# Meetups Events In [CITY]

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## Meetups Events in Nanaimo

- **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**: Nanaimo Speed Dating - Ages 35-50
  - **Description**: Meet 10 dates in one night - find sparks, meet new people!About this EventIf you're single and sick of the modern dating world - this event is for you!The dating apps aren't working so we're creating fun events to
  - **Date**: Sat Jul 11 2026 at 06:00 pm – Sat Jul 11 2026 at 08:30 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nanaimo/nanaimo-speed-dating-ages-35-50/100001992249796772
  - **Venue**: Wolf Brewing Company
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  - **Price**: CAD 55
  - **Categories**: fitness
- **Event Name**: Book Launch: Plant Teachings From My Auntie
  - **Description**: Join us for an evening of storytelling, Indigenous plant knowledge,and conversation rooted in Coast Salish teachings. 

We are pleased to host the book launch for Plant Teachings from My Auntie: Gathering Coast Salish Plants for Medicine, Textiles, Nouris
  - **Interested Audience**:
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  - **Date**: Wed Jul 08 2026 at 06:30 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nanaimo/book-launch-plant-teachings-from-my-auntie/200030239258124
  - **Venue**: 100 Museum Way, Nanaimo, BC, Canada, British Columbia V9R 2X1
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  - **Categories**: art, literary-art, storytelling
- **Event Name**: Sunday Circle with Will & Alita
  - **Description**: Long before Alita and I built a life together, we were each exploring different paths toward the same question: How do we create the conditions for people to experience deeper connection—with themselves, with others, and with life itself?

I found my way
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  - **Date**: Sun Jul 26 2026 at 01:00 pm – Sun Jul 26 2026 at 03:00 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nanaimo/sunday-circle-with-will-and-alita/200030327474623
  - **Venue**: 1911 Clamshell Drive , Gabriola, BC, Canada, British Columbia
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  - **Categories**: health-wellness, art, fine-arts, nonprofit
- **Event Name**: Let’s Talk... Travel Careers
  - **Description**: Are You the Go-To Travel Planner for Your Friends?

If you’re always the one organizing trips, finding the best deals, and creating unforgettable adventures... why not turn your passion into a career?

Swing by, grab a cup of tea, and let’s talk about how
  - **Interested Audience**:
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  - **Date**: Thu Jul 23 2026 at 01:00 pm – Thu Jul 23 2026 at 02:00 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nanaimo/let’s-talk-travel-careers/200030294640039
  - **Venue**: 6750 Island Highway North, Nanaimo, BC, Canada V9V 1S3
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  - **Categories**: trips-adventures
- **Event Name**: Emily Paxman Book Signing
  - **Description**: DEATH ON THE CALDERA is a thrilling blend of classic murder mystery and fantasy for those who love Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile every bit as much as Fourth Wing and A Court of Thorns and Roses.

ALL WE HAVE LEFT brings together Kayla
  - **Interested Audience**:
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  - **Date**: Sat Aug 01 2026 at 12:00 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nanaimo/emily-paxman-book-signing/200030289493957
  - **Venue**: 6670 Maryellen Dr, Nanaimo, BC, Canada V9V 1T7
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  - **Categories**: art, fine-arts, literary-art
- **Event Name**: MONDAY TEEN GROWTH SOCIAL
  - **Description**: Weekly events, get togethers, community activities, games and friendships for teens 12-17 

