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Event Listings
Event Hosts
- Sugary - “New Yorkers who seek to build meaningful connections around the joys of art, music, culture, food and supportive unity.”
- Lamp Club - “Significant events for funky people who hate overhead lighting.” New School-affiliated.
- No More Lonely Friends - large meetups (walks, picnics, and parties) in pursuit of human companionship
- Under The Table - food/music parties
- The Fifth Place - “an invitation-only, absurdist social gathering held within different venues in New York. Each time you visit The Fifth Place you're given a new set of rules by our Directors of Behavior which shape your interactions with the other guests.”
Third Spaces
Brooklyn and Queens
- 57 (Williamsburg)
- Boshi’s Place (East Williamsburg) - “a space that celebrates game making as a craft“
- Brooklyn Spark (Bushwick) - community workshop and makerspace with woodworking, 3D printing, electronics, and textiles
- Hex House (Williamsburg) - “an art studio and community space. Our 4,000 sq ft warehouse in East Williamsburg is a space for making, learning, celebration, & ceremony.”
- Interference Archive (Park Slope) - an organization dedicated to archiving, showcasing, and producing zines and other material related to social movements. Events include gatherings, archive sessions, and zine workshops.
- New Women Space (Williamsburg) - “100% of programming/operations led by womxn, POC, Q/TGNC individuals + allies”
- Pioneer Works (Red Hook)
- Principles GI Coffee House (Gowanus) - a “rabble-rousing gathering space masquerading as a cafe” that hosts bike alleycat races, coffee crawls, and other events
- RecCreate Collective (Clinton Hill) - event space for arts-inclined people to “get messy” and create, ($20-$35/event)
- telos.haus (Williamsburg) - Google Calendar
- ThirdSpace (East Williamsburg)
- Woodbine (Ridgewood) - “a volunteer-run experimental hub in Ridgewood, Queens for developing the practices, skills, and tools needed to build autonomy. “
- Wonderville (Bushwick) - DIY music and gaming shows, workshops and meetups
Manhattan
- CX (Soho) - “a small team of creatives who set out to build a new kind of social platform — one that offers more authentic, accountable, and meaningful connections”
- Fabrik (TriBeCa) - hosts a lot of events run by full-time community organizers
- HEART (Soho) - “an artist-run project space in soho supporting artists engaging with the internet, software, and pop culture”
- Index (Chinatown) - a coworking and community space (mostly paid events)
- Maxwell (Tribeca) - the anti-Soho house. Members-only, accepts 5-15 new members per month.
- Sovereign House (LES, 185 E Broadway) - Dimes Square affiliated, underground
- The Explorers Club (UES, ~$20/event) - “supporting scientific expeditions of all disciplines, and uniting our members in the bonds of good fellowship for over a century”
Assorted Interests
- Maximum New York
- Decentralized Science NYC
- Overcoming Bias NYC (Rationalist Meetups)
- Freegan Events - meetups, trash tours, free markets, and dumpstering food that goes towards group dinners
- Effective Altruism NYC - for those looking to make the world a better place in the most efffective way possible
- Socratica - a loosely affiliated group of hosts across New York City hold regular co-working sessions
Reading
- Quiet Reading- “free weekly events in libraries, parks, and cafes”
- Reading Rhythms - read to curated playlists/live music
- Yu & Me Books (Chinatown) - book launches, signings, and talks from primarily BIPOC/queer authors
- Alex & Books - occasional non-fiction reading parties ($10)
Plants
- Lower East Side Cactus and Succulents Society
- New York Roof Deck and Roof Gardening Meetup Group (Spring/Summer only)
- farm.one events (Prospect Heights)
Sports
- Pickup ultimate
- Running
- RunNYC
- Hash House Harriers
- Walking
- Brooklyn Walk Club - Thursdays
- Girls Who Walk
- Group bike rides
- NYC Bike + Brew - Tuesdays
- Social Cycling NYC - Thursdays
- Group skates
- Tuesday Night Skate - a bit more hardcore than Wednesday, ~30 miles
- Wednesday Night Skate - weekly inline group skates, ~12 miles
Games
- Joust - “upscale game nights for fun-loving people to meet in hotels, lounges, and elegant spaces all over NYC”
- Green Tile Social Club - Mahjong
- Carreau Club (Industry City) - free pétanque tournaments every Friday
- Bushwick Chess
- Brooklyn Euchre Club
- NYC Backgammon Club
- Bushwick Backgammon Club
- Brooklyn Backgammon Group
- Puzzle People of NYC - (roughly) monthly meetups for people to connect and solve jigsaw puzzles
Health and Wellness
- Ice Cold Club (Williamsburg) - rooftop space for cold plunges fused with occasional yoga and breathwork
Conscious(ness)
- Deep Play Institute - “to explore life’s deepest questions through transformative play” - only occasional Brooklyn Events
- Strother School of Radical Attention - "dedicated to cultivating radical attention as a foundation of human well-being”
- Field Meridians - nature artsy social justice kinda vibe
- Lightning Society (Bushwick) - late 30s-early 40s burners and conscious folk that host monthly potlucks and open mics.
