Wikipedia:Wikipedia Day/United States

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Wikipedia Day is the birthday party for everyone's favorite free encyclopedia, commemorating the launch of this improbable experiment in 2001. Celebrations for Wikipedia Day 16 will be held in cities across the United States (and around the world) on or near Sunday, January 15, 2017.

Because as great as Wikipedia 10 was, a decade of Wikipedia just isn't enough. We're aiming for the centuries, folks!

The advantages of the Wikipedia Day model:

easy to organize, even for old Wikipedians
welcoming to everyone, even for new Wikipedians and Wikipedian-wannabes
tantalizing opportunities for nerdy cakes and cupcakes
also, it's fun!

In short, Wikipedia Day can be a great easy-in to real life Wikipedia culture, and lead to greater wiki-community and outreach in your corner of the country!

Cities and venues

With grassroots organizing help from local Wikipedia:Meetup groups and the Wikimedians Active in Local Regions of the United States (WALRUS) committee...

Northeast

Boston @ MIT – Saturday, January 14, 2017
New York City – Sunday, January 15, 2017

Midwest

Columbus, Ohio – Wednesday, January 18, 2017

South

West

Los Angeles – Saturday, February 18, 2017
San Francisco – Sunday, January 15, 2017
Seattle – Sunday, January 15, 2017