# Meetups Events In [CITY]

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## Meetups Events in Nanaimo

- **Event Name**: Nanaimo Speed Dating - Ages 30+
  - **Description**: Have one-on-one time with 10+ dates in one night! Enjoy a bevvy, getting out of the house and finding sparks!About this EventModern dating got you down?Don't just complain about it, DO something about it!
  - **Date**: Sat Aug 22 2026 at 06:00 pm – Sat Aug 22 2026 at 08:00 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nanaimo/nanaimo-speed-dating-ages-30/100001994987686875
  - **Venue**: Wolf Brewing Company
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  - **Price**: CAD 55
  - **Categories**: fitness
- **Event Name**: RockVIU New Students' Orientation
  - **Description**: Kick off your university journey with fun, friends, and all the tips you need to rock your first year!
  - **Date**: Tue Sep 08 2026 at 09:00 am – Tue Sep 08 2026 at 04:00 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nanaimo/rockviu-new-students-orientation/100001990185891576
  - **Venue**: Vancouver Island University
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: fitness
- **Event Name**: Paint & Sip Summer Night
  - **Description**: Come join us for a fun time recreating the beach in summer, painting and sipping on your fav drinks with friends and meeting new peopleAbout this EventPaint &amp; Sip NightHey
  - **Date**: Sat Aug 15 2026 at 05:00 pm – Sat Aug 15 2026 at 07:00 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nanaimo/paint-and-sip-summer-night/100001997089249706
  - **Venue**: The Vault Cafe
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  - **Price**: CAD 35
  - **Categories**: fitness, Art, fine-arts, Meetups
- **Event Name**: Hope in the Harbour 2026
  - **Description**: Get ready to be inspired and uplifted at Hope in the Harbour 2026, where community and hope shines bright.About this EventOn November 25, 2026 we are having an event at the convention centre where we will share informatio
  - **Date**: Wed Nov 25 2026 at 11:30 am – Wed Nov 25 2026 at 01:30 pm (-08:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nanaimo/hope-in-the-harbour-2026/100001993363800788
  - **Venue**: Vancouver Island Conference Centre
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  - **Price**: CAD 95 to 700
  - **Categories**: fitness
- **Event Name**: Systems Drinking
  - **Description**: Join us for Systems Drinking. A monthly gathering where we turn systems thinking into systems drinking.About this EventJoin Us for Systems Drinking!This informal event brings together curious, like-minded peo
  - **Date**: Wed Aug 12 2026 at 05:00 pm – Wed Aug 12 2026 at 07:00 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nanaimo/systems-drinking/100001994883751000
  - **Venue**: White Sails Brewing
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: fitness
- **Event Name**: Hartwood Fall TUTR 2026
  - **Description**: info to come
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 35
  - **Date**: Sat Oct 17 2026 at 08:00 am – Sun Oct 18 2026 at 06:00 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nanaimo/hartwood-fall-tutr-2026/200030413713342
  - **Venue**: Nanaimo, British Columbia
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- **Event Name**: Departure Bay Dance on Friday (Kinsmen Park)
  - **Description**: This Friday, August 14th, we will meet at the grassy area at Kinsmen Park,  just beside the Kin Hut, and the playground.

Be ready to have fun, build connections, and dance.

Water bottle for hydration is recommended. 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/iq6PfutHUXC
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 1
  - **Date**: Fri Aug 14 2026 at 06:30 pm – Fri Aug 14 2026 at 07:30 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nanaimo/departure-bay-dance-on-friday-kinsmen-park/200030541887826
  - **Venue**: 2730 Departure Bay Rd, Nanaimo, BC V9S, Canada
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- **Event Name**: Offline Evening
  - **Description**: Ever felt like you wanted to get away from the internet and all the 'rabbit holes' it takes you to?? Join us Tuesday, August 18th at St Philip, Cedar, 7-9 PM for an Offline Evening. Phones, tablets and computers are not allowed...lock in your vehicle or l
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 7
  - **Date**: Tue Aug 18 2026 at 07:00 pm – Tue Aug 18 2026 at 09:00 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nanaimo/offline-evening/200030532188743
  - **Venue**: 1797 Cedar Road, Nanaimo, BC, Canada, British Columbia V9X1L6
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  - **Categories**: art, fine-arts
- **Event Name**: Errington Hi Neighbour Day Demo
  - **Description**: We have been asked to put on a demo for the Hi Neighbour Day.  This will include a static display, hands-on and active displays as well as maybe getting involved in the Great Zucchini Race? 

