Welcome to my 2025 CCE!
This is the first CCE I have ever been able to host, and I'm going to make sure that you won't want to miss it!
First off, why?
I have loved watching GIFFs ever since I started caching, and in fact some of my earliest memories as a geocacher are sitting down at home with my laptop, watching old GIFF films. I had the pleasure of seeing the GIFF in-person at an event in 2023, and ever since then I've been planning my own GIFF event. I was originally going to host this as a "normal" event, but I persuaded myself to make it a CCE because of another coinciding event in November... my birthday.
I realized that there would be no better use of my CCE than to actually celebrate something, so why not combine two important things that happen in November?
If you still need convincing...
I made sure to post this event as early as I could for one main reason... the more people in attendance, the better. I have thought up more ways to attract people to this event, including hosting a huge raffle with over 100 geocaching items, a unique form of geocaching BINGO to get to know your fellow cachers better, many small setups including a puzzle solving station, and some more top secret event activities. Additionally, I will have a side-presentation on how I got started caching (a question which I get asked quite often) and I will have the original container from the first cache I ever placed at this event. Furthermore, a GIFF-themed mystery cache will most likely publish after this event ends at 4pm. There may also be a GIFF-themed Adventure Lab on-site. By attending this event, you will receive the GIFF 2025 souvenir.
Want to contribute to this event? Feel free to message me from the top of this event page to see if you can help out. Additionally, you can provide a suggestion for this CCE here.
Feel free to bring items to contribute to the raffle - the more the better.
More information on this will come as the event date gets closer. Please log a Will Attend if you plan to be in attendance so correct calculations can be made.
For a more in-depth preview of the event, visit the event website here.
Tentative schedule:
1-2:30pm: unscheduled time for activities such as geocaching BINGO, puzzle solving, and more.
2:30-3:45pm: GIFF screening.
3:45-4:15pm: raffle
4:15-4:30pm: clean-up
Milestones being celebrated at this event:
100: NinjaSquid19
500: Half_Pint109
500: SharkAndDino
700: coolcachew
5,000: McFabulous
6,000: sahan
10,000: Qaz&Kids
Congratulations to everyone celebrating a milestone here! You picked a great event for it.
Community Celebration Events - 2025
This Event is part of a limited release of Community Celebration Events to celebrate 25 years of geocaching. Geocachers hosted events between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025. Learn more about Community Celebration Events on the Geocaching Blog.