Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
Event:Wikidata 13th Birthday Celebration in Seattle
Wikidata 13th Birthday Celebration in Seattle
Organized by: Peaceray
Start and end time
13:00, 1 November 2025 to 16:45, 2 November 2025
Participation options
In-person event
425 Harvard Ave. E., Seattle, WA 98102 US
Event types
Editing event, Hackathon
Wikis
Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons and English Wikipedia
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Wikidata is turning 13! 🎉 To celebrate this milestone, the Seattle meetup / Cascadia Wikimedians will have an afternoon of presentations about and editing on Wikidata.
The celebration will include an workshop, a birthday celebration with cake cutting, and a Datathon (Wikidata edit-a-thon). This program will be conducted in English.
Code of Conduct
[edit]Please also see:
- The General friendly space policy for Wikimedia events
- The Wikimedia Foundation Universal Code of Conduct
- Friendly space expectations
📅 Event Details
[edit]- Date: Saturday, November 1, 2025
- Venue: Capitol Hill Meeting Room at Capitol Hill Branch Library (Q48807472) (425 Harvard Ave. E., Seattle, WA 98102)
- 47° 37′ 22.54″ N 122° 19′ 20.32″ W
Capitol Hill (light rail station in Seattle, Washington), 
First Hill Streetcar (Seattle) (Q5453077), bus routes 49 and 60
- Time: 1:00pm–4:45pm PDT
- Format: in person
- Language: English
- Organizer: Seattle meetup
- Contact person: Peaceray
- Sponsor: Cascadia Wikimedians
📝 Program Schedule
[edit]At big-screen monitor
[edit]Please particpate if you can lead a session!
| Time (PDT) | Activity | Facilitator / Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1pm | Welcome and set up | all | |
| 1:15pm | Introduction to Wikidata | Peaceray | |
| 2:15pm | Incorporating WikiPortraits into the Wikisphere: an interplay between Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons | Peaceray | |
| |||
| 2:30pm or later | Edit-a-thon | Seattle-related and your topics | |
By the windows / sink
[edit]We will have editing by those experienced with Wikidata.
🎯 Goals
[edit]- Celebrate Wikidata’s 13th birthday with the Seattle Wikimedia community.
- Train newcomers in Wikidata through a hands-on workshop.
- Improve Seattle-related items and properties through a datathon.-->
📷 Documentation
[edit]- Photos and reports from the event may be uploaded on Wikimedia Commons.
- Event outcomes will be reported on Cascadia Wikimedians.
🔗 See also
[edit]- Wikidata Birthday main page
- Wikidata:Planning a Wikidata workshop
- Event:WikidataCon 2025
- Friday, 31 October, 16:00–20:00 UTC / 9am–1pm PDT
- Saturday, 1 November, 08:00–12:00 (noon) UTC / 1am–5am PDT
- Sunday, 2 November, 16:00–20:00 UTC / 9am–1pm PDT