# Meetups Events In [CITY]
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## Meetups Events in Springfield
- **Event Name**: SHS 50th Class Reunion
- **Description**: Come back. And make a difference.
Your Springfield High School Class of 1976 50th Reunion is September 17-20, 2026. Join us!About this EventThe 76ers Mix and Mingle on Saturday night, September 19, is the only event
- **Date**: Sat Sep 19 2026 at 07:00 pm – Sat Sep 19 2026 at 10:00 pm (-07:00)
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/springfield/shs-50th-class-reunion/100001983256155549
- **Venue**: Tall Firs Cafe and Events
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- **Price**: USD 76
- **Categories**: workshops, sports, football, meetups, music, food-drinks, meet-and-greet, karaoke
- **Event Name**: WAM Friday Night Meet
- **Description**: 🔥 Women of American Muscle – Friday Night Meet 🔥
Join us for a Friday night car meet at Sweet Market
📍 Location: 4425 Main Street 97478
🕕 Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
All makes, models, and years are welcome—muscle, imports, classics, trucks, builds, daily
- **Interested Audience**:
- Count: 104
- **Date**: Sat Jun 20 2026 at 01:00 am – Sat Jun 20 2026 at 03:00 am (+00:00)
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/springfield/wam-friday-night-meet/200029686923836
- **Venue**: 4425 Main Street 97478
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- **Categories**: contests, art, kids, car-shows
- **Event Name**: ✨WAM FUNDRAISER AUCTION & RAFFLE✨
- **Description**: 🔥 Women of American Muscle Auction & Raffle Fundraiser 🔥
Get ready for an afternoon full of fun, community, and some seriously exciting prizes — you won’t want to miss this one!
Join us from 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM at Sweet Market Food Truck Court for a
- **Interested Audience**:
- Count: 85
- **Date**: Sat Jun 20 2026 at 11:00 am – Sat Jun 20 2026 at 04:00 pm (-07:00)
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/springfield/wam-fundraiser-auction-and-raffle/200029882706405
- **Venue**: Sweet Salvage
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- **Categories**: nonprofit, kids, food-drinks, car-shows, art
- **Event Name**: Springfield Community Cleanup & Recycling Event
- **Description**: Hosted by SOLVE in partnership w/ Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative, this is your chance to help create a cleaner, greener Springfield.About this EventJoin us for a litter cleanup event where we’ll beautify the neighb
- **Date**: Thu Dec 17 2026 at 01:00 pm – Thu Dec 17 2026 at 03:00 pm (-08:00)
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/springfield/springfield-community-cleanup-and-recycling-event/100001982736205364
- **Venue**: 2289 Olympic St
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- **Price**: Free
- **Categories**: fitness, Meetups, Nonprofit
- **Event Name**: Grant Check Presentations with CLF Network!
- **Description**: Join us for one of our favorite meetings to kick off our second term of the year: grant check presentations! We'll be presenting thousands of dollars in grants to nonprofits doing vital work in our community, supporting the next generation of Lane County.
- **Date**: Tue Jul 07 2026 at 06:00 pm (-07:00)
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/springfield/grant-check-presentations-with-clf-network/200030239943823
- **Venue**: PublicHousehub
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- **Event Name**: Berner Bash
- **Description**: Reminder to all our Berner Family, Berner Bash is coming up.
Looking
- **Interested Audience**:
- Count: 3
- **Date**: Sat Jul 11 2026 at 12:00 pm (-07:00)
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/springfield/berner-bash/200030169231142
- **Venue**: Springfield, Oregon
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- **Event Name**: Yarn Adventure Summer Tour - Stringfield Yarn Collective
- **Description**: Join us again in Oregon for a Yarn Adventure at Stringfield Yarn Collective. We are excited to visit this fun local yarn shop from 11am-7pm on July 23rd. Come out and support Stringfield and see the Yarn Adventure Truck in person!
- **Interested Audience**:
- Count: 8
- **Date**: Thu Jul 23 2026 at 11:00 am – Thu Jul 23 2026 at 07:00 pm (-07:00)
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/springfield/yarn-adventure-summer-tour-stringfield-yarn-collective/200030084223253
- **Venue**: Stringfield Yarn Collective
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- **Categories**: trips-adventures
- **Event Name**: Host Meetup
- **Description**: No agenda but to grow community :) Short term rental hosts and service providers are all welcome!
