Intro: We explore East Bay’s mid-scale restaurants, happy hour locations, fun places and occasionally we’ll take trips to San Francisco and Oakland. We have other fun too. We mostly do activities on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Our aim is to be an easy, pressure free way to have a good time, socialize, indulge. Instead of staying in, why not go out, meet new people, make new friends, try new things, and see new places? Events: Dining Out/Restaurants Happy Hours/Beer Socials/Wine Bars & Tastings …

Our name couldn't say it better. We love food, wine, chocolate, & travel. Join our local bay area events which range from eating out, chocolate & wine tastings, hiking, foodie events, & local and international excursions (of course we indulge in the first three on these bigger trips too!)

Meet fellow Champagne and wine enthusiasts with a passion for learning about and sharing a love of wonderful wine and champagne. No snobbery here; everyone welcome from first-time bouquet-sniffers to seasoned vinophiles.

This group was created for couples in the 40+ age range, BUT we welcome all ages, singles and other-half’s, too. Join us if you like good food and wine, and enjoy being socially active in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere during fun weekend outings, whether you come solo or as a couple! We plan a variety of activities, mostly in the Tri-Valley area, some a little distance away, and an occasional weekend getaway. This is a great way to expand your social circle, and make new friends, while explorin …

Meetup meets Groupon/daily deals, but better. What’s better then great food at nice restaurants? How about enjoying it while meeting new people. What’s even better then that? How about saving 30% to 50% at the restaurants while doing all this. This group is first and foremost about discovering new restaurants and food, meeting new friends, and enjoying an evening in a fun and casual way. But why not also save money while doing it. We take the best of Meetup and married with the deal phenomenon b …

We are a group of women and men, mid 40s to 50s, who are well-traveled, internationally-oriented, physically and culturally active, whose aim is to bring together like-minded people doing fun activities such as hiking, movies, bike rides, wine bars/wineries, dining out, potlucks, and cultural performances. The group is based in and around downtown San Jose, but is open to events all over our beautiful Bay Area. Newcomers to the Bay Area are welcome. Unlike the typical Meetup, we would like to en …

Do you enjoy excellent innovative food in a nice upscale environment? Do you like dinner conversations with interesting, like-minded people? But you also really like burgers? You don’t just like them, you are fascinated and obsessed with a good burger? Then this group is for you. We like to explore what upscale restaurants in Silicon Valley have to offer in terms of burgers: from traditional to some very innovative interpretations of what a burger could be. But the experience is not just about t …

Join this group if you are interested in exploring new activities and adventures, wine tasting, fine dining, music, happy hours, mixing and mingling, dating, going out and having some fun every once in while! Maybe we'll even do some of those type A extreme type of thrill adventures, like indoor sky-diving or something! We might join up with some other groups once in a while and make some Meetups even more of an event!!! So drop some of that stress at work and join us for a new season of fun! Pl …

Single Boomers are an underserved group. Most clubs and events cater to a younger crowd. Single Boomers need more places to dance, mingle and maybe make that special connection in classy locations. We wanted to start a group to help Single Boomers (or 45 plus) to make the most of events and activities that will be created and presented just for them. These will include dances, parties, movies, dining, wine tasting events, entertainment of all kinds, happy hours, seminars, karaoke, outings, retre …

Let's meet up for dinners out, drinks, movies, arts/crafts or whatever we want. This is a co-ed social club.  Married or singles welcome. Our objective is to have events around the bay area that are fun where we can meet new friends: dining out, movies, dancing, drinks, wine tasting, concerts or just out having a ball. Members are from all areas of the Tri-Valley area - Pleasanton, Livermore, Dublin, San Ramon, & Danville and more... We try to plan events in different locations. If you are profe …

Work hard during the week. Play even harder during the weekend! Bay Area Weekenders will explore all that this amazing area has to offer with a group of really fun and friendly people. Your favorite musician is coming to town...let's go! Hiking anyone? Want to visit the new bar, restaurant and lounge in the neighborhood... let's do it! Here is a sample of the kinds of events to expect in Bay Area Weekends: Cocktail Parties and Mixers Concerts and Other Music Events Competitive Events for Grou …

San Francisco & Peninsula Women's Social is a group for girlfriends, who are professional, educated, witty, fun, and have a sense of fashion and style. This group seeks diversity, looking for women from all around the world, living in the US. These women are happy with their lives. They have busy schedules, careers, happy relationships and they are only looking to meet real girlfriends. This group will provide an opportunity to meet like-minded women and make friends. So if you are one of these …

Here we are, a diverse group of women flourishing, creating, learning, and sharing. Whether you are single or married, new to the area or want to expand your circle of friends, and break free for a girl’s night out or gathering, this women's social group could be just what you are looking for. We are a fun and energetic group of women who welcome newcomers. The group consists of women of all ages who enjoy girlfriend time, after work happy hours, dining out or potlucks in, good food and conversa …

Friends, The peninsula has become the center of Tech industry and startups. Let's socialize once you get a moment from your statups. Dining, happy hours, hiking, bowling, museums, what else do you want? There is also a parallel group on facebook. You can also join it and invite your friends. We may request an optional contribution of $2-$5 for our events to cover up the meetup and stationary cost. Fair enough?

