Wikimania

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.

Past Wikimanias

Location of Wikimania in different years
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 – – – – –
2019Stockholm,
Sweden		wm20192019 Scholarships
2018Cape Town,
South Africa		wm20182018 Scholarships
2017Montréal,
Canada		wm20172017 Scholarships
2016Esino Lario,
Italy		wm2016Suggestions2016 Bids2016 Budget2016 Scholarships
20152015Mexico City,
Mexico		wm2015Feedback2015 Bids2015 Budget2015 Scholarships
20142014London,
United Kingdom		wm2014Feedback and Brainstorming2014 Bids2014 Budget2014 Scholarships
20132013Hong Kong SAR,
China		wm2013Feedback2013 Bids2013 Budget2013 Scholarships
20122012Washington DC,
USA		wm2012Feedback and Suggestions2012 Bids2012 Budget2012 Scholarships
20112011Haifa,
Israel		wm2011Wikimania 2011 lessons, Feedback and the private wikimaniateam2011 Bids2011 Budget
20102010Gdańsk,
Poland		wm2010Wikimania 2010 lessons (also scholarships survey)2010 Bids
20092009Buenos Aires,
Argentina		wm2009Conclusions2009 Bids
20082008Alexandria,
Egypt		wm2008Comments, Wikimania 2008/Wishlist2008 Bids
20072007Taipei,
Taiwan		wm2007Comments2007 Bids
20062006Boston,
USA		wm2006Comments, Talk2006 Bids
20052005Frankfurt,
Germany		wm2005Improving on Wikimania 20052005 Bids

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

Documentation

See table above, #Past Wikimanias, for feedback from specific conferences.

Discuss general concerns on this page's talk page.

Notes

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