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Make new friends online - Chicago casual game nights

Chicago, IL

TL;DR join us for social games over video chat, 7 days a week! We always teach you the rules from scratch - our games take 5 minutes to learn and 10-15 minutes to play. Check out our [welcome video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X88hhc3xhcM) for a better introduction or keep reading. List of games here: [https://try.ludio.gg](https://try.ludio.gg/) \-\-\-\-\-\- Welcome! We’re a fun-loving community of 7000+ people from all over the US, Europe, and Canada. We play casual social games together every day of the week and help people make new friends. Whether you work from home, are a digital nomad, or are just looking for community online, we’d love to have you! Our events are exclusively online. We play a mix of games on a video-chat platform called Ludio (no downloads necessary, everything happens in the browser). Our games are very accessible and beginner-friendly - it takes just 5 minutes to learn most of our games. There are video tutorials for each game that you’re welcome to watch beforehand on try.ludio.gg, but we always teach you the rules from scratch!

42 members · Public

Northwest Chicago New Friends

Arlington Heights, IL

Welcome to the Northwest Chicago New Friends Meetup! Are you a young adult between the ages of 20-25 and need a little help finding friends your age? Break the ice with new folks by playing games that will help you connect with others. This group is especially geared toward people who have a hard time with social skills! Join us monthly at the Arlington Heights Public Library.

292 members · Public

African women new friends& Collegues

Chicago, IL

Hello, For Unambiguous ebony african women to connect on their own accord( message each other whoever you want to connect with on here). Alternative to bumble since most just put ig and say connect on there. Also, just hard to go through so many profiles when can just directly look on here :) Similar to bumble you want to connect for co-working, roomate, double dates single women,attend business seminars together etc. Go message the women who want same on here. I am Ethiopian American. Quality, fit fabulous minded ebony african women

6 members · Private

Polish & Slavic Meetup and New Friends

Morton Grove, IL

A group for individuals of Slavic heritage to meet others, make new friends, have fun, and learn about each other’s backgrounds, cultures, languages, and cuisines. Let's celebrate what we have in common and appreciate our differences! We'll have periodic events either in person or online to connect and meet.

33 members · Public

Chicago New In Town Social Group - Let's make new friends!

Chicago, IL

New to Chicago? Welcome to town! Wanna add some fresh excitement to your social life? Perfect! This group is for you. But that's what every group says...How is this one different than all the others? Great question!

Not only do we put together amazing, custom events to help you enjoy our great city, including happy hours, holiday parties, boat trips, comedy nights, and SOOOO much more, but we specialize in running Simply Social coed recreational sports leagues. They are hands down THE BEST way to make new friends in Chicago. Here's why:

Of course one night get togethers are always fun, but do you have enough time to really connect with new people after one night? When playing in our SUPER social, just for fun, coed sports leagues, you get to hang out with the same people for a 5-8 week season, truly getting to know your teammates in a laid back, pressure-free atmosphere. You can join by yourself or with friends and we make teams by age group, half guys, half girls. In our leagues ALL teams walk or take a bus to the same bar after games, where all teams mix and mingle and the social experience kicks into full gear.

So whether you're fresh to Chicago, looking to make some new friends or just want more fun stuff to throw on your social calendar, JOIN US at our events or join a league! You'll be glad you did :)

I can't wait to meet everyone soon!

Cheers,
Ben

6054 members · Public

Make New Friends Family Fun Social Meetup Group

Skokie, IL

Do you like to explore cool and fun things with your child/children and would love to connect with other parents when you do? Mom and teacher here and this is what we do! The goal is making new friends (parents and kids) and enjoying socializing together. We are based in Evanston/Skokie but we do stuff all over greater Chicagoland and suburbs. The target age activity is for children ages 3-12 but ALL ages and welcome. Do you (or your child/children) like **ZOOS**, **NATURE HIKES**, **BEACHES**, **FESTIVALS**, **BUS TOURS**, **BOAT TOURS**, **PARKS**, **WALKS**, **POOLSIDE PLAY**, **MUSEUMS**, **MINIATURE GOLF**, **AQUARIUMS**, and MORE? Then this is the group for you. Check for events often and make suggestions for events. Let's connect!

86 members · Public

Meet Friends for 20s - 30s

Chicago, IL

Meet Friends is part of MPCEvents, Chicago's largest social group. All our events have 60 - 120 people in attendance, most who are new to the city and many come solo. Find out why we have connected thousands. Be a member for as low as $9.99 a month and go to most of our events for free!

