{"id":111953,"date":"2023-02-07T07:04:59","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T15:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/?p=111953"},"modified":"2023-02-21T09:40:55","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T17:40:55","slug":"mark-your-calendars-for-mega-and-giga-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/2023\/02\/mark-your-calendars-for-mega-and-giga-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark your calendars for Mega- and Giga-Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Things are heating up in the world of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/plan\/lists\/BM21VBT?sort=placeddate&amp;sortOrder=asc&amp;skip=0&amp;take=10\">Mega- and Giga-Events<\/a>. Just this past weekend, the first Mega-Event of 2023 took place in Yuma, Arizona with over 350 Attended logs. Mega- and Giga-Events are gatherings of hundreds or thousands (Giga-Events) of geocachers where you can share geocaching tips and stories, make new friends, and take part in all kinds of geocaching fun.<!--more--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_111959\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-111959\" style=\"width: 512px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-111959\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/project-gluck.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d3mo08i005h0zn.cloudfront.net\/blog\/uploads\/2023\/01\/project-gluck.jpeg 512w, https:\/\/d3mo08i005h0zn.cloudfront.net\/blog\/uploads\/2023\/01\/project-gluck-300x225.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-111959\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cachers at the Project Gl\u00fcck Auf 2022 Mega-Event. Image by Nils.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The schedules and activities of these gatherings vary from Event to Event, but if you\u2019re passionate about geocaching, you\u2019re sure to have a good time. Examples of the types of activities you can expect are meetings to discover, drop, and retrieve trackables, workshops where you can learn about creating special types of geocaches, or entertainment like live music.<\/p>\n<p>Organizers of these Events put a lot of effort into making these memorable and enjoyable experiences, creating special Adventures and hiding caches near the Event location. Many Events also have special themes. For example, this year there are two different viking-themed Mega-Events in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/geocache\/GC8V1K1\">Germany<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/coord.info\/GC9QJWV\">Norway<\/a>, an astronomy-themed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/geocache\/GC9ZHWN\">Mega-Event in Czechia<\/a>, and a New Jersey-themed <a href=\"https:\/\/coord.info\/GC9X6QF\">Mega-Event in the US<\/a> just to name a few.<\/p>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/plan\/lists\/BM21VBT?sort=placeddate&amp;sortOrder=asc&amp;skip=0&amp;take=10\">this List<\/a> created by Geocaching HQ to see all the upcoming Mega- and Giga-Events. Which Event will you attend?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Things are heating up in the world of Mega- and Giga-Events. Just this past weekend, the first Mega-Event of 2023 took place in Yuma, Arizona with over 350 Attended logs. 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