- **Interested Audience**:
- Count: 3
- **Date**: Wed Jun 24 2026 (-07:00)
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/springfield/host-meetup/200029966359953
- **Venue**: PublicHousehub
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- **Categories**: meetups
- **Event Name**: CHARCUTERIE NIGHT, FRONT PORCH GATHERING!
- **Description**: 🌷Join WOMEN OF DESTINY for a Charcuterie Night “Front Porch Gathering”!🌷
🪴WHAT IS HAPPENING? This will be a very fun, and oh so special night of friendship sharing, sipping Iced tea & lemonade, and sharing Charcuterie finger foods that we all bring!
- **Interested Audience**:
- Count: 8
- **Date**: Fri Jul 10 2026 at 06:30 pm – Fri Jul 10 2026 at 09:30 pm (-07:00)
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/springfield/charcuterie-night-front-porch-gathering/200030214956426
- **Venue**: 2065 Centennial Blvd, Springfield OR 97477, Springfield, OR
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- **Event Name**: Wildish Volunteer Orientation
- **Description**: Interested in being a volunteer for the Wildish Community Theater? This is your opportunity!
Join us on Tuesday, June 23rd at 6pm to learn more about becoming a Wildish volunteer. We will give everyone a tour of the building, go through application requi
- **Interested Audience**:
- Count: 4
- **Date**: Tue Jun 23 2026 at 06:00 pm (-07:00)
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/springfield/wildish-volunteer-orientation/200030239940612
- **Venue**: 630 Main St, Springfield, OR, United States, Oregon 97477
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- **Categories**: art, theatre
- **Event Name**: You Are Not Alone. Monthly Grief Support Group at Sweetbriar Villa
- **Description**: Grief can be isolating, whether you’re grieving the loss of the life of a loved one, or the person someone was before an Alzheimer’s or other dementia diagnosis.
Our monthly support group, co-hosted by our partners at Brighton Hospice, provides a safe a
- **Interested Audience**:
- Count: 3
- **Date**: Thu Jul 16 2026 (-07:00)
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/springfield/you-are-not-alone-monthly-grief-support-group-at-sweetbriar-villa/200030084220946
- **Venue**: 6135 'E' Street, Springfield, OR, United States, Oregon 97478
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- **Categories**: nonprofit
- **Event Name**: Newcomer's Gathering
- **Description**: Whether it’s your first Sunday or you’ve been attending for a while, our Newcomer’s Gathering is the perfect first step at SFC. Join us to meet our pastors and staff, enjoy light refreshments, and discover how to get connected.
- **Interested Audience**:
- Count: 2
- **Date**: Sun Jul 12 2026 (-07:00)
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/springfield/newcomers-gathering/200029966367756
- **Venue**: 600 Hayden Bridge Way, Springfield, OR, United States, Oregon 97477
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## Trending Events in Springfield
- **Event Name**: Healing Arts Festival
- **Description**: The Healing Arts Festival is a celebration of music, art and information about heathier living. Featuring local musicians, artists and practitioners of healing modalities. This year we'll be at a new location. This will be the 14th year of the Healing
- **Venue**: Instinct Fitness and Wellness
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- **Event Name**: Yellowcard New Found Glory & Plain White T's
- **Description**: ✨ Experience the magic of Yellowcard New Found Glory & Plain White T's, where moments become memories that last a lifetime! 🏛️ The iconic Massmutual Center in Springfield, MA sets th
- **Venue**: Massmutual Center
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- **Event Name**: Kindig-it Design at the Birthplace of Route 66 Festival, MO
- **Description**: Be a part of where it all started -- the 2026 Birthplace of Route 66 Festival and Parade on Aug. 7-8 in Springfield, MO.
Experience the Birthplace of Rt. 66 Festival with hundreds of classic cars, outstanding live music at three stages, great tastes at D
- **Venue**: Downtown Springfield, Springfield, Missouri
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- **Event Name**: Vince Gill at Juanita K. Hammons Hall
- **Description**: ✨ Discover the extraordinary at Vince Gill at Juanita K. Hammons Hall, where magic meets reality in ways you've never imagined! 🏛️ Set in Juanita K. Hammons Hall nestled in bustling Springfield,
- **Venue**: Juanita K. Hammons Hall
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- **Event Name**: JOURNEY – Springfield
- **Description**: Missouri, prepare for a night to remember!