This will be a great opportunity to let the community know that
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 14
  - **Date**: Sat Aug 15 2026 at 09:00 am – Sat Aug 15 2026 at 02:00 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nanaimo/errington-hi-neighbour-day-demo/200030445696738
  - **Venue**: Errington Rd, Nanaimo District, BC V0R, Canada
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  - **Categories**: Art, Sports
- **Event Name**: Time Traveler meet up
  - **Description**: Time to prove it.
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 35
  - **Date**: Wed Aug 19 2026 at 02:20 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nanaimo/time-traveler-meet-up/200029689246923
  - **Venue**: Maffeo Sutton Park
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  - **Categories**: meetups
- **Event Name**: Salon Artificium 2027
  - **Description**: Event Steward:  Aspasia Bevilacqua / Eleni Harvalias
more information to come
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 26
  - **Date**: Sat Mar 06 2027 at 09:00 am – Sat Mar 06 2027 at 08:00 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nanaimo/salon-artificium-2027/200030445694531
  - **Venue**: 975 Shearme Rd, Nanaimo District, BC V0R, Canada
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- **Event Name**: AGM
  - **Description**: Mark your calendars for our AGM - Tuesday, October 20, 6:30 pm at St. Andrew's United Church on Wesley Street.
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 7
  - **Date**: Tue Oct 20 2026 at 06:30 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nanaimo/agm/200030448339220
  - **Venue**: St. Andrews United Church Nanaimo
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## Trending Events in Nanaimo

- **Event Name**: An evening with Red Dirt Skinners - St Andrews, Nanaimo, BC(6:30pm)
  - **Description**: We are delighted to present... AN EVENING WITH RED DIRT SKINNERSRoots Music Canada describe the Red Dirt Skinners as “The Pink Floyd of Folk Music.” Music News Magazine state that there is “an almost Floyd-like quality to some of th
  - **Venue**: St. Andrew's United Church, Fitzwilliam Street, Nanaimo, BC, Canada
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- **Event Name**: Creative Harbour Day
  - **Description**: 🎨 Creative Harbour Day — September 5th | 10am–5pm  Pacific Arts Market – Nanaimo GalleryJoin us for Creative Harbour Day as Nanaimo welcomes a cruise ship carryi
  - **Venue**: Pacific Arts Market
  - **Banner**: https://cdn2.allevents.in/thumbs/thumb6a73ae605f2e1.jpg
- **Event Name**: Edward Savage's Top 5 Wildlife Photography Tips
  - **Description**: Art Zone Feature Night: My Top 5 Wildlife Photography TipsPresented by Canadian Photographer, Author &amp; Naturalist Guide Edward SavageThursday Night Art Zone – Pacific Arts Market,
  - **Venue**: Pacific Arts Market
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- **Event Name**: Wire-Wrapping Demo Day with Teresa Carrao
  - **Description**: Join local jewelry artist Teresa Carrao for a special Demo Day at Pacific Arts Market. Teresa will be wire‑wrapping a stunning larimar pendant from the Dominican Republic, using 925 sterling silver square and 1/3 round wire, and creating the piece from
  - **Venue**: Pacific Arts Market
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- **Event Name**: The Holiday Bazaar in Cedar 2026
  - **Description**: Discover the magic of the season at the Holiday Bazaar! Explore a curated collection of unique locally-crafted art and gifts that will delight and inspire.15 minutes south of Downtown Nanaimo!November 21
  - **Venue**: Cedar Community Hall
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- **Event Name**: Once Upon a Craft Fair
  - **Description**: Friday 12-7pm 🎄Saturday 10-5pm 🦄Sunday 10-4pm 🎀$5 entry. Come and go as you please for all three days with your wristband. ? 20% of entry goes to local community groups. Check out how much we raised in the past years! ?
  - **Venue**: Beban Park Social Centre
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- **Event Name**: AMANDA MARSHALL at The Port Theatre (Nanaimo BC)
  - **Description**: Gee Dan Productions &amp; Got Pop? Concerts presents:

