We are local Alameda families with young children - infants to about 5 year olds. We enjoy hanging out with other Alamedans who want to get out, be active, contribute to and explore our wonderful Alameda community.  More than just a group, the Alameda Family Collective (AFC) exists to provide social events for both parents and their children, support life-long friendships and establish a sense of community to families with young children in Alameda. Membership applications are processed once a w …

Welcome to Oakland Happy Hour. We meet most Thursday evenings and visit a different clubs, bars and pubs, near BART, and in Oakland. Our target age range is 30's and 40's. However..... we do also travel to other Bay Area locations in the East Bay like Berkeley and Alameda. We sometimes have social events having nothing to do with happy hour. We also occasionally have events on other days of the week, and we do allow people of all ages to join. We're kind of free flowing like that with very lit …

Hello everyone, This is a group for women who like to get together for happy hours, movies, potlucks, dinners out, shopping, etc. in the Bay Area. Let's organize activities a couple times a week. This will be a group effort, so please participate, voice your opinions, and share your ideas for events or activities. Any one in the group is welcome to suggest an event or even host an event. The more suggestions the better. I look forward to meeting you all and having a blast! Hope to see you soon …

Voted BEST RUNNING CLUB in the Bay AREA!* Go WOW Team! Meet weekdays and weekends to walk or run 3 miles or more at various locations throughout the Bay Area. Our group is social but fitness is our goal. Minimum requirement is that you can move for 60 minutes already. The pace doesn't matter. Some of us walk for fitness. Some of us mix walking/running. Some of us are pretty serious runners and are training to improve our times. Most of us participate in a race once in a while. I encourage wome …

Outdoor Afro is a community that reconnects African-Americans with natural spaces and one another through recreational activities such as camping, hiking, biking, birding, fishing, gardening, skiing — and more! Outdoor Afro uses social media to create interest communities, events, and to partner with regional and national organizations that support diverse participation in the Great Outdoors. Here is where you can start locally connecting with people who share your outdoor interests!

Young Blacks of the Bay™ celebrates the "young, gifted and black" of the Bay Area through a variety of events that won't break the bank. Experience local culture, friendship, and networking with open-minded professionals in their twenties (21+) and thirties. YBB consists of people who want to make new friends, business connections, and are curious about Bay Area culture. Furthermore, we welcome people of all ethnic backgrounds, ages, sexual orientations, religions, etc. For more details about th …

The Bay Area’s premier Social Group. The Unique One’s brings together a collective mix of Professionals for great outings and great events.  The Unique One’s Organizers believe in providing quality events for the  professional to remember for years to come. Sunday Dinners, Bowling nights, day trips, and Wine tastings, group travel and many other great family style events make The Unique One’s a great Social Group to be a part of. We have a few small rules. We only allow folks who have face pic …

No one likes to hang out alone...especially me. I'm a member of other meet-ups but being single and a parent (and unbelievably cool :-) ) I miss out due to conflicts with my parental calendar. Also, let's face it, it's really tough to make friends after a certain age especially when kids are involved and you are not originally from the area. So I figure, why not start my own meet-up and catch people on the fly? This group is not about dating, not about social networking, not about one particular …

"Cooking evokes feelings without using words.  Expressing yourself through food is one of the most amazing things." The Potluck Party Group!  This Meetup group is for people who like to cook, eat, share food and conversation.  If you love cooking and sharing your creations with others, this group is for you!

If you love food and the outdoors, this group is for you!  The weather in the East Bay is gorgeous most of the year, so why not take advantage of it! East Bay Picnic Group organizes monthly (or more) picnics for as much of the year as possible. This group is open to anyone who enjoys being outdoors while eating their favorite foods, talking and anything else you can do at a picnic. Just bring your own picnic goodies to enjoy and share the company of like-minded folks . . . and of course, the gre …

A group for people in their 20-30s in the Alameda area to meet new people, have some social drinks and check out what the area has to offer. Events won't be limited to Alameda and will include the East Bay and SF, but seeing how I live in Alameda and enjoy convenience this is where the group will be based.

To get together at Salsa and Bachata dance classes, workshops, club nights and events in the Oakland, CA area, Bay Area and Beyond.

