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/ Geocaching HQ

2020 Geocaching HQ souvenir moments

Two whole decades of geocaching?! Wow, time sure does fly when you’re having fun. The announcement of the 2020 Anniversary Celebration is only just the beginning! There are already over 20 opportunities to earn new souvenirs next year, with the first opportunity on January 1, 2020!

Additionally, we will run several souvenir challenges in the coming year (similar to Cache Carnival and Mystery at the Museum) that we’re not quite ready to announce yet. We also have a few more special surprises up our sleeves for celebrating the 20th anniversary of geocaching, too. So, make sure to follow the Geocaching blog, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and newsletter (sign up here) for more information as we roll out those geo-moments.

So what’s in store for 2020? Continue reading to find out!

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/ Chris

Celebrate 20 years of geocaching at Community Celebration Events

This post has been updated to reflect changes that were made in response to the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Geocaching HQ wants to allow flexibility for hosts to schedule their Community Celebration Events, since this is a unique Event type. Event hosts will be allowed to host these events until December 31, 2022.

Geocaching is what you’ve made it. Entering into the 20th year of geocaching, we want to celebrate what’s most important: this community-driven game!

Beginning today, eligible geocachers can apply to host Community Celebration Events in 2020-2022. These events will enable cachers around the world to commemorate the 20th anniversary of geocaching with a new icon and souvenir.

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/ Sarah

Out with the old, in with these two new souvenirs!

Geocachers accomplished a lot in 2019! We celebrated cache creation with a worldwide Cache Carnival, we found lots of new Virtual Caches thanks to Virtual Rewards 2.0, we became master sleuths and collected clues to solve the Mystery at the Museum, and we Streaked for a whole Week at the end of August!

The year is not over yet, and we’ve got much more geocaching excitement in store for 2020! Get ready geocachers, because the 20th anniversary of geocaching is just the start.

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/ Brigitte

And the GIFF 2019 Award winners are…

16 films became finalists in the 2019 Geocaching International Film Festival. The votes have been counted and we are excited to present this year’s film festival awards, The Signal Award and the People’s Choice Award. 

First, The Signal Award, selected by a panel of Community Volunteer Reviewers from around the world. The Signal Award winner was chosen for its overall excellence as a geocaching short film. The judges considered production quality, content, creativity, and contribution to the global geocaching community. 

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