If you run, you are a runner. It doesn’t matter how fast or how far. It doesn’t matter if today is your first day or If you’ve been running for twenty years. There is no test to pass, no license to earn, No membership card to get.  You just run. ~  John “The Penguin” Bingham This meetup has regularly scheduled runs around lakes in the area, along the river, and on some local trails. Most of the lakes are about 3 miles around, but we often link them together or go around twice. The river r …

A business networking group for business professionals, self-employed individuals, consultants and entrepreneurs. Not a typical networking group, this meetup is designed to facilitate the building of lasting business relationships and friendships among participants. Please read "About Us" (left top) Before you decide to join this group! Format is informal bag lunch meetings with ample opportunity to socialize and get to know one another. Most will include a facilitated discussion on a specific t …

This is a group for women business owners and entrepreneurs. Magnetic Business Women have an unusual power or ability to attract. According to the Law of Attraction we attract to us like vibrations, so what if a group of women with the same intention got together and created a magnetic force for success for all of us! Together we attract! Just by being a part of this group your attraction to success grows. At Magnetic Business Women we are creating a culture of connection. This is a networking g …

This meetup is for anyone who would like to go out and about in the Twin Cities, enjoys a great dinner/good drink now and then and enjoys the company of others.  You may join whether you are Young, Old, single, dating or married. This is a fun atmosphere of socializing and enjoying the company of other people whether you have lived here for a while or are new to the area.

If you're interested in meeting new friends, please join us.  Current events include happy hours at different venues in the West or Northwest metro.  Our members are mostly in their 40s to 60s.  I welcome you and look forward to meeting you! -Kim

A free group, open to anyone who would like to meet new people while enjoying downtown St Paul. We meet for happy hours, art crawls, weekday skyway lunches, trivia, and concerts. Join us!

There are now 2 meetup groups for Gettin Bizzy on Meetup as Gettin Bizzy acquired another group and meetup does not have an easy way to merge 2 groups. If you are a member of both groups and wish to only have 1 notification, please make sure you are a member / join the "Main Original Gettin Bizzy Group" and you can remove yourself from the other. Main Original Gettin Bizzy Group: http://www.meetup.com/gettinbizzy Duplicate Meetup Group (formerly Twin Cities Small Business Meetup): http://www.mee …

Welcome to the Cocktail Club! The Cocktail Club is a social networking group of friendly, genuine, sociable, happy and fun loving singles & newly singles wanting to mingle and meet other singles in the Twin Cities area. Are you a hard-working individual? Do you like to unwind after work with a few drinks at a local pub? Looking for exciting venues to do it in and interesting people to do it with? Well join the club! The Cocktail Club looks to offer responsible grown-ups who still like to have a …

New to Minnesota or the Midwest? This group is for those of us who are not from Minnesota and have moved to the Twin Cities in the last few years. We are transplants looking to make new friends and discover what this area has to offer with other recent transplants of a similar age. Anyone in their 20's or 30's who is from out-of-state is welcome to join. We have a variety of events each month and so far events have included happy hours, bowling, museums, dinners, movies, ice skating and more. We …

The Twin Cities R User Group is the local R user group for Minneapolis and St. Paul. We have a monthly informal "Happy Hour", and every 2-3 months have a meeting with guest speakers.

Hey, everyone, welcome to The 20s Nightlife Group! If you're a twenty-something looking have fun and explore the Twin Cities while hanging out with a great group of people, then you have come to the right place. View the calendar for upcoming events! The events are usually casual, inexpensive (or free), and in a relaxed atmosphere. Some of the many things we do are bowling, drinks, dinners, club nights, and karaoke. If you're feeling like breaking these boundaries, please do so. We encourage i …

Southern Couples is for couples in the Twin Cities area who are looking to meet and socialize with other couples, build new friendships and have a great time doing it! How many times have you wanted another couple to go with you for dinner, or go bowling, or go on a vacation or a weekend getaway...but all of your other couple friends were too busy! The purpose of our group is to bring couples together to find and make new friends with other couples that enjoy similar interests while having a goo …

The "Couples without Kids" Meetup Group is for any couples in their 20's and 30's. Have you started to notice that most of your friends are married with children and they just don't have the time to hang out anymore? Are you looking for other couples to go golfing with you, or go to dinner with you, or even rent a cabin for a weekend with you?  Are you looking to make some great, new friends that won't be talking about their kids all the time?   Are you interested in hanging out with a group of …

Maybe you recently moved to the Twin Cities for a new job or relocated after college. Either way, you are now facing the struggle of trying to fit into the already established friend circles here. Doesn't it seem like everyone has known each other since high school? Unless you went to college here, it can be difficult to meet people who want to get out and have a good time around the Twin Cities. If you are like me, you aren't planning to enroll in college again either. This group is for you if …

Started in August, 2011 we decided to form a group for 40s plus aged single people who either already live on and near Lake Minnetonka, and/or single people who play here.  We will usually meet somewhere on or near Lake Minnetonka. Sometimes our parties and events will be held elsewhere but we will try to stay close to the Lake and nearby communities whenever possible. We are forming our list of activities and events.  Some of our meetups are likely to be happy hour events and similar things whe …