AMANDA MARSHALL - 'The Dirty 30 Tour'
with special guest

Wednesday November 18th 2026
at The Port Theatre
125 Front St., Nanaimo BC
Doors: 630pm, Show: 730pm
Tickets are on sale starting at 11am Frid
  - **Venue**: The Port Theatre
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- **Event Name**: Insight Meditation Retreat with Tempel Smith & Jeanne Corrigal [Aug15beth]
  - **Description**: An 7-night, Residential Silent Meditation Retreat with Tempel Smith and Jeanne Corrigal at the Bethlehem Retreat Centre, Aug 15-22, 2026.About this EventRetreat Description
  - **Venue**: Bethlehem Centre
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- **Event Name**: BLOW AT HIGH DOUGH THE MUSIC OF THE TRAGICALLY HIP LIVE AT THE QUEEN’S NANAIMO
  - **Description**: BLOW AT HIGH DOUGH
THE MUSIC OF THE TRAGICALLY HIP
LIVE AT THE QUEEN’S NANAIMO
SATURDAY AUGUST 22ND 2026 @ 7PM

A National Celebration of The Tragically Hip &amp; the 10th Anniversary of Their Final Concert

Join us for a special evening honouring
‘Canada
  - **Venue**: The Queen's
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top Meetups events in Nanaimo?
  - **A:** Nanaimo Speed Dating - Ages 30+ (Sat Aug 22 2026 at 06:00 pm at Wolf Brewing Company), RockVIU New Students' Orientation (Tue Sep 08 2026 at 09:00 am at Vancouver Island University), Paint & Sip Summer Night (Sat Aug 15 2026 at 05:00 pm at The Vault Cafe), Hope in the Harbour 2026 (Wed Nov 25 2026 at 11:30 am at Vancouver Island Conference Centre), Systems Drinking (Wed Aug 12 2026 at 05:00 pm at White Sails Brewing).
- **Q**: What are the top free Meetups events in Nanaimo?
  - **A:** RockVIU New Students' Orientation (Tue Sep 08 2026 at 09:00 am at Vancouver Island University), Systems Drinking (Wed Aug 12 2026 at 05:00 pm at White Sails Brewing).
- **Q**: What Meetups events are happening in Nanaimo this weekend August 14–16, 2026?
  - **A:** Paint & Sip Summer Night (Sat Aug 15 2026 at 05:00 pm at The Vault Cafe), Departure Bay Dance on Friday (Kinsmen Park) (Fri Aug 14 2026 at 06:30 pm at 2730 Departure Bay Rd, Nanaimo, BC V9S, Canada), Errington Hi Neighbour Day Demo (Sat Aug 15 2026 at 09:00 am at Errington Rd, Nanaimo District, BC V0R, Canada).
- **Q**: What Meetups events are happening in Nanaimo in August 2026?
  - **A:** Nanaimo Speed Dating - Ages 30+ (Sat Aug 22 2026 at 06:00 pm at Wolf Brewing Company), Paint & Sip Summer Night (Sat Aug 15 2026 at 05:00 pm at The Vault Cafe), Systems Drinking (Wed Aug 12 2026 at 05:00 pm at White Sails Brewing), Departure Bay Dance on Friday (Kinsmen Park) (Fri Aug 14 2026 at 06:30 pm at 2730 Departure Bay Rd, Nanaimo, BC V9S, Canada), Offline Evening (Tue Aug 18 2026 at 07:00 pm at 1797 Cedar Road, Nanaimo, BC, Canada, British Columbia V9X1L6).
- **Q**: How can I find Meetups events in Nanaimo?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming Meetups events in Nanaimo on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for Meetups events in Nanaimo?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for Meetups events in Nanaimo?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting Meetups events in Nanaimo include Wolf Brewing Company, Vancouver Island University, The Vault Cafe.
- **Q**: What is the price range for Meetups events in Nanaimo?
  - **A:** Prices for Meetups events in Nanaimo range from CAD 35 to CAD 700. Many events also offer free entry.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for Meetups events in Nanaimo?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting Meetups events in Nanaimo include Mint.Dating, Office of Student Experience, Vancouver Island University, This event is organized by @justpaint_ng you can check us out on instagram.
- **Q**: Are there any online Meetups events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many Meetups events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new Meetups events in Nanaimo?
  - **A:** Follow the Meetups category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new Meetups events are listed in Nanaimo.

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