What we're about

Hi! We organize Boston-area events for enthusiasts of the Rust programming language, for every level of expertise from total beginner to seasoned Rustacean.

Rust is a user-friendly low-level programming language with a focus on security, reliability, and concurrency, while valuing extreme performance in memory usage and execution time.

Our regular events usually operate on a six-week rotation, centered around the cadence of Rust's own release schedule:

Week 1: Casual lunch in Somerville

Week 2: Honest-to-goodness meetup at one of several venues in the Boston area, with catering, presentations, schmoozing, hacking, and more!

Week 3: Casual lunch in Cambridge

Week 4: Casual hack night, where we help motivate each other to work on personal projects

Week 5: Casual lunch in Downtown Boston

Week 6: We take this week off for the regular Rust release!

Feel free to contact the organizers via Meetup.com if you would like to present a project at a meetup, provide a venue for hosting a meetup, sponsor a meetup's catering, or simply give feedback. Hope to see you!

All Boston Rust events are governed by the Rust Code of Conduct (https://www.rust-lang.org/policies/code-of-conduct).

Upcoming events (4)

Davis Square Rust Lunch, June 7

Life Alive Organic Cafe Davis Square

Join us on Wednesday, June 7 for a casual, no-pressure lunchtime hangout while we chat about Rust, the universe, and everything.

Meet us at the Life Alive Cafe in Davis Square, adjacent to the red line and the Somerville community path. We'll be there from 11:30 to 1:30, but feel free to arrive whenever you like and stay as long as you desire.

We'll have some visible Rust paraphernalia to aid in locating us. I'll leave a comment here once I've arrived; please leave your own comment if you need any help finding us.

And if you can't make it this time, please see our events page for a list of our other weekly lunches in the Boston area. If you'd like to propose a location for a Rust lunch (ideally within walking distance of a T stop), contact us and we'll happily consider it. :)

Looking forward to seeing you!

Boston Common Rust Lunch, June 14

Earl of Sandwich

Join us on Wednesday, June 14 for a casual, no-pressure lunchtime hangout while we chat about Rust, the universe, and everything.

Meet us at the Earl of Sandwich cafe in the middle of Boston Common, between the bandstand and the baseball field, and convenient to the green, red, and orange lines. In the event of rain, the location will be the Thinking Cup cafe across Tremont Street. We'll be there from 11:30 to 1:30, but feel free to arrive whenever you like and stay as long as you desire.

We'll have some visible Rust paraphernalia to aid in locating us. I'll leave a comment here once I've arrived; please leave your own comment if you need any help finding us.

And if you can't make it this time, please see our events page for a list of our other weekly lunches in the Boston area. If you'd like to propose a location for a Rust lunch (ideally within walking distance of a T stop), contact us and we'll happily consider it. :)

Looking forward to seeing you!

Ball Square Rust Lunch, June 21

True Grounds

Join us on Wednesday, June 21 for a casual, no-pressure lunchtime hangout while we chat about Rust, the universe, and everything.

Meet us at the True Grounds cafe in Ball Square on the border of Medford and Somerville, convenient to the new green line extension. We'll be there from 11:30 to 1:30, but feel free to arrive whenever you like and stay as long as you desire.

We'll have some visible Rust paraphernalia to aid in locating us. I'll leave a comment here once I've arrived; please leave your own comment if you need any help finding us.

And if you can't make it this time, please see our events page for a list of our other weekly lunches in the Boston area. If you'd like to propose a location for a Rust lunch (ideally within walking distance of a T stop), contact us and we'll happily consider it. :)

Looking forward to seeing you!

Harvard Square Rust Lunch, June 28

Blue Bottle Coffee

Join us on Wednesday, June 28 for a casual, no-pressure lunchtime hangout while we chat about Rust, the universe, and everything.

Meet us at Blue Bottle Coffee in Harvard Square, convenient to the red line. We'll be there from 11:30 to 1:30, but feel free to arrive whenever you like and stay as long as you desire.

We'll have some visible Rust paraphernalia to aid in locating us. I'll leave a comment here once I've arrived; please leave your own comment if you need any help finding us.

And if you can't make it this time, please see our events page for a list of our other weekly lunches in the Boston area. If you'd like to propose a location for a Rust lunch (ideally within walking distance of a T stop), contact us and we'll happily consider it. :)

Looking forward to seeing you!

Past events (103)

Seaport Rust Lunch, May 31

Flour Bakery + Cafe