This group is dedicated to expanding international culture through our friends at various embassies in and around Washington, D.C. Throughout the year, we'll meet for receptions and galas and experience a variety of cultures of many host countries, such as their respective food, drinks, music, dance, art, history and more. Meet diplomats as well.

*** As featured in The Washington Post's Weekend section cover story here! *** We are the ORIGINAL 20s & 30s Group, and the 2nd largest Meetup group in the world!  This social group is for people in their 20s and 30s, in the Washington DC metro area, who enjoy dancing, dining, pubs, clubs, outdoor activities, road trips, dinner parties, and other local activities. This group is for married people, single people, new-in-towners, and people who have been in the DC area for a while and are simply l …

Where the best Salsa bands, top Salsa DJ's and of course the hottest Salsa dancers gather. The premier Salsa venue in the DC area. This is your room salseros. Join us to get updates on upcoming concerts, events and free passes to the club. Visit our website www.thesalsaroom.net for complete club info.

Over 80 events have taken place already in the first year! Join the Laurel Metro Social Group! The PURPOSE of this Meetup group is to provide social events for men and women who like to GET TOGETHER, MEET NEW PEOPLE, and HAVE FUN in Laurel and the Baltimore and DC metro areas. This is a social group, NOT A DATING GROUP! Future events may include arts and culture, concerts, historic walking and bus tours, educational and networking workshops and seminars, karaoke, comedy, open mic, line dancing, …

DMV Women Connect is a professional and social group that seeks to support and create community for lesbian and bisexual women in the DC/ Maryland/ Northern Virginia (DMV) area. Our members include women who identify as lesbians as well as bi-sexual women. MTF members are welcome, however we respectfully will decline FTM requests for membership in order to retain the integrity of the womyn-identified orientation of the DMV. This group is intended to be a safe place to meet other women with simi …

About the group This Meetup group is for indie and local music fans to see some great shows, meet some new people, and support independent/small label and local bands in the process. We go to shows in DC, MD, and NoVA, with a focus on smaller concert venues such as the Black Cat, Rock & Roll Hotel, DC9, Red Palace, Iota Club, U Street Music Hall, etc. Suggest venues, shows, and bands! Please suggest new venues, shows, and bands! Any genre! This group is active and you should be able to find some …

Welcome to the Alexandria-Fairfax Social Club! We are one big area with plenty to do! All are welcome. All events are only in public venues which means NO PRIVATE HOMES and NO CAMPING. All participants are responsible for staying within their own physical limits especially during our tennis matches, hikes and bowling face offs. And, as always, remember to practice good sportsmanship to each other. It is a small town after all! If you got an idea, unlike most other clubs, go on and suggest it - i …

BEST Italian Club in Town with the MOST Italian Events for ALL Cultures. 1,450+ Cosmopolitan Networking Members enjoying ALL THINGS ITALIAN in DC-METRO !!! PIAZZA ITALIA - U.S.A. CHIAMA ITALIA ! Bringing to life BOTH the ITALIAN LANGUAGE & ITALIAN CULTURE in Washington,DC ... FREE MEMBERSHIP !  BENVENUTI AL CLUB CHE CELEBRA LA LINGUA e LA CULTURA ITALIANA nella CAPITALE degli USA.  PIAZZA ITALIA is the BEST and ONLY Italian Language & Italian CULTURE social club for "ALL THINGS ITALIAN" in …

The idea behind "International Best Girlfriends of DC" is to create a tight-knit group of international young and ambitious women living in Washington, DC only who are originally from somewhere around the world and who miss having a best girlfriend to share the pleasures and hardships in life. DC is a transient city composed of young professionals and internationals with whom we share fun and important moments in life; however, we all know how difficult it is to maintain these true and intimate …

We are the 2nd largest Asian meetup group in the world!  This social group is for young Asian-Pacific Islander professionals (or anyone who appreciates and enjoys being part of the APA community) in their 20s and 30s who enjoy dancing, dining, karaoke, clubs, dim sum, outdoor activities, road trips, and other local activities (APA films, dragon boat, lunar new year). This group is for married people, single people, new-in-town, and people who have been in the Washington DC area for a while and a …

Welcome to the NW Washington, DC chapter of the MOMS Club®! The MOMS Club® is an international nonprofit organization with 1,500+ chapters in seven countries and more than 75,000 members. We are the only international support group specifically for at-home mothers, and we’d like you to be a member, too! Almost all of our activities are during the day, when mothers-at-home need the most support, and children are always welcome at our activities. If you are a NW Washington, DC resident interested …

Some people drift through their entire life. They do it one day at a time, one week at a time, one month at a time. It happens so gradually they are unaware of how their lives are slipping away until it's too late. The time to be happy is now, regardless of any circumstances or beliefs, it is your birth right to be free and happy in every moment. Here we maximize every moment of our existence and live our life to the fullest. This group is here to remind us of all the things we want to achieve i …

pub crawl, [puhb-krawl] verb: the act of multiple people drinking in a number of pubs in a single night, normally walking between them. First attested 1910 in British slang. [synonyms: bar tour, bar hopping]. Ever wanted to explore the nightlife the metro DC area has to offer? Not sure where to go, who to go with, or if it will be fun? Then this is is your group! We'll be exploring a new neighborhood each outing and we've hit up neighborhoods such as Cleveland Park, Clarendon, U Street, Dupont, …

We are hard core music lovers who are inspired by R&B (new and old), neo soul, Hip-Hop, House, Jazz, Funk, Afro beats and any other genre of music derived from Soul.: Who am I?? I am a thirty something cool chick who happens to love music. I’m always looking for the next concert. I started this meet up because I always know what concerts are in town but I don’t always have a fun group of music lovers to enjoy with. It doesn’t matter what night of the week, if it’s going to be good music…I’m ther …

"WEPA! So tell me.. Who likes arroz con gandules, alcapurrias, pernil or maybe un bistec encebollado ;) Who LOVES salsa or just talking while enjoying un cafe con leche? Where are the people that speak spanglish or drop their r's? If you miss the sense of friendship and family that only a "Boricua" community can bring, this is the place for you! It's time for us to get back to the culture I know we all miss and love. Let's unite to make us whole again. The Puertorriqueños are well represented bu …

A group for people itching to just get out and do something - anything - but particularly something new. Maybe you're new to the area. Maybe your boyfriend/girlfriend falls asleep at 6 p.m. Maybe you lost your cell phone, or all your other friends got eaten by sharks. The point is, you like meeting new and interesting people who want to do new and interesting things. Trivia, karaoke, dinner, movies, and happy hour are standards - but let's expand our circle, too, to include some of the local fes …