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North America - Latin America - Africa - Asia - Europe - Oceania - Global events - Events calendar


  • Wikipedia’s virtual birthday celebration, a global virtual party featuring remarks from community members about how they have seen the movement grow over the 20 years and their wishes for the future, as well as from Jimmy Wales and Katherine Maher.
  • Wiki 20 Countdown, livestream series leading up to 20th anniversary weeklong celebration.
    • Asia-Pacific - livestream event that feature activities & advocacies of the Asia Pacific Region.
    • Africa - livestream event that feature activities & advocacies of the Wikimedians in the African Region.
  • English Wiktionary will feature a special Word of the Day on its Main Page on 15 January 2021.
  • WP20-Geburtstagswichteln, Wikipedia version of Wichteln, Engerl Bengerl, Secret Santa, Kris Kringel, Manita-Manito, Amigo Secreto or however you call it your part of the world and language; organized on de.wikipedia
  • One World Birthday, a celebration with speakers and a Wikidojo, in the afternoon/evening Jan. 15 in the Americas, morning in Asia, late night in Europe and Africa.
  • Wikidata Live Editing a live stream, on 16 January, of Wikidata edits and queries focusing on Wikipedia turning 20.

Armenia

WP 20 ceremony awards and gifts, Armenia

Albania

WP20 meeting Aus­tria 2020-01-15
WP20world meeting 2020-01-15

Austria

Belarus

Czech

France

Georgia

Germany

Greece

Ireland

Italy

Liechtenstein

Malta

Poland

Portugal

Russia

Serbia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Turkey

Ukraine

United Kingdom

China

Bangladesh

Pakistan

Japan

Jordan

India

Indonesia

Nepal

Palestine

South Korea

Taiwan

Thailand

Algeria

Bénin

Botswana

Cameroon

DRCongo

Egypt

Guinea

Ghana

Nigeria

South Africa

Sudan

Tunisia

Tanzania

Brasil

El Salvador


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