Sports & Hobbies groups near Clarksville, MD

This is a group for Asians interested in meeting, socializing, and networking with others in the Northern VA/DC/Maryland area. Our group is geared for those in their 20s and 30s who enjoy fun social events and making new friends. We’re interested in a wide range of activities including dining out, hiking, karaoke, board games, sports, holiday celebrations, and so much more! Note that the primary purpose of this group is not for dating or singles mingle, but everyone is welcome. Whether you are new to the area or have lived here for years, join us today to meet some great people and have an awesome time! Our core values are fun, community, adventure, and inclusion!

Let’s get together and have a great time bowling. Welcoming all bowlers and potential bowlers of all skill levels. Lets hang, bowl, laugh, and support one another as we work on our games. No limits on age or skill. If you bowl a 300 you’re welcome If you need bumpers still. You’re welcome! As long as you: Enjoy conversation and having fun You like supporting others Aren’t afraid of a little competition sometimes Are open to meeting and spending time with a lot of different people And wouldn’t mind making some new lifetime friends in the process Then you’re in the right place Looking to organize a weekly or biweekly bowling outing. Starting out in the Bowie area and will branch once the group grows.

Our groups mission is to provide African Americans in the Baltimore & Columbia area with exciting adventures trips, sports leagues and social events.

**WHAT:** No Beginners. Players of various skill levels will play on a court together, primarily in a 6v6 format and some Competitive level 4s, 3s, 2s but may vary depending on the number of players in attendance or availability of the sand courts. That said, "beginner players" (those with NO skills or who demonstrate an inability to play at even a basic level (i.e. don't or can't pass a ball) should likely consider other options, as such players greatly disrupt play or get injured. Note: If you are a player with a higher skill level (B/BB, etc.) and are looking for more consistent, more competitive games, please visit [Maryland Juniors Sports Center](http://www.mdjrssportscenter.com/index.php/volleyball.html) on leagues, tournaments, etc. in the area. **DO NOT EXPECT TO COME TO THE MEETUP AND PLAY AT ANY SPECIFIC LEVEL** (though having fun is a good expectation!) *

Welcome to our Daylily Garden Tour Meetup! We are associated with the Maryland Free State Daylily Society club. In the summer when the garden blooms are peaking, we open our gardens for visits. Gardens are located at club members homes or farms in the northern Maryland or southern Pennsylvania area. Meet ups are informal open garden self tours, with a member or two there to answer questions. It's a great summer outing - you'll be amazed by all the colors and sizes and patterns of daylilies. Not to be missed by enthusiast gardeners, hard core daylily collectors, or those just wanting to get out and see what daylily hybridizing or daylily collecting hobbies are all about. (yes, daylily collecting is a thing, kinda like a shoe collection - but not.)

Join our Ultimate Frisbee group! Fun, friendly, and for all! Bring a blue or white shirt 💯 If you want to learn more about ultimate Frisbee, you can google some of these websites: Ultimate (sport) - Wikipedia What Is Ultimate Frisbee And How To Play It

**If you're in your 20s or 30s and want more events check out the Hangouts DC app: [HangoutsDC.com](www.HangoutsDC.com)** Do you want to make NEW FRIENDS and meet people who want the same? Do you want to be a part of a community that REGULARLY hosts events EVERY WEEK? Do you want to TRY NEW ACTIVITIES or meet people who are into the same hobbies as you? ADVENTURE: Axe throwing, Escape room, Zip Lining, Paintbar, Bowling, Waterpark, Dave n Busters, Pool, darts, Frisbee, ping pong, Volleyball, dodgeball, Ice skating, go karting, Laser Tag, Theme parks, boating OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES: We will have a weekly hike and be hosting outdoor events like volleyball on the mall, and large groups picnics at Meridian Hill park! Join and let's make it happen ;)

MoCo Mid-County Village is a grassroots effort to build an intergenerational supportive community with a focus on helping its members live fully—healthily—here in the mid-county area of Montgomery County (zip code 20906) and anywhere someone needs community. The group will connect, support, and empower its members to live a life that crescendos to the end. The group will create social connections through a variety of activities and events including walking groups, hobby groups, book clubs, online and in-person discussions day trips to places of interest, concerts, and much more. As one of its first initiatives, the group will offer a 3 month program to improve brain health. There are close to 200 villages ​in the nation and around 50 in the DC metro region. Each village is unique and reflects the character, interests, and needs of its members. Join this grassroots effort and help to develop this new village in Montgomery County.

