This group is for people that are looking to have fun with new experiences and activities. This is not a dating group; however, if it happens, it happens. Activities will include ballroom dancing, trying new restaurants, happy hour, brunch, kayaking, movies, fairs and festivals, music events, etc. If you're young, like meeting new people and having a good time this group is for you. If you want to host an event reach out and let us know. Best Jeremiah

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Welcome!  This group is all about making new friends and supporting each other to not only achieve healthier weight, but also move to greater strength and self understanding. Are you a foodie living in the bay area? Are you looking to eat healthier, but could use some guidance?Are you looking to get into better shape and overall health in a healthy way?  Then let's meet up and network! Many of us may have tried weight loss and healthy lifestyle change tactics and not gotten the results we wanted …

If you are serious about kiting, or just love to watch and take lots of pictures, you've come to the right Meetup!  We come from all walks of life and diverse cultures and ethnicities with one thing in common, WE LOVE KITES! San Francisco is very rich in traditions; one of those traditions which is overlooked but never quite forgotten is Kite Flying.  The Kite was invented in ancient China several thousand years ago.  The strong Asian culture embedded in this City, the consistent foggy sea and b …

Looking for ways to connect with fellow experiential travelers in-person around the globe? Join an AFAR Meetup! AFAR enables the experiential traveler virtually but we also think that talking in person—about travel, culture, food, and many other potential shared interests—is pretty fantastic. AFAR.com members and AFAR magazine subscribers have shown interest in connecting with each other offline worldwide, so we’d like to encourage anyone to attend and organize AFAR events in their own city! …

[color=green][b]WELCOME![/b][/color] Our events are for all us singles who want to GET OUT and have some FUN! Not that we don't love our couple friends too, but they always have to leave early (or can't come at all) because of the kids, the house, etc.  This group is for those of us who have more free time and want to make some new friends while having some FUN! There are more of us single people in the bay area than you think, so leave all your friends who are couples at home and come out to …

No Lomographer is an island and where there's an analog will, there's a way. Here we can plot workshops, events, field trips, and other fantastic film festivities. You can suggest locations, projects, and workshops. Its an interactive community, just like it should be. Join us as we spread our Lomographic love across the city.

Offbeat San Francisco brings people together who enjoy being unconventional and exploring events like surrealist film festivals, batcave dance nights, punk rock karaoke, quirky museum exhibits, burlesque, drag shows...just to name a few. We'll also be seeking out the "hidden gems" of the city (think Seward Street Slides), and even charity events with a twist. THE MORE EVENT ORGANIZERS, THE BETTER! If you're interested in hosting events through Offbeat SF, just drop me a note and I'll give you t …

There are lots of dining groups on Meetup; I belong to some. And they're great. But I don't see anything devoted to the goofy, offbeat restaurants and snack shops and events that can make eating a purposefully amusing experience. Tabletops before tablecloths, go cups before goblets, fun before fancy, cute before culinary. I don't want to be a decadent foodie all the time! This isn't intended to be devoted to bargain, cheap-eats places, though most of the things I'm interested in for this group …

Who We Are: From food novices to epicurean gourmands, San Francisco Foodies always have a great time enjoying delicious food. Join us to share a meal with Real Foodies! What We Do: We bring together Real Foodies around delicious food. Our events include restaurant excursions, food pop-ups, cooking classes, potlucks, picnics, food truck runs, food crawls, food festivals as well as food-related book launch parties, film screenings, benefit galas and more! Our group checks out restaurants through …

The North Beach Happy Hours and Social Group is for people who enjoy spending time and socializing in North Beach. North Beach is one of the most vibrant neighborhoods in SF with a high concentration of bars, restaurants, cafes, galleries, clubs, parks and more! We plan to organize events for happy hours, dinner, live music, festivals, gallery parties, pool tournaments, santa-con, karaoke, pub crawl, art-walk, special events with local businesses and more. So, if you enjoy eating, drinking, brow …

California Camping Music Festivals was started for people who love to camp and who love music! There are music festivals all over California from April to October and most of them are within 1-4 hours driving time from the Bay Area. Some of the music festivals also include other adventures such as white water rafting, mountain biking, lakes for boating and swimming, kayaking, canoeing, hiking, singing, dancing, yoga, art, crafts, food vendors and more! California Camping Music Festivals only pos …

We’re an open running group training for the Arthritis Foundation's 5K Jingle Bell Run/Walk. Join us on our training runs and go from couch potato to 5K running super star! The Jingle Bell Run/Walk will be on Saturday, December 15, 2012 at the Marin Fairground and Lagoon Park in San Rafael. Everyone is welcome to join us for a festive holiday themed 5K timed run, a 5K fun run/walk, a Kids' Elf Run, costumes and prizes! For more information please contact Beth Miller at bmiller@arthritis.org or 4 …

The San Francisco Bay Area New Century Lions are a dynamic group of service-minded individuals. We come from many backgrounds. Some of us are starting families; some are in college or graduate school; and some are professionals in chosen fields. Diverse with individuality, when we come together, we are unified in our service to the local and global communities. We serve. The San Francisco Bay Area New Century Lions have several fundraisers and activities. We throw a marvelous Halloween …

Are you a food blogger and live in the Bay Area? Then let's meet up and network! From visiting fun restaurants, happy hours, and/or festivals together to swapping recipes at a coffee shop or giving photography lessons, it will be fun to get all of the food bloggers in the Bay Area together every once in a while. If you are a non-food blogger that works too! Or if you want to start a blog, we're here to help! Come one, come all!