"Peter - I want to say thank you. All my good friends and the love of my life, I have met through your events. Now I have a beautiful baby and it's all because of you!" - Jill

"Before I found out about your events, I stayed home and was a loner. Now I find myself being a social butterfly. My confidence level has never been higher. I've met so many friends and wonderful people. Thank you for what you have done!" - Sarah

"Peter, you probably don't remember me but I went to last year's Division Street Bar Crawl. I met this girl from Dubai and I had the week of my life. I just want to say thank you." - Tall young guy

The three above comments were made by our members. These are just three out of hundreds I have gotten over the last several years. It's hard to explain to people over a web page on why we're different and why I started this group in the first place. And to be honest, it's almost impossible to explain. I see so many comments on Meetup about how to meet people, on doing a "pre-meetup" before a meetup, on how to even show up at an event. It's because these people have never been to my events. And they think, accurately for the most part, that it's not just hard to meet people, but scary too. Who wouldn't be? But our meetups are not like any others. We're genuine, authentic and real. All our members are no different than other meetups that are disappointing but what makes us different is in our culture. We are an inclusive, friendly and social group. Why and how? Because we created this culture since our first meetup 4 years ago. And since then thousands have been to our events, thousands more have connected, hundreds have met their best friends and even over a dozen have gotten married. Yup, all this because of a passion to connect others. Read my two blogs and you will understand why I did all this: How It All Started and Creating a Phenomenon.

Now, creating all these events hundreds of them a year so we can connect thousands of Chicagoans take much effort and time. That's why for the most part we charge a small fee, usually $10 for our events for our hosting and organizing services as well as event expenses. Or if you want to save money, subscribe for just $9.99 a month and go to our events at no extra charge. We hope you understand for a small amount we are able to change lives for the better.

So, don't worry about meeting people here. I guarantee you that you will have a good time and that you will meet interesting people. If you are still nervous (and it's okay) just direct message me and I will try my best to answer your questions.

-Peter Shen, Founder of MPCEvents

Welcome to New Bar Meet Friends Every Two Weeks for 20's and 30's! We are one of the fastest growing meetup groups. Why? Simple. Unlike other social meetup groups, where they recycle 2-3 places, we will actually do what we promise to do in our name; new bar, meet friends, every two weeks. Awesome and Brilliant!

We are an adventurous group. Besides meeting new people and making new friends, we actually explore Chicago by going to new neighborhoods, trying out new bars, new beers, and new drinks. If you are a fun, outgoing, and friendly person, this meetup is for you. Or if you like to be more fun and adventurous, join us too! You will be among friends.

Every two weeks, young professionals come together to drink, socialize and to explore Chicago. For example, have you always wanted to visit a Chicago neighborhood but never gotten the chance? Always wanted to do a pub crawl with an awesome group of people? Check out rooftop bars, riverfront bars, beer gardens? How about something different like Jazzin' at the Shedd? Hanging out with friends at a street festival? Heck, how about going to the most fun block party in Chicago? Yes! Yes! Yes!

In short, New Bar outings are the best social events to meet people and make new friends.

Join us and RSVP to our events to see how much fun you'll be having. Our unique events are always packed and our members always have a great time. We're all cool and friendly. In fact, many of our members are already friends. At the minimum you'll be having a great time exploring Chicago (for real!) and meeting new people. C'mon and hop in the fun train!

New Bar events are hosted by MPCEvents.com. Welcome to the Phenomenon.

About MPCEvents

Every week, 100s of people join Chicago's number social party group. Everybody is welcome, so tell your friends and join us!

Like our Facebook Page!

As soon as we reach 10000 Facebook "likes", we will say "Thank You" by inviting all of our members to a completely FREE Party!!! In case you haven't clicked "Like" yet, you can still do so now in order to get a FREE Admission ticket for the upcoming Facebook Party. https://www.facebook.com/MPCLike

Most of our events are only $10 but you can become a MPC member for just $9.99 a month and go to events for free! Go to https://www.mpcevents.com/join to find out more and start meeting new friends!

17370 members · Public

Northwest Side Chicago Board Game Friends

Chicago, IL

Looking to get together with fellow casual board game fans in the Northwest side of the city and share in some board game fun from time to time. I have a pretty wide range of game types that I enjoy and I really like teaching/walking others on how to play games that I own as well as learning new ones. All skill levels/experience with board games are welcome.

