Post by angeluscowl on May 12, 2021 13:44:23 GMT -5
Creating a sticky post for all upcoming, published events in the GCGC area. Click the image below for an enlarged map of upcoming events (photo up to date as of 4/15/23).
3 local events coming up, the next one on June 17th:

2021 & 2022
January 2023
February 2023
March 2023
April 2023
May 2023
June 2023
3 local events coming up, the next one on June 17th:

2021 & 2022
May 2021
June 2021
July 2021
August 2021
September 2021
October 2021
November 2021
December 2021
January 2022
February 2022
March 2022
April 2022
May 2022
June 2022
July 2022
August 2022
September 2022
October 2022
November 2022
2023Saturday, May 29th, 8am-8:30am: Kingsnu and the NC Race, by Kingsnu. Event. Statesville.
June 2021
Thursday June 3rd, 5:30pm-6:30pm: RoCo Geocachers Planning Event, by RoCo Geocachers. Event. China Grove. Some event planning for later in the year.Saturday June 5th, 10am-11am: CITO Spring 2021, by porcdoll5. CITO. Between Salisbury and Lexington. Grants theCITO 2021 Season 1 Souvenir
Tuesday, June 8th, 8pm-?pm: GCGC picks a Winner, a remote virtual event on Opencaching.us
Saturday, June 12th, 5pm-6pm: America's Pastime I, by AngelusCowl. Event. Kannapolis. Bonus optional activity: Attending the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers baseball game at 7pm (see this thread for more details.)
July 2021
Monday July 19th, 7am-7:30am: Westcoaster Meet & Greet & Coffee in NC, by =CCC=. Event. Charlotte.
August 2021
Saturday August 7th, 8:30am-9am: A Celebration of Geocaching in Lewisville!, by lewsvillerocks. Event. Lewisville.
Tuesday August 10th, 5:30pm-7pm: America's Pastime II, by AngelusCowl. Event. Gastonia. Bonus optional activity: Attending the Gastonia Honey Hunters baseball game at 6:50pm (see event thread for more details.)Saturday August 14th, 8:30am-10am: Gastonia Greenway 2021, by AngelusCowl. CITO. Gastonia. Grants the CITO 2021 Season 1 SouvenirSaturday August 21st, 11am-12:30pm: International(ly Local) Geocaching Day 2021, by AngelusCowl. Event. Huntersville. Grants the International Geocaching Day 2021 Souvenir (this can be obtained on any geocache, not just events)Saturday August 28th, 10:30am-12pm: Dutchman's Creek and boat launch CITO, by dagin. CITO. Mt. Holly. Grants the CITO 2021 Season 1 Souvenir
- Tuesday, August 31st- last day of CITO Season 1 (& accompanying souvenir)
September 2021
Thursday, September 23rd, 6:30pm-8pm: Ranger Fox Hits 100,000 Finds!, by markcase. Event. Lexington.
October 2021
Saturday, October 9th, 11am-1pm: RoCo Celebrates: Community Celebration Event, by McCaching. Community Celebration. Salisbury.Saturday, October 16th, 10:30am-12pm: South Fork Trail Cleanup, by AngelusCowl. CITO. McAdenville. Grants the CITO 2021 Season 2 Souvenir
Saturday, October 16th, 6pm-7pm: 10 Year Anniversary of Geocoinfest Rock Hill, by the Goonies. Event. Rock Hill.Thursday, October 21st, 7pm-9pm: Emir Euphoria, by AngelusCowl. Event. Denver.Saturday, October 30th, 4pm-6pm: CtD - Happy Halloween Eve, by pamlicojack. Event. Waxhaw.
November 2021
Sunday, November 14th, 3pm-5pm: Community Celebration Event in Gastonia, by Crescent Trekkers. Community Celebration. Gastonia.Thursday, November 18th, 7pm-9pm: Fable Fermentation, by AngelusCowl. Event. Indian Land.Saturday, November 20th, 1pm-3pm: RoCo Geocaching International Film Festival (GIFF), by McCaching. Event. SALISBURY China Grove, NC. Grants the GIFF 2021 Souvenir, which can be obtained outside the event (see below).
11/11 to 11/21- Geocaching International Film Festival (GIFF) Season, which includes the GIFF 2021 Souvenir- however, you can obtain this officially/virtually by watching the GIFF reel on your own November 22nd onward.
Tuesday, November 30th- last day of CITO Season 2 (& accompanying souvenir)
December 2021
Saturday, December 4th, 2pm-3pm: Mountain Island Park CITO, by dagin. CITO. Mt. Holly. This does not count for a CITO souvenir, as it is after both CITO seasons of 2021.Saturday, December 11th, 4pm-6pm: Gruß vom Krampus - Have you been naughty?, by PamlicoJack. Event. Charlotte.Thursday, December 16th, 6pm-8pm:Ancient Ales, by AngelusCowl. Event. Huntersville.Saturday, December 18th, 4pm-5pm: bloodycool wishes you a Merry Cachemas, by bloodycool. Event. Mooresville.Friday, December 31st, 3pm-4pm: Brew Years Eve, by dagin. Event. Mt. Holly. Grants the Fin 2021 Souvenir (this can be obtained on any geocache, not just events, on 12/31)
January 2022
- Event delayed due to inclement weather, original listing archived. New date TBD.