Lets go on an International Food Expedition. This group will explore cuisine from around the world "Bay Area Style" while learning about cultural diversity and differences in food preparation and presentation. This approach to dining out will prove to be a fun and enlightening. We will visit everything from restaurants with names we cannot pronounce (but we will learn the pronunciation) to California fresh produce farms, wineries, familiar restaurants, cafes, food courts, happy hours and intern …

I love all that the Bay Area has to offer and have formed a group of peers who enjoy interesting activities like  theater, dining out, trips to the beach and to wine country, to live concerts, to hiking trails, and tennis courts, to gay/lesbian events, and whatever else sounds fun! If you're ready to meet some interesting women for social and professional activities, want to have lots of laughter and fun, consider yourself a "boomer" ( 40's-early 60's) and live in the East Bay, this group is fo …

Meeting other fabulous and fun girlfriends to hang out with! New in town, make new friends. Happy Berkeley/East Bay girlfriends, women's social. Girls just wanna have fun. Join our circle of genuine 20s and 30s females, and let's have a good time! We are fun loving girlfriends. We have big hearts filled with passion and love! We are ladies who enjoy cocktails, girls night out, dancing, music, happy hour, and having fun in life! We are professional women with substance Who are willing to make a d …

For all Wine Lovers, introducing a unique opportunity to taste Artisan, handcrafted wines not available in retail stores. This is a special and fun group. Everyone will have a great time trying some incredible wines and getting some basic wine education and food pairing ideas. Bringing the wine country to you is a great way to bring good people together. To share the experience of discovering and tasting exclusive wines.

This is a 2-pronged activity group for the more mature (ahem! 45+ members) that I want to create, and the two planned activities may or may not intersect: (1) a monthly dining group that will try out various restaurants in our very diverse Bay Area (taking a cue from restaurants featured on CHECK PLEASE, BAY AREA); and (2) a movie/video group that can go to quality films on (a) a matinee basis and (b) eventually screen videos at home of past classics mingled with a potluck dinner. Geographically …

This Meetup is open to residents of Waterford Apartments only. Some activities will take place inside the gated community, where only residents will have access. Get to know other people in our community and have fun!

Hi, everyone! I started this group because I want to find people that were interested in crossing things off from their "Bucket List". From adrenaline-rushing activities, to simple happy hours where we can discuss our next event, traveling, or volunteering at a shelter, I know we can all find a common interest one way or another. If you join all or just a couple of the activities we will be having, I will be more than happy that you will be there! Because we will be conquering our fears together …

If you are team player, want to be my friend, hang out with my new friends and me once a while, come join me. We are hardworking professional, Single and looking, located at San Francisco Bay Area. Want to discover new restaurants, karaoke bars, fine art galleries, theaters, play bowling, pooling and games, discuss new poem, life, relationship, marriage and family.... Let's rock the night! Make sure your email setting of message board was checked to receipted updated romantic TV series: http://w …

Crime and Punishment, Anna Karenina, A Tale of Two Cities......this group is for anyone who wants to re-visit classics such as these or explore them for the first time. This will be a casual book club and anyone with an interest in classic fiction is welcome! We will vote on our selection each month (except for the first). This group will not be a formal affair with prepared questions, etc. Instead, we will have a free-flowing discussion about the read over food and libations (if you so desire).

Young and new in town? Just want to shake up your social scene? This group is for anyone in their 20s/30s who wants to meet and make friends outside of the typical bar scene. Let's meet-up and take advantage of local music and cultural opportunities. We often post "notes" on the calendar about things we think are cool but can't attend ourselves. If you see a "note" on the calendar, you want to attend, and think you can spearhead turning it into an event, please let us know. We'll give you all th …

Who says singles have all the fun? If you are in your 20s/30s and in a committed relationship but still love to have fun and meet new people, then this meetup is for you. We have a wide variety of fun events for young couples. This is a group for open-minded couples from a wide variety of ethnic, educational, etc., backgrounds, so come on and join the fun! Who are your organizers? We are a fun-loving 26 year old couple living in the Mountain View area. We are transplants from Pittsburgh, Pennsyl …

Do you love a fun dinner party? And with healthy food and new friends to boot? Then you have found the right group! We invite you to join a group whose love of healthy cooking is exceeded only by our love of good food and of even better company. We generally meet once a month for a dinner party in a member's home or other location. The host determines the theme and everyone else brings a completed dish to share. If this sounds good to you (and you live on the San Francisco Bay Peninsula, Califor …

Berkeley Events is the perfect social and business networking group for San Francisco Bay professionals who want to make new business and personal connections, build their network, find new clients and identify business opportunities. We make our networking events easy by having greeters at the door to not only welcome you - they introduce you to others, along with having events in elegant and fun Berkeley locations, making it simple to meet new people. We keep you informed and connected to th …

Do you work in the healthcare information technology industry? Are you a nurse or clinical informaticist, or interested in the practice of integrating computerization and data systems into patient care and the clinical setting? Are you interested in the current administration's focus on healthcare technology and want to discuss new developments with others? Meet a new network of local healthcare information technology and clinical informatics professionals, executives, consultants and those …