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07 - 08 May 2016 - The 3rd Swiss Hitchhiking Championship will be held again in Fribourg. Organized by the Autostopp Verein Schweiz.
13 - 16 May 2016 - The Abgefahren Hitchhiking Race starts this year from the Hanseatic city Hamburg to a secret location.
10 - 13 June 2016 - The biggest hitchhiking race of the Nordics, Hitchball 4000, will be organized for the 4th time by the Finnish hitchhiking association HitchPro.
19.08. - 03.09.2016 - Tramprennen 2016 - a hitchhiking race across Europe- goes to Bulgaria!

Old Events

December 2015 - 27th January 2016 — Nomadbase in Lisbon lisbon.nomadbase.org.
25 December '15 - ~5 January '16 — Christmas & NYE Gathering in Vienna Short-Term Nomadbase in Vienna around NYE: I invite anyone of you to spend time in here, the flat fits around 15-20 people (that would be reeeeally cozy :D), dumpsters are usually tremendously full these days, we can have fun in the city and celebrate the new year! End-Date is not fixed and will be updated accordingly. For questions: Facebook or email.
28-29 November — HungaroHitch announces ColdHitch, which will be a hitchhiker race and starts from Budapest, Hungary! Facebook.
1 October - 5 October — Hitchhiking Challenge to this year's Transeuropa Festival in Belgrad.

2015

5/6 September 2015 -- Postgathering at Kesselberg near Berlin. Directions -- ask for Carlos
22 August - 6 September 2015 — This year going to Albania: the 8th Tramprennen for Viva Con Agua drinking water projects. See also facebook or Tramprennen.
1 July - 31 August 2015 — The Travel House, will be organized for the 4th time, this year in Athens, accommodation for free! The Travel Club is now collecting donations to make this possible. See Facebook event.
11 Aug — Trustroots Picnic in Berlin. We've got many of the people behind Trustroots, Hitchwiki, Nomadwiki & Trashwiki here in Berlin now so it's a good change to talk with us. event on FB
3 August 2015 - HitchgatheringLa Voulte sur Rhône, Ardèche, South-East France. FB event.
28th July - 31st July --- Pregathering in Fontpédrouse at the Hot Springs. Take a relaxing break before the main hitchgathering.
13-19 July 2015 — 2015 Yuba Hitchgathering Spend a week this summer hanging out on the river with other travelers near Nevada City, California.
18-19 July 2015 — Nomads Gathering Amsterdam. See the website or FB event.
18-19 July 2015 — HungaroHitch - A hitchhiker race starting from Budapest. See HungaroHitch on Facebook and www.hungarohitch.com
26 - 28 June 2015 - Competetive hitchhiking race of the DTSG in Allgäu/Germany. [1]
15 - 25 June 2015 - 2nd Czech Hitchhiking championship from Prague to Athens and back. Watch 12 teams online.
12 - 15 June 2015 - The biggest hitchhiking race of the Nordics, Hitchball 4000, will be organized for the 3rd time by the Finnish hitchhiking association HitchPro. See Facebook event
6 - 7 June 2015 -- Two long-standing hitchhikers invite to the celebration of their marriage at the Hitchhiker's Wedding & Pregathering celebrations at Kesselberg near Berlin.
4 - 5 June 2015 – BreakOut Munich: charity event and 36h hitching race in one. Check FB or the homepage.
22 - 25 May 2015 - This year's Abgefahren race starts in Cottbus to a yet secret location up to 400km far away.
16 - 17 May 2015 - Vilnius Hitch-hiking Club organises yearly Baltic hitching race. autostop.lt and FB event
14 February 2015 to ??? - Winter Hitchgathering in Turkey, read more from the pad.
8 December - 8 February 2014-2015 - We are coding the new Hitchwiki in Turkey this winter ! Help us to cover the expenses.

