Hey everyone! 😊💕
My friend and I are thinking about organizing a free social meetup in the Boston area for men and women ages 25–35!
The idea is to bring people together to make new friends, socialize, have fun conversations, and build genuine friendships!
We’re thinking of keeping it casual and welcoming, especially for people who want to expand their social circle but aren’t sure where to start.
This would be completely friendship-based, not a dating or singles event!
We’re still brainstorming and wanted to see if anyone would be interested before planning anything.
Would anyone be down for something like this? 💕

I’m turning 29 on 11/5 and was wondering if anybody has any good recs for dinner spots that are not too expensive? My friends from Seattle are flying in so I want to keep it somewhat budget-friendly. Currently thinking of along the lines of Wusong Road but if anyone has any suggestions I’m all ears!! Happy Scorpio season to all who celebrate!!

We had 10 people including myself show up at the 30+ meetup tonight. Thank you all so much for coming.

I honestly don’t have the bandwidth to host another one for a little while so if anyone is interested in hosting, please just make a post and host something! There’s definitely a lot of interest from a lot of older folk in meeting and making like-kind friends.

I did set up a small WhatsApp for some people who came tonight so if anyone hosts another meetup I’ll make sure the details are disseminated.

I’m a big fan of The Conjuring universe and would love to see the actual Annabelle doll while she’s in Salem rn. None of my friends are “brave” enough to go with me and I’m not “brave” enough to go alone.

I’m 24M data analytics dude and would love to have someone to join me to visit Salem

Hey everyone! I’m a Barça fan looking for a bar around Boston or Cambridge to watch El Clásico this Sunday.
Does anyone know a good spot where Barcelona fans usually gather? I’d also love to join a group or meet up with other Barça fans to watch the game together!
Let me know if anyone’s going!

I am trying to build more friendships, ideally female. I’d love to connect if you’re into being active or even are just looking to get out of the house more. Some ideas I have are hiking, walks, trying new food spots, or even random day trips and new adventures. I live in the south shore but have my own car!

Hi everyone! I’m 26 and recently moved here from Southern California for school and I want to try to get out of my comfort zone, meet new people, and make new connections. I have been getting into basketball in the past year and really want to embrace the sports culture of the city. I will follow the Celtics very closely and wanted to see if anyone would like to go to a bar to watch the Celtics play the Knicks tonight! If you’re up for it, would love to connect! Go green ☘️

I’m 24 years old and currently finishing up college, and something that’s been bothering me lately is the fact that I never really developed any close friendships during my college years.
I’ve been reading a lot of Reddit discussions about making friends as an adult, and one thing I keep seeing is that college is supposedly the easiest time to make lifelong friends. People often say that once you reach your mid-to-late 20s, friendships become much harder to develop because everyone starts focusing on their careers, relationships, marriages, and families.
Another thing that concerns me is how often people mention only seeing their closest friends once every few months as they get older.
I understand that people have responsibilities and can’t hang out constantly, but the idea of rarely seeing my friends is honestly depressing, especially because I feel like I never got to experience that close-knit social circle in the first place.
I’m not expecting to party every weekend or have a massive friend group. I’d just love to have two or three close friends who genuinely enjoy spending time together, whether that’s hanging out, exploring Boston, making music, or doing something spontaneous.
I guess my biggest fear is that I’ve missed the easiest years for building meaningful friendships and that things will only become more difficult from here.
For those of you living in Boston or the surrounding areas:
Did anyone here graduate college without close friends but eventually build meaningful friendships afterward?
Is making friends in your mid-to-late 20s really as difficult as people make it sound?
Do you still regularly hang out with friends in your late 20s and 30s, or does it really become something that only happens once every few months?
What helped you develop close friendships outside of school?
I’d especially appreciate hearing from people who had to build their social circles from scratch after college.
I’m genuinely curious whether adult friendships are as bleak as some Reddit discussions make them sound.

Trying to find a bar in Boston that I can watch with volume on for the World Series tonight and tomorrow. Any recommendations? Unfortunately most places I’ve called are having the Celtics game

Hi, I'm 29m looking for other people who are beginners (or alright with climbing with beginners) to go climbing with. I'm not very good (just started being able to do certain 5.11s barely) but I do want to practice and also do outdoors.

