Meet new friends groups near Columbus, OH

We are a group of 30 to 40 year olds who like to hangout, kickback and enjoy each other's company. We aren't going out to the bars every night anymore. Our events are small and intimate. Rules we live by: We DO NOT accept any sexual harassment of women or men We DO NOT accept any hatred or disrespect of men or women We expect everyone to come to an event friendly and nice and not be overly rude. Other than that let's all have fun.

Loneliness has been at an all-time high after COVID. Want to meet up as a group for coffee and make new friends in Columbus, OH? First meetup at : Roosevelt Coffeehouse at Olentangy River Brewing Company, Green Meadows Dr, Lewis Center, OH on Monday 05/29 and Saturday 06/03

Are you new to Columbus or just looking to make new friends? It’s always hard to meet new people after college or as you get older. Come join us as we plan events for socializing and fun! Please keep in mind that most of these events are at bars and geared to adults 21 and older. If you plan on drinking at any of these events, please ensure you have a safe ride home. Only rules are: If you RSVP and are a no-show to more than three events, you will be removed from the group , please be respectful to everyone and stay safe and have fun! Let’s make some new friends and explore Columbus!

New to Columbus or just looking to get out and socialize more? Join us! Our goal is to set up social events to help get out there, meet, and get to know people. Events will mostly be held at parks or coffee shops for now, but we’re open to suggestions.

This group is for those who mainly identify as lesbian/bi/lgbtq + women and is based in Columbus Ohio. We welcome singles or couples, that want to get together, meet new friends and have fun! We are looking to connect intellectually and socially through events of all kinds! Also, **all** **members will have the opportunity to become an event organizer and schedule a meet up if they want to. We know everyone has different interests and availability so please feel free to schedule a meet up of interest to you!!!** This meetup group is looking for fun, outgoing, and adventurous women **OF ALL AGES** who are open to just about anything! ( And if you are shy that is OK too!)  Through this group we can meet women with similar interests. We're all here to have some fun and connect with others who share common interests, views, goals and experiences! We can organize events such as: coffee meetups, watching sporting events, nights out , barbecues, lunches/dinners, cultural festivals, movie nights, Netflix Marathons, hiking, art exhibits, FUNdraising events, wine tasting, potlucks,  theatre nights, road trips around Ohio (weather permitting), clubbing and anything else we can think of! So join us if you are looking to make  some new friends and have an amazing time together! P.S. Please include a recent photo of yourself so we know you are real and so we can identify you at future events.

This is a group for mature individuals interested in hiking/walking various trails in different metro parks, nature preserves, or national parks in Ohio. I started this group to combine groups of interested individuals into one setting to share our enjoyment of the outdoors. Looking forward to meeting others and exploring new trails together!

**PLEASE READ IN ITS ENTIRETY** Making new friends is not as easy as it used to be! Where is AIM and MySpace when you need it? New to the area or looking to make some nice, new friends in Columbus or Central Ohio? This group is perfect for you. We’ll look to hold regular events whether it be a night out on the town, an afternoon at a brewery or any other activity this town has to offer. There will be Occasional Field trips out of town. Most events will be held within Central Ohio. ([Delaware County](https://columbusregion.com/meet-the-region/delaware-county/), [Fairfield County](https://columbusregion.com/meet-the-region/fairfield-county/), [Franklin County](https://columbusregion.com/meet-the-region/franklin-county/), [Knox County](https://columbusregion.com/meet-the-region/knox-county/), [Licking County](https://columbusregion.com/meet-the-region/licking-county/), [Logan County](https://columbusregion.com/meet-the-region/logan-county/), [Madison County](https://columbusregion.com/meet-the-region/madison-county/), [Marion County](https://columbusregion.com/meet-the-region/marion-county/), [Morrow County](https://columbusregion.com/meet-the-region/morrow-county/), [Pickaway County](https://columbusregion.com/meet-the-region/pickaway-county/), [Union County](https://columbusregion.com/meet-the-region/union-county/)) **Find our group on Facebook** [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1071915016869347/?ref=share](https://www.facebook.com/groups/1071915016869347/?ref=share "https://www.facebook.com/groups/1071915016869347/?ref=share") **A Few Basic Rules** You Must have a c**urrent or recent Display Photo of YOURSELF**! The idea of Meetup is to meetup with people IRL having a current DP and alias makes the process much easier on all of us! 1\. Please Keep RSVP up to date\!\!\! **3 or more no shows** may result in removal from the group. *We put a lot of time, effort, and even travel time into making these events happen.* **2\. Please be respectful of everyone\.** Bullying, Racism, or any form of harassment will not be tolerated and may result in removal from the group! **3\. Lastly Respect everyone's privacy\. Being a part of this group requires mutual trust\. No adding or messaging of members you have not previously met\, except for an event host/organizer about a specific event\.** *If anyone has an **issue with another member please notify Chance or another one of the organizers asap!** Corrective **action will be** taken!* Lets have fun making new friends in Columbus and Central Ohio! **Legal Stuff:** The event hosts/Organizers are just fellow member volunteers. By participating in any event, you assume all risks of liability and injury inherent in these activities. You are responsible for your own safety and for determining if you are in condition fit to participate. You are also responsible for knowing and abiding by all laws and rules during your participation in any event. **PHOTO & or Video:** By attending these events you acknowledge photos and or video may be taken and used on this and other platforms.

