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Prepare your fingertips, laptops, and remember to hydrate, because the next edition of
Celebrate Women
* is almost here, and we are ready to edit Wikipedia quite a lot and help to close the gender gap! 💪
Every year, the Wikimedia community gathers to celebrate women in March, during
Women’s History Month
, and in celebration of
International Women’s Day
(8 March). We meet both online and in-person and take part in edit-a-thons, workshops, training sessions, and much more. The extravaganza happens all around the world, with events on every continent.
This year, the campaign will happen from March 1st to 31st. We already have many special edit-a-thons being organized, but many others will be added to the
official page
from now until the end of March.
If you are thinking about participating, check all the
events listed here
and register individually for the ones you are interested in. If you would like to know more or be connected to the campaign during the month and in a long-term capacity, consider registering using the header at the top of the page by clicking the blue button: “Register for event”.
New to Wikipedia and want to take part? Check this diagram:
1:
Create a Wikipedia account
; 2:
Learn how Wikipedia works
; 3:
Find an editing event you want to take part in
; and 4:
Or an activity you can do on your own
(Aespinozao,
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Some highlights from the campaign so far
On March 5, at 13:00 UTC, get ready to start! The Wikimedia Foundation will host a kick-off celebration that will work as a welcome session for both organizers and participants. Here are the details:
Celebrate Women* welcome session
– 📆 Date: March 5
– ⏰ Time: 13:00 – 14:00 UTC (check your timezone
here
– 📍 Registration:
here
Other than that, we have exciting events happening in the community. Running the entire month, Wiki in Africa and Wiki Loves Women are organizing the 6th edition of the
ISA Tell Us About Herː Women In Sports
. The goal is to add better descriptions to photographs of women in sports that are already available on Wikimedia Commons. This event highlights the importance of making women visible in terms of visual knowledge and representation on Wikipedia.
Wikimedia Mexico is the chapter that launched the idea of edit-a-thons – or in Spanish, “editatonas”. This year, they are honoring the tradition with five events during the month: one per week until the middle of April, each of them highlighting women from different regions in Mexico. The highlight goes to the one on March 7 about Mexican women artists:
Editatona Mujeres artistas mexicanas 2026
Art+Feminism has been a great Wikimedia organizer, hosting many events for multiple years as part of their own campaign. In 2026, they are partnering with Wikimedia LGBT+ for a panel discussion and Wikidata training centering
Queer Women in Arts
. The gathering will take place on March 6 at 16:30 UTC. Find the Zoom registration
here
Are you organizing an event?
If you are organizing or planning to organize an event during Celebrate Women* 2026, we’ve got you!
First, note that it’s important to add your event to the proper subpage so that it’s visible on the main landing page.
Add your event to this subpage
Second, if you are using the Outreach Dashboard during your event, we have created a campaign that you can attach to your program:
Campaign: Celebrate Women 2026
And, finally, the Wikimedia Foundation is also planning two training sessions for Wikimedians organizers:
Content Translation session:
This session aims to empower participants with the skills to use Content Translation, with a focus on the article suggestion feature.
– 📆 Date: 25 February
– ⏰ Time: 16:00-17:30 UTC (
check your timezone here
– 📍 Registration:
here
Event Registration and Collaborative Contributions session:
This session aims to equip organizers to effectively accomplish event registration, metrics tracking, outreach, and sustained community engagement.
– 📆 Date: 26 February
– ⏰ Time: 13:00-15:00 UTC (
check your timezone here
– 📍 Registration:
here
We hope to see you and/or your events during the campaign!
For questions, please contact
gfontenelle@wikimedia.org
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