Wikipedia:Wiknic

The Great North American Wiknic is the annual "picnic anyone can edit" being held across Summer 2024, and coming back in person across the continent!

The Great Colorado Wiknic on Sunday, August 7, 2016

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!

Great North American Wiknic picnic meetups by region (2024)

The 2024 Great North American Wiknic will be 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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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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The rest of the world

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History and development

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

Northeast New York City Wiknic, Governors Island, Sunday August 27 Washington, DC, Wiknic, Rock Creek Park Picnic Area, Grove #9, Sunday August 27, 3-5:30pm Midwest Indianapolis Wiknic, Indiana State Fair, Sunday July 30 West San Diego Wiknic, Vacation Isle, Sunday August 6 Seattle Wiknic, Saturday, August 5, 2023, at 12pm to 3pm, in the Washington Park Arboretum Salt Lake City Wiknic, Salt Lake City Public Library, Sunday August 27, 12pm to 2pm' Southeast Greenville, NC, Wiknic, The Rotary Club Building and Grounds, Sunday August 27, 1-3:00pm

2020

2020 Great Virtual Wiknic

Great American Wiknic virtual edition 2020 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: Community history of the Great American Wiknic Featuring artist-Wikimedian Sara Clugage's "Picnics: An Outside History" for a cultural exploration of picnicking, knowledge and society Food and cooking demonstrations, share your own local specialties Introduction to regional Wikimedia chapters and usergroups Breakout sessions for different regions and cities Call in from from a local park or natural site and share it on the video stream Pub-style quiz We will be ordered sequentially: 1st hour: National livestream via Streamyard / YouTube / social media (3-4pm Eastern, 12-1pm Pacific) 2nd hour: Regional breakout rooms via Zoom / Wikimedia Meet, etc. (4-5pm Eastern, 1-2pm Pacific) New York City / Mid-Atlantic by Wikimedia NYC (Zoom link for NYC), local co-hosts: User:Pharos & User:Wil540 art Boston / New England (Zoom link for Boston), from Phoebe Southeast Midwest (Zoom link for Midwest), local host: User:L235 West (Zoom link for West) by Cascadia Wikimedians, local host: Peaceray 3rd hour and beyond: Text chat channel via IRC or similar (5-6pm Eastern, 2-3pm Pacific) 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
Northeast New York City Wiknic, Roosevelt Island, Sunday July 14 Midwest Chicago Wiknic, Chicago, Illinois, Thursday, August 8 West Colorado Wiknic, Arvada, Sunday July 14 San Diego Wiknic, La Jolla Shores, Sunday September 1 Seattle Wiknic, Washington Park Arboretum, Saturday, August 24 Southeast Atlanta Wiknic, Atlanta, Sunday August 4

2018

List of 2018 Wiknics

Northeast New York City – Prospect Park (Brooklyn), Sunday July 29, 2018 West Eighth Annual Colorado Wiknic - Arvada, noon to 4:00 pm MDT, July 15, 2018 San Diego - Shelter Island, 3 PM to 10 PM, 25 August 2018 Seattle - Washington Park Arboretum, noon to 3pm, 25 August 2018 Los Angeles - Pan Pacific Park, 11:00-4:00, 30 September 2018 Southeast Atlanta - Tribble Mill Park, Lawrenceville, GA, Sunday, August 26, 2018, 11 AM - 2 PM EST Tampa - Arthenia L. Joyner Library (Indoor Wiknic), Saturday, August 25, 2018, 12-3 PM EST

2017

List of 2017 Wiknics

Northeast New York City – Governors Island, Sunday July 9, 2017 Greater Boston - JFK Park in Cambridge (near Harvard Square), Sunday July 16, 2017 Midwest Columbus, Ohio - Ohio State University, Sunday July 9, 2017 West Colorado – Seventh Annual Colorado Wiknic – Arvada, Colorado, noon to 4 pm, Sunday, June 25, 2017. Los Angeles – Pan-Pacific Park, ~9:30 AM to ~4 PM, Saturday, July 15, 2017 San Diego – Mission Bay, 1 PM to 4 PM, 30 July 2017