2014

1st October - 22nd October 2014 Alexey Vorov tries to hitchhiking around the globe in 500 hours to promote peace and hospitality. An online live tracker to follow his route is available.
26th - 28th September 2014 - 1st Swiss Hitchhiking Championship, a fundraising project in collaboration with Viva con Agua. You can find further details here in german or in french. Event on FB. This event takes place in Fribourg in Switzerland, not to confound with Freiburg in Germany ;-)
27th September 2014 - Inaugural Oceanian Hitchgathering in Cedar Bay, Queensland, Australia. Event on FB.
18th - 21st September 2014 - 5th The Polish Hitchhikers Annual Gathering - The hitchhikers festival. We invite every hitchhiking soul willing to join us, you will not regret it. Event on FB. Place: "Stanica Harcerska Biały Brzeg" Kluczewsko, Poland. Map.
6th August - 28th September 2014 - TravelMakers Project: A hitchhiking project from Berlin to Istanbul combined with street arts and raising funds for social projects. Event on FB
16-30 August 2014 - Tramprennen 2014: A hitchhiking race from Würzburg to Macedonia.
9 August 2014, 10.00 CET - start of the 3rd year of the Czech hitch-hiking race. We start on tube station "Zličín" in Prague at 10 o´clock in the morning. Our race leads from Prague to Gibraltar. See more on FB
9 August 2014 - North American Hitchgathering in California. Bring your bathing suit! Event on FB.
3 August 2014 - Hitchgathering in Albania
31 July - 2 August 2014 - Hitchhiking camp on 20th Woodstock festival in Poland. Event on FB, map. Lineup and more information about this FREE festival here.
17-18th July 2014 - Para-academic workshop on 'Autonomobilities' including hitch-hiking. Hitch-hikers invited to talk about hitching. Event on FB
11-12 July 2014 - Pre gathering in German alps. Location will be somewhere in the Bavarian Alps, or maybe even just across the border in Austria. Event on FB
4 July 2014 - Pre Hitchgathering in Lofoten, Norway Event on FB
28 June 2014 - Movie screening and bonfire - a weekend gathering for hitchhikers in Hipstedt, close to Bremen.
1-20 June 2014 - Alps Nomad Hack Camp. Some people are gathering to work on different projects (hitchwiki, nomadwiki, and much more) in French Alps near Mens. Every hitchhiker is welcome to pass by, camp, maybe help, and have a good time. Send an email to [email protected] if you are interested.
16 June 2014 - Czech hitchhiking championship 2014: Prague - Gibraltar and back. More info on FB (only in Czech though).
6-9 June 2014 - The Abgefahren e.V. Hitchhiking Championship starts in Aachen. More infos and registration.
6 June 2014 - An international gathering for people who hitch their way to the football World Cup in Brazil. Event on FB.
6-8 June 2014 - Hitchball 4000 - a hitchhiking competition in Finland. Event on FB.
1-4 May 2014 - 7th race of the DTSG through the beautiful Franconian Switzerland in Bavaria (Germany). Duration about three days, More info here. (German)
1 May 2014 - The Great Scottish Hitchhike Race. Event on FB.
Feb 2014 - Winter hitchgathering in Morocco . Information here and on this pad if you're interested. FB discussion.

