Events

Meetings and Events

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The events in the list below may be of interest to Wikimedia UK volunteers and members. The list includes events run by or related to the charity, as well as unconnected Wikimedia or open knowledge events that may be of interest, especially within the UK. You can expect to find Wikimedia UK volunteers at most of these.

If you know of an upcoming event that is not listed, please add it below.

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• Events in Scotland are also listed on the Wikimedia in Scotland page.

Past events

2025

July

• 01 - Wiki Loves Earth continues! The campaign runs until 31st July. Scottish competition here, Wales here, England here, and the all Ireland competition here.
• 13 - Institute of Physics, GR-Amaldi Wikipedia Editathon, University of Glasgow. More information here, if you're interested in attending, please email gr-amaldi@glasgow.ac.uk.
• 25 - University of Edinburgh Women in Red - meetup 94. Book your place here. 1-5pm - hybrid.

August

• 03 - Hackney History Festival - Edit-a-thon. 1.15pm - 4.15pm at the Hackney Archives, London. Book you place here
• 09 - UK Meetup at Wikimania! online and in-person.
• 09 - The Hearts Foundation & Wikimedia UK present another Hearts Women Wikithon! Come and join us to edit more about Women's football.
• 26 - MedievalWiki meetup, August 2025 (online)
• 30 - WMUK Sandbox Sessions - open to all - Using Duplicity: Create Missing Wikidata Items from Wikipedia. The first in a series of volunteer-led events about different areas of the Wiki-verse, supported by Wikimedia UK.

September

• 06 - - WMUK Sandbox Sessions - open to all - How to calmly edit in controversial areas. Another in our series of volunteer-led events about different areas of the Wiki-verse, supported by Wikimedia UK.
• 06 - Hackney History Festival - Forgotten Women of Hackney Edit-a-thon. 1.15 - 4.15pm at the Hackney Archives, London. Book your place here
• 23 - Celtic Knot 2025 (1pm to 4pm). An online gathering for editors working in minority and minoritised languages
• 27 - Edinburgh meetup #23, 11:30am - 2:30pm, Coffee Saints Cafe, Grassmarket.
• 29 - Brixton meetup #9, 6pm-8pm, Brixton Library, London, SW2 1JQ.

October

• 14 - Online Introduction to Wikipedia Editing 6pm - 8pm. Join us to learn how you can contribute to Wikipedia. Book your place here
• 20 - Black History Month editathon, 6pm-8pm, Lambeth Archives, Brixton London, SW2 1ET.
• 26 - Black women of Hackney Edit-a-thon #5 1.15pm - 4pm at the Hackney Archives
• 27 - Brixton meetup #11, 6pm-8pm, Brixton Library, London, SW2 1JQ.

December

• 10 - Wikimedia UK Sandbox Session with Lucy Moore - Wikimedia projects and smell-related content. Open to all - online - 18:00 - 19:30 UTC. Another in our series of volunteer-led events!