Neurodivergent affirming support 
Smaller group.
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 1
  - **Date**: Mon Jul 06 2026 (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nanaimo/monday-teen-growth-social/200030307495606
  - **Venue**: Third Street
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- **Event Name**: Time Traveler meet up
  - **Description**: Time to prove it.
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 29
  - **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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## 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**: Live Poppy Painting
  - **Description**: Art Zone Feature Night: Live Poppy Painting with Kelly Mitchelmore — July 16As part of the Commercial Street Night Market, Pacific Arts Market is thrilled to welcome painter Kelly Mitchelmore for an
  - **Venue**: Pacific Arts Market
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- **Event Name**: Art Zone Feature Night: Playful Composition with Jamie Ashton
  - **Description**:  Art Zone Feature Night: Playful Composition with Jamie Ashton from Unknown Studio— July 9As part of the Commercial Street Night Market, Pacific Arts Market is excited to welcome multi‑disciplinary arti
  - **Venue**: Pacific Arts Market
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- **Event Name**: Grand Opening of Pacific Arts Market in Nanaimo
  - **Description**: 🎉 Grand Opening Celebration — July 11! 🎉Pacific Arts Market — Nanaimo’s New Creative HubAfter months and months of planning, building, curating, and pouring our hearts into this
  - **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**: Nanaimo Blues Festival 2026
  - **Description**: Nanaimo Blues Festival (Nanaimo, BC, Canada) returns on Thursday August 6 - Sunday August 9, 2026. 

Nanaimo Blues Festival has some blues for everyone – from R&amp;B, boogie-woogie, blues-rock, to Chicago blues, jump blues, soul &amp; gospel and so much
  - **Venue**: Maffeo Sutton Park
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- **Event Name**: Snuneymuxw Days 2026
  - **Description**: 🎉 Snuneymuxw Days 2026: You are invited!

Celebrating our sacred lands, waters, and each other. 

From July 24 to 26, you’re invited to be a part of timeless traditions and some fierce competition.

🌐Check out www.SnuneymuxwDays.com for more info.

Everyo
  - **Venue**: 668 Centre St , Nanaimo, BC, Canada, British Columbia V9R 4Z4
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- **Event Name**: RON JAMES | NANAIMO
  - **Description**: Call: (250) 754-8550
Book online: https://tinyurl.com/m49ttv89

Canada’s #1 stand-up road warrior Ron James, is in the driver’s seat once again and bound full throttle for the 'big wide open' with his new show, "The Noise Between Our Ears".

With a seismi
  - **Venue**: 125 Front St, Nanaimo, BC V9R 6Z4, Canada
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top Meetups events in Nanaimo?
  - **A:** RockVIU New Students' Orientation (Tue Sep 08 2026 at 09:00 am at Vancouver Island University), Nanaimo Speed Dating - Ages 35-50 (Sat Jul 11 2026 at 06:00 pm at Wolf Brewing Company), Book Launch: Plant Teachings From My Auntie (Wed Jul 08 2026 at 06:30 pm at 100 Museum Way, Nanaimo, BC, Canada, British Columbia V9R 2X1), Sunday Circle with Will & Alita (Sun Jul 26 2026 at 01:00 pm at 1911 Clamshell Drive , Gabriola, BC, Canada, British Columbia), Let’s Talk... Travel Careers (Thu Jul 23 2026 at 01:00 pm at 6750 Island Highway North, Nanaimo, BC, Canada V9V 1S3).
- **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).
- **Q**: What Meetups events are happening in Nanaimo in July 2026?
  - **A:** Nanaimo Speed Dating - Ages 35-50 (Sat Jul 11 2026 at 06:00 pm at Wolf Brewing Company), Book Launch: Plant Teachings From My Auntie (Wed Jul 08 2026 at 06:30 pm at 100 Museum Way, Nanaimo, BC, Canada, British Columbia V9R 2X1), Sunday Circle with Will & Alita (Sun Jul 26 2026 at 01:00 pm at 1911 Clamshell Drive , Gabriola, BC, Canada, British Columbia), Let’s Talk... Travel Careers (Thu Jul 23 2026 at 01:00 pm at 6750 Island Highway North, Nanaimo, BC, Canada V9V 1S3), MONDAY TEEN GROWTH SOCIAL (Mon Jul 06 2026 at Third Street).
- **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 Vancouver Island University, Wolf Brewing Company, 100 Museum Way, Nanaimo, BC, Canada, British Columbia V9R 2X1.
- **Q**: What is the price range for Meetups events in Nanaimo?
  - **A:** Prices for Meetups events in Nanaimo range from USD 55 to USD 55. 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 Office of Student Experience, Vancouver Island University, Mint.Dating, Nanaimo Museum.
- **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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