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🍜Asian Background Social: Lounge Asia Sydney (Easy English) 6pm

🌏 Make new international friends in Sydney. Come alone, practise your English, and enjoy a relaxed social night. 😊 A friendly meetup for networking, language exchange, and real conversation. **Why People Love Lounge Asia** 🍜 **Asian-focused** event 🤝 Many guests come alone 💬 No need for perfect English 🌏 No games or forced introductions — just enjoy the conversation ━━━━━━━━━━ **How to Join** 1️⃣ Tap "RSVP" on this page (1 ticket per attendee) 2️⃣ Show your Meetup QR code at reception 3️⃣ Collect your name tag and start meeting people ✅ Early RSVP is free ✅ RSVPs made within 24 hours of the event start time are $5 ✅ Limited capacity — please RSVP early Early RSVP is the best way to save your spot and join for free. Many people attend alone, so don't worry if it's your first time. ━━━━━━━━━━ ⚠️ IMPORTANT: TONIGHT’S RULES ⚠️ 🎟️ A VALID TICKET IS REQUIRED, BUT ENTRY IS SUBJECT TO HOST APPROVAL One ticket per guest. Guests on the waitlist cannot enter. A ticket does not guarantee entry. If entry is refused, you will receive a full refund. Please DM Michael, the main Lounge Asia organiser. Local hosts are not responsible for refunds. 🪑 SIT IF EMPTY Please take a seat if you see one to help create more space. 📧 SHOW SCREEN AT DOOR Have your confirmation profile/tickets ready for Chris & Kev. NO WALK-INS. THANK YOU! ━━━━━━━━━━ **How to Find Us** 📍 Venue Harts Pub 176 Cumberland Street, The Rocks, NSW 2000 ⏰ Time Saturday from 6:00pm – 9:00pm 🚶 Getting There 5 min walk from Circular Quay Station. 8 min walk from Wynyard Station. Easy to drop by after exploring The Rocks. Our Lounge Asia organisers will be there to welcome you 😊 ━━━━━━━━━━ 🍺 Please Support the Venue This event is free or low-cost because the venue supports our community. Please purchase at least one drink during the event. Your support helps us keep organising events at great venues. ━━━━━━━━━━ 💚 Please Be Respectful Lounge Asia is a friendly social event where everyone should feel comfortable and welcome. 🚫 This is NOT a pickup or dating event. Any anti-social behaviour or those who make others uncomfortable WILL BE removed immediately. 🚫 Any harassment, unwanted attention, MLM / crypto / religious recruitment, or anything that makes others uncomfortable. Organisers reserve the right to refuse entry or ask anyone to leave. 🪪 A valid government-issued photo ID is strictly required for entry. No photo ID, no entry. Driver's licences must be issued by the government of the country where the event is held. 📸 Photos and short videos may be taken for community and promotional purposes. If you prefer not to appear, please let an organiser know when you arrive. ━━━━━━━━━━ Lounge Asia is already growing in Australia and is now expanding across Asia — Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Singapore. Our goal is simple: More friendship, more understanding, and more genuine connections across cultures. 📱 Instagram: @_lounge_asia 🎥 Watch Event Video: [\[WATCH EVENT VIDEO\]](https://youtu.be/tNak_cu9CXw?si=xiObPWs86vc93N18) 🎁 BECOME A FOUNDING MEMBER (VIP) We are building an official app to connect our community safely! Join the VIP list for early access and priority invites to special parties. 👉 [\[Join the VIP List here\]](https://forms.gle/T2KukvgEiGWEz3VR9) ━━━━━━━━━━ 🌏 Come say hi! Hey, come hang out! 来一起玩吧！ 一起來聊天吧！ 気軽に遊びに来てね！ 편하게 놀러 와요! มาเจอกันนะ! Tới chơi nha! Tara, sali ka na! Yuk, gabung! Хамтдаа цуглацгаая! Komm einfach vorbei! Jom join kita! See you at Lounge Asia!

LITERARY LUNCH WITH JENNI AND AUTHOR ROSALIE HAM AT THE EPPING CLUB

Unhurried Conversations - Saturday

Bring yourself along, we explain how it works.

