Twestival Goes Local

An upcoming fundraising event called Twestival Local is set to take place in cities around the world Sept. 10-13. A Twestival (Twitter festival) is a global series of events organized by volunteers around the world in which they use Twitter to bring people together offline to support a cause.

The first Twestival was held in September 2008 by a group of London Twitter users. Organizers held a raffle and collected donations and canned food for a local nonprofit. Planned in less than two weeks, the event — which was originally intended for 30 to 40 people — ended up with 250 attendees and a waiting list.