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Wikimedia CEE Spring/Guide for participants

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Wikimedia CEE Spring is an international editing contest traditionally held from 21 March to 31 May every year in almost every country and/or community in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region.

Every country and/or community participating in the CEE Spring needs to publish a separate project page on their Wikipedia, where they inform participants about the contest duration, which can be shorter than the international period.

How can you participate?

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Participation is open to all interested editors on Wikipedia, with or without prior editing experience, from the organizing country and/or community in the CEE region.

First step: Find the programme page of the contest on the Wikipedia language edition you want to participate in.
How?
  1. Check the project page for the international contest to see if your Wikipedia is organizing the contest: Participants list for CEE Spring 2026;
  2. Check your local Village Pump and/or contact your local coordinator (organizer of the local contest); and
  3. Find out if the contest is announced through general banner notifications on your Wikipedia.
Second step: Register for the local contest on the respective Wikipedia.
How?
  1. Log in with your Wikipedia account. If you don’t have an account yet, create a new one using the buttons/links in the upper right corner of any Wikipedia page;
  2. Register your name/username on the project page of the local contest; and
  3. Some local contests have separate pages to track your edits, so create such a page if required.
Third step: Read all contest rules, where local coordinators explain in detail what you need to do and inform you about any local prizes.
Fourth step: During the contest, participants are expected to:
  1. create new articles and improve existing ones;
  2. add credible external links to articles; and
  3. add images to articles to make them more vivid.

Important: When participating, make sure to add the contest template provided by the local organizers to the talk page of the article you create or improve, if required by the local rules.

Sub-contests

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In addition to your local contest, some thematic sub-contests are organized at the international level. Each sub-contest has its own rules and participation instructions, which are explained on their respective pages.

In 2026, there are several sub-contests:

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