Welcome! We’re a fun-loving community of 2000+ people from all over the US (plus some international folks). We play casual social games together and help people make new friends every week. 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 or accounts 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 even if you haven't - show up and we will teach you the games anyway! We do insist that you play with your camera on. We believe video chat does a great job of helping people feel connected to other, and we promise it's way more fun! If you’re on the fence about that, we encourage you to hop on a short call with the organizers before your first event - just message us here. Each one of our community members is vetted by the organizers, which is how we keep the group safe, fun, and spam-free.

I’d love for this group to consist of encouraging fun professionals. Sometimes we just need to get out of the norm try something new. This is a laid-back group created to meet new friends we just haven’t met yet.

This is a group for anyone with MS, as well as family/friends of those with MS. It is also open to anyone who is undiagnosed, but being considered as possibly having MS. I hope that we can support each other emotionally and share experiences.

**WELCOME** to an exciting group of African-Americans and Special Friends of any culture or nationality.  The average age range is 40 to 60+. Younger people comfortable with this age group may join as well. The purpose of Black Love and Friends Columbus is to provide a bevy of FUN activities and events where people can congregate and make new friends in an easy social networking way. We dine out, dance, go to festivals, kayak, horseback ride, helicopter ride, get lost in the corn maze, and so many more activities! 😍 We love, honor and respect our Men and Women. Members are encouraged to offer ideas of activities and events that they would enjoy participating in. These ideas can easily become reality where others can join in too. **RSVP RULE: PLEASE RSVP ONLY IF YOU INTEND TO COME TO THE EVENT. IF YOU CANNOT MAKE IT, CHANGE YOUR RSVP TO "Not Going" PRIOR TO THE START OF THE EVENT. IF YOU DO NOT DO THAT, YOU GET FLAGGED AS A "No Show". THREE NO SHOWS AND YOU ARE UNFORTUNATELY REMOVED FROM THE GROUP. CL Connie McWilliams** The door is open for members to become  Event Hosts. We would post the event(s) you’re interested in, and, as the Event Host, you greet the members as they come together. There may be other responsibilities yet all can be done with minimal effort. Events may be photographed or recorded. By attending this event, you grant BLACK LOVE AND FRIENDS (all locations) the right to use your name and image as recorded and/or photographed, to promote BLACK LOVE AND FRIENDS and release the groups from all liability associated with the use of your name, image and statements. Black Love and Friends Columbus was born out of its sister group "Black Love & Friends: Grown Sexy Wise and Mature"  (now "Black Love Family and Friends...,") in Greater Cincinnati. Come join us! Get from behind the computer, come out and have a social life! And know our abiding theme, ***“It’s all about L-O-V-E...”***

*Note: The local host is temporarily unable to lead this group causing the regular meetings to be temporarily suspended. They will be back soon, we hope. Meanwhile, don't worry -- we have many other virtual and in person meetings you can attend. Watch for RfR Network Events published on this page. You can also see our full calendar of meetings at recoveringfromreligion.org/calendar.* Doubt your beliefs? Have questions about changing or leaving your faith? **You are not alone, and we are here to help.** Learning how to live after questions, doubts, and changing beliefs is a journey. We at Recovering from Religion are intimately familiar with this path and are here to help you to cross that bridge. Our passion is connecting others with support, resources, community, and most of all, hope. The primary focus of a Recovering From Religion support group is to provide ongoing and personal support to individuals as they let go of their religious beliefs. This transitional period is an ongoing process that can result in a range of emotions, as well as a ripple effect of consequences throughout an individual’s life. As such the support meetings are safe and anonymous places to express these doubts, fears, and experiences without biased feedback or proselytizing. We are here to help each other through this journey. If you find you need to talk with someone before the meeting date, RfR has a hotline and online chat for that express purpose. **Call (844) 368-2848 to speak with someone** or go to [http://www.recoveringfromreligion.org](http://www.recoveringfromreligion.org "http://www.recoveringfromreligion.org") to chat online. If you’re seeking professional help, we can offer the Secular Therapy Project to provide options to connect with a professional therapist. All therapists have been thoroughly vetted by our organization and offer only evidence-based and non-religious treatment. Connect with them at [https://www.seculartherapy.org](https://www.seculartherapy.org "https://www.seculartherapy.org").