2013

Dec 2013 - Jan 2014 - 2 months lasting hackathon on BeWelcome and Hitchwiki. Events on BW and FB.
27-29 September 2013 - 6th competitive autostop race by DTSG in Germany. Hitchhiking mixed with orienteering and exploring of (un)known regions. Location: Sauerland area, Nordrhein-Westfalen (Germany). More info here.
6-8 September 2013 - Post Hitchgathering in Houyet, Belgium
27-29 August 2013 - North American Hitchhiker gathering near Nevada City, California. Contact Thewindandrain for more details or find more info [here.]
16-30 August 2013 - Tramprennen'13, the 6th hitchhiking race for drinking water. Choose one of the 6 routes from Germany, Netherlands or Switzerland to Masuria, north-east Poland. Here you go for registration and more information.
3 August 2013 - Hitchgathering in Slovakia at Liptovská Mara lake. FB event
3 August 2013 - Americas Hitchgathering in Mexico at Sayulita in Nayarit. FB event
3 August 2013 - HH race from Hamburg, Germany to Poznan, Poland. Read more (German)
18. July 2013 - Hitchhiking race from Prague - Zličín, Czech Republic to Gibraltar Mosque of Two holy Custodians. Facebook event.
7-10 June 2013 - Hitchhiking race from Brno, Czech Republic to Athens, Greece. Start in Brno, Square of Liberty in the 7th of June at 16,00 CET. Facebook event.
17-20 May 2013 - The German Hitchhiking Competition 2013 from Dresden to an as yet unknown destination 300-500km far away.
9-12 May 2013 - 3-day competitive autostop race through the Eifel mountains by DTSG in Germany. Hitchhiking mixed with orienteering sports, nature and exploring of (un)known regions. Info and registration here. (German)
9-12 May 2013 - Hitchhiking-Race from Hamburg to Dresden starting off in Hamburg on 9th May at 10 a.m. Info and registration here. (German)
28 April - 1 May 2013 - Auto Stop Race - annual hitch-hiking event for students. This year we race from Wroclaw to Dubrovnik! More info on official website (Polish)
20-21 April 2013 - Baltija 2013 - a hitchhiking competition starting from Vilnius. Registration.
19 April 2013 - Hitchball 4000 is a hitchhiking competition starting from Helsinki (Finland). Registration.
6 April 2013 - Social hitch towards sea is a hitchhiking race starting from Lithuania and gathering in Latvia. Event on Facebook.
29-30 March 2013 - Easter hitchhiking race in Germany. More infos here (in German).
15 March to 28 April 2013 - The Hitch of the Link Community Developpment, from all over United Kingdom to Morocco and Croatia.
11 March 2013' - A hitchhiking race from Kiel to Morocco to promote an official hitchhiking spot in Kiel. More info.
2-7 March 2013 - The Big Green Hitch is a hitchhiking race from Melbourne (Australia) to the Murray River near Adelaide.
2-3 March 2013 - Competitive autostop club DTSG inviting everybody to its spring race through the Rhön mountains in Germany. More info & registration here on their website (German)

2012

28 October - (approx. 7-10 days) - Transglobal Autostop Race European Qualification Round in Ukraine. Start/Finish will be in Kiev. Minimum route 5000 km. Registrations open. (Russian)
23 September - 8 October 2012 - BXL hackathon, improving BeWelcome, Trashwiki and of course Hitchwiki - hackers and/or hitchhikers, be welcome!
14 - 16 September 2012 - 2-day competitive autostop race organized by DTSG through the Dutch countryside, close to Enschede. For registration and further information, see here. (German) & (English)
1st October 2012 Abgefahren hitchhikers end of season meeting at the beach of Cassis, France, contact Quarim for details. canceled
18 August - 1 September 2012 - Tramprennen 2012
4 August 2012 - European Hitchgathering 2012 in Ambraziškiai, near Molėtai in Lithuania.
16 - 17 June 2012 - 2-day competitive autostop race organized by DTSG through Northern German countryside, close to Magdeburg. For registration and further information, see here. (German) & (English)
26-27 May 2012 TramperInnentreffen 2012, close to Hannover, Germany
25-28 May 2012 - 5th German Hitchhiking Championships organized by Abgefahren e.V. starting from Braunschweig.
5-6 May 2012 - Baltic 2012 hitchhiking race starting from Vilnius, Lithuania, arranged by Vilnius Hitch-hiking Club. Check Facebook event for English description.
28 April - 2 May 15th International Hitchhiking Competition from the Sopot to Dubrovnik organized by Polski Klub Przygody
7 April Costume competition: hitch to Dresden in a costume organized by tramprennen.org
6-9 April 2012 Competitive autostop lectures in Leipzig, Germany, organized by the DTSG. Website in German, lectures in English.
9-11 March 2012 - DTSG organizes a 2-day race through Germany, see their website for registration & more information
Until end of january 2012 Quarim is collecting hitchhiking storys and tales to make a book from it. The book will be in german but he can translate. If you want to write your story, contact him!
13-15 January 2012 DTSG meeting in Leipzig, Germany. Information (German) and registration e-mail to be found here. Everybody is welcome!