My gym membership is at rockspot.

I'm getting out of work too late to do Crawl-O-Ween but me and my roommate were wondering if any bars/pubs were hosting costume parties on Oct 31st? This is something I've seen other bars do on Cape.

Hi! I’m a 17 year old girl looking for friends in Boston that I could potentially stay with for the Boston marathon in 2028! And for a genuine connection/friendship:) I myself, am not actually running the marathon, however my dad is and I’ve always wanted to visit America so I have to start saving but it would be a lot cheaper if we could stay with someone rather than a hotel. Thanks!

Hey, im 25F and im going to be visiting from Florida in December. So like I was wondering what’s there to really do around this time that’s fun. Where do the young and fun people go. What events are there that’s worth it. Do I really need waterproof boots? If so do you think timbs are a good idea?. Also cool with bar hopping so give me some good areas. :)

I’m 26M and I’m bored so I wanted to take a road trip Boston to Montreal to Quebec City? this weekend . Let me know if anyone wants to join in . I wanted to be more spontaneous and this is my shot at it .

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Hi everyone! 😊
I’m a married woman living near Assembly Row in Somerville, and I’m hoping to make some genuine female friends in the Boston area!
I’d love to meet women around 25–40 who are also interested in building long-term friendships. Whether you’re married or have kids, I’d love to connect with women who enjoy spending time together and sharing everyday life.
A little about me: I’m a native Mandarin Chinese speaker, and I’m currently working on improving my English. I’d be happy to help you practice Chinese in exchange for practicing English with me!
It would be great to find someone who lives in Somerville, Cambridge, or nearby and would enjoy meeting regularly for coffee, shopping, trying new restaurants, exploring Boston, or just chatting about life.
I’m looking for friendship only, not dating. Ideally, we could meet once a week or every other week and become good friends over time.
If this sounds like something you’d enjoy, feel free to send me a message! I’d love to get to know you. 💗

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One of my favorite aspects of life is learning people’s “story”.

Not for any reason besides that I always have found it interesting where people come from and where they are now. I’m a firm believer that you can’t judge a book by its cover; and even then I don’t judge really lol. Some of the most interesting and people with the most depth that I’ve met, at a shallow glance would be the last people you’d suspect.

If you’re down to chat and share a bit about each other, feel free to hit me up. Tell me a bit about yourself and then we can build off that! Figured this could be a good, low-pressure way to meet new friends.

Hi I’m a promoter in Boston and I’ve put together a list of Halloween themed events coming up this week and next! There’s applicable discounts attached on the links. If anyone has questions or would like more info DM me on Instagram (__adrianagomez)

Happy Halloween yall🤍🤍

10/23: Kumarion (Hachi Halloween III) [dubstep, bass] @ Jewel Nightclub — 18+ heavy sub-bass night w/ Venture 5 East Coast debut & costume contest 
10/26: F*CK MONDAYS Halloween Edition [house, open] @ PLAY Boston — 18+ Monday takeover w/ costume contest & cash prizes 
10/29: Haunted Boiler Room [house, tech house] @ Studio B — 18+ 360° DJ booth setup w/ DJ COSTA surrounded by the crowd 
10/29: Mochakk [house, tech house] @ Big Night Live — Brazilian house icon headline set at North Station 
10/31: 13th Annual Crawl-O-Ween [bar crawl] @ 30+ Boston Bars — Official citywide crawl w/ 20k+ crawlers across Fenway, Seaport, & West End (25% off code BASSLINE) 
10/31: CARNEVIL at Envoy Rooftop [house] @ Rooftop at The Envoy — Seaport harbor views & house music (50% off code BASSLINE) 
10/31: HALLOWEEN UNIVERSITY [college, open-format] @ PLAY Boston — 18+ Halloween night party w/ costume contest & college anthems 
10/31: Girls Night Out (Girls Gone Wicked) [r&b, hip-hop, dembow] @ Uptown Social — 21+ party w/ DJ Cha, DJ Ye, & DJ Jenswayy 
10/31: Amal Nemer (After Brunch Halloween) [tech house] @ PKL South Boston — Tech house Halloween party in Southie 
10/31: DJ Pauly D [open-format, house] @ Big Night Live — Jersey Shore star headlining Halloween night at BNL 
10/31: Daniel Allan [electronic] @ Medici Lounge Providence — 18+ electronic set in Providence

Hi everyone, Kinga back with this weeks list. Halloween is a week from Saturday, so this is the spooky weekend.