Would you like to be more successful in your relationships? * Need to heal? * Have hopes and dreams have been beaten down by betrayals, invalidations, mis-reading the other person? * Have you experienced a breakdown of communication with your partner? Our Meetups will share with you the very hidden unsuspected factors that are behind the error, grief, trauma and horrible setbacks. If there is something that could be done wrong regarding relationships, I have most likely made that mistake; whether it’s dating the wrong person, having horribly low self-esteem, not knowing who to trust, or taking baggage from the past into new relationships. Yet today I am in a wonderful relationship. I’m not here to brag, but I figured if I can be happily married, I’m quite certain anyone can also achieve a lasting, rewarding, fulfilling relationship. The real question is; what is behind all of the negative thoughts and situations in a relationship? You’ll be surprised at what is lurking in the shadows and how easily it can be handled to turn your life around. Our meetings will make a difference in your life. Get started by joining this group now. This group is sponsored by the Dianetics & Scientology Life Improvement Center.

Do you want to improve your knowledge about wine – while enjoying wine tasting, and meeting other wine lovers? Let's Discover Wine is a wine tasting and education group for those who love wine and want to expand our knowledge. From rank beginners to those who are very experienced in enology, we can all continue to learn more about the wonderful, exciting world of wine. During our Let's Discover Wine Tastings: * We enjoy wine! * We make friends! * Beginners learn the tastes of different wine-producing grapes! * More experienced wine drinkers further develop their discrimination among the tastes of similar wines! * We learn the official Court of Master Sommeliers deductive tasting technique or a casual wine evaluation method, whichever you prefer. * We learn to pair wine and food! * We learn to identify wine aromas by smelling an expensive set of bottled sommelier-training odors! Wow! Did you even know this fabulous (and expensive) wine education tool kit even exists! * We learn correct pronunciation from true native speakers on the Internet! (Not from the fakes on YouTube!) * We have tasting notes about the wines we are trying from experts on the Internet. * We use truly correct serving temperatures for different wines. * We learn the sources of the good wines that we taste so we can purchase them in the future! * We don't try to concentrate on any one style of wine. We study the globe. * One objective is to find wines that are priced far less than their value – sometimes from some of the emerging wine areas of the world, where prices have been caught up with quality. (Ex: Chile, South Africa, etc.)

Before the pandemic, there was a thriving meet-up group of Black women getting together and exploring the city. After looking for the group to come back, I decided to re-ignite it. My goal is for the group to have 2-3 events a month where members can get to know each other, enjoy the city and have fun. It's time for us to go back outside!

My 30 lb mini-goolden doodle and I are looking for playmates. Ava (dog) leans towards friendly or timid. Often more interested in the humans than the other dogs but occasionally thrilled to run in circles with a like-sized or small dog. Do you have a cutie who might want to play? Come meet up at the newer Quarry Trails dog park.

***\*Currently NOT accepting new members at this time. Please check back every so often to see new details! Hope you are well!*** Our men’s group is made up of up to ten men of all backgrounds and points of view. Each week the group meets to share members’ joys and concerns, to explore issues, or just to enjoy an activity like hiking. What’s disclosed is held in confidence; everyone’s privacy is respected. As friends we’ve discussed relationships, spirituality, growing up, work, mythology, family, science, and the works of authors such as Joseph Campbell, Eckhart Tolle and Neil deGrasse Tyson. Each member takes turns leading the group. If you want to share your life’s adventure with other supportive and accepting men, this group may be for you. Unlike other meetup groups, this is a closed group. We plan to limit the number of new members, then close membership again. If you'd like to learn more about what a men's group is, please go to: [http://mensgroupmanual.com](http://mensgroupmanual.com) **We are NOT accepting members at this time**. When we are accepting members, If you'd like to pursue joining our group, please feel free to write us at columbusmensgroup@gmail.com with a few paragraphs about yourself, what you'd like to experience in the group, and the contribution that you'd like to make.