As you are aware, the COVID-19 situation has caused many disruptions to events and activities the world over. For some time now, the Busy Beavers (GeoWoodstock Event Organizing Team) have been working behind the scenes with our stakeholders including our venues, the GeoWoodstock Executive Committee, our sponsors, our volunteer leaders, and Geocaching.com, to look at contingencies and options for the event.

Of paramount importance is the well-being of our visitors and our community. We know that travel restrictions and large events will be heavily regulated and may be impossible, right through this summer. Given this, we are moving GeoWoodstock XVIII to the summer of 2021. For those that have the ability to spend a week in our region, it will become part of the new, rescheduled and expanded Pacific Northwest Geocaching Celebration! Explore, Discover and Connect… later!

A-Maze-ing News!

Did we say “expanded”? The Busy Beavers (Helen, Chris, Jay and Christie) are a group of geocachers who love the social aspects of geocaching and have volunteered to host GeoWoodstock XVIII. We had (and still have) an amazing event planned with lots to get excited about, but we now have an extra year to add something special. We’re thrilled to announce that we’re going to bring the GPS Adventure Maze to the Fraser Valley as part of GeoWoodstock XVIII and the Pacific Northwest Geocaching Celebration.

Pacific Northwest Celebrations

You may have already learned that Geocaching.com is rescheduling their Geocaching 20th Anniversary Celebration to Saturday August 21, 2021. Our teams have been collaborating and we are excited to share that we will be hosting GeoWoodstock XVIII on Saturday, August 28, 2021 – just one week later.

Recognizing your Support

All event registrations received to date will be honoured for the new date and those participants will be bestowed with the title Charter Member of GeoWoodstock XVIII. The event geocoin you receive in your package will be exclusive to Charter Members of GWXVIII.

Everyone who has already paid for VIP registration, or who purchases VIP registration before midnight (Pacific time) on Sunday May 17th 2020 will be recognized as “Charter VIP Members of GeoWoodstock XVIII” and will be getting exclusive CHARTER VIP access to the Canada GPS Adventure Maze.

New GWXVIII Details:

What: GeoWoodstock XVIII ( GC86VDF )

When: Saturday, August 28, 2021

Where: The TRADEX in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada

In addition to all of this great news, we are also pleased to let you know that all the official GeoWoodstock side-events are moving to the week between the Geocaching 20th Anniversary Celebration and GeoWoodstock XVIII, to maintain the full week of geocaching celebrations and community that were already planned.

The Busy Beavers will keep on being busy preparing to host you in the Fraser Valley. We look forward to seeing you in the summer of 2021! In the meantime, stay safe, stay calm, and stay kind.

Helen, Chris, Christie and Jay