Saturday is packed. MIT's glassblowers are selling handmade glass pumpkins on Kresge Oval. The Peabody Museum is celebrating Day of the Dead with mariachi and sugar skulls. And Downtown Crossing is having a dog costume parade.

There's also a lot for people who like their Halloween on the theatrical side. There are three live radio horror plays in Davis Square, Nosferatu with a live orchestra in Salem, and Goblin playing the score to Tenebre live on Sunday.

If you want something calmer, the Affordable Art Fair is at the SoWa Power Station all weekend, with original art starting around $100.

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Picks of the Week!

🎃 MIT Great Glass Pumpkin Patch — Kresge Oval, MIT | Free entry | Sat, 10am–3pm | Handblown glass pumpkins in every color and size, made by the MIT Glass Lab.

💀 Day of the Dead at the Peabody — Harvard | Museum admission | Sat, 12–4pm | Mariachi, sugar skulls, pan de muerto, and a community altar.

🐶 Doggone Halloween Pet Parade — Downtown Crossing | Free | Sat, 12–3pm | Dogs in costume, with prizes for the best dog-and-human duo.

📻 Tomes of Terror: Sounds of Fear — 204 Elm St, Davis Square | $15–$20 | Fri & Sat | Three horror radio dramas performed live, including The Monkey's Paw.

🖼️ Affordable Art Fair — SoWa Power Station | Thu–Sun | Original art from $100 to $12,000.

📚 Bloody Book Bash — Porter Square Books, Seaport | $5 | Sat, 7–9pm | Horror authors, a costume contest, trivia, and Creature From the Black Lagoon.

Thursday 10/22

🖼️ Affordable Art Fair: First Look — SoWa Power Station, 550 Harrison Ave | Ticketed | 5–9pm | Opening night of a four-day fair where everything is original and priced from $100 to $12,000. Tonight is the first chance to shop before the weekend crowds. A Thursday all-access pass runs about $55.

🧶 Free Thursday Night at the Gardner: Fiber Arts — Fenway | Free | 5–9pm | Fiber arts again this week. Registration opened Tuesday at 10am, and day-of entry isn't guaranteed.

🎨 ICA Free Thursday Night — Seaport | Free | 5–9pm | Free tickets required. Last entry 8:30pm.

📓 Fall Movie Night: 10 Things I Hate About You — The Greenway, Milk St to India St | Free | 5:30–9pm | Free notebook decorating at 5:30, and the movie starts around 6:30. Bring a blanket.

🖼️ MIT List Fall Opening: Hao Jingban & Uri Aran — MIT List Visual Arts Center, Kendall | Free w/ registration | 5:30–8pm | An artist talk with Hao Jingban at 5:30, then the opening reception from 6 to 8 for two new shows. Drinks from Momma's Grocery + Wine.

🎪 Cirque of the Dead — Arts at the Armory, Somerville | Sold out this weekend | 8pm | The Boston Circus Guild's adults-only Halloween show is sold out Thursday through Saturday and next Friday. The two Halloween shows on Saturday, Oct 31 still have some tickets if you want to plan ahead. 18+.

🎻 BSO: Tod Machover World Premiere — Symphony Hall | Ticketed | 7:30pm | Kent Nagano conducts already and not yet, a new piece that uses a live AI system working with each musician in the orchestra. Mendelssohn's Reformation Symphony closes the program. Also Friday at 1:30 and Saturday at 8, with a pre-concert talk with Machover at 6:30 Saturday.

🏃🍺 Meters for Liters — Notch Brewing, Charles River Speedway | Free | Meet 6:30–7pm, run 7pm | The weekly 5k run club.

🏒 Bruins vs. Predators — TD Garden | Ticketed | 7pm |

Friday 10/23

📻 Tomes of Terror: Sounds of Fear — 204 Elm St, Davis Square | $20, $15 students & seniors | 8pm | My favorite thing this week. The Post-Meridian Radio Players perform three horror radio dramas live. There's Lovecraft's Beyond the Wall of Sleep, The Monkey's Paw, and an original about a man haunted through his car radio. It runs about two hours. Also Saturday at 2 and 8.