NOTE: To foster making new friends and getting to know the members we currently have, MSP Couples is closed to new members at this time.   This notice will be removed if we re-open it. Looking for awesome new couple friends? Do you live in the Minneapolis/St. Paul/Suburbs? Read on, new friends, read on. This group is geared toward  fun, interesting, smart, hip, fabulous  couples in their 30's to 50's to enjoy casual adult-only meet-ups in the pursuit of long lasting friendships. No pretense her …

The best part of the week: Happy Hour! If you are looking for a group of people in their 20s to hang out with after work and grab a drink, this is the group for you. Come meet some new people, try a few drinks and have some fun! We are primarily going to have happy hour locations in the southwest metro. If you need a break from the work week, come join us! *This group is for people in their 20's. Also, if you do not have a picture, we will not be able to accept you. You can also check out the m …

Being single is a lot different now than it was in your early 20's, right? Do you find hanging out with married couples to be a bit awkward now that you are single again? When you got divorced, did you unknowingly and unintentionally also divorce most of the friends? This group is about making and maintaining friendships with people who understand the joys and pains of being a working single parent and who live in the northwestern suburbs. We meet twice each month for happy hour, once on a Wedne …

Network After Work - Networking Events for Professionals is a national business and social networking event company that launched in June 2009. We currently host events in 19 cities across the country. Events are created for professionals who want to expand their network and create new business opportunities, events range in size from 150-600 professionals and take place in each city's top nightlife destinations. Events draw a diverse mix of professionals from all industries and career levels an …

The TC Southern Burbs Nosh & Libation Group for Ladies 40+  is currently CLOSED to new members except by invitation or referral. We desire active members who attend events on a regular basis and who truly respect the purpose of this group. If you need additional information, please contact the organizer of this group. ______________________________________________________________________ ABOUT THIS GROUP Do you miss great conversation with ladies your age? Would you like to go to lunch, maybe h …

Preserve Minneapolis is dedicated to improving the quality of life in Minneapolis by recognizing, preserving, and revitalizing the architectural and related cultural resources of the city of Minneapolis. We advocate, we explain, and we explore! On the odd months (think January, March, etc...) we host 'Happy Hour with a Preservationist', which are behind the scenes tours of hard to get into historic spaces. The cool thing is when we tour these places, many are undergoing or completing restoration …

Another happy hour group, but one with a specific area in mind. If you live or work in or near downtown Minneapolis, this one should be easy to get to and from.  Everyone is welcome though.  Relax after work, enjoy a cold drink, and meet some new people. I started this group since I live downtown but travel a lot and work out in the middle of nowhere.    So I figured there's got to be others who are in the area, but looking for people to join them and meet new people...

This is a group for the academically-minded to get out of the lab/office/hospital and meet people from beyond the scope of their departments. Grad/med/law students, post-docs, interns, residents, or those in the early phases of their careers can enjoy getting together and taking a break from the world of peer-reviewed journal articles and coffee-fueled marathon workdays. We’ll start with some good old-fashioned happy hours and hopefully expand to other meetups from there. Looking forward to it!

This is a group about making new Memory Moments with new-found friends.  We are a group that feel younger than our years and live in a world that calls us and thinks of us as 'Seniors'.  We know we're all feeling younger than that word so let's turn around the phrase 'Senior Moments' and make it a good thing.  We will get out with other people our age and make our moments together something fun! We are a group of men and women 50+ years of age that want to get out and have fun participating in a …

This is a group where we can make a difference by doing something beneficial for various causes all while hanging our with great people. Events will range from happy hours, golf outings, a 5k fun run, and even a black tie formal gala. The proceeds will vary by event but include non-profits such as Prevent Child Abuse MN, Enviromental Improvement initiatives, People Serving People Homeless Shelter, etc.

We are the Minnesota SkiHawks Sports and Social Club. We sponsor events, trips and meet-up nights throughout the year. We’re based in the Twin Cities and currently have approximately 150 members. The Minnesota Ski Hawks is a non-profit Sports and Social Club. Our Board of Directors is made up of MN SkiHawk Club members. The Club is an active group that gets together regularly to participate in a variety of activities, including skiing, snowboarding, skating, boating, and enjoying a wide array of …

This is a group for single ladies that are finding it tough to do things as the single person when everyone around us is in a serious relationship or married. We can do a wide variety of events - dinners, happy hours, wine tastings, lay at the pool now with summer coming, enjoy a weekly reality show with some wine, travel, book club....the options are endless....do you want to meet some great new ladies to hang out with and get your share of girl time each month? If so, this is the group for you …

We are about having fun on/near the lakes in the Twin Cities. This group is for ages 20s, 30s, and 40s with both singles and couples welcome.  Most of the meetups will take place at various lakes and lake towns in the Twin Cities. Social events include lakeside dining, picnics, happy hours, and night life. We will also attend lakeside art shows, wine tasting, and have some fun walking around our beautiful lakes! We will go on lake cruises, pontoon boating, kayaking, paddle-boarding, canoeing etc …