Welcome to Black Socials In The City! We will foster an atmosphere for people to socialize and for newcomers to the area to forge real relationships. BSTC welcomes visitors and will collaborate with other groups/organizations to help build networking. We will help you build forever friendship bonds and network. It's more than just a meetup group... 

Networking and Building bonds 

Welcome Newcomers to the area

Wine Tasting 

Food Potlucks and BBQs 

Fine Dining 

Poetry Spoken Word and Open Mics 

Social Networking 

Sports and Socials 

Movies/Dinner 

Road Trips

Maryland Volkssport Association a 501 c 3 non-profit organization- promoting healthy lifestyles . Fun walks and walk at your own pace. 5-km (1 hour) 10-km (2 hours) ask at start table if you want to walk with another walker. Come and have fun. Below is the long story of our walking sport.  Just a fun walk that has a German name. Come out and have fun!!!  Please pay the walk fee of $4 to keep this site going.  We are part of the AVA-America's Walking Clubs in the USA. The Maryland Volkssport Association pays for this site.  We have several walking clubs in Maryland and we sponsor non-competitive walking events throughout the year. For information on all walks in Maryland and the metro area checkout [www.mdvolks.org/](http://www.mdvolks.org/freestate/) or go to our national website [my.ava.org](http://www.ava.org) to find walks all over the USA.  At the my.ava.org site find Events, then click on Maryland or State you are looking for a walk. Just a note to remind everyone that we post these walks for everyone to decide if they would like to attend. We are unable to attend all of the walks but other walkers at the event will be happy to explain our sport or wait at the sign-in table and someone would be glad to walk with you. We are always at the Freestate events so look for Bill or Linda. Thanks. The walks listed on the meet-up group are walks we will have members from other clubs attending. At each event we have a short trail that you can walk in about one (1) hour and we have a longer trail you can walk in about two (2) hours. THEY ARE FUN WALKS TO DO BY YOURSELF, OR WITH YOUR FAMILY OR FRIENDS, AT YOUR OWN PACE. ADEQUATE TIME IS ALLOWED TO FINISH THE EVENT. YOU CAN FIND OUT ABOUT EVENTS IN LOCAL NEWSPAPERS, ON THE INTERNET, OR BY ATTENDING SCHEDULED EVENTS AND PICKING UP BROCHURES ABOUT UPCOMING WALKS. EVENTS ARE LISTED ON THE INTERNET my.ava.org. Most clubs have newsletters and social events and group walks for their members.. WHY DO WE WALK? FOR FITNESS, FUN AND FRIENDSHIP. OUR EVENTS GIVE PARTICIPANTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THINGS THEY MIGHT MISS IF THEY DROVE, RATHER THAN WALKED, THROUGH AN AREA. OUR WALKING EVENTS ARE MANY THINGS, BUT ABOVE ALL THEY ARE JOINING WITH OTHER PEOPLE – ON A TRAIL, THROUGH A PARK OR HISTORICAL AREAS, OR RIGHT IN YOUR OWN NEIGHBORHOOD --- FOR EXERCISE AND ENJOYMENT. WHAT’S THE POINT? OUR GOAL IS TO PROMOTE PHYSICAL FITNESS AND GOOD HEALTH BY ENCOURAGING EVERYONE TO PARTICIPATE. OUR ACTIVITIES ARE GEARED TOWARD PROVIDING WHOLESOME RECREATION AND EXERCISE FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS, AS INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS, AND FAMILIES. DO I HAVE TO WALK FAST? WALK AT YOUR OWN PACE: GO AS FAST OR AS SLOW AS YOU WANT. RUN OR POWER WALK IF YOU WANT TO BE MORE AEROBIC. STROLL IF YOU WISH. STOP TO PICNIC, SHOP, OR SIGHT SEE IF YOU WANT. SOME PEOPLE WALK WITH THEIR DOGS. JOGGERS ALSO WELCOME. HOW FAR DO I HAVE TO WALK? HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE? ALL WALKS HAVE A 5-KM 3.1 MILES AMD A 10-KM 6.2 MILES TRAIL. YOU WALK AT A MODERATE PACE, IT TAKES MOST PEOPLE TWO HOURS TO WALK 10-KM AND ONE HOUR TO WALK A 5-KM TRAIL. MORE  DIFFICULT TRAILS TAKE LONGER. DO WE WALK IN THE RAIN AND EVENTS ARE HELD RAIN OR SHINE, SO WALKERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO COME PREPARED FOR ANY KIND OF REASONABLE WEATHER. WHAT DOES IT COST? EACH WALK IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. EACH WALKER IS CHARGED A MODEST WALK $4 FEE FOR PARTICIPATION AT OUR EVENTS. THE FEE INCLUDES PARTICIPATION IN THE INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS PROGRAM, WHICH RECOGNIZES ATTAINMENT OF SPECIFIED LEVELS OF CUMULATIVE EVENT AND DISTANCE TOTALS. A COMMEMORATIVE EVENT AWARD IS SOMETIMES AVAILABLE. THE AWARD (PATCH OR PIN) COSTS A FEW DOLLARS MORE TO PURCHASE. COMPLETE THE DISTANCE AND REDEEM OFFICIAL RECORD BOOKS AT ESTABLISHED MILESTONES FOR AN ATTRACTIVE CERTIFICATE, PATCH, AND HATPIN TO RECOGNIZE YOUR ACHIEVEMENT. EVERYONE IS A WINNER! EVENT RECORD BOOKS STAMPED ONCE FOR EACH EVENT NO MATTER WHICH DISTANCE WALKED OR HOW MANY TIMES YOU COMPLETE THE TRAIL. REDEEM AT MILESTONES: 10 EVENTS, 30 EVENTS, 50 EVENTS, ETC. AT EACH EVENT, BY PAYING THE MODEST WALK FEE OF $4 YOU GET BOTH BOOKS STAMPED AND PROVIDE FUNDS TO CONTINUE OUR WALKING SPORT. THE $4 WALK FEE IS CHARGED AT EVENTS FOR ADULT WALKERS. KIDS UNDER 12 WALK FOR FREE.