UPDATE! UPDATE! UPDATE! UPDATE! The new Pacific Pinball Museum has opened and they invite you to come play with the exhibits!! It is an extension of the Lucky Juju but has a new address @ 1510 Webster Street AND extended hours! Check out the website to see more! Do you like to play pinball but can never find them in your area? Well, we should get together in Alameda the last Sunday of every month! What is Lucky Ju Ju? Juju (joo'joo) noun: - An object used as a fetish, charm or amulet - …

Do you want to try new restaurants? How about meeting nice people from your area? Are you open to many different kinds of cuisines and can picture yourself dining at holes in the wall as well as fine dining places? Let's go out there and see what the East Bay has to offer. Who knows which gems we will find? And to make it easier (and more interesting) for us, we chose the venues according to their names. First one will start with an A, next month we will visit a place starting with a B and so on …

If you’re like me, you are a single/divorced/or widowed, professional 40+ woman who works 40+ hours during the week and has little time (or energy for that matter) to develop friendships with other woman. I try to plan outings on the weekends – shopping, movies, hikes, festivals, Sunday coffee etc., and while I enjoy my own company it would be nice to share the experience(s) with a friend or two. So, I thought that creating “Weekend Friends” would be a great idea for women like me living in the …

If we leave it to the local news, Oakland’s reputation will be forever linked to the same old storylines: Art Murmur, racial tension, Brooklynization*, and crime. How can we work together to reveal the deeper story? Maybe you’ve been blogging for a while and want to meet new local people.  Maybe you want to increase your social media presence. Maybe you’re new to the area and full of stuff to say, and you need new connections to grow your audience. Or maybe you’ve always wanted to blog and just …

Bay Area Black Singles provides opportunities for Black singles to meet each other for love, friendship and companionship. If you wish to participate in fun-filled events and adventurous activities while meeting Black singles from your area, then you've come to the right group. Social events and activities are purposefully organized to increase your chances of meeting that "special someone," while you in turn help build up a positive community that focuses on the individual needs and personal go …

The purpose of this group is to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ . We hope that the Lord brings us in contact with His elect people for the edification of the body of Christ, His Church. We desire that everyone to know the Truth of the Gospel and to grow thereby in love, faith, and obedience. We meet Sundays at 10am at 2421 Telegraph st Oakland 94612and at a home location for our Small Group Bible Study and Fellowship Meal every Tuesday at 7:30pmat 1263 Seminary Ave. Oakland, Ca 94621. No mat …

If you are absolutely obsessed with wine and chocolate than you gotta check out the events we do! When appeasing your cravings for chocolate & wine look no further. Chocolate Walks, wine tours, tastings, dinners (chocolate & wine themed), wine hikes, chocolate factory tours, chocolate and wine picnics and more! Let's embrace our love of chocolate and wine together! CHINE!

We get together to dance in unconventional spaces. We shake our booties and don't care who's watching. Our portable speakers travel with us out on the town so that we can get our groove thang on as a group! Follow us on Facebook for regular music video links to dance to: http://www.facebook.com/AlamedaDanceParty ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please Note: This is an at-risk activity. By joining us in meet-up activities, you agree to hold the organizers, and other members harmless. You are responsible …

Each month Oakland Social gets together at a different location for an evening of networking amongst young professionals and entrepreneurs. We choose some of Oakland's best locations and always have a great time.

Love to eat. Love to talk about current events. Politics. Entrepreneur. Business. Fashion. People. Well, here is a fun and great way to talk about what's going on in a very busy world. The bay area is a mecca of genius minds of all walks of life. By joining this group, you will be invited to limited events by the host over amazing global cuisine and the latest in community or global talk. I will host 4 times a month, random members of a max 10 persons to be part of a round table discussion of po …

ATTENTION ADVENTUROUS EATERS! If you've seen Andrew Zimmern's "Bizarre Foods" TV show, you know the purpose for this Meetup. We're about trying "bizarre foods", too!  Consider this as "Bizarre Foods" meets "Fear Factor" At a restaurant, after the group orders "normal food", a bizarre food will be ordered for the group to share. When the bizarre food arrives, each person takes their turn to sample it.  If they are a timid eater, we may ask that person to try more.  After they give their impressio …

BiblioForge is a studio in Oakland that hosts book arts workshops and classes given by talented teachers in a variety of disciplines. Some traditional crafts as well as modern DIY and book arts disciplines. These will include bookbinding, mail art, calligraphy, lettering, paper crafts, lino and woodblock printmaking, maybe even letterpress printing. We'll also have history of the book classes where we visit rare book rooms and we'll feature out of town teachers with special subjects designed to …

Happiness is a state of mind or feeling characterized by contentment, satisfaction, pleasure, or joy. Happiness comes from deep within, and not from people, situations, or circumstances. According to Researchers from Harvard Medical School and the University of California, San Diego: “When an individual becomes happy, the network effect can be measured up to three degrees. One person’s happiness triggers a chain reaction that benefits not only his friends, but his friends’ friends, and his frien …

Have you seen "I Love You, Man"? Kinda like that. Your founder realized that at 40, he had pretty much given up on having guy friends and found himself sitting with "the girls" way too often. Not a gay group - just dudes looking to get out a bit more, and do more than drink & watch sports. Married or not, kids or not - you just need some male bonding. Also - gay dudes welcome - it's just not a dating group. I've always wanted a poker group, but don't play poker. A drum circle without the hippies …