The annual conference for the Wikipedia community is called Wikimania. More precisely, it is the annual global conference of the wider Wikimedia movement, bringing together Wikipedia contributors, volunteers, researchers, technologists, affiliate groups, and supporters of free knowledge.
The first Wikimania was held in Frankfurt, Germany, in 2005. Sessions commonly explore Wikipedia and its sister projects, community organization, open-source software, education, cultural partnerships, free-content licensing, and efforts to close knowledge gaps. The event combines formal talks with workshops, networking, technical discussions, and community meetings.
Wikimania is broader than a conventional Wikipedia editing conference because Wikimedia projects include platforms such as Wikimedia Commons, Wikidata, Wikisource, and Wikiversity. The Wikimedia Foundation usually supports the event, while local volunteers and Wikimedia affiliates help organize and host it.
The conference has sometimes been virtual or hybrid. The 2020 in-person event planned for Bangkok was canceled during the COVID-19 pandemic, and online editions followed before the in-person gathering returned in Singapore in 2023.