Wikimania 2025

Wikimania overview

Organization

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

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

Sandra Aceng (Team Lead)
Carol Maura (Co- Lead)

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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