort in the past to ensure that conference locations are distributed fairly evenly around the globe from year to year. The Wikimania Steering Committee runs the selection of venue several years in advance. The location is rotated around areas of the world. Historically the selection of the venue was done using bids and a jury; this was scrapped in 2015.[1] Getting involved Join the Wikimania mailing list, or browse its archives. The Wikimania/community group is a WikiProject for supporting Wikimania. Please list yourself there if you have experience working on Wikimania or would like to help out. Visit the online IRC chat room #wikimaniaconnect (see IRC instructions for help.) Telegram group "Wikimania chat" https://t.me/wikimaniachat Documentation Wikimania checklist – a general checklist of things that need to be done to run a conference (especially Wikimania). Wikimania Handbook – This is a few years out of date, but is good for historical purposes. /Templates Target Sessions Scholarships Comparative (budget) Unofficial advice for running a Wikimania conference, written up in 2007 by Phoebe: User:Phoebe/Wikimania wm2009:Postmortem/Conclusions wm2014:Videos and wm2013 and earlier videos See table above, #Past Wikimanias, for feedback from specific conferences. Discuss general concerns on this page's talk page. Notes ↑ https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimania-l/2015-October/007030.html Retrieved from "https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikimania&oldid=29759483" Category: Wikimania This page was last edited on 6 December 2025, at 17:18. 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