So I noticed that there are not a lot of groups just for people in their early to mid 20s. This is a group for young professionals, graduate students, or recent grads in the area looking for more friends. So if you're interested in happy hours, live music,  movies, and the occassioan bar hopping on Adams Morgans and U street OR day trips to Baltimore  I welcome you to join.

All events will be metro accessible!

Couples welcome as long as one half is the 29 and under demographic!

Expanding to outdoor events, hiking, yoga, water sports and more!

This group is for all people who want to be a part of a community of artists to help promote cultural arts through music, drama, fine arts, entertainment, sports, recreation and other charitable activities through community events and group activities should join this group. We have lots of fun, member only private events, special group trips and tours and network with other artists to develop and promote community events. We promote educational, cultural, recreational and other charitable activities for the benefit of all arts, all people, all ages to enhance and strengthen the cultural, educational, charitable, civic and community infrastructure. Click here to Support The CEC Group [https://form.jotform.com/232324075437150](https://form.jotform.com/232324075437150)

Meet with people who like adventures - getting thrills through adventurous sports like camping, caving, climbing, hiking, kayaking, skiing, skydiving, whitewater rafting, just to name a few. We also do festivals and other fun events. and go on day and week long trips. We plan most of our events for fun as well as adventure. We camp on many of our events and trust me you will make some cool friends. We strive for adventure, fun & friendships. So come check us out you won't regret it! Don't forget to check out our policies on payments & refunds: [http://www.meetup.com/DCADVENTURES/about/](http://www.meetup.com/DCADVENTURES/about/)

This group is for anyone looking to meet new people and make new friends. From dinner out to live concerts to charity events, we are open to a variety of activities. If you are looking for a more relaxed group that is not about the party scene or big trips, this is the group for you! We look forward to meeting you!

Have you recently moved to Howard? Or maybe not so recently?
Are you in need of some social interaction?
Do you like food, booze, movies, concerts, sports, festivals etc...?
Do you care about buying local, recycling, and giving back to the community?
Well then please join my group. I created this group because moving to a new city and meeting like-minded people is hard, especially when you are not in school and work for a small business like I do, with only 3 other employees...

This group is best suited for open-minded people, who are a little snobby about their food (no trips to Applebee's) like to enjoy a good cocktail, feel comfortable at a gallery opening or a baseball game and like to have good conversations...
This group is open to all races, genders, sexual orientations, religions, political parties etc...
Only requirement, must be 21+

Whether you are straight off the boat or have lived here your whole life the goal is to experience new things and meet new people.