- StoryTell - near-weekly group storytelling and connection events (paid)
- Ecstatic Dance NYC (~$30 per event)
- Emily Chertow's Journaling Classes - journaling classes and workshops
- https://www.maharose.com/nyc (Carroll Gardens) - mindfulness, reiki, sound bath, ceremonies, etc.
- Circling and Authentic Relating WhatsApp Chat - mostly paid events
- NYC Non-Violent Communication
- Shadow Traffic - Burning Man-adjacent events. Very occasional - a few per year.
- Brooklyn Psychedelic Society - mostly paid events, but some free
- Sol Salons (women-only) - meet conscious people, connect deeply, and play
Kink
- Hit Me Up - Ethical Non-Monogamy and Kink workshops and events
- Space Invaders Social Club - Hosts regular social events for “ENM, polyam, non-traditional, + curious folx”
- Open Social - social (non-play) events for emotionally non-monogamous peeps
Music
- Gaia Music Collective - improv singing
- NYC Sacred Harp - "An inclusive, non-denominational tradition of singing in four-part harmony. .. most Wednesdays and some weekends.”
Deeper Conversations
- The Deep Dinner - monthly spirituality-focused dinner conversations. All faiths welcome. ($45)
- Olio - free and paid gatherings that use art, literature, and conversation prompts to skip the small talk
Creatives
- Arts Crafts Interface Design (aci-d) - “Have a creative project you’ve been wanting to work on but can’t quite make the time for? Show up with ideas and materials, leave with progress made, and a new friend or two.”
- Crafters of New York - work on crochet, knitting, or other crafty projects in a group social setting
- LARPA (Bushwick) - collective fostering experimental perspectives on digital culture
- Lonely Artists Salon “dedicated to supporting artists in believing in their process…with opportunities to meet new collaborators, share work in casual, comfortable settings, and play unique creative games”
- Drawing Room (Midtown) - “a big, cozy living room where creativity is our common thread” ($)
- Gather - “reignite child-like play and become present in wonder. Each Session is led by an artist who shares their unique crafts in intimate settings.” ($)
- wavefield (Bushwick) - a video art educational space
- Hack Manhattan (Midtown) - a makerspace
- CreativeMorning Clubs - variety of frequent (2-4 per week) meetups - not just in the morning!
- Olive Tree Writing Club - focused Sunday morning writing sessions with space for introductions and small group discussion at the end
- Secret Riso Club (Bushwick) - risography/screenprinting workshops and member mixers
- Kaleidoscope Gallery (Bushwick) - workshops, classes, art exhibitions and open studios
Climate
- Climate Cafe NYC - a calendar of local climate events, see also their WhatsApp chat for more
- Climate Tech New York - an extremely comprehensive aggregator of 20+ climate events a week — not just tech!
Energy, Power, and Utilities
- Data in Power - Crystal Soo, an expert on utility rates and regulatory affairs, gathers both energy and utility professionals and laypeople together for casual monthly chats about data and energy.
- DER Task Force - Once-a-month meetup of forward-thinkers exchanging ideas about how to make a cheaper, cleaner, and more resilient grid through distributed energy.
