Meet other professionals and like-minded people, socialise and make new friends. Every other Thursday we have our popular meetup at The Slug and Lettuce on Deansgate, and in addition there is a wide choice of activities available for group members including concerts, walks, talks*, theatre, wining and dining. It's all about socialising and meeting thinking people, so if you enjoy any of these types of activities please join us! * See Pages tab.

Just a chance to meet other movie fans for a drink / coffee and catch a film! Sound good? Join and say hello! We meet up weekly, alternating between watching the latest independent releases at the Cornerhouse (where we get a 10% discount), and the biggest blockbusters at the AMC or Odeon. We usually go to a Saturday afternoon matinee, and offer a choice of a couple of films - you can choose to see either film. We get around 20 people at each meetup, and there are ALWAYS new members, so it's ve …

Welcome to the  CING Network! The Creative Industries Networking Group (CING) was formed in 2008 with a mission to support and facilitate the success of its creative industries members. We do this by engaging and representing the sector; providing development, training and promotion; and by securing commercial opportunities. The core of CING is its monthly networking events, held on the first Monday of every month. This is a chance to meet peers from across the sector, and to listen to inspirat …

To many Pagans, their beliefs are more than a religion; they are a way of life, seeking to live in sympathy with nature in today's modern world. Many pagans see themselves as very much a part of nature, not above it. Pagans also advocate self-responsibility; we are responsible for our actions. Due to persecution and misrepresentation it is necessary to define what Pagans are not as well as what they are. Pagans are not sexual deviants, do not worship the devil (are not Satanists), are not evil …

This group is for people who both embrace & live diversity! Come celebrate the growing international community in Manchester by joining together with individuals from ALL OVER THE WORLD (yes, the U.K. too!!). Meet people, have a glass (or a few) of wine or beer, or a coffee/tea, and share experiences, stories, cultures, & languages, and simply enjoy a good laugh and conversation with like-minded people. It's a big world out there getting smaller by the moment! A relaxed social group for expats i …

The title says it all - you want to go to a gig but your friends aren't keen, so you either don't go or go on your own.  Now you don't have to. There's lot of people in our group, with diverse tastes which must cover every musical genre. Everyone in the group can suggest events for us to go to, so if you don't see anything that interests you, make a suggestion, there's bound to be someone interested in going with you. We also have social meetups and go to pub quizzes.  These are usually in centr …

The Greater Manchester Skeptics run the Manchester Skeptics in the Pub events, which are held twice each month. A bunch of Mancunian skeptics get together in the pub to discuss science - sometimes with a guest speaker, sometimes without but always with plenty of alcohol! You don't have to be a member to come to our events, everyone and anyone is welcome. If you're in Manchester, come along! Speaker : We'll have a guest speaker over on the second Thursday of each month. This is usually held at 8P …

Based in the North West of England, we are an active group with a common interest in getting some fresh air whilst mountain biking, cycling or hiking. It's the perfect way to meet people, enjoy a pub lunch and see the great out doors! We cater for all ability levels so take a look, you're bound to find something you'll enjoy!

There's too much talk and not enough action in our industry.  The issues we have been facing over the last 10 years haven't really changed.  This movement aims to bring the creative industry together to take action and raise awareness of the great work that comes out of our region, and more importantly, show client-side marketeers what we can do! Lets stop talent, and marketing budgets moving southwards. Here's a space to share ideas, tips, issues, raise the bar creatively. Lets share our passi …

A Group for people of any path and spirituality that meets up regular for likeminded people to talk about our interests and at the same time having fun. This is a great group where everyone gets on and friendships are made, A place for us all to mingle in Our Own World. We focus on Paganism Green witchcraft Elementals Sacred places Witchcraft Wicca Magick Earth Based Spirituality Earth Energies God and Goddess  Spirituality Full moon wisdom Moon Phases Faery Nature Lovers And all things related. …

Thanks for visiting our MeetUp page - we hope you like the look of us and that we can tempt you to join us ! Manchester Activities & Social Group is designed to advertise Manchester Intervarsity Club, iVC. iVC is a social and activities club for professionals and like-minded people. Our May 2013 programme is out now and contains over 50 events per month in and around Manchester. To really appreciate all we do - you really need to see the full programme ....Click here for enquiry form Our group o …

NB: Please note this group has a one off joining fee of £2.50 as noted below This one is just for the girls in Manchester (sorry guys!) So ladies.... Do you love making new friends and having a giggle? Do you have lovely friends yourself but find they're often busy with their young families, boyfriends, husbands or perhaps they like their sofa a bit too much ;-), or maybe they've simply moved away? Maybe you're new to Manchester? You may have a young family, boyfriend or husband yourself bu …

MWUG, the Manchester WordPress User Group is run by the WordPress co-founder, Mike Little with support from entrepreneur Saz Bailey. We are a friendly, supportive bunch from in and around Manchester, UK, who use the open source web publishing software WordPress to blog, design and develop websites. We love sharing technical and marketing expertise to help others achieve what they intend through WordPress. We meet once per month, on the third Wednesday, at Manchester Digital Laboratory aka MadLab …

Want to play team sports in Manchester? I do and it is hard to get a regular game. This group will start as a tennis group until the numbers increase and then I hope football will be become an activity and other sports (including pub sports) and a regular social event may be included. If your in your 20's/30's and looking to play some sport on a regular basis and meet new people this is the group for you. I will be organising events using the SportCity area of Manchester to start with as they ha …

The Peace Within Manchester is a group dedicated to providing free esoteric courses and workshops to the community through live meetups. If you are interested in a knowledge that is beyond the mind, this is the place for it. Although we favour sharing experiences, our courses are focused on practicing the ancient techniques which are given, step by step, and proven to give the required esoteric experiences. Only that experienced directly can be called one's own knowledge. what we read about and …

This group has been especially created for the purpose of organising parties amongst members of all the other Manchester Meetup groups, particularly the Language Groups, but everyone is welcome, as long as they enjoy a nice friendly International atmosphere.

