Meetup: Local Groups, Events and Activities Platform

Meetup presents itself as a platform where interests become friendships, stating that whatever a person's interest, from hiking and reading to networking and skill sharing, there are thousands of people who share it on the site. Its about page says Meetup creates possibilities to find and build local communities. People use it to meet new people, learn new things, find support, get out of their comfort zones and pursue their passions together.

The find section lets users browse both events and groups near a chosen location, with results shown for places such as Santa Monica, CA. Search can be narrowed by day, group size, event type and distance, with an 18-mile radius among the options. Listings cover in-person venues and online sessions, and many events shown are free of charge.

• Filters: any day, any size, any type, within 18 miles
• Separate Events and Groups tabs
• Options for all events, new listings and groups
• Online and in-person events listed together

Events and groups are organised into interest categories that span social, professional and wellbeing themes. These categories let people browse by subject rather than only by location, including career and business meetups, sports and fitness groups, and health and wellbeing communities.

• Social Activities
• Hobbies & Passions
• Sports & Fitness
• Travel & Outdoor
• Career & Business
• Technology
• Community & Environment
• Identity & Language
• Games
• Dancing
• Support & Coaching
• Music
• Health & Wellbeing
• Art & Culture
• Science & Education
• Pets & Animals
• Religion & Spirituality
• Writing
• Parents & Family
• Movements & Politics

Meetup Pro is described on the site as the professional tool for organising and communicating with a network of users, partners and contributors. Organisations use it to run groups of regional Meetups under a single banner, each with its own local events. Examples on the site include technology user groups, data science communities, entrepreneurship networks, property education programmes and yoga and meditation classes.

• Docker User Group — developers and ops engineers working with containerised apps
• Red Hat User Group Community (North America) — business and technical presentations for customers and partners
• Dynamics User Group (DUG) — Microsoft Dynamics and Power Platform community, in person and virtual
• Startup Founder 101 — aspiring and experienced tech entrepreneurs in over 150 cities
• PyData — data analysis tools forum operated by NumFOCUS, Inc.
• Marshall Reddick Real Estate — free property investing education and mentoring
• Inner Engineering — Isha Foundation yoga and meditation programmes

Meetup surfaces events near the visitor's location, with the homepage and find pages showing listings around Beverly Hills, Santa Monica and the wider Los Angeles area at venues including Bar Lis, Calabra at Proper Hotel and Dockweiler Beach. Meetup Pro networks extend across many cities and countries, with events listed in places such as Atlanta, Tampa, Fremont, Mangaluru, Woodbridge, Dublin, Budapest, London and Santo Domingo. Pro group descriptions refer to worldwide and international communities meeting both in person and virtually.

• Los Angeles area listings including Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, West Hollywood and Culver City
• US cities including New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago, Boston, Washington, Memphis and Columbus
• International locations including Dublin, London, Bristol, Budapest, Pune, Mangaluru and Santo Domingo

Access is through the Meetup website, where visitors can browse events before signing up. The registration page invites people to create an account to find new friends and connect with people in their city, and an existing member logs in to access groups hosting online or in-person events. The homepage notes that events are happening every day and prompts visitors to sign up to take part.