Tech
Aggregators
- Gary’s Guide - the most comprehensive tech events aggregator, updated at the beginning of every week
- The Knowledge Shop | Founder Events - slightly better UI than Gary’s Guide but perhaps fewer events
- Supermomos - young professionals, plurality Asian. Cool concept where you gain or lose momo points for attending or flaking on RSVPs
Specific Tech Interests
- NY Hardware Meetup ($10, roughly monthly)
- Creative Coding NYC
- Livecode.NYC - “artist collective devoted to the real-time programming technique called livecoding, and exploring its potential as a methodology of artistic expression”
Spaces
- Fractal Tech (Williamsburg) - one-part coworking, one-part startup accelerator, one part event space.
- Betaworks (Meatpacking) - longtime tech space hosting hackathons, talks, and panels
- GUMBO (DUMBO) - a community of NYC-based indie game developers
- Recurse Center (Downtown Brooklyn) - monthly “Localhost” presentations and socials. RSVP early because space is limited.
- South Park Commons (Noho) - NYC branch of the SF institution
- NYC Resistor (Downtown Brooklyn) - hacker collective and makerspace
Hosts
- La Creme de la STEM - “brings together the best minds - la creme de la creme - to support female founders in STEM”
- Andrew Yeung's mixers
Dinner Clubs
- That Dinner Thing - a monthly pop-up supper club with tickets only sold in pairs
- Dinner With Friends NYC ($75-$100)
- Lucky Dinner Club ($75-$110)
- Dishcourse - a group descends upon a different restaurant once a week for meaningful conversation
Social Clubs
- Midnight Cafe
- Among Friends - “a social club for everyone”
- 222 ($$$) - curated public experiences based on preference matching
- Parlor Social Club ($$$)
- Verci - a second home for creative, ambitious tech-enabled people in NYC. See https://www.verci.com for more details.
Women’s Social Clubs
- New York Junior League - “advanc[ing] women’s leadership for meaningful community impact through volunteer action, collaboration, and training”
- The Camaraderie - “a women’s collective that offers a world of genuine community… away from the corporate mindset, built on a foundation of radical kindness, and free from pressures and pretenses”
Volunteering
- Guardian Angels - volunteers patrol the streets of New York City to fight against violence, crime and drugs. Requires signup and training.
- NYC Parks Volunteer Opportunities
- McCarren Demonstration Garden - garden volunteering and potlucks organized by North Brooklyn Mutual Aid (Greenpoint/Williamsburg Neighbors)
Street Cleanup Groups
- Pickup Pigeons - weekly de-trashing meetups that rotate around different neighborhoods in the city
- Greenpoint Social Trash Meetup - Offshoot of the Pickup Pigeons but just for Greenpoint. Mostly locals, but all are welcome! Wednesdays, sometimes Sundays.
- Community Cleanup PLG - local cleanups in Prospect Lefferts Gardens
- Clean Bushwick Initiative - local cleanups in Bushwick
Volunteering Aggregators
- NYC Service - the city’s official volunteer site. Geared more towards organizations that offer ongoing opportunities.
- New York Cares - a third-party organization aggregating volunteer opportunities. Tends to be geared more towards one-off opportunities, but not exclusively!
Less Specific Aggregators
These event listings cater to some subset of the general crowd. There’s hardly a filter, rather just that you have to find a website and subscribe to find out about them. In my experience, this is actually enough to curate some very high quality people and conversations.
- Nonsense NYC - “a discriminating resource for independent art, weird events, strange happenings, unique parties, and senseless culture in New York City”. Newsletter-only.
- Joy List - focuses on listing conscious-community events. Expect to find sound baths, yoga, breath work, circling, etc. Most events are paid. Newsletter-only.
- Skint NYC - a list more for public concerts, activities, and lectures than meetups or groups. Everything is free or low cost.
- Luma
- https://lu.ma/home/calendars - events from your subscribed Luma calendars
- List of NYC events curated by Luma
- Luma NYC Gatherings - a list curated by super-organizer David Nebinski
General Aggregators
General aggregators have the lowest barrier to entry. In a city like New York, this often means contending with people who (either by lack of will or lack of social value) have not put effort into finding more selective events. There are always some diamonds in the rough, but the average open-invitation event here will be a grab bag.
- Eventbrite
- Meetup - many low barrier to entry events have been co-opted by for-profit “social” organizers who cultivate a bad vibe. Can still be a good way to find very specific interest meetups, though.
- Facebook Events - tends toward performances and large public events
- Partiful - not an aggregator per se, but if you go to a lot of private parties, you’ll start getting invited to Open Invite events where people mass invite their mutuals