2016

List of 2016 Wiknics

Northeast New York City Wiknic 2016 – Central Park, July 10, 2016. Boston-area Wiknic 2016 – Boston Common, July 16, 2016. Philadelphia-area Wiknic 2016 – Penn Park, July 30, 2016. Midwest Great Buckeye Wiknic 2016 (Ohio) – Fred Beekman Park in Columbus, July 10, 2016. St. Louis Wiknic 2016 – Laumeier Sculpture Park, July 10, 2016. Chicago Wiknic 2016 - Maggie Daley Park July 23, 2016. West The 2016 Seattle Wiknic will be on Saturday, July 16, 2016, 12pm to 3pm. The Great Colorado Wiknic 2016 – Arvada, Colorado, noon to 4 pm, Sunday, August 7, 2016. The San Diego, California Wiknic will be on Saturday, July 9, 2016, 4 PM to 7 PM at Fanuel St Park on the Mission Bay side of Pacific Beach. Potluck. Bring a smile and food to share. Contact Swedam. The Wasatch Front Wiknic 2016 (Utah) on August 20 at Penny Ann's Cafe at 10am. Contact 日本にっぽん穣みのる with any questions. Southeast Atlanta Wiknic 2016, Saturday July 9, 2016, Blackburn Park, 11 am - 3 pm. South Florida Wiknic (bumped to 2017, but signups open now) The rest of the world Mexico Guadalajara On July 17th at the Colomos Park India Church Street Social, Banglore, India: July 21st 7:00pm - Zomato Link for location

2015

List of 2015 Wiknics

Northeast Buffalo Wiknic – Delaware Park, Buffalo, July 26, 2015 New York City WikNYC – Prospect Park (Brooklyn), USA, August 2, 2015 Frederick, Maryland – Sunday, August 2, 2015 Washington, D.C. – Sunday, August 16, 2015 West and Southwest The Great Colorado Wiknic 2015 – Arvada, Colorado, July 5, 2015 Portland, Oregon, date and location TBD Seattle Wiknic 2015 – Seattle, Washington, July 5, 2015 Los Angeles, California 2015, our 5th annual Wiknic will be held on Saturday July 11th at Pan-Pacific Park Southeast Atlanta Wiknic 2015 - Atlanta, Georgia, July 11, 2015 Lexington, KY Wiknic - July 25, 2015 Fort Lauderdale, FL Wiknic 2015 - Exact location TBD July 25, 2015

2014

Main page: Wikipedia:Wiknic/2014

List of 2014 Wiknics

The 2014 Great American Wiknic was held on July 6th (and nearby dates). Northeast Cape Cod Wiknic and Photography Blitz, Massachusetts: Saturday, August 23 New York City, New York: Sunday, July 6, 2014 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Saturday, July 5, 12pm - 3pm Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Saturday, July 5, 11am - 2pm Mid-Atlantic Frederick, Maryland Sunday, July 6th 2014 Washington, DC at Meridian Hill Park – Sunday, July 13 Midwest Ann Arbor, Michigan - Sunday, July 6th, 3pm - 7pm Chicago, Illinois - Saturday, July 12th, Time 11am - 3:30pm Evansville, Indiana - (Evansville/Bloomington meetup) - Date TBD St. Paul, Minnesota - Sunday, July 6th, noon - 4pm St. Louis, Missouri - Sunday, July 6th, 10:00am - West and Southwest Arvada, Colorado (between Denver and Boulder): Sunday, July 6, 2014 Los Angeles, California: Sunday, July 6, 2014 Portland, Oregon San Francisco, California: Sunday, July 6, 2014 Seattle, Washington: currently planned for Sunday, July 6, 12pm to 3pm Las Vegas, Nevada: Sunday, July 6, 12pm to 3pm Southeast Atlanta, Georgia Sunday, July 6th 2014 Miami, Florida area proposed ideas under discussion: Valrico, Florida. Lithia Ridge park Sunday July 6th 2014 Murfeesboro TN, Henery Horton State Park, Wednesday July 9th 2014! The rest of the world Eindhoven, Netherlands - Sunday, July 6th, 13:00 (15 minutes walk from railway station at coordinates 51.455585°N 5.488054°E / 51.455585; 5.488054)