Speed Friending at Nauti Studios

Speed Friending in Sydney
Make Real Friends (Without the Awkward Small Talk!) **Purchase your ticket here:** **[TICKETS](https://nautistudios.com.au/nauti-studios-event-sydney-glebe/p/sydney-speed-friending-glebe)** Looking to meet new people in Sydney and make real, lasting friendships without awkward bar chats, dating apps, or spending a fortune? Welcome to Speed Friending, a fun, friendly social event for adults in Sydney who want genuine connection in a relaxed, creative setting. **What Happens on the Night?** You’ll arrive at our massive creative artists’ warehouse in Glebe, one of Sydney’s best hidden venues, and then throughout the evening: * You’ll be matched with people who share similar interests. * You’ll rotate through fun games and creative activities. * Some activities are one-on-one, others are small-group based. * And the focus is on doing something together, not awkward chatting. Even if you don’t instantly click with everyone, the activities keep things easy, playful, and enjoyable — and you will meet a few kindred spirits. We wrap up with an open social hang, so you can continue chatting with the people you connected with most. **What Do You Need to Bring?** Just yourself and an open mind.
No pressure. No expectations. No performance.
BYO drinks and snacks if you’d like to. **How to Join** Purchase your ticket here: **[TICKETS](https://nautistudios.com.au/nauti-studios-event-sydney-glebe/p/sydney-speed-friending-glebe)** Then fill out our short questionnaire so we can get a bit of an idea about you and match you with people you’re most likely to vibe with! **When & Where** **Nauti Studios in Glebe, Sydney** [(here)](https://maps.app.goo.gl/13rkg1pvdPXeS7Xb9) Last Tuesday of every month
**6:30 – 8:00 pm** Come once, or make it your monthly ritual! You’re welcome as often as you like. **Why People Love Speed Friending!** * One of the most unique things to do in Sydney for adults * Affordable, alcohol-optional, and welcoming * Designed for real connection, not surface-level mingling * Held in a creative, unique and inspiring space

Improve your public speaking skills in a safe, fun and open environment

PMI Sydney Toastmasters club is one of Toastmasters International clubs. Toastmasters International (TI) is a USA headquartered educational organisation that operates clubs worldwide for the purpose of helping members improve their communication, public speaking, and leadership skills. Through its thousands of member clubs, Toastmasters International offers a program of communication and leadership projects designed to help people learn the arts of speaking, listening, and thinking. This meetup group lists club meetings and events. We are a friendly, welcoming group who are interested in improving our public speaking and leadership skills. Whether your goal is to enhance your professional presentation skills, gain confidence in addressing an audience, we find that doing it in the company of like-minded people can be a lot of fun. Meetings include both impromptu and prepared speaking practice. We meet on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday each month, 5:45 PM for 6:00 PM start. Visiting the club for the first time is free of charge. Club officers are happy to support and provide detailed information should the visitor is interested to be the member of the club going forward. *** To better manage the attendees, all the visitors have to RSVP the event directly on Meetup before each meeting, so that we can arrange your attendance in face-to-face meetings or invite you to join the meetings via Zoom in the PMs and emails while complying with the Covid-19 related policies.