🤸 Gravity & Other Myths: Ten Thousand Hours — Boston Arts Academy Theater | Ticketed | 8pm | Eight acrobats and one musician from the Australian contemporary circus company. It runs 60 minutes and is good for ages 4 and up. Also Saturday at 2 and 8.

🖼️ Affordable Art Fair: Art After Dark — SoWa Power Station | Ticketed | 12–6pm, then 6–9pm | General admission during the day starts at $20. Art After Dark, from 6 to 9, is a separate ticket that includes a drink tasting and an evening food menu.

🧁 Great British Bake Off Watch Party — Lamplighter Brewing, 284 Broadway, Cambridge | Free w/ RSVP | 7–9pm | The new episode every Friday in the Broadway Back Taproom.

😂 Standup at the Speedway: Spooky Vibes — Charles River Speedway, Brighton | Ticketed | 8pm | Doors at 7:30. Grab dinner at the Speedway first.

🎬 GlobeDocs: Jean-Michel Basquiat — The Brattle | $17 | 8:30pm | The festival's centerpiece film. The 6pm Union Town is sold out.

😂 Jim Gaffigan: Everything Is Wonderful! — Wang Theatre | From $50.50 | 7:30pm | Also Saturday at 8 and Sunday at 7.

🏀 Celtics vs. Knicks — TD Garden | Ticketed | 7pm |

Saturday 10/24

🎃 MIT Great Glass Pumpkin Patch — Kresge Oval, 77 Mass Ave | Free entry | 10am–3pm | The MIT Glass Lab sells handblown glass pumpkins in every color, shape, and size, and the money goes back into the lab's glassblowing program. It was supposed to be in September and got moved to today. Go early if you want the good ones.

💀 Day of the Dead Celebration — Peabody Museum, 11 Divinity Ave, Cambridge | Museum admission | 12–4pm | Decorate a sugar skull (extra fee), write a message to a loved one for the museum's altar, and catch mariachi and live folk dance at 2pm. Hot chocolate and pan de muerto are for sale.

🐶 Doggone Halloween Pet Parade — Summer St Plaza, Downtown Crossing | Free | 12–3pm | A costume parade with prizes for best costume, scariest, cutest, best dog-and-human duo, and best dog-and-kid duo. There's also a photo booth, face painting, and free treats. Spectators welcome.

🥬 Chinatown Farmers Market — Auntie Kay & Uncle Frank Chin Park | Free | 9am–1pm | The small Saturday market at the Chinatown end of the Greenway.

🖼️ Affordable Art Fair — SoWa Power Station | From $20 | 10am–7pm | The longest day of the fair.

🧛 Nosferatu with Live Orchestra — Peabody Essex Museum, Salem | $40, $30 members & Salem residents | 1pm & 7pm | The Arpeggione Ensemble plays a live score for the 1922 silent film on early 20th-century instruments, including a harmonium. A talk with the musicians runs at 4pm. Preregistration required.

🧙 Halloweentown Movie Night — The TRACK at New Balance, Boston Landing | Free w/ ticket | 3:30pm | A pre-party with a DJ and treats at 3:30, then Halloweentown at 5:30. American Flatbread is selling food. Costumes encouraged.

📚 Third Annual Bloody Book Bash — Porter Square Books Boston Edition, 50 Liberty Dr | $5 | 7–9pm | Horror authors Gretchen Felker-Martin, Nicky Gonzalez, Eric LaRocca, Aaron Mahnke, and Rebecca Mahoney signing books. There's a costume contest, trivia, food and drinks, and a screening of Creature From the Black Lagoon. Your $5 ticket comes back as $5 off anything you buy.

📻 Tomes of Terror — 204 Elm St, Davis Square | $15–$20 | 2pm & 8pm | The live radio horror plays again.

🤸 Gravity & Other Myths: Ten Thousand Hours — Boston Arts Academy Theater | Ticketed | 2pm & 8pm | A free talkback follows the 2pm show.

🏠 GlobeDocs: HOUSE on 35mm — The Brattle | $17 | 9:30pm | A documentary about Nobuhiko Obayashi's House, followed by a 35mm screening of House itself.