Freedom North West is a hub for all the different Freedom seeking groups and people in the North West of England. A Place to spread ideas, information, meetings and activities. If you oppose the New World Order, believe in freedom and liberty and are looking to meet like minded people then this is the place to be. Spread the word  www.Freedom-NorthWest.com Other Fighters in the Rebel Alliance www.CriticalMassRadio.co.uk (The home of Truth Radio in the North West and beyond) www.WeAreChangeManch …

We are a group dedicated to Science Fiction, Fantasy, Comics and general geek/nerd interests in the Manchester region. All are welcome, and we have monthly socials, trips to the cinema, days out and everyone is welcome to suggest an event. Feel free to join our [url=https://www.facebook.com/ManchesterSciFi]Facebook page[/url], and don't be shy about befriending other members!

This is a group for those who are new to D&D in the Manchester Area, and are looking to find a gaming group to organise a game with. As a beginner to the game myself, the group is primarily looking for others in a similar position who would like to try the game out for the first time, although we are still open to those of all skills and abilities! For those unfamiliar with D&D, but have a slight interest, it can be primarily classified as a strategic role-playing game, similar to video games su …

Are you at a loose end during the week? Is your social life sluggish and in need of re-energising. Do you find that all the good things you want to do are at the weekend...when you're not available? You need to join and participate in a group with the aspiration to get out there and have fun, making things happen....any day of the week. It's a chance to make new friends, break some boundaries and have some fun along the way. The plan is to organise events and get-togethers during  the week, eve …

As a newly queer-identifying person I feel a bit stuck for where to start with making new friends in the LGBT community - and I figured surely I can't be alone in this! So I started this group in the hope that some other people will me and we can all meet up in Manchester and have lunch or go partying, or whatever else we want to do. Lesbian, gay, trans, bi or just plain old-fashioned queer, you are all welcome :)

Drink n'Doodle is a monthly meetup in Manchester aimed at everyone who wants to enjoy a casual or fun scribble/doodle together. So the idea is, to get together once a month, in a bar, face to face and doodle spaceships, intricate portraits, poems, abstract art, flowers, whatever you want really. It's a good opportunity to enjoy a casual doodle, and meet new friends, contacts, etc. Also organise collaborations, or just have a drink and a scribble before you go home. Getting in touch: Email us : d …

A group for anyone who likes to visit pubs and enjoys trying different beers, ciders and perries, and who values our unique pub heritage. There will be one or two events each month and these will include socials, "pub crawls" in different parts of Greater Manchester, days out to visit pubs further afield, and visits to beer festivals. The group is for people who enjoy sensible drinking, enjoy beer and enjoy pubs. There are few rules other than that you are old enough to drink legally, but we exp …

This is a walking group for people in their thirties and forties who enjoy the great outdoors and would like to meet some like minded people within that age range. Please come along and try a walk if you feel this could be a group to suit you. Walks of all varietys levels and distance. Midweek walks during the light nights and the odd social too.

We're getting about finding out what those restaurants are like. Those ones that you keep walking past or hearing people talk about. Once a month we'll get together, try and do a deal with a restaurant for a mid-week booking and sample a selection of the best they have to offer us. Independent places, as much as possible, rather than a chain restaurant. Try to eat and support local produce when we can... Although saying that Manchester has a massive range of restaurants, from varying prices to p …

This is THE group to expand your language abilities! All attendees will be given a label to indicate the languages they speak or want to practice - so simply look for someone with a label that matches yours, and your conversation starts! All levels welcome. At the first meeting we covered native speakers of English, Arabic, Catalan, French, German, Italian, Malay, Mandarin, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Urdu, Lithuanian - and we even managed to match up 2 Welsh speakers to pra …

Are You into PHOTOGRAPHY? Do You want to learn? Improve your skills? Learn to see more? Meet new people with same interest? If your answer is YES feel free to join to the Manchester PHOTOGRAPHY group. You will have chance to learn new things, share skills attend photo walks and workshops. Gain inside knowledge of how to work better with your subjects, to compose, create and produce extraordinary images. This Meetup group is for the photography enthusiast; photographers of all ages and skill leve …

This Meetup group is hosted by the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University (UK). We teach Raja Yoga as a way of experiencing peace of mind and a positive approach to life. In addition, we provide a number of events, talks, workshops and seminars for people from all religious and cultural backgrounds to explore their own spirituality and learn life skills of reflection and meditation, derived from Raja Yoga. This has helped thousands of people across the UK develop inner calm, clear thinking an …