Saturday, January 22nd, 10am-11am: How Many is 100k? RangerFox, say whaaaat?, by HomeStyle. Event. Troy, NC (this is technically 0.3 miles past the GCGC border but I'm counting it)
February 2022
Tuesday, February 22nd, 12:15pm-12:45pm: Twosday, by AngelusCowl. Event. Huntersville, NC. Contributes to the Deuces Wild Souvenir (only available on 2/22/22, any 2 finds).Tuesday, February 22nd, 6pm-6:30pm: 2/22/22: Two for Tuesday - Taco Tuesday...too., by PamlicoJack. Event. Stanley, NC. Contributes to the Deuces Wild Souvenir (see above).Tuesday, February 22nd, 7pm-8pm: Two for Two Twenty-Two Twenty Two 2/22/22, by dagin. Event. Mt. Holly, NC. Contributes to the Deuces Wild Souvenir (see above).
March 2022
- March 1st- first day of CITO Season 1 (2022)
Saturday, March 5th, 10am-12pm: Gastonia Greenway 2022, by AngelusCowl. CITO. Gastonia, NC. Grants the CITO 2022 Season 1 Souvenir.
Monday, March 14th, 7pm-8pm: Too much Pi. How about steak?, by pamlicojack. Event. Charlotte, NC.
Thursday, March 17th, 7pm-9pm: Repdigit Reservoirs, by AngelusCowl. Event. Cornelius, NC.
Saturday, March 19th, 10:30am-11:30am: Paddling and river bank CITO, by dagin. CITO. Mt. Holly, NC. Grants the CITO 2022 Season 1 Souvenir.Sunday, March 27th, 1pm-2pm: WWaC-acheversary #1, by WWaC. Event. Stanfield, NC.
April 2022
Tuesday, April 19th 26th NEW DATE, 7pm-8pm: Pato Blanco II, by AngelusCowl. Event. Charlotte, NC.Thursday, April 28th, 8pm-9:30pm: Boundary Borough, by AngelusCowl. Event. Charlotte, NC.
- April 30th- 1st Day of Blue Switch Day (with accompanying souvenir)- find any cache or AL, does not have to be an event
May 2022
- May 1st-2nd- continuation of Blue Switch Day (with accompanying souvenir)- find any cache or AL, does not have to be an event
Sunday, May 1st, 12pm-1:30pm: Wear Blue for Blue Switch Weekend, by pamlicojack. Event. Newton, NC. Grants the Blue Switch Day 2022 souvenir (not event-specific)Saturday, May 7th, 11am-1pm: Cito in Lexington-May 2022, by Cache Addict-mel. CITO. Lexington, NC. Grants the CITO 2022 Season 1 Souvenir.(this is technically 1.5 miles past the GCGC border but I'm counting it)
Thursday, May 12th, 7:30pm-9pm: Dusk-to-Dawn Do-Over, by AngelusCowl. Event. Charlotte, NC.
Saturday, May 14th, 10am-12pm: Idlewild Forest CITO, by gbmcache. CITO. Charlotte, NC. Grants the CITO 2022 Season 1 Souvenir.Wednesday, May 18th, 7am-7:30am: An Alaskan Comes To North Carolina..., by eaccipi. Event. Mt. Holly, NC.
- May 31st- last day of CITO Season 1 (2022)
June 2022
Saturday, June 25th, 10am-12pm: Old Campground Cemetery clean up, by dagin. CITO. Concord, NC. (does not count for a CITO 2022 Souvenir).
August 2022
Saturday, August 20th, 9:00am-10:30am: Kick off to International Geocaching Day Events, by dagin. Event. Charlotte, NC.Saturday, August 20th, 11:30am-12pm: International Geocaching Day 2022, by McCaching. Event. Kannapolis, NC.Saturday, August 20th, 12:15pm-1:45pm: CtD - International Geocaching Day edition, by pamlicojack. Event. Waxhaw, NC.Saturday, August 20th, 3:30pm-5pm: International Geocaching Day --Gastonia Edition, by Crescent Trekkers. Event. Gastonia, NC.Saturday, August 20th, 8pm-9pm: I Scream, U Scream 4 International Geocaching Day, by AngelusCowl. Event. Charlotte, NC.
- August 20th- International Geocaching Day 2022. All 5 events above will give 1-2 souvenirs, but can be acquired by making any find on the 20th.
September 2022
Thursday, September 29th, 7:30pm-8:30pm: Wake Me Up (For Ice Cream) When September Ends, by AngelusCowl. Event. Charlotte, NC.
- September 1st- first day of CITO Season 2 (2022)
October 2022
Saturday, October 15th, 10:130am-12pm: South Fork Trail Cleanup 2022, by AngelusCowl. CITO. McAdenville, NC. Grants the CITO 2022 Season 2 Souvenir.
