{"id":6489,"date":"2017-07-31T21:07:24","date_gmt":"2017-07-31T19:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/?p=6489"},"modified":"2018-09-12T10:11:28","modified_gmt":"2018-09-12T08:11:28","slug":"meetup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/meetup\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Meetup Groups to Join in Madrid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For those who are not familiar with it,\u00a0<strong>Meetup<\/strong> is a wonderful and diversified online platform where anyone can create a group and organize meetings where people get together to have fun, learn something, do activities, etc. Most of the groups offer free activities but some, usually classes, charge a certain amount for people to be able to join in. From <a href=\"http:\/\/shmadrid.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ShMadrid<\/strong><\/a>, here are some great\u00a0<strong>Meetup groups<\/strong> you can join in <strong>Madrid.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6495\" style=\"width: 303px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6495\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-6495\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/pexels-photo-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"293\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/pexels-photo-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/pexels-photo-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/pexels-photo-810x540.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/pexels-photo.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 293px) 100vw, 293px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6495\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Pexels<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Index<\/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.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/meetup\/#meet-people-through-the-arts\" title=\"Meet people through the arts\">Meet people through the arts<\/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.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/meetup\/#make-friends-and-bond\" title=\"Make friends and bond\">Make friends and bond<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"meet-people-through-the-arts\"><\/span><span style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meet people through the arts<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"text-align: justify;\">For lovers of music and theatre, there are specific options for activities where you can <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/american-expats-madrid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">meet<\/a><\/strong> fellow lovers of the arts. If you want to experience a night of music in an intimate setting, discovering new talents, then\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"text-align: justify;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/pt-BR\/Living-Room-Concerts-Madrid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>Living Room Concerts<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"text-align: justify;\"> is a good choice for you. This group meets from time to time to watch\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">concerts<\/strong><span style=\"text-align: justify;\"> by emerging artists, which are held in someone&#8217;s living room. Hence the name of the group. Since the artists that perform are people who are trying to make it in the music world, a contribution of a suggested 5\u20ac is encouraged. There is also a fee to enter, which is 5\u20ac as well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Do you like\u00a0improvisation theater? Do you like to spend fun times with other people performing whacky and amusing activities? Then\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/pt-BR\/madimprov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>MAD Improv<\/strong><\/a> is here to help. Every Sunday there is a new\u00a0<strong>MAD Improv meetup<\/strong> which is donation-based, with classes taught by professional actors. Through a variety of games and exercises, people will learn\u00a0<strong>improvisational<\/strong> skills, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/language-exchange\/\">meet new people<\/a><\/strong> and have a whole lot of fun!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/meet-and-dance-get-together-in-madrid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meet and Dance &#8211; Get Together in Madrid<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you enjoy singing and always wanted to perfect your voice and develop your skills, then why not try a\u00a0singing<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/how-to-meet-new-people-in-madrid\/\"><strong> meetup<\/strong><\/a>? In these\u00a0meetings at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/pt-BR\/fabricadelavoz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">F\u00e1brica de la Voz<\/a><\/strong>, students will learn about anatomy, how to care for their voices, breathing techniques, vocal techniques, and how to use microphones to enhance their performance. Prices are very accessible, at 13\u20ac per 2-hour session, and 40\u20ac for 4 sessions bought at once.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"make-friends-and-bond\"><\/span>Make friends and bond<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_6494\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6494\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6494\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/pexels-photo-541518-300x214.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/pexels-photo-541518-300x214.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/pexels-photo-541518-768x547.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/pexels-photo-541518-810x577.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/pexels-photo-541518.jpeg 912w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6494\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Pexels<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are new to\u00a0<strong>Madrid<\/strong> and you want to start meeting new people and developing a social circle,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/pt-BR\/Madrid-Make-New-Friends\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>Madrid: Make New Friends<\/strong><\/a> can help you do just that. The group currently has close to 5.000 members, but don&#8217;t be alarmed because they don&#8217;t all come to the <strong>meetings<\/strong> at once. Every member can come and go when they please, not having to commit to attending a certain number of meetings to remain in the group. There&#8217;s also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/pt-BR\/Gruppit-Madrid-Ocio-y-Viajes-para-singles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>Gruppit<\/strong><\/a>, a\u00a0meetup which offers singles the opportunity to meet while taking part in a variety of activities. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/zumba-dance-lessons-in-madrid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dance classes<\/a>, after work drinks, badminton classes, cruises, theater nights, cultural routes, trips and excursions are only some of the way through which you can <strong>meet other single people<\/strong> or maybe even your better half.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you like playing board games, then try one of the\u00a0<strong>meetings<\/strong> by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/pt-BR\/Meetup-de-Juegos-en-Madrid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>Gamers Multiculturales Madrid<\/strong><\/a>. The group is very open to new people, regardless of them coming only to one <strong>meeting<\/strong> or many. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/language-courses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Language<\/a> is also not an eliminating factor as usually the people who come can speak more than\u00a0one language and will find a way to communicate. The gamers meet outdoors or indoors, depending on the weather. On the more business-oriented end, if you are an entrepreneur or are interested in joining the\u00a0<strong>startup scene<\/strong>, then you would benefit a lot from joining\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/pt-BR\/Startup-Grind-Madrid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>Startup Grind Madrid<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0<strong>Startup Grind<\/strong> is actually a worldwide startup community that aims to connect entrepreneurs, educate and inspire. The\u00a0<strong>meetings<\/strong> bring together innovators, investors and local founders, which gives you great opportunities to expand your network.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/workshops-madrid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fun workshops in Madrid<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There is also a great group for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/vegetarian-sushi-madrid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>vegetarians or vegans<\/strong><\/a> who want to meet like-minded people while also trying some of the best food the city of\u00a0<strong>Madrid<\/strong> has to offer, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/pt-BR\/cena-vegetariana-y-vegana-en-madrid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Vegetarian and Vegan Dinners in Madrid<\/a><\/strong> The members of this group meet from time to time to have a meal at a new <strong>vegan or vegetarian restaurant<\/strong>, sometimes going back to the places which they really enjoyed. The group is open to everyone, even people who are not\u00a0<strong>vegan or vegetarian<\/strong>, and the members usually know how to speak at least two languages, like Spanish, English or French.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As you can see, there is a lot to choose from &#8211; and we haven&#8217;t even scratched the surface with this list! If you want to check out all of the available\u00a0<strong>Meetups<\/strong> happening in\u00a0<strong>Madrid<\/strong>, then visit the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Meetup<\/a><\/strong> website and start exploring!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Looking for an apartment in Madrid?\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ShMadrid<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>is the answer.<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-center kksr-disabled\"\n    data-id=\"6489\"\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: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 125px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/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>For those who are not familiar with it,\u00a0Meetup is a wonderful and diversified online platform where anyone can create a group and organize meetings where people get together to have fun, learn something, do activities, etc. Most of the groups offer free activities but some, usually classes, charge a certain amount for people to be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":298,"featured_media":6493,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1570],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6489"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/298"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6489"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6489\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7484,"href":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6489\/revisions\/7484"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6489"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6489"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}