# Meetups Events In Portland
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## About
Discover meetups in Portland designed for every interest and community. From startup networking events and entrepreneur gatherings to coffee meetups, fitness groups, singles meetups, creative communities, and casual social events, there’s always something happening near you.
Meetups in Portland are a great way to connect with like-minded people, build meaningful relationships, learn new skills, and explore local communities and experiences. Whether you're looking to grow your professional network or simply meet new people, you’ll find events that match your interests and goals.
Explore upcoming meetups in Portland and join communities that inspire you.
## Meetups Events in Portland
- **Event Name**: Ripe
- **Date**: Fri Oct 16 2026 at 08:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/portland/ripe/2300030629471923
- **Venue**: Aura - ME
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- **Event Name**: Portland's Largest Speed Dating Event
- **Description**: Join Portland's biggest speed dating event and meet 5–10 people who fit your preferred age and gender preferences. After purchasing your ticket, you'll complete a short compatibility form telling us who you're looking to meet and what matters to you, so w
- **Date**: Fri Oct 09 2026 at 06:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/portland/portlands-largest-speed-dating-event/200030737649955
- **Venue**: Portland Expo
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- **Categories**: speed-dating
- **Event Name**: Earlybirds Club at Live at Madrids
- **Date**: Sat Oct 03 2026 at 06:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/portland/earlybirds-club-at-live-at-madrids/2400030535029719
- **Venue**: Live at Madrids
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- **Event Name**: Kristin Key
- **Date**: Thu Oct 08 2026 at 08:00 pm – Thu Oct 08 2026 at 10:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/portland/kristin-key/2300030298818336
- **Venue**: State Theatre - ME
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- **Event Name**: Briscoe
- **Date**: Thu Oct 08 2026 at 07:00 pm – Fri Oct 09 2026 at 10:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/portland/briscoe/2300029999704924
- **Venue**: One Longfellow Square
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- **Event Name**: Becky Robinson
- **Date**: Sun Dec 06 2026 at 07:00 pm – Sun Dec 06 2026 at 09:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/portland/becky-robinson/2300030664963603
- **Venue**: State Theatre - ME
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- **Event Name**: Tandem Coffee Roasters Tasting and Tour
- **Description**: Come slurp coffee with us!About this EventJoin us for our public cupping session featuring a variety of our latest coffee offerings! You'll learn about the process that we use to evaluate coffee as our barista guides you
- **Date**: Sat Oct 03 2026 (-04:00)
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/portland/tandem-coffee-roasters-tasting-and-tour/100001986906036441
- **Venue**: Tandem Coffee Roasters
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- **Price**: USD 10
- **Event Name**: Writing Culture: A New England Salon
- **Description**: Please join us for an intimate gathering of writers who record culture in all its forms.About this EventWriting is solitary work, increasingly done at kitchen tables as opportunities in our field continue to shrink. One o
- **Date**: Thu Oct 08 2026 at 06:30 pm – Thu Oct 08 2026 at 08:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/portland/writing-culture-a-new-england-salon/100002000637280963
- **Venue**: Mechanics' Hall
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- **Price**: Free
- **Categories**: fitness, Art, literary-art, fine-arts, health-wellness
- **Event Name**: Palaver Strings: Inside the Process
- **Description**: Join Palaver Strings for an open rehearsal and conversation, giving you a window into how they work and what they're building.About this EventThroughout the evening they'll share their creative process through excerpts of
- **Date**: Thu Nov 05 2026 at 07:00 pm – Thu Nov 05 2026 at 08:30 pm (-05:00)
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/portland/palaver-strings-inside-the-process/100001998504828741
- **Venue**: Mechanics' Hall
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- **Price**: USD 0 to 29
- **Categories**: fitness, Entertainment, Music, Art, Concerts, performances
- **Event Name**: 3 card challenge! (Show me the money)💰
- **Description**: Join us for the three card challenge every Sunday at 4pm.
Guest MUST be signed in by member,
Please consider joining us after three visits
- **Interested Audience**:
- Count: 1
- **Date**: Sun Oct 04 2026 (-04:00)
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/portland/3-card-challenge-show-me-the-money/200030729700933
- **Venue**: 184 St John St, Portland, ME
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- **Categories**: Contests
- **Event Name**: PORTLAND SPORTS CARD SHOW! OCT
- **Description**: Come upgrade your collection/PC! Flip some cards you have into some you want! Always buyers and lots of trading!!
Info is on the full flyer!
Vendors never pay before the show or online- watch out for scam comments/contacts!
Any questions feel free t
- **Interested Audience**:
- Count: 29
- **Date**: Sun Oct 04 2026 at 08:00 am – Sun Oct 04 2026 at 01:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/portland/portland-sports-card-show-oct/200030715318141
- **Venue**: Fireside Inn & Suites Portland
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- **Categories**: Business, Sports
- **Event Name**: Hand Knit Puppets from Maine Help Ukrainians Heal: A conversation with HUT
- **Description**: Sometimes the simplest acts of kindness can have the greatest impact.About this EventWhat began with one hand-knitted hat for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy inspired a group of women in Maine to begin knitting cat puppets
- **Date**: Tue Oct 20 2026 at 06:00 pm – Tue Oct 20 2026 at 07:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/portland/hand-knit-puppets-from-maine-help-ukrainians-heal-a-conversation-with-hut/100002001008369900
- **Venue**: Mechanics' Hall
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- **Price**: USD 0 to 13
- **Categories**: workshops
- **Event Name**: Boot Camp for New Dads Workshop
- **Description**: A lot of dads are left searching for answers on their own. But it takes a village, dads need one too.
