2024:Wikimania
Every year, hundreds of Wikimedians come together to celebrate free knowledge at the annual Wikimania global conference. The 19th edition of Wikimania will happen in Katowice, Poland from 7–10 August as a partnership between Wikimedians of the Central and Eastern Europe region and the Wikimedia Foundation. It will host free knowledge leaders from around the world to discuss issues, report on new projects and approaches, build networks, and exchange ideas.
Program
Registration
Scholarships
Side & Satellite events
Side events such as meetups, photo walks, edit-a-thons, tours and excursions will be taking place throughout the event. More information to come following the publication of the formal program.
Affiliates interested in hosting local events during Wikimania can apply for General Support Funds or reallocate GSF funds already obtained.
About Wikimania
Wikimania is the annual conference celebrating all the free knowledge projects hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation – Wikimedia Commons, MediaWiki, Meta-Wiki, Wikibooks, Wikidata, Wikifunctions, Wikinews, Wikipedia, Wikiquote, Wikisource, Wikispecies, Wikiversity, Wikivoyage, and Wiktionary – with days of conferences, discussions, meetups, training, and workshops. Hundreds of volunteers and Free Knowledge leaders from around the world gather to discuss issues, report on new projects and approaches, and exchange ideas.
Wikimania throughout the years
Frankfurt 2005 ● Boston 2006 ● Taipei 2007 ● Alexandria 2008 ● Buenos Aires 2009 ● Gdańsk 2010Haifa 2011 ● Washington, D.C. 2012 ● Hong Kong 2013 ● London 2014 ● Mexico City 2015 ● Esino Lario 2016 ● Montréal 2017 ● Cape Town 2018 ● Stockholm 2019
online 2021 ● online 2022 ● Singapore 2023 ● Katowice 2024 ● Nairobi 2025 (+/-)