- October 8th-9th- International EarthCache Day- an event WILL NOT grant a souvenir, only logging an Earthcache will.
November 2022
Saturday, November 12th, 1pm-3pm: Community Celebration Event in Mt Holly, by dagin. Community Celebration. Mt. Holly, NC.Sunday, November 13th, 3:30pm-5pm: Gastonia Greenway 2022 Fall Edition, by AngelusCowl. CITO. Gastonia, NC. Grants the CITO 2022 Season 2 Souvenir.
- November 30th- last day of CITO Season 2 (2022)
Sunday, December 11th- Secret Agent Meet and Greet for Cachemas, by boudha & pamlicojack. Community Celebration. Charlotte, NC.Sunday, December 18th, 2pm-4pm: Community Celebration Event- Holiday Event, by Cache Addict-mel. Community Celebration. Gastonia, NC.Saturday, December 31st, 12:30pm-2:30pm: Brew Year's Eve (Community Celebration Event), by AngelusCowl. Community Celebration. Charlotte, NC. Event will grant the Drop Anchor 2022 souvenir (for any cache find between 12/24 and 12/31, not specific to events)Saturday, December 31st, 2pm-3pm: Drop Anchor - End of Year Event, by RoCo Geocachers. Event. Kannapolis, NC. Event will grant the Drop Anchor 2022 souvenir (for any cache find between 12/24 and 12/31, not specific to events)Friday, December 31st- last day for Let’s improve the outdoors - Locationless Cache, a solo CITO experience. Not an event proper, but an unique cache type not available for many years.
January 2023
Sunday, January 1st, 11:30am-12:30pm: Hey! it's 2023!, by dagin. Event. Pineville, NC. Event will grant the Full Sail 2023 souvenir (for any cache find between 1/1 and 1/8, not specific to events)Saturday, January 7th, 1pm-4pm: CACHE IN, TRASH OUT! at Ribbonwalk Nature Preserve, by the Mecklenburg Parks Department. Not listed on the geocaching website as a formal event, but there will be 2 brand-new geocaches, and enjoy a bonfire with tasty treats as a reward for your efforts. Does NOT grant the Full Sail 2023 Souvenir since it's not a listed event.Saturday, January 7th, 2pm-3pm: Full Sail 2023 - A Little Late, by RoCo Geocachers. Event. Kannapolis, NC. Event will grant the Full Sail 2023 souvenir (for any cache find between 1/1 and 1/8, not specific to events)Saturday, January 21st, 2pm-3:30pm: Hey! It's BBQ!, by dagin. Event. Charlotte, NC.Saturday, January 28th, 6pm-7pm: Charlotte Pop-Up Event, by dgnc. Event. Charlotte, NC.
February 2023
Sunday, February 19th, 2pm-4pm: Sunday Bar-B-Que Bash, by Ump35 & Bee. Event. Indian Land, SC.
March 2023
Saturday, March 11th, 2pm-4pm: It's Technically BBQ, right?, by pamlicojack. Event. Charlotte, NC.Saturday, March 25th, 11am-1pm: March 2023 CITO, by pharaoh9500. CITO. Lexington, NC. Grants the CITO 2023 Season 1 souvenir.
Wednesday, April 19th 12th, 6:30pm-8pm: Texas + Carolinas = Beer?, by AngelusCowl. Event. Charlotte, NC.Thursday, April 27th, 6pm-7pm: Do You Crave Some BBQ?, by AngelusCowl. Event. Concord, NC.
May 2023
Tuesday, May 2nd, 6:30pm-8pm: Blue Switch and Taco Tuesday? Yes please., by pamlicojack. Event. Grants the Blue Switch 2023 souvenir.Wednesday, May 3rd, 12pm-1pm: Blue Switch Day (Afternoon) 2023, by Crescent Trekkers. Event. Gastonia, NC. Grants the Blue Switch 2023 souvenir.Sunday, May 7th April 30th, 1pm-2pm: CITO along the Dutchman Creek, by dagin. CITO. Mount Holly, NC. Grants the CITO 2023 Season 1 souvenir.Saturday, May 13th, 2pm-4pm: Dinner on the Grounds, by gbmcache. Event. Charlotte, NC.Thursday, May 18th, 5:3pm-7pm: South Fork Trail Cleanup 2023, by AngelusCowl. CITO. McAdenville, NC. Grants the CITO 2023 Season 1 Souvenir.- May 31st- last day of CITO Season 1 (2023)
June 2023
Monday, June 5th, 6pm-7pm: SideTracked - Gastonia, by FLtravelers. Event. Gastonia, NC.- Saturday, June 17th, 1pm-2:30pm: Big, or is it Tiny's, BBQ Event, by RoCo Geocachers. Event. Mooresville, NC.
- Thursday, June 22nd, 6:30-8pm: Until We Meet Again-AngelusCowl is off to Orlando, by dagin. Event. Mt. Holly, NC.
- Sunday, June 25th, 1-2pm: Magic Maker in Charlotte at Latta Nature Preserve, by dagin & BigA800. Event. Huntersville, NC. Grants the Maker Magic souvenir.