This meetup group is sponsored by Tom Thumb Square Dance Club. This page is for people who have an interest in Square Dancing and want to make new friends while having fun!!!!! There is a slogan we dancers use: "While dancing in a square you make a circle of friends!" Dancers must be willing to learn. Couples, singles and families are welcome to attend square dance lessons hosted by the club and children are allowed if accompanied by an adult. Lessons usually start on the first Monday after Labor Day in September and are held weekly at Westowne Elementary School in Catonsville, MD. Beginner dances are held every 6-8 weeks while lessons are running to give new dancers a chance to put into practice what they are learning. For information, please email Melanie Jester at **tomthumbsquares@gmail.com** (subject line Square Dancing) or call 410-206-8707. Square Dancing is led by a caller and all in the square work together to dance to the caller's choreography. Square dancing is a team sport and once you learn the calls you can dance anywhere, USP, Europe, China, et cetera. Square Dance Calls are a universal language. Check MDSDF.com and wheresthedance.com for dances in your area. The club dances every first and third Friday of the month. We are a Plus Call Level club. Our main dancing location is: Hollifield Station Elementary School in Ellicott City, MD.

Cross stitch, knitting, crocheting, etc. Bring your project and get out of the house to meet more people like you that love fiber crafts! Want to chat about a book you just read, or maybe complain about a co-worker? Let's do it! This group is open to anyone that wants to build community through the relaxing hobbies that we all love. Bring your project and let's get stitching! Don’t forget to join our discord channel! https://discord.gg/FkPUmEjw

Fearless, fierce and fabulous females fueled by passion seeking broader horizons, empowerment, strong relationships, health and healing, and social and political engagement to bring personal growth to unchartered heights all in the name of fun social, physical and entertaining activities. We created this group exclusively for women looking to explore depths of their personalities in cultivating new hobbies and uncovering passions to try new activities and step outside comfort zones all while creating solid friendships built on mutual respect and support. There will be a little bit of everything in this group from outdoor activities like hiking, biking, kayaking, festivals, travel to indoorsy stuff like painting, yoga, trying new restaurants, book clubs, movie nights, volunteering within the community (food/toy drives, soup kitchens, etc.), canvassing, political campaigns, brunch clubs to old fashioned tried and true potlucks and dancing! There will be dancing. We hope you come here looking for a fun night out but end up finding a lifetime’s worth of so much more. Please make suggestions. This is your group and it will be what you make it. Check out our official group instagram page @thefearlessandfabulous and follow our hashtag #thefearlessandfabulous . ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• With that being said, we do have some ground rules to enforce. Meetup events take a lot of time to plan and execute and we want to be clear that joining the group means abiding by the rules and committing to joining in events as time allows. 1.) Treat all members with respect. We will be engaging in some discussions with political context and while debates/lively discussions are encouraged, disrespectful behaviors/drama will not be tolerated. 2.) Join to be present and attend events. There are no sidelines in this meetup. We are shooting for quality members not quantity. Be prepared to join, attend, plan and lead activities as well. The group’s impact and success is dependent on your action. Members inactive for six months will be removed. 3.) No Show Policy: Accumulating (2) no-shows within a six month timeframe will result in removal from the group. What is a no-show? Changing your RSVP to ‘no’ within 24HRs of the RSVPs closing and/or simply not showing up to an event. 4.) Habitual RSVPers that always cancel will not be tolerated. Please RSVP to events you want to attend and follow through. This is a very noticeable pattern and unfortunately takes opportunities away from other members. 5.) Communication is key. If you cannot make events, let hosts know in advance. We understand things happen but if a pattern emerges, you may be removed from the group. 6.) Where payments are concerned for group events: If you pay for an event and cancel, if we've paid in advance we may not be able to work out a refund for you. If you pre-pay for a group outing and the establishment cancels the event and the company doesnt offer us a refund, we will not be able to offer refunds. Please make sure to understand that if booking is required in advance, refunds may not be possible. 7.) Removal from the group will be based on no shows, rude behavior, and/or inactive member status.