2011

22 August 2011 - Tramprennen 2011 - hitchhike race for drinking water from Basel,Hamburg and Berlin to Greece. 60 Teams, 5 routes, 2 weeks!
19-21 August 2011 - Thumbs Up Hitchhiking Race - hitchhike race for 1000 km around Lithuania for Lithuanian Fund for Nature. Starting point at 9.30am on Vilnius Cathedral Square.
8-15 August 2011 - To The Fringe with a Farthing Graham Eccles, poet and Balloon Sculptor hitches Cornwall to Edinburgh with a Penny Farthing
5 August 2011 - North American Hitch Hiking Race from Brownsville, Texas (USA) to Britt, Iowa (USA).
5 August 2011 - European Hitchhiking Gathering in Kara Dere at the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria.
15-17 July 2011 North American Hitchhiking Gathering near Portland, Oregon, USA.
11 June 2011 - 4th German hitchhiking championships, starting in Freiburg im Breisgau.
7 May 2011 - Baltic 2011 hitchhiking race starting from Vilnius, Lithuania, arranged by Vilnius Hitch-hiking Club. Check a Facebook event for English description.
7 May - 8 May: hitchhiking contest from Ghent (Belgium) to a secret destination! more info: [email protected]
12 May 2011: First Odense International Hitchhiking Championship and Crowning in Denmark
30 April - 3 May 2011 Hitchhiking Race from Wrocław to Barcelona
2 May 2011 - Hitchhiker's and all sorts of groovy people-gathering in Göteborg, Sweden
21 April - 23 April 2011 - The-60-hour-race from Hamburg to as far as you can go and back, starting in Hamburg.
1 April - 3 April 2011 - Voting to decide the location of the European Hitchgathering closes and pre-Meeting in Magdeburg, Germany. More here!

2010

4 December 2010 - Abgefahren e.V. informal meeting in Berlin, Germany. 7pm, Café Tristeza, Pannierstrasse 5 (U Hermannplatz).
6 - 8 November 2010 - The biggest hitchhiking-race of France: Pouce d’Or, from/to Nantes (See CS for English)
1 - 3 October 2010 - 14th anniversary of Vilnius Hitch-hiking club, Lithuania
23 August - 9 September 2010 - Viva con Agua Tramprennen, Hitchhike race from Hamburg, Germany to Vama Veche, Romania; facebook page, about Viva con Agua
21 August, 2010 - North America Hitch Gathering in Boulder, Colorado, USA.
20 August, 2010 - North America Hitch Gathering, pre-meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA.
12 August 2010 - [2], Hitchhikers' meeting organized via Couchsurfing in Serbia. Contact Kipan (french hitchwiki) for more information!
6 August 2010 - European Hitchhiking Gathering, location somewhere in Portugal.
1 August 2010 - European Hitchhiking Gathering, main pre-gathering in Barcelona.
11 - 13 June 2010 - Lithuanian Hitchhikers Gathering in Lithuania. Event's Facebook page.
4 June 2010 - Hitchhiking race from Augsburg, Germany to Slovenia.
28 - 30 May 2010 - Road Junky Travel Film Festival in Berlin, Germany.
1 - 3 May 2010 - 13th International Hitchhiking Competition by Polski Klub Przygody from Sopot, Poland to Prague, Czech Republic
28 April 2010 - Meeting with founder and President of the World largest hitchhiking club "Academy of Free Travel" (Moscow), travel writer Anton Krotov in Vilnius, Lithuania, organized by Vilnius Hitch-hiking Club. Beginning on 6 pm in Vilnius Travelers Club, Kalinausko st. 9. In Facebook and event page.
24 - 25 April 2010 - The 15th public hitchhiking race "Baltics 2010" Vievis - (1100km) -Vilnius, Lithuania organized by Vilnius Hitch-hiking Club. In Facebook and event page (translated in English).
15 March - 23 April 2010 - The Hitch, the biggest organised fundraising hitchhiking event in the UK, either towards Morocco or Prague, with approx. 1,000 hitchhikers to take part!
1 - 6 April 2010 - Hitchhiking Race from Bratislava to Rome (info)
28 - 29 March 2010 - Hitchhike contest in Ghent, Belgium.
13 - 14 March 2010: 6/8/10 coordination meeting in Berlin! If you're planning on coming, please response to this forum entry on the website and we keep you updated.

