Bay Area Backpackers (20's & 30's)

RSVP is REQUIRED on FACEBOOK and will be checked at the door: https://www.facebook.com/events/2001895596561664/

FREE ENTRY with FB RSVP AND $8 towards Beer/Wine/Spirit/Shot Special Purchase. FACEBOOK RSVP is REQUIRED and will be checked at the door. You must be RSVPed that you are GOING on FB to attend.

Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi! Join us for the 2019 AFL Grand Final SF Beer Olympics Watch Party & Sausage Sizzle! Aussie spirit attire encouraged. We'll be meeting up with Aussies from around SF and picking up Aussies that are traveling and staying in the city: https://www.meetup.com/SFAussiesKiwisBritsSaffas/events/254827975/

Previous years party pics: https://www.sfhostelparty.com/2019aflgrandfinalsfofficialparty

The 2019 AFL Grand Final will be showing on EVERY TV SCREEN in BOTH Horizon Lounge and Score Sports Bar. Doors open and
Sausage Sizzle kicks off 6PM - enjoy authentic Sausage Sangas (aka: Sausage with onions & sauce on white bread). AFL Grand Final starts at 9:30PM.

Plus, to encourage everyone to meet new people, you'll be added to a team to compete for your country in Aussie-themed Beer/Wine/Spirit Olympics tournament games during halftime in the Horizon Lounge. Enter the Best Dressed Aussie Bogan Contest, build the tallest Didgeridoo (aka: Wizard Staff) out of beer cans, eat some Snags, and find some Sheilas. Fair dinkum, mate.

FREE ENTRY with RSVP AND $8 towards Beer/Wine/Spirit/Shot Special Purchase.

Beer/Wine/Spirit/Shot Special: Get 8 drink coupons for $1 each at the check-in point. Use coupons to pay:
--> $1 for WINES before 6:30PM
--> $2 for BEERS before 6:30PM
--> $3 for WELL SPIRITS before 6:30PM.
--> $3 for SHOT SPECIAL
--> After 6:30PM, use coupons to pay $3 for WINES/BEERS, $5 for WELL SPIRITS, & $3 for SHOT SPECIAL

Aussie-themed games include: 'Down Under' Beer/Wine/Spirit Pong, Two-Up, Boomerang Flip, Aussie Thong Slide, Ayers Rock Paper Scissors, and Build the tallest Beer Can Didgeridoo (aka: Wizard Staff). Win Prizes! FREE to play in the games. Meet/Compete against Aussies, international travelers, locals, au pairs and students.

--> Everyone's placed on a team based on your country (to make it easy to meet people). Or you can create your own team.
--> Teams compete in Australian-themed games.
--> Play -or- just watch the AFL Grand Final, drink cheap beer/wine/spirits and be social.

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WHEN: Friday, Sept 27th, 2019 (Doors open at 6PM)

WHERE: Score Sports Bar & Horizon Lounge - (Check in at the entry of SCORE Bar): 490 Broadway St. Signup for the Aussie-themed Beer/Wine/Spirit Olympics tournament with the games coordinator.

TIME: Doors open and Sausage Sizzle starts at 6PM. AFL Grand Final starts at 9:30PM.
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https://www.afana.com/parties/2019/na/sanfrancisco3
https://www.meetup.com/hr-and-tech-sf/events/254830578/
https://www.advance.org/events-master/2019/9/27/2019-afl-grand-final-san-francisco-official-watch-party-amp-sausage-sizzle
https://sf.funcheap.com/afl-grand-final-official-watch-party-sf/

Please do NOT call the hostel about this event. We are using their space for the event and all the info is posted below - they do NOT have any info.

Those who attend the meetup can request to be added to our private facebook group so that you can connect with people who attended prior weeks and are still looking for rooms/roommates. Only those who attend in person will be added to the group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/560681231325623/

NOTE: This is a recurring event! The date changes on the meetup event invitation as it gets close to the event starting time, but the event is still happening and is NOT CANCELLED! Our friends at the Green Tortoise hostel have let us use their common space for this event. Be sure to bring a VALID ID (ie: NOT expired) or you will not be allowed to enter the building. You MUST also check in at 8:30PM SHARP out front of the building in order to attend - latecomers will be turned away. Also note: NO SOLICITORS! Keep your crappy over-priced, spammy, roommate apps to yourself.

Finding a roommate in SF is a royal pain in the ass. This event is a connection/networking event for people in SF looking for a roommate. Are you looking for someone to search for housing with who could potentially be a good roommate? Do you have an open room but are sick of trying to sort through missed facebook messages and comments all over the place - half of which are from randoms from another country who are trying to scam you?

There are so many housing scams on craigslist and facebook (yes, facebook!). Technology helps us all in many ways - however - it's also made it easier for scammers to take advantage of us and the housing crisis in SF. Plus room-hunters are too disorganized to search for a shared room with another person on their own so it's made it easier for "co-living spaces" to exist and be able to charge people upwards of $1000-$1600 for a shared room. Sometimes it might be worth trying out going back to the basics - what did people do before all the crappy modern day scammy roommate apps? They had to post listings for open rooms in laundromats. They had to talk to others until they met someone who had a friend-of-a-friend that had a room open. They had to connect with each other in person in order to organize roommate options. So maybe it's worth a shot trying these old-school methods out again in 2019.