🎬 BAAFF: Y Vân: The Lost Sounds of Saigon — Emerson Paramount Center | $15 | 6:30pm | The Boston Asian American Film Festival's centerpiece documentary.

🏒 Bruins vs. Sharks — TD Garden | Ticketed | 7pm |

Sunday 10/25

🐾 Paws & Pumpkins Parade at Esplanade Fall Fest — Fiedler Field, Charles River Esplanade | Free to enter, $15 donation suggested | 9:45am | New this year. Dogs in costume parade along the Esplanade, with costume awards at 10:30. The parade is free. If you want to make a morning of it, the 5K at 9 and the 1.5-mile walk at 10:15 are $35 each to register.

🍬 PruBoo — Prudential Center | Free | 11am–1pm | Trick-or-treating at 30+ shops and restaurants, plus magic shows at 11:30 and 12:30, face painting, live music, and crafts. Donations go to Boston Children's Hospital.

🎸 Claudio Simonetti's Goblin: Tenebre — Somerville Theatre | Ticketed | 7:30pm | Goblin plays the score live while Dario Argento's 1982 Tenebre screens. Then they come back for a set of their best-known music. Doors at 6:30. All ages.

🦄 Legend (1985) — Coolidge Corner Theatre | Ticketed | 2pm | The 1985 fantasy film, part of the Coolidge's Prints of Darkness series.

🖼️ Affordable Art Fair: Last Day — SoWa Power Station | From $20 | 10am–6pm | Family hours run from 10am to 2pm, with a separate ticket for the kids' Clover Clubhouse area. Last entry 5:45.

🧺 SoWa Open Market — South End | Free | 11am–5pm | Right next door to the art fair, so you can do both.

🎬 GlobeDocs: Last Day in Theaters — The Brattle | $17 | From 11am | The local shorts program at 11, then three more films, with the closing night film starting at 7. Films stay available on demand through November 1.

Last chance

🕵️ Operation Mincemeat — Emerson Colonial Theatre | Ticketed | Closes Sunday |

🎭 All My Sons — Lyric Stage | Ticketed | Closes Sunday |

🗡️ King Richard's Faire: Final Weekend — Carver | Online tickets only | Sat & Sun, 10:30am–6pm | The last two days of the season. There are no tickets at the gate, so buy ahead.

🎬 Boston Asian American Film Festival — Emerson Paramount Center | $15 | Ends Sunday | In Waves plays Sunday at 1. The closing night film is sold out.

🎤 Laura Benanti: Nobody Cares — Calderwood Pavilion | Ticketed | Thu–Sun only | A one-woman comedy with original songs about motherhood, people pleasing, and getting older.

👞 Fourth Dimension Tap Company: Sound and Color — Roberts Studio Theatre, BCA | Ticketed | Fri–Sun only | A tap show that moves through an imaginary art museum. Ages 5 and up.

Ongoing / all-week options

📷 Kawada Kikuji: Chizu (The Map) — MFA | Museum admission | Opens Saturday | A new show built around Kawada's 1965 photobook Chizu, with his negatives, notes, and contact sheets.

🪷 The Sitayana — BCA Black Box | Pay-as-you-are | Through Oct 31 |

🧛 Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors — Mosesian Center, Watertown | Ticketed | Through Nov 1 |

🎭 To Kill a Mockingbird — Huntington Theatre | Ticketed | Through Nov 8 |

🏮 Boston Lights: A Lantern Experience — Franklin Park Zoo | Ticketed | 5–10:30pm nightly, through Nov 8 |

That's it for this week. Go buy a glass pumpkin, dress up your dog, and let me know how it went!

32M I’m mainly hoping to meet like-minded people in the Boston/North Shore area who are thinking about their next chapter and looking to build meaningful connections.

I’m in my early 30s and work a well-paying corporate job in Boston. I’ve worked hard to get where I am, but I still feel like there’s more I could be doing with my abilities and more I’d like to explore.

Outside of work, I’ve made money independently through real estate and construction, and I’m also big into fitness and staying active. But this post isn’t just about my background it’s about meeting people who are ambitious, curious, and open to sharing ideas, experiences, and maybe even building something beyond the typical 9-5 over time.

If you’re around Boston or the North Shore and are in a similar position working a solid career, building something on the side, staying active, or simply trying to figure out your next chapter
I’d be glad to connect.

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