I can envision rotating locations within these 8-ish neighborhoods: Edison Park, Norwood Park, Dunning Square, Montclare, Belmont Cragin, Portage Park, Jefferson Park, Forest Glen and have some locations (that offer light food/drink) already in mind. I’d envision that this group would all share in bringing games, but at a minimum, I’d commit to bringing some crowd-favorites from my modest, but growing, library:
https://boardgamegeek.com/collection/user/JamIT42?geekranks=Board%20Game%20Rank&objecttype=thing&own=1&ff=1&subtype=boardgame

Looking forward to sharing in some board game fun with others!

1828 members · Public

Chicago Social Events: Get Out, Meet People & Make Friends

Chicago, IL

Chicago Social Events will be putting together tons of events for 20-30 somethings that focus on one thing: Meeting people and having fun. Well, that's kind of two things...Our group will live by the motto "A good time is all about who you share it with". I've been putting up our events in other Meetup groups for the past several months and have seen amazing turnouts with such great people, so now it just makes sense to create my own!

We'll be organizing groups to do things like happy hours, trivia nights, visit museums, go to comedy shows, plan trolley crawls, wine tastings, tournaments, play in rec sports leagues and more! Does this sound like every other group on Meetup? Well it's definitely similar, but I'm really good at getting good deals for everyone and coming up with unique events that have recently been bringing out large groups of people that simply want to get out more and meet others. So if you're fresh in town (welcome!), are looking to make some new friends, and/or simply just want to spice things up and do something other than sitting in a bar with the same ol' folks, we're gonna be that spice.

I also run S3 Simply Social Sports Leagues (s3leagues.com), which offers THE BEST coed rec sports leagues in the city. Sure I'm biased, but the sweet thing is they really are amazing. These leagues allow you to join by yourself or with friends and we create teams by age group for anyone aged 21-42, with post-game festivities at a near-by bar. These leagues welcome all skill levels. Rather than a one time event, these leagues last 5-8 weeks and allow you to foster stronger relationships as you come together every week during the season. Being new to town myself years ago, I made all my best friends by joining a coed softball team. I knew I could make it better, and now many years later with tens of thousands of past alum, tons of new friends made, couples formed, and several marriages! Sometimes the best connections come from simply expanding your social circle and getting out more. This is our goal, and we're excited to see you at an event or league!

Cheers, Ben

15565 members · Public

Exploring Chicago with Friends!

Chicago, IL

Welcome to our fun & active group! Whether you are new to Chicago or have been around awhile, by becoming a member of this group you will get a chance to explore the Chicago area beyond what the typical Chicago area resident normally does. It is like being a tourist in your city, as we discover a lot of hidden gems and unique experiences . This is a sister group to the original, 1001 Things to See in Chicago Before You Die so we will be doing a lot of joint events together. We want to have a club where we can have many enjoyable events; giving you the opportunity to meet new people while partaking in unique & diverse outings all over Chicagoland. This will also be a year round group as winter does not slow us down! Annual dues are $12 per member. You get a 90 day free trial to see if you like the group! If you decide to become an event host, then your annual dues are waived. We are an extremely active and social group with a wide range of activities all over Chicago. Most of our events take place in Chicago or nearby suburbs like Evanston, Oak Park and Park Ridge. ALL events are accessible by public transportation, which is why we mainly focus on Chicago. Please note that we also have a firm 3 strikes, no show policy. If you do not show up for an event without updating your RSVP, you earn a strike. After 3 strikes, you are put on 3 months suspension. We do not want to be disciplinarians but are trying to keep things fair and fun for all our members. If you have any questions about the group, suggestions on events or, would like to lead an outing, please let me know. Those who host an event, get their annual dues waived. Giovina Romandine Organizer for Exploring Chicago with Friends!

196 members · Public

Chicago New in Town (or not so new)

Chicago, IL

This is a group for folks who have just moved to Chicago, or who aren't originally from here. If you've chosen to make Chicago your home, it's a great place to be- there's lots of friendly faces, tons of culture, and so much to do. Join us for chances to meet new people and get to know this new city.

We have a discussion group on facebook, if you would like to join and discuss upcoming event ideas and things like that: https://www.facebook.com/groups/889303217815912/
Anyone can join, so please come on by!

