Mega Events – UK Geocoin Database

Here is a list of Geocaching Mega Events which have had geocoins produced. A Geocaching Mega Event is when attendance is above 500 Geocachers.

UK Mega Events

The UK Mega Events are an annual festival of geocaching held over 8 days in late July/early August, and is unique to the United Kingdom. The annual festival is held by a different committee each year and travels around the United Kingdom.

2025 – Severn UK Mega
2024 – South East UK Mega 2024
2023 – mega:MK
2022 – West Midlands UK Mega 2022
2021 – UK Mega 2021 – Lincolnshire
2020 – UK Mega 2020 – Sussex
2019 – Aberdeenshire UK Mega 2019
2018 – 10th Anniversary UK Mega Event – Yorkshire 2018
2017 – Devon UK Mega 2017
2016 – North Wales 2016 UK Mega Event
2015 – UK Mega Essex 2015 – The 8th Annual UK Mega
2014 – UK Mega Event 2014 – Ayrshire & Arran
2013 – UK Mega 2013 – West Midlands Region
2012 – North West England 2012
2011 – Mega Wales 2011: The UK’s 4th Mega event
2010 – Mega Scotland: The UK’s 3rd Mega event
2009 – The UK’s Second Mega Event
2008 – The UK’s First Mega Event

Piratemania Mega Events

An annual mega event held the Saturday before the UK Mega which has grown from an event into a mega. It has a common theme of pirates and travels around the British Isles.

2023 – Piratemania 15 Pirates Royalists & Roundheads
2022 – Piratemania 14 (2022) Pirates Pudding & Tarrrt’s
2021 – Piratemania 13. Bermuda Triangle
2020 – Piratemania 13 – Bermuda Triangle (Cancelled)
2019 – Piratemania 12
2018 – Piratemania 11
2017 – Piratemania 10
2016 – Piratemania 9
2015 – Piratemania 8
2014 – Piratemania 7 (2014)
2013 – PIRATEMANIA 2013
2012 – PIRATEMANIA V
2011 – PIRATEMANIA IV
2010 – PIRATEMANIA 2010

Geolympix Mega Events

A mega held on the same years as the Olympics.

2020 – Cancelled
2018 – Winter Geolympix: ASHRIDGE 2018
2016 – Geolympix 2016
2012 – Geolympix 2012

London Calling Mega Events

London Calling is a bi-annual Mega event which takes place in London. Set up by the local geocaching group, it seeks to draw geocachers for a weekend full of geocaching.

2023 – London Calling 2023
2021 – London Calling 2021

Halloween Mega Events

The Halloween Mega Events were held around the end of October around Northamptonshire.

2014 – The Halloween Mega 2014
2013 – The Halloween MEGA 2013
2012 – HH&CC 2012 MEGA Event – Reincarnated

GeocoinFest Mega Events

An annual mega event focusing on geocoins and travels around Europe. The only time this has been in the British Isles was in 2019 in Greater Manchester.

2019 – GeocoinFest Europe 2019

Kent Mega Events

A mega which was held in Kent.

REFERENCES

Geocache Types on the Geocaching Website
An inside look into Mega and Giga Events on the Geocaching Blog Website
The UK’s First Mega Event Page on the Geocaching Website