CELEBRATE 25: Weekend Wrap-up CARW2025 Community Celebration Event

CELEBRATE 25: Weekend Wrap-up CARW2025

• Where: Uncle Glenn’s Eatery & Sports Pub 7666 156 St NW
• When: March 2, 2025 from 3-6pm
• Why: It's time to CELEBRATE our weekend of caching!

Wrap up your CARW2025 initial weekend adventures with the Finders’ Wrap-up as we Celebrate 25! This afternoon gathering is your chance to swap stories of epic finds, share the triumphs and challenges of the hunt, and hear about the most talked about caches that you may still need to find before the voting closes!

Join your fellow geocachers to relive the highlights of the weekend and learn more about standout hides. Whether your’s a power cacher or a leisurely adventurer, this event is the perfect way to reflect on a weekend of celebrating this fun hobby we all love so much. 

AWARDS VOTING FORM IS NOW LIVE - https://forms.gle/eq2qWzBdx2gKMvUd8

Please be sure to cast your votes for your favourite CARW caches this year. Voting will close at 6:00pm on Saturday, March 8.

ABOUT CARW2025

Welcome to CARW2025! Join us from February 27 to March 9, 2025, as we celebrate 25 years of geocaching with themed events, creative caches, and community gatherings in the greater Edmonton area. Many have been awarded Community Celebration Events (CCEs) this year, so let’s get out there and enjoy them!

CARW (Cache and Release Winter) is Northern Alberta’s premier geocaching celebration and ranks among Canada’s longest-running geocaching events. Now in its 19th year, CARW2025 continues its tradition of emphasizing quality caching experiences for geocachers of all skill levels. This year’s theme is Celebrate 25, commemorating the 25th anniversary of geocaching, adding an extra layer of excitement to the celebrations.

For more details, please visit the dedicated CARW website: https://carw.ca/

CARW2025 EVENTS

CARW2025 kicks off with cache publications starting at 6:00pm on February 27, setting the stage for days filled with geocaching adventures, puzzle-solving events and other community gatherings. (bookmark list here)

• Thursday, February 20, 2025 Cache submission deadline.
• LOCATION: 25km radius from N 53 27.598 W113 36.936.
• Theme: Celebrate 25!
• Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 6:00pm – Cache Publication Time!
• Thursday, February 27, 2025 – Kick-off Event 6:00pm – 8:00pm BP’s Mayfield.  GCAYND8
• Friday, February 28, 2025 – Puzzle Solving Event 6:00pm – 8:00pm Stanley A Milner Library. GCAVZ50
• Saturday, March 1, 2025 at 9:00am – Cache finding begins.  Caches found before this will not count for any stats purposes.
• Sunday, March 2, 2025 – Finders’ Wrap-up Event 3:00pm – 6:00pm Uncle Glenn’s Eatery. GCAW114 - THIS EVENT
• Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 6:00pm – online voting closes (https://forms.gle/eq2qWzBdx2gKMvUd8) Vote Here!
• Sunday, March 9, 2025 – Hiders’ Wrap-up Event 2:00pm – 4:00pm  Laurier Heights Community League.  GCAVZA4

Community Satellite Events!  Note: some of the events below may be outside of the CARW2025 radius

• Friday, February 28, 2025 – Camrose Puzzle Solving Event 12:00pm – 1:00pm GCAYZHB

• Saturday, March 1, 2025 - CAKE BREAK 12:00pm - 2:00pm GCAYQEB

• Saturday, March 1, 2025 - Tales and Tiny Donuts 6:30pm - 7:30pm GCB2T8G

• Sunday, March 2, 2025 - CELEBRATE 25: Coffee, Bacon and Eggs 8:30am - 9:00am GCB3B9T

• Friday, March 7, 2025 - THE CROG - Celebrate half of Hip2Hip's 65th birthday! 6:00pm - 7:00pm GCB30YF

• Friday, March 7, 2025 - Boardgame and Release Winter - 2025 6:30pm - 7:00pm GCB3EAJ