If you've been here a while, or even if you're a native Chicagoan, you are certainly welcome. After all, it's nice to have a bit of a guide in checking out this wonderful, cosmopolitan city.

For those of you who want to know:
Is this a singles group? No, not exclusively. People might meet others to date, certainly, but that's not the point of this group.
Is this a networking group? Again, not exclusively, but if you make some good business connecting or find a job through this group, that's great!
Is this a Chicago-centric group? Yes. It's just easier to focus the group on the city area. Events outside the city are welcome, but be aware that the majority of folks on this group are likely to live within the city itself. Thanks.

12196 members · Public

Friends of Outdoors

Chicago, IL

*“And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.” - John Muir* I'm building a friendly community of outdoor buddies! Everyone in this group has been vetted by me by, either meeting in person, or being recommended by one of the Friends of Outdoors. You don't have to be a hardcore backpackers, or do extreme sports, to strive in this community. It's all about the life + work balance, appreciation for Mother Nature, and staying active. Outdoors = Happiness. Here are the basic rules: 1\. This is a happy and healthy community \- don't mess it up\! 2\. Two no\-shows\, without a cancellation\, you are in trouble\. 3\. Your membership in this group is At\-Will\. 4\. Let's go\!

27 members · Public

Singles Hang out, meet new people and have fun!

Chicago, IL

Hey there! This meetup is for Singles looking to meet new people, make new friends, or find that significant other in Chicago or suburbs. as well as explore some new places and events. Events will range from game nights, shows, pubs, Nightlife, stand up and more. For ages 21- 59.

3542 members · Public

this group is no longer meeting.

Chicago, IL

This group is no longer meeting. Fyi: The group cannot be removed from meetup.com while there are still people signed up as members.

43 members · Public

JEWISH FRIENDS & CONNECTIONS

Chicago, IL

If you are looking to meet other warm and friendly Jewish Singles to form new and lasting friendships then you have joined the right Club.

Our purpose is to create an opportunity for our members to be made aware of & hopefully join in with local events of interest to our community

If you know of any events which might be of interest please enter them in the suggested meet ups & we'll consider announcing them to the group -

Thx

496 members · Public

Chicago Asperger Adults & Friends

Skokie, IL

This group is built around peer-run support groups for adults who are on the autism spectrum or have neurodiverse conditions or learning disabilities with similar social effects (e.g. nonverbal LD, social-emotional LD or social communication disorder.) \- No formal diagnosis necessary to join\. \- Groups are lead by an adult on autism spectrum or with other neurodiverse conditions\. \- No therapist or other professional support is present at meetings\. The site currently features the GRASP Chicago Support Group, Autism and Neurodiversity in the Workplace Group, and other social gatherings in Chicago and its suburbs. Given that restrictions and health risks related to COVID-19 made in-person indoor support groups impractical for the near future, the group has transitioned to online support group meeting and in-person gatherings at local parks/forest preserves. Basic policies for meetings are posted in the group discussion section of this site. Once you have joined, please read the "Basic Online Policies: GRASP Chicago-Evanston Support Group" post on the Chicago Asperger Adults & Friends Discussion Forum or you can access it here: [https://www.meetup.com/aspergerchi/messages/boards/thread/52791986](https://www.meetup.com/aspergerchi/messages/boards/thread/52791986) Chicago Asperger Adults & Friends welcomes relatives, professionals, and other friends of adults on the autism spectrum to join this site in hopes that we forge new connections between autism spectrum adults and other parts of the autism community. Members are welcome to use this site’s message boards and other messaging services to connect with each other. **Additional note on privacy:** Although members can join the Meetup site under an alias, members are required to share their full name and a piece of contact info (either email or cell #) with the Meetup organizer in order to receive Zoom links or exact locations to in-person events. This information is not shared with other group members, but the organizer needs it for accountability purposes.

954 members · Private

Chicago Coalition of Library Friends Meetup

Chicago, IL

This group is for anyone interested in the activities at the branches of the Chicago Public Library such as book discussions, plays, learning activities for students, games or any activity that will awaken us from the sleep of reason. Some book discussions are handled in a seminar-style examination of books pertaining to philosophy, science, history, and great literature. The Rogers Park Library Book Discussion Group will meet on a bimonthly basis. Join us and find out what's happening at your library. Exercise your mind in one of these activities.

770 members · Public