About Us
We are a Registered Ontario Limited Partnership, 1000989143 Inc. Operating as GeocacheON and GeocacheON - Fall Fest in the province of Ontario. GeocacheON and GeocacheON - Fall Fest are registered trademarks of 1000989143 Inc.
In August of 2024, OnABoat, bigguy14760 and Pasha88 were sitting at a table in Chuck’s Roadhouse in Napanee Ontario, during the 2024 Discover Lennox & Addington Mega event, when the idea for Fall Fest 2025 was born. In the infamous words of OnABoat, "Planning a Mega is Easy!!" (sidenote: planning a Mega is NOT easy... OAB is crazy).
After a few more conversations, lots of encouragement from our friends at Midwest Geobash, and a whole lot of hopes and dreams later, Fall Fest 2025! was published on September 27th, 2024 as the start of our inaugural journey. We received our MEGA icon for the first time on January 23, 2025 - less than 4 months after the event published! Fall Fest 2025! holds the record as the largest Mega event to ever occur in Canada, attracting more than 1200 people and 523 geocaching accounts from 10 provinces, 40 states, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain.
Fall Fest 2026 is the second annual geocaching Mega and promises to be even bigger and better than Fall Fest 2025!
Fall Fest is a labour of love for us. Despite being a registered business, every dollar we earn goes right back into the event, so we can provide more prizes, trackables, pathtags and freebies. We have spent thousands of hours planning to ensure that Fall Fest is a fun event for everyone. We can’t wait to see you all in September and look forward to swapping stories around the campfire, or trading pathtags with you soon.
Meet the Organizing Committee (aka The Chiefs of Shenanigans)
Amanda (Pasha88) - Our fearless leader extraordinaire, Fall Fest 2026 is at least 80% the brainchild and labour of love of Amanda. An avid geocacher with more than 40,000 finds since 2007, Amanda has thoroughly enjoyed attending 30+ Mega/Block Party events around North America, from Arizona to Georgia and British Columbia to Nova Scotia, and is looking forward to bringing many of her favourite aspects from all of the different megas she has attended to Fall Fest. Amanda is the Chief Everything (Else) Officer and is responsible for volunteer coordination, prizes, contracting, sponsorships, vendors, swag packages, the online store, scheduling, Pathtag and Geocoin design, Adventure Labs, Adventure Lab geoarts, and pretty much anything else that comes up. In addition to being the CEO, Amanda also helps out with several other major events and is a deputy for Midwest Geobash. Amanda is most easily recognized by the little white dog, Auston, that is usually following her around everywhere she goes.
Matt (Bigguy14760) - The big guy in charge, Matt got roped into being Amanda’s left hand during the event because he was at the table that fateful day in Napanee, and the rest is history. Matt found more than 8000 caches in 2025 alone, and attends an average of 12 mega events every year. From California and Arizona to Florida and Georgia, and up into Canada for Discover Lennox & Addington, if there is a mega event, Matt will probably be there. Matt has attended 40+ megas since 2021 and is an Ambassador for Geowoodstock, an Allegany State Park Geobash Ranger, a Midwest Geobash Deputy, and our Chief Shenanigans Officer for Fall Fest 2025. Matt is responsible for the on-site set up, GPS Adventure Maze, Pathtag design and activities, and is REALLY good at hanging up banners where Amanda and Shannon can’t reach.
Shannon (M0M0f5) - Shannon puts the EPI in EPIC megas, having saved Amanda's life at both Going Caching 2024 and MWGB 2025 with her quick use of an epi-pen... and now we won't let her leave. Also known as Amanda's Voice of Reason/Amanda's Handler, the one to answer "Tell me why this wouldn't work..." and frequent bringer of snacks, Shannon brings her years of experience on the Fab 5 (planning committee for MWGB) to Fall Fest as our Chief Consultant & Instigator. It's a good thing Amanda and Shannon both have unlimited international calling, because they spend HOURS scheming planning Fall Fest and making sure everyone can enjoy the shenanigans.
Ally (Half of Ally&Joe) - As one half of the mastermind behind the Haldimand County GeoTour, an avid local Cacher and host of many HNAG monthly events, Ally will be stepping in to help us manage, plan and execute the games, Kid's Club and side events for 2026. Ally has quickly become Amanda's right hand, taking on a lot of responsibilities for vendors and sponsors, collecting prizes from local businesses for the Silent Auction and Prize Table, and helping to plan the monthly Primer Days in 2026. Ally is a fantastic addition to our team and is looking forward to growing the Kid's Club to make sure there are a TON of activities for our youngest attendees to enjoy!
Joe (Other Half of Ally&Joe) - if you need it built, fixed or repaired, Joe is probably your guy! As the other half of the mastermind behind the Haldimand County GeoTour, Joe is no stranger to working with HQ and making sure that we have what we need to get the job done. We love Joe's willingness to step in wherever needed, from moving garbage cans and assembling banner holders to setting up the grounds, and are super excited to have him host the Poker Tournament again in 2026.
