Run your own event

Richard Nevell, speaker and co-organiser of the Wikimedia in Education Summit. CC BY-SA 2.0

If you’re interested in running your own Wikimedia event, whether it be an Editathon, Meetup, or something else entirely, then we’d be happy to help.

We may be able to provide a trainer, or support the event through a project grant. If you have any questions, please contact us.

You may also find the following information useful, from the Outreach Dashboard:

All events adhere to the Wikimedia Universal Code of Conduct and the Wikimedia UK Safe Space policy.

Events

wmukevents

14th Oct 2025	Ada Lovelace Day, meetup 96, University of Edinburgh Main Library, Room 1.08 on 1st floor, 30 George Square, Edinburgh. 13:45 - 17:00, in-person only, booking required.
14th Oct 2025	Online Introduction to Wikipedia Editing. Join us to learn how you can contribute to Wikipedia. Book your place here, 6pm - 8pm.
20th Oct 2025	Black History Month editathon, 6pm-8pm, Lambeth Archives, Brixton London, SW2 1ET.
26th Oct 2025	Black women of Hackney Edit-a-thon #5, 1.15pm - 4pm at the Hackney Archives
27th Oct 2025	Brixton meetup #11, 6pm-8pm, Brixton Library, London, SW2 1JQ.
31st Oct 2025	University of Edinburgh Women in Red Hallowe'en - meetup 97 - 1-5pm - hybrid. Main Library (Room 1.07 on 1st floor, 30 George Square, Edinburgh). Book your place here.
15th Nov 2025	Wikimedia UK Online Community Celebration - 11am- 1pm. Online. Book your place here
20th Nov 2025	WMUK Sandbox Sessions - open to all - Wikisource Transcribe-a-thon with Dr Martin Poulter 18:00 - 20:00. Another in our series of volunteer-led events about different areas of the Wiki-verse, supported by Wikimedia UK.
28th Nov 2025	Golygathon Wici-Fflics / Wici-Fflics Edit-a-thon, The National Library of Wales, Ceredigion, 1pm-4pm.
10th Dec 2025	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!

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Past events

Trust and safety

Wikimedia UK believes that all interactions with the Wikimedia projects should be free of harassment, abuse, discrimination and other forms of unwelcome behaviour.

Universal Code of Conduct