Random Events

Meet people at events! This website – ChecklistDC.com and also other resources at the bottom of our About page.

Social Clubs

• Welcome2DC Facebook Group – Super welcoming group
• 20s and 30s Eating, Drinking and Going Out Group
  • Group Copy: DC Professionals: New In Town or Not!
• Original 20s & 30s Going Out Group

Professional Clubs

Foreign Affairs Discussions & Embassy Events

• Young Professionals in International Affairs (YPIA)
• Young Professionals in Foreign Policy (YPFP)
• International Professionals Group (IPG)
• Washington D.C. – International Development & NGOs Group

IT

• Tech in Motion: Washington DC
• Data Science DC
• Data Visualization DC
• Health Technology Forum: DC
• NoVA UX
• Data Wranglers DC
• WordPress DC
• Digital Natives Meetup
• ODSC D.C. Data Science
• Big Data, Analytics and Artificial Intelligence
• Code for DC
• Statistical Programming DC
• Business Agility – Washington DC
• TechBreakfast

Entrepreneurship / Startup

• StartOut Rising DC
• Startups Central (Tech, Design, Business, & Development)

Rotary Club

• The Rotaract Club of Washington, D.C.
• Rotary Club of Federal City (Washington, D.C.)

General Networking

• Network After Work – Washington DC Networking Events

Activity and Hobby Clubs

ThingsToDoDC, Meetup Group (Embassy Events in DC for Young Professionals) – Paid events such as embassy receptions, parties (e.g. New Years), cruises, ran by a former DC Lawyer and a co-owner. Lower cost events can be found (even at embassies), but these still can be fun.

The Washington DC Photography Group

ZenAdventures: Hiking, Yoga,Tai Chi, Meditation & Adventures

Washington DC Comedy Writing Group

Hiking / Outdoors

• Washington Backpackers Meetup Group
• Capital Hiking Club
• Sierra Club Potomac Region Outings (SCPRO)
• Bethesda Slackline (Sundays – Check link for schedule)
• DC Sail – Classes, membership deals for low price rentals

Foreign Language Meetups

• Afternoon French Conversation in Metropolitan DC
• DC French Meetup
• Alliance Francaise

Tours

• Washington, DC History & Culture

Dance

• The Salsa Room
• Glen Echo Park – Social Dances
• Cafe Citron – Free Salsa Lessons Wednesdays and Fridays
• Skylite DC – Latin music and dance at Toro Toro and El Centro Georgetown
• Club Glow DC – Largest electronic music promoters in DCc

Concert-Goers

• The DC Classical Music Meetup Group

Fitness

• DC Triathlon Club, FB Group
• DC Road Runners
• Pacers Running DC Social Runs
• DC Front Runners
• Netwalk Global

Rec Social Sports Leagues

• DC Fray, Meetup Group Events
• ZogSports

Note: Kickball has the biggest players and is the most popular to make the most friends! Big alcohol drinking culture, however (playing flip cup at bars after as a team).

Other Means

Bumble BFF – It works! We have friends who came to this city knowing no one and developed big core social groups through the app.

Workout Classes
Note: Not only gyms but there are also outdoor classes such as at Farragut Square or Lululemon Yoga

• Golden Triangle DC
• Yoga – district, flow, Bikram, CorePower

Religious Clubs and Communities

• Jewish Community Calendar of Events – GatherDC.com

Volunteer

• DC Central Kitchen
• Miriam’s Kitchen

Other Local Events such as at Coffee Shops or Bookstores or Board Game spots

• Politics & Prose
• Labyrinth Games in DC (near eastern market) has board game nights on Thursday that they’ve just started up
• Beer & Board Games (BeerBogglers)

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