Hi I'm Mish, I moved to the bay area for work. I'm creating this group for natives and newcomers of the bay area that want to explore more than just the typical touristy spots. I'd like this group to get together to do some hiking, scenic drives, restaurant hopping, brewery tasting and wine tasting, fairs and festivals... basically everything the bay area has to offer us. It'll be nice to explore different parts of the bay. I'd like to keep the age range from mid twenties to mid thirties just to …

Calling all Electro/Dubstep/Trance/EDM lovers! Hi! My name is Jon and recently moved from New York to San Francisco. I love EDM, and thought it'd be great to have a great group of people to attend shows with. A few of the artists I had in mind: Tiesto,  Calvin Harris, Porter Robinson, Mord Fustang, Seven Lions, Skream, Dillon Francis, Kill The Noise, Knife Party, Zomboy, Far Too Loud, Gareth Emery, Armin, Above and Beyond. If you're someone who enjoys Electro, Trance, Dubstep, Moombahton, Glitch …

The Queer Paulettes* is a Meetup group for queer women who love cinema. We see films that leave a strong impression and make us want to talk about them afterwards. Come meet other cool women still keen on the big screen! The Queer Paulettes programming focuses on independent features, documentaries, and foreign and festival films. We give special attention to women directors and feminist and LGBTQ selections. We don't shun Hollywood, though. Hollywood dishes up irresistible and important films t …

What is this group about? This is a fun group of people in their 20s to 30s that want to meet new friends from different countries and ethnicities. The bay area is home to many people from across the globe who are here to pursue their dreams, either working here or going to school here. Our main purpose is to foster an awesome community of such friends by consistently getting out together and doing fun things in this fun city. Let's share our experiences and provide social support to each other …

Hi everyone! We're all about happy hours here! We'll check out dive bars, wine bars, night clubs, festivals, tubing trips and anything else that might involve drink specials! This should be a really fun group of 20s/30s and in-betweens. It doesn't matter if you come alone, or bring your whole crew, just come out and have a few drinks with us!

Calling all animators, illustrators, storyboard artists, directors, writers, producers, editors, VFX artists - it's about time we got together and made films of our own. There's too much talent in San Francisco for us to not all be collaborating together to create awesome animated films, so why not team up and make some? Whether you're a beginner or veteran, young or old, an animator or writer, as long as you want to contribute to making quality animated content, then this club is for you. The …

Join us for fun activities centered on meeting new friends, exploring, having great urban and rural adventures! We will have events all over the bay area! Some of the events we will host in 2013: Hiking, Treasure Hunts, Marin Tourist Club parties, Mountain Play, Academy of Sciences and De Young Parties, Pub Quizzes, Horse Races, Bowling, Ice Skating, Shakespeare in the Park, Outdoor Movies, Fillmore Jazz Festival, and lots more! We will focus on events which allow people to interact easily and g …

Once a month Film Festival Flix brings you the experience of Cannes, Toronto, Sundance and more direct to the Balboa Theatre! Join us monthly and discover Award-Winning and Audience Favorite films from Festivals around the world, enjoy intimate conversations with filmmakers, socialize and network at our pre-film party, and get your photo on the Red Carpet. Additional films, alternative content, and community engagement are constantly available online. So if you're ready to discover world-class i …

Non-profit Festivals & Events covering tech challenges with emphasis on artistic expression and creativity. Bringing together independent artists, coders, game developers, creators, performers and musicians celebrating Art and Technology. CODAME exists to incubate and support artists, technologists and designers that push the boundaries of hardware, software, and physical/digital mediums. At the intersection of ART+TECH, CODAME is accelerating the way we interpret and express our rapidly changin …

San Francisco is one of the most amazing cities in the world, rich in culture and international influences. On any given day, you can eat at an ethnic restaurant, go to a street festival like Carnaval, take in a lecture about current events, learn a dance from another culture (such as samba or bellydancing) and much more. Join the SF Culture Club and meet others who share your love of learning about other cultures while also having fun! Members should sign up (or join the wait list) for an event …

Live in San Francisco or the Bay area? Love EDM? Headed to Vegas for EDC? What are you waiting for!?, click "Join us!" This meetup is for the lovely ladies of the Bay who are headed to EDC in Vegas this June! Join if you already have your tickets and a group of friends headed to Sin City or if you're looking for tickets//people to go with, && we will get together to chat music, fantastic festival attire && hopefully connect everyone with some rad new girlfriends to rage with at, before and after …

Let's Meet Up and check out Innovation Alley at the Israel in the Gardens festival, Vote for your favorite non-profit start-up, check out emerging Israeli imported companies, hear a live set by Mosh Ben Ari and other Israeli performers, bring your resume if you need a job, bring your check book if your looking to invest, meet some cool entrepreneurs. You never know who you will meet while charging your phone at the hot spot charging station. There is something for everyone in the Alley, give you …

It's the first Big Data blowout of its kind. And we want you to join fellow Big Data dreamers and doers as we celebrate FreeStructure 2013. This three-day festival @ the Moscone Center in San Francisco July 16-18 brings together some of the world's most "datacated" Big Data, data science and business intelligence communities. It's where celebration mixes with collaboration to spotlight, connect and inspire the people and programs that are impacted by Big Data. FreeStructure 2013 features keynote …