{"id":62447,"date":"2016-02-19T14:29:13","date_gmt":"2016-02-19T13:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=62447"},"modified":"2021-06-30T08:05:28","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T06:05:28","slug":"the-best-meetups-in-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/the-best-meetups-in-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Meetups in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you\u2019re familiar with <strong>Meetup<\/strong> and have recently arrived in <strong>Barcelona<\/strong>, you\u2019re in for a treat. If you\u2019re a Meetup newbie, fear not. Meetup, a mega network of localized groups, allows you to create, search, and join groups of other people hosting activities and events nearby; from hiking groups to knitting clubs, or anything else you might be into. We dug and found the <strong>best Meetups in Barcelona<\/strong> and took special care to include not only the biggest Meetup groups, but those hosting the <em>most<\/em>\u00a0events as well.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/the-best-meetups-in-barcelona\/#Barcelona_International_Meeting\" title=\"Barcelona International Meeting\">Barcelona International Meeting<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/the-best-meetups-in-barcelona\/#Barcelona_Hiking_Outdoors_Group\" title=\"Barcelona Hiking &amp; Outdoors Group\">Barcelona Hiking &amp; Outdoors Group<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/the-best-meetups-in-barcelona\/#BCN_Social_and_Musical_Experience\" title=\"BCN Social and Musical Experience\">BCN Social and Musical Experience<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/the-best-meetups-in-barcelona\/#Cinebar_Barcelona\" title=\"Cinebar Barcelona\">Cinebar Barcelona<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-5\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-5\"><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-5\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-5\"><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-5\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-5\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/the-best-meetups-in-barcelona\/#Related_article_Getting_Together_in_Barcelona\" title=\"Related article:Getting Together in Barcelona\">Related article:Getting Together in Barcelona<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/the-best-meetups-in-barcelona\/#Barcelona_Internet_Starups\" title=\"Barcelona Internet Starups\">Barcelona Internet Starups<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/the-best-meetups-in-barcelona\/#Barcelona_Live_Music_and_Jam_Session_Events\" title=\"Barcelona Live Music and Jam Session Events\">Barcelona Live Music and Jam Session Events<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Barcelona_International_Meeting\"><\/span>Barcelona International Meeting<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Barcelonameetups2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-62475\"><img class=\" wp-image-62475 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Barcelonameetups2.jpg\" alt=\"Parties\" width=\"332\" height=\"221\" \/><\/a>Plenty of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/?_cookie-check=YGkBYlrr0ms0aTryBarcelona-International-Meeting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Meetups<\/a><\/strong> in Barcelona host getting-to-know-you mixers and <strong>parties<\/strong>, but these guys do it three times a week<br \/>\nand claim to be the oldest of its kind in Barcelona. Expats, travelers and anyone else from out of town are welcome to join its ranks of more than 5,400 members meeting at different bars around the city. They\u2019re worth a peek, if nothing else for the free shots that are usually involved.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Barcelona_Hiking_Outdoors_Group\"><\/span>Barcelona Hiking &amp; Outdoors Group<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Very well established (they sell t-shirts with screen-printed logos) with 6,000 plus members, Barcelona <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/?_cookie-check=YGkBYlrr0ms0aTryBarcelonaHikingGroup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Hiking<\/strong> &amp; <strong>Outdoors<\/strong><\/a> is probably the best Meetup in Barcelona for those who tend to spend the majority of their time hiking, climbing, skiing or running. To date, they\u2019ve put on more than 1,200 Meetups and in February alone, they\u2019re organizing a grade-5 hike to Sitges for Carnival and a ski excursion in Andorra. If that sounds too intense, they also have an affiliated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/?_cookie-check=YGkBYlrr0ms0aTryBarcelonaHikingGroup\/pages\/Wine_Tasting_Section\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">hiking and wine tasting page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"BCN_Social_and_Musical_Experience\"><\/span>BCN Social and Musical Experience<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This group focuses mostly on visiting <strong>live music<\/strong> venues where salsa, jazz, samba, flamenco and other global music reign supreme. Aside from concerts, they also sprinkle in dance classes, weekly karaoke and the occasional <strong>language exchange<\/strong>. Most of their Meetups are from Wednesday through the weekend and are free of charge.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cinebar_Barcelona\"><\/span>Cinebar Barcelona<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a seriously cool take on the traditional movie night, Cinebar Barcelona has been hosting <strong>movie screenings<\/strong> at different bars in Barcelona since December of 2008. All movies are shown in their original language or with subtitles (one of which will be always be in English) and attendees are encouraged to have a drink and meet other visitors and locals in Barcelona. Attesting to their longevity, Cinebar\u2019s Meetups are well organized with venue details, film synopses and all the free popcorn you can eat.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_article_Getting_Together_in_Barcelona\"><\/span>Related article:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.barcelona-metropolitan.com\/living\/getting-together\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Getting Together in Barcelona<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Barcelona_Internet_Starups\"><\/span>Barcelona Internet Starups<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For the tech heads and business savvy, BIS might be the best Meetup for small business seminars, workshops and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/communities\/\"><strong>networking<\/strong> events in Barcelona<\/a>\u2014all aimed at internet entrepreneurs. These Meetups are geared toward those looking to take part in Barcelona\u2019s thriving <strong>startup<\/strong> scene and BIS organizers do a good job putting together events that can help launch a new business or keep an existing one going. What\u2019s more, their \u201cpages\u201d section is packed with resources for its members, including a job board and a list of popular startup blogs.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Barcelona_Live_Music_and_Jam_Session_Events\"><\/span>Barcelona Live Music and Jam Session Events<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Barcelonameetups3.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-62482\"><img class=\" wp-image-62482 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Barcelonameetups3.jpg\" alt=\"Live music Barcelona\" width=\"319\" height=\"222\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of many young Meetups in Barcelona, this group blurs the line between concert and open-mic. Music acts are booked, but the audience is encouraged to take the stage as well. Events are \u201csemi planned\u201d and \u201csemi organized,\u201d but are always varied and centered upon the global language of music. They\u2019re still growing, but we like their potential to become one of the better <strong>music Meetups in Barcelona<\/strong>.\u00a0Of course if you don\u2019t find a Meetup that sparks your interest, you can always <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/start\/organizing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">start one yourself<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"62447\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 150px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <strong class=\"kksr-score\">5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\/<\/span>\n        <strong>5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">(<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"kksr-count\">1<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\n            vote        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re familiar with Meetup and have recently arrived in Barcelona, you\u2019re in for a treat. If you\u2019re a Meetup newbie, fear not. 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