This is the safer soccer subgroup of the regular [Washington, DC Pick-up Soccer](http://www.meetup.com/dcsoccer/) group.  This subgroup is used to communicate about the safer soccer lighter ball games.  All members subscribed to organizer messages will receive a weekly email from an organizer (usually Jason Taylor) about safer soccer. However, anyone is welcome to view the past \~10 years of emails archived [here](http://www.meetup.com/safersoccer/boards/thread/23643732/140/).  If you are rsvping for a game, you need to be subscribed to organizer messages, since [those messages may contain information about last-minute changes](https://www.meetup.com/safersoccer/messages/boards/thread/51295430). All games in this subgroup use a special full-sized very light ball. We play in Silver Spring, Maryland, north of the beltway by about 5 minutes. No soccer experience is required, but do not join if you are injured. **NON-FIFA RULES:** ● Light ball. The ball we use is \~1/8th as heavy as a regulation ball.  It is the same size. It is harder to pass and dribble, especially in hot weather. Also, it doesn't feel the same as a 5.  If you are an older soccer player, it takes a game to get used to.  (We once played against a very good soccer team.  We beat them partly because they were not used to our ball. ) So, why do we use this ball? It prevents pain, but the main reason is because of a link between non-concussive heading and growth of a protein called tau. Tau probably strengthens brain tissue, which is good, and probably why this occurs, but in doing so there is probably a permanent loss of [mental ability](https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1169/1114002952_88e5644be1.jpg).  If you'd like to know more about this, you can read here: [http://healthland.time.com/2012/11/13/study...](http://healthland.time.com/2012/11/13/study-soccer-players-without-concussions-still-have-brain-changes) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronic_trauma...](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronic_traumatic_encephalopathy) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tau_protein](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tau_protein) [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SltxL7VbooA](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SltxL7VbooA) (2 minutes) [http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/lea...](http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/league-of-denial) minutes 1:24-1:29 (6 minutes) **To join the group you are required to read [this](http://www.meetup.com/safersoccer/messages/boards/thread/49667759/0/#129018573)**.  If you say "OK, good to know.  No problem, I just won't head," realize that your reaction time is [~215 ms](http://www.humanbenchmark.com/tests/reactiontime) but it takes only \~[60 ms](https://www.google.ca/search?q=9+ft+%2F+100+mph) for a ball to hit you.  So all soccer players get hit in the head by the ball occasionally.  For reasons we can't discuss here, be skeptical of what you read about this topic. (Heck, be skeptical of everything!)  But for similar reasons, you are either for our group, or you are against our group (and, by default, for the majority/status quo). If you don't care at all about head injuries in the sports you play, you are not welcome here.  There are about 300 other soccer games in the DC area that you should play at instead. ● Injury-based foul system\*\*.\*\*  The ref does not care if you were going for the ball or if it was intentional or not. If you end up injuring anyone, even your own teammate, you will get a yellow card and will have to sit out for 2 minutes. Do it a few times and expect a red card and a ban.  This way it is to your advantage to look first.  Knowing where nearby players are increases safety.  Hands are always allowed to protect yourself from anything, but not if it was for an advantage. ● **Next point wins.** The traditional method of re-balancing lopsided teams is to have the best player on the senior team switch players with the worse player on the junior team. This is horrible for several reasons. It makes the worst player, usually a woman, feel horrible. We may as well make her wear the scarlet letter. It also means all the points the great player just got now count against him. It confuses people like me because the teams just got spaghetied up. Imagine watching the super bowl and having the quarterback switch sides at halftime. It's stupid. Indeed, there's no teams at all if the teams changed, IMO. So what we do to make the game fun all the way to the end is different. Let's call the “senior” team that with the most point. If they have 2 or more points more than the "junior" team when there are 10 minutes left, the “next point wins” rule may begin in which: If someone scores, their team wins. If nobody scores, the senior team wins. If you are on the senior team you may wish to play keep away to run out the clock. The captain of the senior team can contest “next point wins” by trying to pick a coin toss. If he/she gets it correct (50% chance), the game is played out normally. All American football players new to soccer are encouraged to view [this educational video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KeG_i8CWE8) before playing. ● No out of bounds. This makes it more interesting and easier to ref. ● No offsides. ● No goalies for the senior team. (The senior team is the one that is ahead in points.) This rule is used in place of an offsides rule, since it implies you cannot win by sticking some fat player who stands in front of their relatively small Pugg goal all day long. ● Goal resizing. Sometimes a strong player comes on mid-game after teams were picked by the two captains. If someone like Ronaldo joins a team and/or both captains agree to goal resizing to make the game more balanced the game will be stopped and the goal sizes altered to make it more even. This rule should be invoked quickly once an imbalance is suspected, if at all, not when it is too late or just before the 10-minute warning when next point wins can solve the problem a different way. [Jason Arthur Taylor](http://jasontaylor.us), Organizer of Safer Soccer and [Washington, DC Pick-up Soccer](http://meetup.com/dcsoccer) P.S.  I respond to all communications made using meetup.com within 48 hours, including applications; if you messaged me for any reason and I didn't respond, I didn't actually get your meetup.com message.