Wikipedia:Wiknic
The Great North American Wiknic is the annual "picnic anyone can edit", which was held across Summer 2024, and coming back in person across the continent!
The Wiknic is the picnic anyone can edit, with people ordinarily bringing their own picnic food and perhaps other items to share. This page can also be reached at the shorter domain name wiknic.org.
Wiknics have three virtues, which we aim to preserve:
- Easy to organize, even for old Wikipedians
- Welcoming to everyone, even for new Wikipedians and Wikipedian-wannabes
- Fun!
In short, a Wiknic can be a great easy-in to real life Wikipedia culture, and lead to greater Wiki-community and outreach in your corner of the continent!
2025
Planned Wiknics for 2025:
- Edinburgh, Scotland. Princes Street Gardens - 31 May 2025
- Saint Paul, Minnesota. Minnesota State Capitol - 19 July 2025
Great North American Wiknic picnic meetups by region (2024)
The 2024 Great North American Wiknic was held across Spring/Summer 2024, with local groups feeling free to choose a differing date so as to make the meetup more convenient for their attendees.
With grassroots organizing help from local Wikipedia:Meetup groups and the North American Regional Wiki Hub and Lab (NARWHAL) committee...
Everyone is encouraged to start a Wiknic page for their own city, and please sign up both at your city's meetup page (in bold), as well as on this page. Be sure that it is in this format: City, Location, Day, Date (Month, Day, Year), Time (00:00 AM/PM)
Please watch this page for future updates and for new cities being added.
If you have questions about getting help for event planning for a new city, please ask on the Wiknic discussion page.
Northeast
- New York City Wiknic, Governors Island, Saturday June 8
- Toronto photowalk, edit-a-thon, and mini-wiknic, Sunday July 7
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- Add your city here!
Midwest
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- Add your city here!
West
- Los Angeles Wiknic, Pan-Pacific Park, Saturday June 8
- San Francisco Wiknic, Mission Dolores Park, Saturday August 17, 11AM-2PM
- Seattle, Sunday, August 11, noon–3pm
- Mission Bay, San Diego, Saturday, August 17, 2PM-4pm (stay for the bonfire and fireworks)
- Add your city here!
Southeast
- Santa Rosa County Wiknic, Saturday, June 29
- NC Triangle Wiknic, Research Triangle Park, Tuesday, August 6
- ENC Wiknic, Greenville, NC, Thursday, September 5
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- Add your city here!
The rest of the world
- Add your city here!
History and development
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The first national Wiknic was held in June 2011, and 16 cities took part with Wiknics large and small. The Wiknic concept was modeled on the Wikipedia 10 celebrations and on the past success of Wiknics in New York City, and has inspired other large-scale coordinated events like Wikipedia Loves Libraries and Wiki Loves Monuments in the United States.
2023
List of 2023 Wiknics |
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2020
2020 Great Virtual Wiknic |
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The 2020 Great American Wiknic was held Sunday, August 16, 2020, with local groups contributing to a common live video session for attendees. With grassroots organizing help from local Wikipedia:Meetup groups and the Wikimedians Active in Local Regions of the United States (WALRUS) committee... For the live video session, we plan to include various segments:
We will be ordered sequentially:
Please watch this page for future updates and for the video link. If you would like to get further involved, ask questions or give your optional RSVP on the Wiknic discussion page. |
2019
List of 2019 Wiknics |
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2018
List of 2018 Wiknics |
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2017
List of 2017 Wiknics |
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2016
List of 2016 Wiknics |
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2015
List of 2015 Wiknics |
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2014
List of 2014 Wiknics |
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The 2014 Great American Wiknic was held on July 6th (and nearby dates).
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2013
List of 2013 Wiknics |
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The 2013 Great American Wiknic was held on Sat, June 22 (and nearby dates).
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2012
2011
List of 2011 Wiknics |
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 With grassroots organizing help from local Wikipedia:Meetup groups and the Wikimedians Active in Local Regions of the United States (WALRUS) committee, 16 Wiknic events were held throughout the United States around June 25, 2011:
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External links
Media related to Wiknic at Wikimedia Commons
