Wikimania 2025

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Wikimania 2025

Next event

• 2025 (Nairobi, Kenya)

Future events

• 2026 (Paris, France)
• 2027 To be determined

Past years

• Details of past Wikimanias
• 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)

Wikimania organization summaries: Comparative • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2020 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024 • 2025 • 2026 • 2027

Wikimania 2025, will be hosted in Nairobi, Kenya. The 20th Wikimedia conference, which will be both an in-person and virtual event on 06–09 August 2025, will also celebrate Wikimania's 20th anniversary.

Wikimedia Kenya UserGroup in collaboration with EARTHub will host the conference.

This page is kept for historical interest. For up to date information, you can visit the official website.

Expressions of interest

The Wikimania Committee asked interested parties to read the instructions.

Other countries in 2025 that showed interest

• Nairobi, Kenya
• Paris, France

Dates

Wikimania 2025, the 20th edition of this annual event, will happen in the city of Nairobi, Kenya with online/ virtual conference setup on 6th to 9th August 2025 and with pre-conference activities on 5th August.

Core Organizing Team

Overall Coordination (Project Leads)

• Winnie Kabintie
• Antoni Mtavangu

Event and Logistics

• Winnie Kabintie (Team Lead)

Programming

• Alice Kibombo (Team Lead)
• Antoni Mtavangu (Co-Lead)

Partnerships

• Douglas Ssebagala (Lead)
• Bobby Shabangu (Co-lead)

Communication

• Terry Boke (Team Lead)
• Romeo Ronald (Co-Lead)

Scholarship Coordination

• Carol Maura (Co- Lead)

Tech support & Online participation

• Otto Nyongole
• Joris Darlington Quarshie

Conference Theme

Wikimania @20: Inclusivity. Impact. Sustainability.

Inquiries

For further inquiries or suggestions, please write to the Wikimania Committee at wikimaniawikimedia.org

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