{"id":145340,"date":"2025-01-28T07:00:12","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T15:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/?p=145340"},"modified":"2025-12-29T15:47:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T23:47:07","slug":"introducing-2025-cache-hiding-themes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/2025\/01\/introducing-2025-cache-hiding-themes\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing 2025 Cache Hiding Themes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 2025, we\u2019re celebrating a major milestone\u201425 years of geocaching! To mark this special anniversary, we\u2019re introducing a new hiding theme per quarter to celebrate geocaches published in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>We aim to inspire geocachers to hide (and find!) caches that showcase the creativity, innovation, and sense of adventure that make geocaching special.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>The 2025 themes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/2025\/02\/the-first-2025-hiding-theme-frogs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Frogs \ud83d\udc38<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nJanuary 28 &#8211; March 5, 2025<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/the-second-2025-hiding-theme-back-to-nature\/\">Back to Nature<\/a> \ud83c\udf32\ud83c\udf43<\/strong><br \/>\nMarch 26 &#8211; June 5, 2025<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/the-third-2025-hiding-theme-hidden-gems-%F0%9F%92%8E\/\">Hidden Gems<\/a> \ud83d\uddfa\ufe0f \ud83d\udc8e<\/strong><br \/>\nJune 25 &#8211; September 5, 2025<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/2025\/10\/the-fourth-2025-hiding-theme-blast-from-the-past-%E2%8F%B3%E2%8F%AA%F0%9F%8E%89\/\">Blast from the Past<\/a> \ud83d\udcda\ud83d\udcfa (25 Years of Geocaching) \ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f<\/strong><br \/>\nOctober 1 &#8211; December 5, 2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How it works:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Themes are open to interpretation, so let your creativity shine! Be sure to follow the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/play\/guidelines\">geocache hiding guidelines<\/a>. Every three months, we\u2019ll feature geocaches from that quarter\u2019s theme on the Geocaching Blog and social media.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/2025\/02\/the-first-2025-hiding-theme-frogs\/\"><strong>The first theme:<\/strong> Frogs \ud83d\udc38<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ways to participate:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hide a frog-themed geocache between January 28 and March 5, 2025. Nominate your cache by <a href=\"https:\/\/podio.com\/webforms\/30098703\/2514730\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">completing this form.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Find a frog-themed geocache between January 28 and March 5, 2025. Nominate the cache you found by <a href=\"https:\/\/podio.com\/webforms\/30098703\/2514730\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">completing this form.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Share on Instagram: Post photos and tag<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/geocaching\/\"> @geocaching<\/a>. Use the hashtag #GeoHT25 for a chance to be featured on our Instagram Stories.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Want inspiration? Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/2024\/01\/cache-hiding-themes-2024\/\">2024\u2019s Cache Hiding themes.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We can\u2019t wait to see the creative caches you share this year!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2025, we\u2019re celebrating a major milestone\u201425 years of geocaching! To mark this special anniversary, we\u2019re introducing a new hiding theme per quarter to celebrate geocaches published in 2025. 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