Journey’s show in Springfield will bring pure rock passion and heart.
Every chorus will echo through the arena.
🎟️ Get your tickets now and be part of rock history!
#Journey #Springfield #GreatSouthernBankArena
- **Venue**: Journey – Springfield, MO – June 25, 2026
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- **Event Name**: Yellowcard with New Found Glory and Plain White T's
- **Description**: 📍 Venue: MassMutual Center
🏠 Address: 1277 Main St, Springfield, MA 01103
🌆 City: Springfield
📍 Location: 42.1017, -72.5874✨ Discover the extraordinary at Yellowcard with New Found Glory and Plain White T's, where magic meets reality in
- **Venue**: MassMutual Center
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- **Event Name**: FOODEESFEST Springfield, Illinois (40+ food trucks and craft vendors!)
- **Description**: Come for the food, leave with a story. Join us for a mouth-watering culinary experience you can’t get anywhere else in Springfield, IL!About this EventJoin Us at FoodeesFest in Springfield, IL!
- **Venue**: White Oaks Mall
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- **Event Name**: 2026 Birthplace of Route 66 Festival Car Show - Springfield, MO
- **Description**: Be a part of where it all started–the 2026 Birthplace of Route 66 Festival Car Show, Aug. 7-8 in Springfield, MO.About this EventExperience the Birthplace of Route 66 Festival with hundreds of classic cars, outstanding li
- **Venue**: Downtown Springfield, MO
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- **Event Name**: Yellowcard: The Up Up Down Down Tour
- **Description**: Three generations of alt rock unite as Yellowcard bring The Up Up Down Down Tour to Springfield for a newly added stop at the MassMutual Center on Saturday, June 20. Joining them for this special night are fan favorites New Found Glory and Plain White T’s
- **Venue**: MassMutual Center
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## FAQs
- **Q**: What are the top Meetups events in Springfield?
- **A:** SHS 50th Class Reunion (Sat Sep 19 2026 at 07:00 pm at Tall Firs Cafe and Events), WAM Friday Night Meet (Sat Jun 20 2026 at 01:00 am at 4425 Main Street 97478), ✨WAM FUNDRAISER AUCTION & RAFFLE✨ (Sat Jun 20 2026 at 11:00 am at Sweet Salvage), Springfield Community Cleanup & Recycling Event (Thu Dec 17 2026 at 01:00 pm at 2289 Olympic St), Grant Check Presentations with CLF Network! (Tue Jul 07 2026 at 06:00 pm at PublicHousehub).
- **Q**: What are the top free Meetups events in Springfield?
- **A:** Springfield Community Cleanup & Recycling Event (Thu Dec 17 2026 at 01:00 pm at 2289 Olympic St).
- **Q**: What Meetups events are happening in Springfield this weekend June 19–21, 2026?
- **A:** WAM Friday Night Meet (Sat Jun 20 2026 at 01:00 am at 4425 Main Street 97478), ✨WAM FUNDRAISER AUCTION & RAFFLE✨ (Sat Jun 20 2026 at 11:00 am at Sweet Salvage).
- **Q**: What Meetups events are happening in Springfield in June 2026?
- **A:** WAM Friday Night Meet (Sat Jun 20 2026 at 01:00 am at 4425 Main Street 97478), ✨WAM FUNDRAISER AUCTION & RAFFLE✨ (Sat Jun 20 2026 at 11:00 am at Sweet Salvage), Host Meetup (Wed Jun 24 2026 at PublicHousehub), Wildish Volunteer Orientation (Tue Jun 23 2026 at 06:00 pm at 630 Main St, Springfield, OR, United States, Oregon 97477).
- **Q**: How can I find Meetups events in Springfield?
- **A:** You can discover upcoming Meetups events in Springfield 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 Springfield?
- **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 Springfield?
- **A:** Some popular venues hosting Meetups events in Springfield include Tall Firs Cafe and Events, 4425 Main Street 97478, Sweet Salvage.
- **Q**: What is the price range for Meetups events in Springfield?
- **A:** Prices for Meetups events in Springfield range from USD 76 to USD 76. Many events also offer free entry.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for Meetups events in Springfield?
- **A:** Popular organizers hosting Meetups events in Springfield include SHS Alumni Committee, Tiffany Mocabee, SOLVE.
- **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 Springfield?
- **A:** Follow the Meetups category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new Meetups events are listed in Springfield.
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