2013

Main page: Wikipedia:Wiknic/2013

List of 2013 Wiknics

The 2013 Great American Wiknic was held on Sat, June 22 (and nearby dates). Northeast Maine Wiknic - Augusta, Maine (June 22) Boston Wiknic - Boston, Massachusetts (June 22) NYC Wiknic - Brooklyn, New York (June 22) Mid-Atlantic Philadelphia Wiknic - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (June 22) Pittsburgh Wiknic - Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (June 22) Washington College Wiknic - Chestertown, Maryland (June 22) Frederick Wiknic - Frederick, Maryland (June 22) DC Wiknic - Washington, DC (June 23) Possible event: Richmond, Virginia - Maymont Park (June 23) Midwest Southern Indiana Wiknic - Bloomington, Indiana (June 15) Minnesota Wiknic - Minnehaha Park, Minneapolis, Minnesota (June 22) Chicago Wiknic - Chicago, Illinois (June 22) St. Louis, Missouri - June 22, 10:30am - Turtle Playground in Forest Park + stroll through the Saint Louis Zoo. Metro Detroit Wiknic - Detroit, Michigan (June 22) Any wiki variety invited, we can wiki with the wikipedians :-) Cincinnati, Ohio - June 22, 11:30am - Phyllis W. Smale Riverfront Park. Possible event: Downtown Muskegon, Michigan : June 22 - Heritage Landing - Near playground Possible event: Marquette,Michigan, : June 22 - Harlow Park - Wikipedia:Meetup/Marquette/Wiknic Possible event: Lansing, Michigan : June 22 - Patriarch Park - Wikipedia:Meetup/Lansing/Wiknic Possible event: Wichita, Kansas : June 22 - Riverside Park- Wikipedia:Meetup/Wichita/Wiknic West and Southwest University of New Mexico, Albuquerque : June 22 - Duck Pond - Wikipedia:Meetup/Wiknic Colorado Wiknic - Arvada, Colorado (June 22) LA Wiknic - Los Angeles, California (June 22) Portland Wiknic - Portland, Oregon (June 22) Seattle Wiknic - Seattle, Washington (June 22) Bay Area Wiknic Oakland, California (June 23) San Diego County Wiknic Poway Park, California (June22) Morada/Stockton/Sacramento, California Wiknic: June 22 - 9733 Ruff Avenue 95212 (Front Yard Only) Possible event: Tucson, Arizona: TBD Southeast Possible event: Central Florida Wiknic - Clear Lake Park(2301 29th St, Orlando, FL 32805) (June 22) Atlanta Wiknic - Atlanta, Georgia (June 22) North Florida Wiknic - Gainesville, Florida (June 22) South Florida Wiknic - Pompano Beach, Florida (June 22) Possible event: Tuscaloosa Wiknic - Tuscaloosa, Alabama (June 22) Possible event: Knoxville Wiknic - Knoxville, Tennessee (June 22) (Mellow Mushroom) Texas Austin Wiknic - Austin, Texas (June 23) (Zilker Park/Barton Springs Pool) Possible event: Houston Wiknic: TBD Possible event San Antonio : June 22 - San Pedro Park

