The purpose of this event is to give cachers an opportunity to get together socially, as well as to work together to solve the various puzzle caches that are being released as part of the CARW2026 weekend. While being located in Camrose, of course any Edmonton area cachers which want to attend this event are more than welcome to join us. By having the event earlier in the day, people can easily attend other events later in the day if they wish!
Event Details!!
When: Friday, February 27, 2026 from 12pm to 1pm.
What: Bring a bag lunch and hang out with other C.A.C.H.E.rs (Camrose & Area Cache Hunting Enthusiasts). Bring your puzzle solving skills (or at least your puzzle solving "mooching" skills!).
Where: Camrose City Hall, located at 5204 50 Ave. Please use the Council Entrance near the east side of the building. Come in through those doors, and we'll be in the room right in front of you (Room #126). Note that the door for Room #126 may be closed - we can't just prop the door open, as the door starts beeping!
Why: Because solving puzzles is fun, and because we all need to eat lunch on that day anyways!!
To clarify, this event is an informal / satellite CARW2026 event, and not the official CARW2026 puzzle solving event (that will be happening later that evening in Edmonton).
ABOUT CARW2026
Welcome to CARW2025! Join us from February 26 to March 8, 2026 for the annual winter caching extravaganza!
CARW (Cache and Release Winter) is Northern Alberta’s premier geocaching celebration and ranks among Canada’s longest-running geocaching events. Now in its 20th year, CARW2026 continues its tradition of emphasizing quality caching experiences for geocachers of all skill levels. This year’s theme is Music.
For more details, please visit the dedicated CARW website: https://carw.ca/
What is CARW2026?
CARW2026 stands for Cache and Release Winter 2026. It is a winter gathering of geocachers from Edmonton and the surrounding area, where we search for a number of recently-released, winter-friendly caches.
What do you do on this weekend?
Before the weekend, you create a pocket query from the official bookmark list of geocaches. Attend the official kick off event Thursday February 26, 2026 (GCBHW6F). Then starting at 9am on Saturday February 28, you find as many CARW2026 caches as you can! As an added bonus, you can also attend one of the two official wrap-up events (on Sunday March 1 and on Sunday March 8).
The CARW2025 weekend saw over 150 new winter-friendly caches being released, in addition to 10 event caches. CARW is a great event where you get to act like big kids, find a bunch of caches (including racing for the ever-elusive FTF for those caches!), have fun, meet up with other cachers, and share in the joy of winter geocaching.