World Postcard Day 2024 Wrap-up

That’s a wrap on World Postcard Day!

Between September 29 and October 5, over 18,000 geocachers attended Events around the world to celebrate postcards and geocaching! Attended logs and postcards are still rolling in, but here are a few of our favorite postcard-worthy moments so far.

Geocachers gathered far and wide to talk all things postcard:
GCAY510 in Missouri. Image by javthrowr.
GCAXM8Z in Tokyo. Image by kojy.
GCAY0D3 in Greece. Image by Mibig1.

 

GCAX8RM in Indiana. Image by go-purdue.
GCAX5Q1 in Virginia. Image by JPWAVE.
GCAY4FW in France. Image by PetitChat60.
GCAX9BC in London. Image by MuzzaDazzler.
Some even gathered at postcard-worthy locations:
GCAXWD0 in England. Images by BouncingTiger.
GCAX5F7 in Germany. Image by pinga42.
Event hosts were extra creative with their decorations, activities, and SWAG:
GCAXWBG in Washington. Image by LifeIsGuud.
GCAXW5T in Luxembourg. Image by mOlier57.
GCAXZ8K in California. Image by Pengwinldy.
GCAXWXP in Australia. Image by isopeda.
GCAX66Y in New South Wales. Image by red_ear_slider.
GCAX5Y6 in Germany. Image by MarieNKäfer_ToKa91.
GCAY0WY in Germany. Image by Peru555.
GCAXMGB in France. Image by Team Glandouillage.
The logbooks were incredibly creative, too:
GCAXYRB in Alberta, Canada. Image by Iamgrateful.
GCAXVG1 in Ireland. Image by Lustiger Koala.
GCAX3KF in New South Wales. Image by beautifulsky13.

 

GCAX82G in the Netherlands. Image by nwpvr.
GCAXEN8 in Poland. Image by Pidgor-Team.
GCAXKVW in Hungary. Image by Tilia2021.
And, of course, there were lots and lots of postcards sent:
GCAX6DB in Spain. Image by jorgepinan.
GCAY4AT in Poland. Image by bezsenna.
GCAXXQN in Southern England. Image by little-leggs.
GCAXJC4 in Taiwan. Image by CharityChen.
GCAX7AN in Germany. Image by broiler.
GCAXX7N in Japan. Image by sui_30.
Some geocachers celebrated the day by sending postcards to their community volunteer reviewers:
Image by Ice and Wind.
Images by Ice and wind.
Even Signal the Frog® received some mail:
Signal with all the postcards that arrived at HQ!

Over 18,000 geocachers earned the World Postcard Day 2024 souvenir, with many sending postcards to friends, family, and even us at HQ!

Thank you to everybody who shared the joy of this day through photos or postcards. A special thanks to the Postcrossing team for giving us a wonderful reason to celebrate!

How did you celebrate World Postcard Day? Tell us in the comments below!

Nikki is a Community Manager at Geocaching HQ. Her specialties include making cheesy puns, talking endlessly about coffee, and being the only Californian who enjoys rain. She is passionate about geocaching and loves that it brings communities together.