Wiki-Happenings


Upcoming Events & Conferences


NYC 400: Women Do News Edit-a-thon in partnership with Wikimedia NYC

Join Women Do News and Wikimedia NYC at Prime Produce for an evening of editing Wikipedia pages that raise the visibility of women, women-identified and non-binary journalists.

There will be in-person writing and editing support from experienced Wikipedia editors, refreshments and prizes.

July 17, 2025 – 5-8 pm – Prime Produce, 424 West 54th Street New York, NY 10019


NYC 400 Wiknic and Edit-A-Thon with Washington Square Park

Join Wikimedia NYC for a special NYC 400 Wiknic and Edit-A-Thon in partnership with Washington Square Park. A Wiknic, is a “picnic that anyone can edit,” and we’ll be focusing on editing articles related to the 400 neighborhoods and New Yorkers that were nominated for detailed Wikipedia articles. Check out Wikimedia NYC 400 campaign for more details. For those interested in Wikimedia Commons, we’ll do a photo walk around the park and Greenwich Village and work together to upload the images to Commons.

July 20, 2025 – 12-4 pm – Washington Square Park


Wikimania Nairobi 2025

The team will present on the CUNY Newmark Wikimedian-in-Residence project. Stay tuned for updates!

August 6-9, 2025 – Nairobi, Kenya


Past Events & Conferences


UN Tech Over – NYC

The UN Tech Over is a call to action taking place in person at United Nations Headquarters from 16 to 17 June, in advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The event promotes collaboration, builds awareness, and deepens engagement with the open-source community. Attendees will need to have a Wikipedia account to edit pages

June 16 – 17, 2025Inside the first big UN Wikipedia edit-a-thon


EduWiki Conference 2025 – Bogotá, Colombia

CUNY Wikimedian-in-Residence Richard Knipel will present with Lucie Schubert on Strategic Dancing: Building Wiki Partnerships Across Campus at the EduWiki Conference in Bogotá, Colombia. 

May 30, 2025EduWiki Conference 2025


Edit Loud! Edit Proud! Queering Wikipedia

Join us for this LGBTQIA+ edit-a-thon! Open to beginners and experienced!

May 8, 2025 – 2-5 pm – BMCC, 199 Chambers Street, Room S-608, Manhattan


WikimediaNYC Digital Salon

Join WikimediaNYC for this evening salon focused on digital safety for editors.

May 7, 2025 – 6-9 pm – Prime Produce, 424 West 54th Street, Manhattan