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2026 NoVAGO Silent Auction Donations Wanted!

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 NoVAGO Silent Auction Donations Wanted!  Calling all geocachers! It’s time to help us stock the auction cache!  We’re looking for fun items for the upcoming NoVAGO Silent Auction — and they don’t have to be geocaching-related! Have something cool you’d like to donate? We’d love:  Gift cards Geocoins, pathtags & trackables Cool cache containers Geocaching gear Outdoor goodies Gift baskets Restaurant certificates Handmade items Experiences Or anything else someone would love to take home! New items are great, but creative and unique items are even better! Got something for us? Comment below or send me a message.  Your donations help support NoVAGO and make our silent auction a success. So check your closets, raid your SWAG stash, and help us fill the auction cache!  No muggles. No DNFs. Just great stuff and some friendly bidding!  More information about the NoVAGO Fall Auction: NoVAGO 2026 Fall Auction More information about the NoVAGO Fall Picnic and Silent Auction Event Event Cache Page: NoVAGO’s 2026 Fall Picnic and … Continue reading →

NoVAGO 2026 Fall Picnic and Silent Auction

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📅 Log your will attend!🍂🐾 Join us for the NoVAGO Fall Picnic & Auction—a fun-filled day with friends, community, and our annual auction event! 📍 Bluemont Park N Manchester St & 4th St N, Arlington, VA 22203 📅 October 18, 2026 🕚 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM Photos from the Event available 10/24/26 Photos from the NoVAGO 2026 Fall Picnic and Auction have been posted to a shared google album: NoVAGO 2026 Fall Picnic and Silent Auction Contact Monica Lynch (TrexM8s) if you have pictures you would like to share. If you see a photo of yourself in the album and would prefer it be removed, please reach out to the NoVAGO PR using the email address: officers@novago.org, and we’ll take care of it promptly. You may share the link with other local cachers, but please to do not post the link on social media or other public spaces. Published! … Continue reading →

NoVAGO Fall Auction 2026

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October 12th is the date for NoVAGO’s Fall Auction at our annual picnic! From collectible geocoins to caching services or a day as your personal caching buddy, the possibilities are endless. Donations of items, services, or experiences from our members are essential to the auction’s success. Each bid directly supports our events, outreach, and resources for the geocaching community in Northern Virginia.

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NoVAGO 2026 Spring Picnic and Cache Awards — Event GCBJVA7

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Join us for a day of food, fun, friendship, and celebrating the amazing accomplishments of our caching community on May 3, 2026 — our annual Spring Picnic & Cache Awards Ceremony event page has been published. Log your “Will Attend” to stay informed. Event page: NoVAGO’s 2026 Spring Picnic & Cache Awards (GCBJVA7) 📍 Hal and Berni Hanson Regional Park, Pavilion #3 22925 Hanson Park Dr, Stone Ridge 🎉 May 3, 2026 11:00 am – 2:00 pm Voting for the Cache Awards Select to Vote for your favorite caches and cachers: https://forms.gle/JapCjBTT1fqMztxbA Select to view the Nominees for NOVAGO’s 2025 Geocache Awards as it lists the categories and nominations. Volunteers We’d love your help to make it a fantastic day for everyone. If you enjoy supporting events, meeting fellow cachers, or just lending a hand to keep things running smoothly, we’d be thrilled to have you on the team. We’re … Continue reading →

NoVAGO 2026 Spring Picnic and Cache Awards — Event GCBJVA7 published

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🌼 Event page is live – log your Will Attend! 🌼 Join us for a day of food, fun, friendship, and celebrating the amazing accomplishments of our caching community on May 3, 2026 — our annual Spring Picnic & Cache Awards Ceremony event page has been published. Log your “Will Attend” to stay informed. Event page: NoVAGO’s 2026 Spring Picnic & Cache Awards (GCBJVA7) 📍 Hal and Berni Hanson Regional Park, Pavilion #3 22925 Hanson Park Dr, Stone Ridge 🎉 May 3, 2026 11:00 am – 2:00 pm Don’t forget to submit your favorite caches published is 2025 —Nominations for the 2025 Awards are now Open! More information to follow – such as ways you can volunteer to help make this a memorable event! … Continue reading →

NoVAGO 2026 Spring Picnic and Cache Awards

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🌼 Save the Date, NoVAGO! 🌼 Mark your calendars for May 3, 2026 — our annual Spring Picnic & Cache Awards Ceremony is headed your way, and you won’t want to miss it. 📍 Hal & Berni Hanson Park, Stone Ridge, VA🎉 A day of food, fun, friendship, and celebrating the amazing accomplishments of our caching community More details coming soon about the awards and the picnic — but for now, circle the date and get ready for a fantastic spring gathering! Let’s make this year’s celebration one to remember. 🌳✨ More information coming… … Continue reading →

Meet the Board & Thanks 2025! Event

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Northern Virginia Geocaching Organization is pleased to announce the 2025 board of officers will return for 2026! OFFICERS-2025 PRESIDENT – hrothroc VICE PRESIDENT – CherokeeThree SECRETARY – sedor18 TREASURER – freddiecrs PUPLIC RELATIONS – TrexM8s DIRECTORS-2025: ThompsonKickers DePhogration SP4Fun TeAm G Winchester APC2 The 2026 DIRECTORS will be determined upon vote at the first board meeting, held prior to the Thanks Event. NoVAGO relies on its volunteers to deliver its many activities and events, publicity and community outreach, and honors and awards. During 2025, these NoVAGO volunteers included: APC2, ByStarlight25, DVC1, Frumiousb, hooclass, Iceleftd, kiisiskwa, LMNLanchot, mcgmarauders,  MrPsyduck, Rufnredy, Saberspark77, Schwandt, sedor18, SP4Fun, ThompsonKickers, UnstealthyMonkey In January, we will use Project GC to identify the cachers that hosted events in 2025. Thank you for helping bring our community together through these gatherings. Every year, we gather to meet our the officers (most will be there) and to celebrate the outgoing directors and volunteers who’ve given so much. Join the conversation and explore ways … Continue reading →

Geocaching 200: January 2026 workshops

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NoVAGO volunteers have been sharing the basics of geocaching through Geocaching 101 events at local libraries since 2024. Now, in 2026, they’re taking geocaching education to the next level with advanced courses—starting with two hands-on workshops in January. Log your will attends to enable the hosts to setup the meeting room with enough tables and seating. Cache Mob / Geocaching 201 – How to CACHETUR (GCBFZH8) Refer to the cache page to download a workbook with details on how to use CACHETUR. Who: NoVAGO What: CACHETUR When: Sunday, January 4th 2026, 3:30PM – 5:30PM Where: City of Fairfax Regional Library – Meeting Room 101 A/B Host: vpdj The event page explains: Cachetur.no is a website and app available to plan an all-day caching adventure. The website – https://cachetur.no – is used to gather the group of caches to target on a trip. You set a starting and ending place and … Continue reading →