Maine Boys to Men and Birth Roots Maine offer two monthly spaces for real conversation, support and connection with other dads who get it.
No pressure
- **Interested Audience**:
- Count: 2
- **Date**: Sat Oct 10 2026 (-04:00)
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/portland/boot-camp-for-new-dads-workshop/200030168304642
- **Venue**: Birth Roots Maine
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- **Categories**: workshops, kids
- **Event Name**: DC207: Meat Proxy Meetup
- **Description**: An AI-Optimized Hacker Interaction ExperienceAbout this Event https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/337c8590-b910-11f1-b7ac-09eee28799fe-rimg-w1200-h675-dc080808-gmir.jpg Congratulations, Meat Proxy!Ou
- **Date**: Thu Oct 15 2026 at 06:00 pm – Thu Oct 15 2026 at 10:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/portland/dc207-meat-proxy-meetup/100002002211789360
- **Venue**: Novare Res Bier Cafe
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- **Price**: Free
- **Categories**: fitness, Meetups
- **Event Name**: Bead Together
- **Description**: A weekly time for our community members to sit down and work on their creative projects. We welcome you to our space to build connections with new friends, to plan for the future, to organize. This is a space for artists and friends to spend time together
- **Interested Audience**:
- Count: 3
- **Date**: Fri Oct 02 2026 at 04:00 pm – Fri Oct 02 2026 at 06:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/portland/bead-together/200030753236936
- **Venue**: 915 Forest Ave, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04103
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- **Categories**: art, nonprofit
## Trending Events in Portland
- **Event Name**: Public Speaking Skills 1-Day Workshop | Portland, OR
- **Description**: Event DetailsDuration: 1-Day Practical Training (8 Hours)Timing: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM (including breaks)Language: EnglishCertificate
- **Venue**: Portland
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- **Event Name**: Matt Rife
- **Venue**: Moda Center at the Rose Quarter
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- **Event Name**: Tyler Childers at Moda Center
- **Venue**: Moda Center
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- **Event Name**: Matt Rife at Moda Center
- **Venue**: Moda Center
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- **Event Name**: Kathy Griffin
- **Venue**: Merrill Auditorium
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- **Event Name**: Jeff Goldblum at Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
- **Venue**: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
- **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/4f1e91f0-6936-11f1-9578-a1beb0c0b8c8-rimg-w1200-h800-dc050505-gmir.jpg?v=1781581740
- **Event Name**: Cavetown at McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
- **Venue**: McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
- **Event Name**: Doja Cat
- **Venue**: Moda Center at the Rose Quarter
- **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/45e75480-bc2b-11f1-9913-21574437e213-rimg-w1080-h1656-dcf8f8f8-gmir.jpg?v=1790702978
- **Event Name**: Doja Cat at Moda Center
- **Venue**: Moda Center
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## FAQs
- **Q**: What are the top Meetups events in Portland?
- **A:** Ripe (Fri Oct 16 2026 at 08:00 pm at Aura - ME), Portland's Largest Speed Dating Event (Fri Oct 09 2026 at 06:30 pm at Portland Expo), Earlybirds Club at Live at Madrids (Sat Oct 03 2026 at 06:00 pm at Live at Madrids), Kristin Key (Thu Oct 08 2026 at 08:00 pm at State Theatre - ME), Briscoe (Thu Oct 08 2026 at 07:00 pm at One Longfellow Square).
- **Q**: What are the top free Meetups events in Portland?
- **A:** Writing Culture: A New England Salon (Thu Oct 08 2026 at 06:30 pm at Mechanics' Hall), DC207: Meat Proxy Meetup (Thu Oct 15 2026 at 06:00 pm at Novare Res Bier Cafe).
- **Q**: What Meetups events are happening in Portland this weekend October 2–4, 2026?
- **A:** Earlybirds Club at Live at Madrids (Sat Oct 03 2026 at 06:00 pm at Live at Madrids), Tandem Coffee Roasters Tasting and Tour (Sat Oct 03 2026 at Tandem Coffee Roasters), 3 card challenge! (Show me the money)💰 (Sun Oct 04 2026 at 184 St John St, Portland, ME), PORTLAND SPORTS CARD SHOW! OCT (Sun Oct 04 2026 at 08:00 am at Fireside Inn & Suites Portland).
- **Q**: What Meetups events are happening in Portland in October 2026?
- **A:** Ripe (Fri Oct 16 2026 at 08:00 pm at Aura - ME), Portland's Largest Speed Dating Event (Fri Oct 09 2026 at 06:30 pm at Portland Expo), Earlybirds Club at Live at Madrids (Sat Oct 03 2026 at 06:00 pm at Live at Madrids), Kristin Key (Thu Oct 08 2026 at 08:00 pm at State Theatre - ME), Briscoe (Thu Oct 08 2026 at 07:00 pm at One Longfellow Square).
- **Q**: How can I find Meetups events in Portland?
- **A:** You can discover upcoming Meetups events in Portland 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 Portland?
- **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 Portland?
- **A:** Some popular venues hosting Meetups events in Portland include Aura - ME, Portland Expo, Live at Madrids.
- **Q**: What is the price range for Meetups events in Portland?
- **A:** Prices for Meetups events in Portland range from USD 10 to USD 29. Many events also offer free entry.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for Meetups events in Portland?
- **A:** Popular organizers hosting Meetups events in Portland include Ticket Network Events, Portland Maine Singles, Vivid Events.
- **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 Portland?
- **A:** Follow the Meetups category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new Meetups events are listed in Portland.
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