2009

2 - 4 October 2009 - 13th anniversary of Vilnius Hitch-hiking Club, more information & registration here.
4 - 6 September 2009 - Annual German hitchhikers meeting near Heidelberg, Germany.
18 August - 2 September 2009 - Viva con Agua Hitchhike Race, Part II. Hitchhiking Race from Kiel to Dubrovnik for a small NGO called Viva con Agua de Sankt Pauli, located in Hamburg-St.Pauli. Aim is to call attention for the lack of drinkwater worldwide and to promote hitchhiking as a special way of travelling. See report from last year.
7 - 13 August 2009 - 2nd European Hitchhiking Week, 789. Hitchhikers from all over the world will converge on Odessa in Ukraine, Eastern Europe.
2 - 5 July 2009 - Hitch Hike to SoS 09 Hitch Hiking competition running from Sydney to Melbourne, Australia, for the upcoming Students of Sustainability conference.
26 June - 5 July 2009 - The Trip, hitchhiking adventure game through Europe, starting in Biel, Switzerland.
26 June - 28 June 2009 - Hitchhikers Gathering in Lithuania, annual hitchhikers meeting organized by Vilnius Hitch-hiking Club. Event is being organized every year since 1997.
12 June - 13 June 2009 - Second German hitchhiking Championship, a great hitchhiking race from Karlsruhe, Germany to a secret destination.
15 May - 17 May 2009 - Power to the Pepper hitchhiking race from Rotterdam, Netherlands to Prague, Czech Republic with about 50 participants
1 May - 3 May 2009 - International Hitchhiking Championship of Polski Klub Przygody from Gdansk, Poland to L'viv, Ukraine with about 300 participants
10 March - 30 April 2009 - The Hitch is a Charity Hitch from the UK to Prague or Morocco.
25 April - 26 April 2009 - 14th public hitchhiking competition "Baltics 2009" of Vilnius Hitch-hiking Club with about 100 participants
25 April 2009 - Bulgarian hitch-hiker's gathering Hitch-hiking with masks in Madara - that is, going to the gathering hitching with funny masks on! Meeting near the historical & cultural horseman monument (map). More detailed information on stopbg.com

26 - 30 January 2009 - Random Roadworks - Hitchwiki workweek in Amsterdam. Ever dreamed about finishing a hitchhikers magazine? Check out this forum topic.

16-18 January 2009 - National Backpacker's/Hitchhiker's Meeting at Lago Quillén, Neuquén Province in Argentina.

2008

13-14 December 2008 - Hitchhiking chase starting in Dublin, Ireland.

5-6 December 2008 - Eurizons 2008: A Call for Climate Justice: Hitchhiking Campaign to the COP 14 (5.-6.12.08) and exhibition 'Voices from the South' in Poznan

29 November 2008 - Hitchhikers meeting in Enschede, Netherlands. Check out this article for closer information!

11-12 October 2008 The 3rd Edition of the Big Belgian Open Hitchhiking Contest. Short and intense, involves hitchhiking to secret location, drinking beers and camping outside. Good clean hitchhiking fun!

3-5 October 2008 - The Vilnius Hitch-hiking Club celebrates it's 12th anniversary. For more information, check out their website.

5–7 September 2008 - The Annual abgefahren e.V. club meeting will take place at Oberkeil close to Bayreuth. Open for everyone. Workshops, talks, etc. More info and registration here.

23 August – 5 September 2008/open end - Viva con Agua hitchhiking race from Hamburg/St.Pauli to the EXPO 2008 in Saragossa with the topic Water and Sustainable Development.