WWFM – World Wide Flash Mobs – A
fun and friendly way to promote geocaching around the world.
Thousands of geocachers at dozens of coordinated events spanning
the globe, gathering at the same time.
The WWFM idea was started in 2007 after 2 cachers attended a
mega-event. It was meant to be a fun “opposite” of a
mega-event: all the cool aspects of a geocaching event, crammed
into 15 minutes of excitement. An added dimension is represented by
the letters "WW" - World Wide - these events occur across the
planet on the same day at (mostly) the same time! These caching
events are intended to bring geocachers together in a creative way,
as well as introduce others (newbies) to the hobby.
Check out the History of the
Geocaching WWFM events.
Read more about (non-geocaching) Flash Mobs on Wikipedia.
Watch some elaborate Flash Mobs on YouTube.
Basic Requirements:
Hold the event on the official, announced day, preferably at the
official time
The event should last only 15 minutes (some locations hold separate
"after" events for more fun)
Take a group picture
Collect the number of people attended for statistical
purposes
Be creative and Have fun!