Some come join us this Monday - maybe you'll find a new roommate. Or worse case, maybe you'll make a new friend.

NOTE: This is a recurring event that happens on WEDNESDAYS! The date changes on the meetup event invitation as it gets close to the event starting time, but the event is still happening this WEDNESDAY at 7PM and is NOT CANCELLED!

This event is organized by our friends at the Green Tortoise Hostel in SF in order to provide a fun, safe space for solo female travelers to connect with one another. There are usually 25-40 solo female travelers staying at the hostel that attend each week who don't RSVP on meetup - so there's always a diverse group of people to meet. We've copied all the info below so be sure to READ EVERYTHING and follow the RSVP instructions. And yes, the dinner event for FEMALES ONLY. Everyone else can join at 8:30PM when we head to the pub crawl, which meets out front of the hostel: https://www.meetup.com/SanFranciscoHostel/events/qpqvxjyskbdb/

IMPORTANT - READ RSVP at https://www.greentortoisesf.com/rsvp
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INFO FROM THE GREEN TORTOISE WEBSITE:
Mix and Mingle with other international female travelers & au pairs. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday we have a free, vegetarian group dinner for all hostel guests. We have temporarily decided to open this event up on Wednesday nights to all international female travelers in SF in an effort to connect solo female travelers with one another. Join us in our safe, fun international living room space. Enjoy a home-cooked vegetarian meal in our San Francisco hostel where you can connect with like-minded, international female travelers & au pairs.

Afterwards, join a wide range of other international travelers as everyone from the hostel heads out with locals and travelers from around the city for a bar crawl with cheap drinks.

And yes, the dinner portion of the event is for INTERNATIONAL FEMALES ONLY. All others are welcome to join us OUT FRONT of the hostel at 8:30PM for SFHostelParty's Rock Paper Scissors Tournament & Pub Crawl. Pub Crawl info at: https://www.facebook.com/events/148651682454261/

General info about the hostel: www.greentortoisesf.com

You must check in with the event host at 7PM. We'll have a designated space allocated for the group to meet new travel buddies and connect with new international friends. Afterwards, socialize with a wide range of international travelers and locals as everyone from the hostel heads out for a bar crawl with cheap drinks.

EVENTS SCHEDULE

7PM SHARP: Meet out front of 494 Broadway St. for event check in. The international living room used for this event is a private space and there are strict rules for entry so please be sure to arrive on time. After 7PM, you will NOT be able to enter the building. Latecomers are welcome to meet us OUT FRONT of the hostel at 8:30PM as described above.

7-7:15PM: Meet & Greet.

7-8PM: Free dinner buffet for the group and all hostel guests. Enjoy salad, vegetarian pasta, garlic bread and pastries for dessert. Feel free to bring your own wine, beer, drinks, etc.

8:30PM: Everyone from the hostel will head outside to meet up with locals and international travelers from around SF. We'll go on a bar crawl in the neighborhood with cheap drinks!

IMPORTANTREAD*

The private hostel dinner event is all ages and is a connection/networking event for international female travelers only. Be sure to bring an International ID (ie: a passport or driver's license that is NOT from the USA) to attend. You MUST register in advance and bring your CONFIRMATION EMAIL - as you will need to check in at 7PM SHARP in order to be allowed into the building. If you are NOT an international female with a NON-US id, you are welcome to join everyone at 8:30PM out front of the hostel for the bar crawl.

HOW TO RSVP
Follow instructions at: https://www.greentortoisesf.com/rsvp

1. You must first RSVP on facebook
2. Next, fill out this RSVP form to receive an email confirmation: https://bit.ly/2wQ7jBo
   (Be sure to bring your email confirmation with you to the event).

Green Tortoise SF Hostel

READ EVERYTHING PLEASE: This pub crawl is EVERY WEDNESDAY! NOTE: The date changes on meetup as it gets closer to the event start time because this is a recurring event, but this event happens every Wednesday at 8:30PM!

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RSVP required here: http://www.sfhostelparty.com/
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We meet on the NORTHEAST CORNER of Broadway St. & Kearny St. - Look for the pink "PUB CRAWL Meeting Point" Sign OUTSIDE 498 Broadway St. We do NOT stay here or go inside - it is only a check in point. At 8:45PM SHARP, we will leave for the stop of the crawl. You MUST check in between 8:30PM and 8:45PM if you are planning to attend - please do not try and join us mid-way into the crawl.

The crawl is run by volunteers at hostels in SF so that there's a place for backpackers and locals to meet each other. The event gets a bunch of travelers from all over the city along with locals. Come join us, have some drinks, and meet some new peeps.

We will be joining my friend's meetup group and there will be people picking up a groups of backpackers from local hostels - here is the main event link with all the details, meeting point, etc: https://www.meetup.com/San-Francisco-things-to-do/events/82926222/

Hope to see you on Wednesday for some fun! :)