New collections of Treasures are coming soon! Geocachers can look forward to two new collections in February and two new collections in March. These are the themes and criteria for the collections we will release in February and March:
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The first 2026 hiding theme—hidden in plain sight: urban edition 🫣
The first hiding theme of 2026 is hidden in plain sight: urban edition. This theme covers clever, camouflaged geocaches that blend into everyday urban surroundings.
Each quarter, we will introduce a new hiding theme to celebrate geocaches published in 2026. We will also feature geocaches from each theme on the Geocaching Blog and social media.
Our first theme is hidden in plain sight: urban edition 🫣
New milestone souvenirs and collection for Treasures!
If you looked at the souvenirs page in the Geocaching app and website recently, you may have noticed something new: Treasures milestone souvenirs!
Geocachers can now earn souvenirs for reaching certain milestones for collecting Treasures and completing Treasures collections. In addition to the new souvenirs, we also released a new Treasures collection, Seashells, to help you on your way to achieving these milestones.
Introducing the 2026 cache hiding themes
As we begin 2026, we invite geocachers to bring their creative energy into the new year. Each hidden geocache creates an adventure and makes each finder an explorer.
Our goal is to inspire geocachers to hide and find caches that showcase creativity, innovation, and the sense of adventure that make geocaching special.
Two new Treasure collections!
Today we’re releasing two new Treasure collections: GIFF gnomes and Celebrating GIFF. These Treasures are inspired by the Geocaching International Film Festival, which takes place November 6-16, 2025. Continue reading →
