An initiative of the Texas Geocaching Association

World Cleanup Day weekend · 2026

CITO Across the World

CITO Across the World — a globe encircled by rope, with a Texas outline, a trash bag, a grabber tool, and a geocache container

What could happen if geocachers around the world came together on one day to make their communities cleaner?

Saturday, September 19, 2026 ·One day·Every time zone

The day travels west — 24 hours, 24 time zones

How it started

A little over two years ago georeyna, the Southeast Representative for the Texas Geocaching Association, came up with the idea to organize a coordinated series of CITO® events held in conjunction with World Cleanup Day. Geocachers throughout Texas would host cleanup events in their own communities on the same day. Each event is locally organized, but together they become part of something much bigger.

CITO Across Texas was born.

The results have been tremendous

During 2024 and 2025:

More than 50

CITO events held across Texas

More than 700

Volunteers took part

Thousands of Pounds

Of trash removed from parks, trails, waterways, neighborhoods, and other public spaces

From CITO Across Texas to CITO Across the World

In 2026, we want to take the next step. We are inviting geocachers everywhere to join us for CITO Across the World on Saturday, September 19, 2026.

Our goal

At least 100 coordinated CITO events

25+ Events in Texas
50+ Events in the other US states
13+ Events in Canada — one in every province and territory
50+ Events in other countries

With the support of the worldwide geocaching community, we believe we can meet — and far exceed — that goal.

Imagine hundreds or even thousands of geocachers working in their own communities on the same day. Every event may be local, but together our efforts can create a truly global impact.

Host an event in your community

How you can participate

We are looking for geocachers willing to organize and host a CITO event in their community.

  1. Commit to hosting an event

    Select a public area that could benefit from a cleanup.

    Let Brian Erickson (BE Viking) know you would like to participate by emailing CitoAcrossTheWorld@texasgeocaching.com. Include your name, your geocaching name, and the city, state, province, or country where you plan to hold your event.

  2. Publish your event on Geocaching.com

    Create a CITO event for Saturday, September 19, 2026.

    To connect the events under a common identity, we will use a shared naming convention and some consistent text in the description, along with a common logo on each event page. Brian will send you everything you need.

  3. Invite your community

    Promote your event through local geocaching organizations, social media groups, and volunteer groups.

  4. Hold your cleanup

    Gather your volunteers, clean up your selected area, have fun, and show your community what geocachers can accomplish when we work together.

  5. Share your impact

    After your event, send Brian a brief summary that includes:

    • Number of volunteers who participated
    • Number of bags, or estimated weight of trash collected
    • Area or distance cleaned
    • Unusual or significant items removed
    • Photographs from the event
    • A short story or memorable moment

    We will combine the results from participating events to show the collective impact made by geocachers around the world.

Every event matters

You do not need to organize a massive cleanup to make a difference.

An event with five people cleaning a neighborhood park is just as much a part of this effort as an event with a hundred volunteers cleaning a major park.

Sign up to host