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Wikipedia Day
Wikipedia's January birthday celebration
About
[edit]| Wikipedia Day | |
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| Observed by | Wikipedians |
| Significance | Commemoration of the first Wikipedia edit |
| Date | January 15 |
| Frequency | Annual |
Wikipedia Day is an occasion to celebrate Wikipedia's birthday. Every year, on or around January 15, Wikipedia editors and fans organize their own parties in their own communities to discuss Wikipedia and share cake. Typical activities at these events include Wikipedia editors sharing what they did in Wikipedia last year, anyone proposing to share information in Wikipedia in the coming year, Wikipedia training for newcomers, and socializing.
On January 15, 2001, Wikipedia was established and first edited. Coincidentally, also on January 15, 2001, Creative Commons registered their website.[1] Creative Commons developed the free and open copyright system which Wikipedia uses, and Wikipedia is the most enthusiastic community of the free media which Creative Commons promotes. Yet another festive event around this time is Public Domain Day, which celebrates the media entering the public domain due to copyright expirations at the end of the previous year.
Feel free to celebrate Wikipedia Day! Celebrate Creative Commons' birthday too, if you like! Combine Wikipedia Day, Creative Commons Day, and Public Domain Day all in one January celebration of open knowledge and free media.
Host an event
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2011 DC Wiki-
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2024 Seattle Wikipedia day
Anyone can host a Wikipedia Day event! The tradition is to discuss Wikipedia with a group of other people and to have a Birthday cake. You do not need any special permission to host a party. Just do it and have fun.
Wikipedia Day 2026
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This will be the 25th anniversary of English Wikipedia going online. If you would like to host an event, create a WP:Meetup page for your city or organization and then list it here.
- Bay Area Wikipedia Day 2026 in San Francisco
- Chicago Wikipedia Day 2026
- NYC Wikipedia Day 2026
- Pacific Beach, San Diego Wikipedia Day
- Perth meetup 91 (to coincide with the 25th anniversary of Wikipedia)
- Portland (PDX) Wikipedia 25 meetup
- Seattle Wikipedia Day 2026
- Sundance Wikipedia Day 2026 in Park City, Utah, USA
- Wikipedia Day 2026 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
- Wikipedia 25 Virtual Celebration
- Toronto Wikipedia Day 2026
- Wikipedia Day 2026 - BunnyBowl
- Your event — list here
See also
[edit]- Wikipedia:Wikipedia holidays / The Order of the Day
References
[edit]- ^ "creativecommons.org WHOIS Domain Name Lookup - who.is". who.is. Retrieved 2025-02-12.