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COVID-19 has impacted many WordCamps globally. To help you keep track of the latest changes to WordCamps, we will be updating this list periodically.

Note that “Cancelled” means that the WordCampWordCamp WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They're one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more. will not happen in 2020, but there may be plans for a 2021 event. “Postponed” indicates that the organizing team is working towards making an event happen later this year.

Last updated March 31, 2020 at 9:00 UTC

WordCamp Asia, February 21 – Cancelled
WordCamp Cebu, February 29, 2020 – Cancelled
WordCamp Lancaster, March 14, 2020 – Cancelled
WordCamp Albuquerque, March 20, 2020 – Postponed
WordCamp Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, March 20, 2020 – Cancelled
WordCamp Geneva, March 20, 2020 – Postponed
WordCamp Kolkata, March 22, 2020 – Postponed
WordCamp Washington DC, March 27, 2020 – Cancelled
WordCamp Antwerp, March 28, 2020 – Postponed
WordCamp San Antonio, March 28, 2020 – Moved to livestream
WordCamp Jacksonville, March 28, 2020 – Cancelled
WordCamp Santa Clarita, April 3, 2020 – Postponed
WordCamp Turin (Torino), April 17, 2020 – Postponed
WordCamp Paris, April 17, 2020 – Postponed
WordCamp Atlanta, April 18, 2020 – Cancelled
WordCamp Bilbao, April 24, 2020 – Postponed
WordCamp Bucharest, April 25, 2020 – Postponed
WordCamp Kansas City, April 28, 2020 – Postponed
WordCamp Soltau, April 30, 2020 – Cancelled
WordCamp Chicago, May 2, 2020 – Cancelled
WordCamp San Diego, May 2, 2020 – Cancelled
WordCamp Houston, May 9, 2020 – Postponed
WordCamp Buffalo, May 9, 2020 – Postponed
WordCamp Madrid, May 9, 2020 – Postponed
WordCamp Athens, May 16, 2020 – Postponed
WordCamp Košice, May 16, 2020 – Cancelled
WordCamp Plovdiv, May 16, 2020 – Cancelled
WordCamp Kathmandu, May 20, 2020 – Postponed
WordCamp Irun, May 23, 2020 – Cancelled
WordCamp Calgary, May 29, 2020 – Postponed
WordCamp Kent, May 30, 2020 – Moved to livestream
WordCamp Montclair, May 30, 2020 – Postponed
WordCamp Europe, June 4-6, 2020 – Cancelled
WordCamp Raleigh, June 6, 2020 – Cancelled
WordCamp Centroamerica, September 17, 2020 – Cancelled

Are you a WordCamp organizer and unsure of how to proceed? Here are a few helpful links.

New recommendations for event organizers in light of COVID-19
Handbook page for Postponing or Canceling a WordCamp

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