2012

List of 2012 Wiknics

The 2012 Great American Wiknic was held on June 23 (and nearby dates), by a happy coincidence also Alan Turing's Centennial. Northeast Albany, New York: date: June 23 – Wikipedia:Meetup/Albany-Capital Region Boston, Massachusetts: location: Boston Common date: June 23 – Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston/Wiknic/2012 New York, New York: date: July 7 – Governors Island, accessed by free ferries from Manhattan (from the Battery Maritime Building in the Financial District; half-hourly on weekends) and Brooklyn – Wikipedia:Wiki World's Fair Mid-Atlantic Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: date: June 23 – place: Schenley Park – info: Wikipedia:Meetup/Pittsburgh Washington, DC: date: June 24 – Dupont Circle – Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Wiknic/2012 Frederick, MD: date: June 23 – Baker Park – Wikipedia:Meetup/Frederick/Wiknic/2012 Midwest Evansville: 30 June – West Branch Library – WP:Meetup/Evansville/Wiknic/2012 St. Louis, Forest Park, date: June 23 – Wikipedia:Meetup/St. Louis Cincinnati, Smale Riverfront Park: User:DaveMenninger: Wikipedia:Meetup/Cincinnati Chicago, Washington Square Park: Wikipedia:Meetup/Chicago 6 Wichita, Central Riverside Park: Wikipedia:Meetup/Wichita Minneapolis, Minnehaha Park, 7 July: WT:Meetup/Minnesota South University of Arkansas, Fayetteville date: June 22 – Wikipedia:Meetup/Northwest Arkansas Atlanta: Piedmont Park date: June 30 – Wikipedia:Meetup/Atlanta/Atlanta 3 Wikipedia:Meetup/Houston, date June 23 Wikipedia:Meetup/North Florida, date June 23 Miami, Florida: Biscayne National Park, June 23 - Wikipedia:Meetup/Miami/Wiknic/2012 West Boulder, Colorado – Wikipedia:Meetup/Boulder/June 2012 San Francisco, California: Golden Gate Park date: June 23 – Wikipedia:Meetup/San Francisco/Wiknic/2012 Los Angeles, California: Pan-Pacific Park – Wikipedia:Meetup/LA/6 Oahu, Hawaii: Kailua Beach Park – see Wikipedia:Meetup/Oahu/1 Portland, Oregon: Willamette Park – see Wikipedia:Meetup/Portland/Wiknic Seattle, Washington: Golden Gardens Park in Ballard date: June 24 – Wikipedia:Meetup/seattlewp/wiknic2012

2011

List of 2011 Wiknics

Map of U.S. urban areas with local events scheduled for the 2011 Great American Wiknic. 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: Northeast Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Common – Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston New York, New York: Central Park – Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wiknic Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Azalea Garden behind the Philadelphia Museum of Art – Wikipedia:WikiProject Philadelphia/Wiknic Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Schenley Park – Wikipedia:Meetup/Pittsburgh Midwest Chicago, Illinois: Wrigley Square, Millennium Park – Wikipedia:Meetup/Chicago 4 Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Campus, as a part of the Detroit Windsor International Film Festival Tech Fair – Wikipedia:Meetup/Detroit Minneapolis, Minnesota: Minnehaha Park – Wikipedia:Meetup/Minnesota St. Louis, Missouri: Forest Park – Wikipedia:Meetup/St. Louis Nashville, Tennessee: Centennial Park – Wikipedia:Meetup/Nashville 2 Washington, D.C.: Marine Corps War Memorial (Iwo Jima) Park (Arlington, Virginia) – Wikipedia:Meetup/DC 19 West Denver, Colorado: DNote Tavern, Arvada – Wikipedia:Meetup/Denver Los Angeles, California: Pan-Pacific Park – Wikipedia:Meetup/LA/4 Phoenix, Arizona: Scottsdale Civic Center Mall – Wikipedia:Meetup/Phoenix 2 Portland, Oregon – Wikipedia:Meetup/Portland/Wiknic Salt Lake City, Utah – Wikipedia:Meetup/Utah#Summer 2011 San Francisco, California: Golden Gate Park – Wikipedia:Meetup/San Francisco/Wiknic Seattle, Washington – Wikipedia:Meetup/Seattle7 Press coverage of 2011 events: The Washington Post, on the morning of the event (Saturday, June 25, 2011), published an article on the Washington, D.C. Wiknic, titled "A Wiki-Picnic for online encyclopedia editors". LA Weekly (June 27, 2011): Wikipedia Live! The Great American Wiknic Comes to L.A.

External links

• Media related to Wiknic at Wikimedia Commons