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.
- 2017 – The Kent Mega 2017
- 2015 – The Kent Mega 2015
- 2014 – Kent Mega 2014
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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