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'''''Hitchgathering''' is the name of a series of international hitchhiking gatherings held in Europe and Northern America [[Hitchgathering#Past_events|since 2008]].'' <span class="lead">[[Hitchgathering/2019|Hitchgathering 2019]] in August, somewhere in Europe.</span>

====Communication====* All communications about the gathering happen on the email mailing list ([email protected]) and in the [https://www.facebook.com/groups/hitchgathering/ Facebook group] * If you are not on the list, register in [http://hitchgathering.org hitchgathering.org] or directly through the [https://lists.riseup.net/www/subscribe/hitch listserver] (new list, old defunct list: [http://lists.freeactive.net/listinfo.cgi/hitch-freeactive.net listserver]).* Feel free to edit the wiki page for [[Hitchgathering/{{CURRENTYEAR}}|Hitchgathering {{CURRENTYEAR}}]] in Europe. * upload your pictures from past gatherings to a webservice like [httphttps://hitchwikiwww.wetransfer.orgcom/enwetransfer] or [http:/Hitchgathering/2014 Hitchgathering 2014www.dropbox.com dropbox] and sent the link to [email protected]. You can also sent him stories and the like and he'll add your suggestion it to the [http://www.hitchgathering.org website]!  =====Checklist=====* Is there space for 100-200 persons?* Can we acquire drinking water somewhere nearby?* Are there possibilities to dumpster dive or is food cheap?* How easy/difficult is it to reach the place?* How secluded is the place?* Can we just stay at the place or does it belong to somebody, do we need a place! Bear permission?* Can we dig shit pits there?* Can YOU be there to help organizing in mind that the beginning?* What else is important? ==== Time ====Early August, typically at first weekend. People will arrive some days earlier and many stay for like 1-2 weeks. New people keep coming and going during these two weeks. Festival sort of fades in and fades out, most important thing busiest days having over 100 people at once. Each year somebody suggests if the main event could be moved to June/July. Each time we are looking come again to same conclusion: early August is the most optimal for is not only all the students/working people to have a beautiful location but a committed group of (3hitching trip. There will be smaller pre- and post-10) people who will make it happengatherings happening all the summer.

* Project-[[project 888|888]], european hitchhiking gathering European Hitchhiking Gathering in [[Paris]], [[France]] on August 8, 2008.* [[789]]-Festival, european hitchhiking gathering European Hitchhiking Gathering in [[Odessa|Odesa]], [[Ukraine]] on August 7, 2009.* [[6810]] hitchgatheringHitchgathering, european hitchhiking gathering European Hitchhiking Gathering in [[Sines]], [[Portugal]] on August 6, 2010.* [[North America Hitch Gathering|North-American hitchgatheringHitchgathering]] in [[Boulder]], [[Colorado]] on August 21, 2010.

* [[Hitchgathering/2012|Hitchgathering 4-8-12 ]] was held in [[Lithuania.]]* [[Hitchgathering/2013|Hitchgathering 5-8-13 ]] was held in [[Slovakia]].* [[Hitchgathering/2014|Hitchgathering 2-8-14]] took place in [[Albania]], with big pre-gatherings in [[Norway]] and [[Finland]] and smaller ones along the way. * [[Hitchgathering/2015|Hitchgathering 2015]] in [[France]].* [[Hitchgathering/2016|Hitchgathering 2016]] in [[Norway]]* [[Hitchgathering/2017|Hitchgathering 2017]] in [[Portugal]], [[Germany]] and [[Ukraine]].* [[Hitchgathering/2018|Hitchgathering 2018]] in [[Serbia]]

* 2014 North American [[Hitchgathering Location Voting in Progress [http://poll.pollcode.com/274487 here2019|Hitchgathering 2019]]somewhere in Europe.