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 🫣
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.
In 2025, we celebrated a major milestone—25 years of geocaching! To mark this special anniversary, we introduced a new hiding theme per quarter to celebrate geocaches published in 2025. Every three months, we featured geocaches from that quarter’s theme on the Geocaching Blog and social media.
For our fourth and final hiding theme of the year, each nomination helped us revisit memorable moments in geocaching. We struck retro gold with your ‘blast’tastic nominations and discovered caches that could make a highlight reel titled “geocaching’s greatest hits.”
In 2025, we’re celebrating a major milestone—25 years of geocaching! To mark this special anniversary, we introduced a new hiding theme per quarter to celebrate geocaches published in 2025. Every three months, we feature geocaches from the previous quarter’s theme on the Geocaching Blog and social media.
Our third theme, hidden gems, was a shining success! We loved seeing all the ways you, the community, interpreted the theme. All nominations were polished to perfection, and we are excited to keep the spirit going by sharing some inspiration for the last hiding theme.
The fourth theme: Blast from the past ⏳⏪🎉 (25 Years of Geocaching)
Geocaching is celebrating 25 years this year! Over the last two and a half decades, we’ve made some great memories. Now, we’re asking you to get sentimental and hide some nostalgic geocaches that celebrate the past.
In 2025, we’re celebrating a major milestone—25 years of geocaching! To mark this special anniversary, we’re introducing a new hiding theme per quarter to celebrate geocaches published in 2025. Every three months, we’ll feature geocaches from that quarter’s theme on the Geocaching Blog and social media.
For our third hiding theme, hidden gems, each nomination was ‘gem’credible’! We didn’t have to dig very deep; your nominations uncovered some of the brightest on-theme caches.