Nicole (Buckeye_360) - Nicole is the newbie on the Fall Fest team, and frequently joints Matt in the shenanigans planning and execution. #flatMatt was entirely Nicole's idea... and creation. Nicole started Caching in late 2021, and has already attended more than 200 events since she started Caching! Nicole will be helping with planning the on-site games and activities, prizes, and making sure that everyone has the most fun they can possibly have throughout Fall Fest.
The Best Mounties You Could Ask For
MWGB has Deputies. ASPGB has Rangers. Going Caching had Worker Bees. And Fall Fest has a team of truly awesome and talented Event Mounties that help the Chiefs of Shenanigans with everything from camping set up to swag sales and reminders to eat and drink (water, that is) during the event. The following people contribute a huge amount to making the event a success, and we definitely couldn’t do it without them:
Charles (CanThai) - Our Official Camping Mountie and Campground Marshall. If you have a camping question, Charles is your guy!
Ian (OnABoat) - Some could say this entire thing was Ian’s idea, and Amanda just took it and ran… but he will probably deny that. He's the one that told Amanda "Planning a Mega is Easy..." Ian is our master consultant on all things Geocaching HQ, as well as website helper and technology problem solver. He saved our butts during the closing ceremonies of FF25, and for that we will be forever greatful!
Tom (hid3&s33k3r) - Probably the first face you will see when you arrive at Fall Fest, Tom is in charge of the front gate and parking for the event. If you park where you shouldn't, he's the one that has the tow truck on speed dial... don't make him use it.
Nathan (igator210) - the best set up and teardown crew you could ask for! Nate is our behind the scenes guy, making sure that tables and chairs are put where they need to go, banners are hung, drinking water dispensers are refilled, and garbages are emptied throughout the day. You might see him driving around the grounds of the golf cart - if you do, say thanks for us for all he does to keep things moving!
Ginny (Pixie&Bones) - new to the team in 2026, Ginny is taking over the Kid's Club and Kid's Activities, to make sure all the littles are entertained throughout the event!
Alice (farm.girl) - Also new to the team in 2026, Alice will be in charge of the volunteer team - everything from the sign ups to gift bags and pointing people in the right direction, our volunteer-coordinator-extraordinaire will be here to help make sure Fall Fest runs smoothly!
Donna (CuriousGeorge59) - our resident Pathtag Queen, Donna will be overseeing the Pathtag Bucket, Pathtag Toss and Pathtag Dice Game during the event.
Susan (fivegk) - Susan is moving to a new role for 2026, taking over the Will Call Pickup and making sure that everyone gets their packages in a timely manner.
Jenn (Country_Girl78) - From cache Placement to cache Maintenance and everything in between, Jenn will help us make sure there is a TON of new caches to find for FF26!
Stacey (boekmeisje) - Our CITO hostess with the mostess, Stacey will be hosting not one, but TWO CITO events during the Fall Fest 2026 activities in 2026.
Stacy (CodyHollowFarm) - Stacy is taking over the running of the Silent Auction this year as we expand to have two separate silent auctions - one on Friday night and one of Saturday. She'll be the one collecting donations, building the online auctions through our platform, and making sure everything gets picked up at the end.
Veronica (IamtheNerd) - After being THE BIGGEST HELP at FF25, we recruited Veronica to take over the Prize Redemption Table at FF26.
Janice (Desafio) - you asked for more water in 2025 and Janice is going to help bring that to FF26! Janice is planning a new series of paddle Caches and a pre-paddle event on Wednesday, to help make sure people can get on the water safely.
Derik, Tara and Christopher (Canuckastanianz) - Team Porter is in da house!! Hailing from Oak Bay, New Brunswick, Team Porter will be back for another year of yelling really loudly to save Amanda's voice, as well as helping us with the MANY games and activities we have planned for Saturday.
Karen (goNana) - Karen joins the Mountie team officially in 2026 to help us manage the event store and will call packing!
Melanie (MelanieSteeves) - Remember that really cool UV night AL from FF25? Yeah, that was all Melanie. Melanie reprises her role in 2026 as the Adventure Lab Queen... and will also be manning the photo booth in Ag Hall all weekend!
Shanan (steelersrull) - Helping us with the Maze set up and teardown, Shanan is always willing to lend us a hand wherever we need it!
Fall Fest cannot happen without the help of volunteers. Many, MANY volunteers. From restocking toilet paper and paper towel in the washrooms to handing out prizes at the prize table, to working the event store and many of the on-site games, to hiding hundreds and hundreds of geocaches in the local area, this event takes THOUSANDS of hours of work to host. If you are interested in championing a specific area of the event (eg. running an activity or game such as Pathtag Dice Game or the silent auction) we would LOVE to hear from you. Our Event Mounties get some pretty cool swag as a thank you from the organizing team, and get loads of sneak peaks into aspects of the event. If you’re interested in becoming a Mountie, please reach out to