It all began in 2012 when Nepal welcomed its very first WordCamp. The WordPress community in Nepal had already been holding smaller meetups, but this was more significant. The worldwide WordPress community usually gathered annually in San Francisco, but Nepal was ready to join the global stage. The inaugural WordCamp Nepal 2012 on November 10, 2012, in Kathmandu City marked a significant milestone. During the opening remarks, the event even had a surprise visit from Matt Mullenweg, the co-founder of WordPress! Philip Arthur Moore from Automattic also made a whirlwind visit, all for the love of WordPress.
The tradition continued to flourish with subsequent WordCamps:
- WordCamp Nepal 2013: October 26, 2013, at Yalamaya Kendra, Patan Dhoka.
- WordCamp Nepal 2014: November 22, 2014, at Yala Maya Kendra, Patan Dhoka.
- WordCamp Nepal 2015: November 21, 2015, at Staff College, Jawalakhel, Lalitpur.
Up until 2015, the events were known as WordCamp Nepal. However, in 2016, WordCamp Kathmandu was introduced to encourage smaller communities across the country. This marked the beginning of a new chapter:
- WordCamp Kathmandu 2016: Held at Nepal Administrative Staff College (NASC), Jawalakhel.
- WordCamp Kathmandu 2017: Took place on May 20, 2017, at Karki Banquet Kathmandu.
The year 2018 was a big one, with WordCamps organized in three different cities:
- WordCamp Kathmandu 2018: March 17-18, 2018, at Karki Banquet, Kathmandu.
- WordCamp Pokhara 2018: November 24, 2018, at Hotel Pokhara Grande, Birauta, Pokhara.
- WordCamp Biratnagar 2018: December 22, 2018, in Biratnagar.
In 2019, the WordCamp fever continued to spread across the nation:
- WordCamp Kathmandu 2019: March 16-17, 2019, at Bougainvilla Events, Tripureshwor, Kathmandu.
- WordCamp Pokhara 2019: December 7-8, 2019, at Hotel Pokhara Grande.
- WordCamp Bharatpur 2019: November 9, 2019, at Panorama Garden, Bharatpur.
The year 2020 brought challenges with the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in only one WordCamp:
- WordCamp Butwal 2020: January 25, 2020, at Darbar Lawn, Butwal.
With the resilience of the WordPress community, WordCamps resumed after the pandemic:
- WordCamp Kathmandu 2022: September 3-4, 2022, at Alice Receptions, Gairidhara, Kathmandu.
In 2022, the WordPress excitement reached new heights with WordCamp Nepal at the national level:
- WordCamp Nepal 2022: November 5-6, 2022, at Chitwan Garden Resort (CGR), Bharatpur, Nepal.
The tradition continued in 2023:
- WordCamp Kathmandu 2023: September 8-9, 2023, at Alice Receptions, Gairidhara, Kathmandu.
And now, in 2024, we’re gearing up for WordCamp Nepal 2024, set to take place on January 12-13, 2024, at Hotel Pokhara Grande, Pokhara, Nepal, with the exciting slogan “WordPress reimagined at the top of the World!” It’s a journey marked by WordPress enthusiasm, community collaboration, and unbridled excitement. Join us in making history at WordCamp Nepal 2024!