Fashion Thru Film at Nauti Studios

**Buy Tickets Here:**[ ](https://nautistudios.com.au/nauti-studios-event-sydney-glebe/p/9krsyh75mf97d6fhial1djed59l5y8)**[- - TICKETS - -](https://nautistudios.com.au/nauti-studios-event-sydney-glebe/p/9krsyh75mf97d6fhial1djed59l5y8)** **Fashion thru Film** will delve into fashion history, subculture, and wearable creativity through the medium of film. Fashion enthusiasts, film lovers, artists, and students are invited to join us for a monthly night of fashion cinema. Screenings will alternate between fashion films, documentaries, and cult classics, with a brief group discussion following each film. Popcorn will be provided; BYO drinks and snacks are encouraged. The evening will feature a green carpet runway and optional movie-themed attire for each screening and photo area to show off your fits. **When:** The last Monday of each month, with doors opening at **6:30 PM** and the screening commencing at **7:00 PM**. Drinks and snacks are BYO. **Where:** 189B St Johns Rd, Forest Lodge at Nauti Studios. [Google maps](https://maps.app.goo.gl/TYr7XQvHWw6o6FZT9) **To reserve a seat:** To book a reservation, we ask you to book ahead of time; all ticket sales will be donated to the Women and Girls emergency centre for their work creating safer futures for women and children by ending gender-based violence in a generation. **Showing: The Legend of Leigh Bowery, 2002** Optional outfit theme: **'Buy Less'** **Buy Tickets Here: [- - TICKETS - -](https://nautistudios.com.au/nauti-studios-event-sydney-glebe/p/9krsyh75mf97d6fhial1djed59l5y8)**

Practice Languages, Make Friends & Sing Karaoke 💖

✨ Ready to meet new people, practice languages, and enjoy a fun night together? Welcome to Aloha Fridays 🌍 a social language exchange where people from all over the world come together to chat, connect, and make new friends in a relaxed and friendly environment. The night starts with cozy conversations, language exchange, board games, and simple activities designed to break the ice and help everyone feel comfortable, whether you’re new in Sydney or just looking to expand your social circle. As the night goes on, the vibe naturally shifts ✨ The music turns up, the lights go down, and the space transforms into a dance floor for those who feel like staying and dancing. Get your Tickets: 🎟️ $7 online $10 at the door https://luma.com/calendar/cal-Hv0K9CY6XDz9xqZ 📅 Every Friday 🕕 6pm – 10pm → language exchange, social games & bracelet making 🕙 10pm – late → afterparty / dancing Come for the conversations, stay for the vibe 💛 💬 the vibe ✨ 🕕 6:00pm – doors open! grab a drink, make a **friendship bracelet** at our craft station, get your language stickers 🏷️💕 🎮 play **board games** (uno, jenga, cards against humanity) while chatting with new friends from around the world 🌏 🎤 7:30pm – **karaoke room** opens (yes, you can sing despacito) 🎶 💃 10:00pm – the **real party starts** - **colorful neon lights**, music turns on, and we dance till late 🔥✨ Whether you're here for **meaningful conversations**, to practice spanish, english, korean or portuguese, to make friendship bracelets with new besties, or to dance your heart out to bad bunny — this is your place 💕🌸 💖 faq 🦋 ▶️ **is this a pickup scene?** nope! this is a **genuine community space** for making friends & meaningful connections. we're here for the conversations, not the come-ons 🌈 ▶️ **lgbtq+ friendly?** absolutely! **everyone is welcome** here 🏳️‍🌈💕 ▶️ i only speak english, can i join? yes! many people come just to socialise and dance 🥰 ▶️ age range? 18+, mostly **20s & 30s** 💫 ▶️ can i come alone? yes! **most people do** and leave with new friends 🌷 ▶️ feeling shy? find us at the front desk — we'll introduce you to friendly faces 💕 ▶️ can i arrive late? yes, join anytime! ✨ 🚺 **women-led & safe** 👩‍🦰 💖 **female-founded & hosted** \- aloha is the only international meetup founded and run by a woman 💫 most events have a **female host all night** and we empower all women to feel safe coming solo 🚫 **zero tolerance** for harassment or pickup artists - this is for **genuine connections**, not a pickup scene. anyone making others uncomfortable will be removed immediately. bring a friend or come solo - either way, you'll leave with **new friends**, a **handmade bracelet**, some **spanish phrases**, and maybe a new **dance move** 💫 see you in the **underground dance floor**! 💃🔥✨ 📌 instagram: @alohasydney 🦋 📌 facebook: aloha sydney 💕

Ryde Voice ❤️ Awesome Networking Meetup @ West Ryde Hotel

Ryde Voice ❤️ is our legendary Neighborhood & Business Community. We aim to bring local residents, businesses and lovers of Ryde together to make new connections, new friends and build a strong supportive network. **[To learn more, join our Facebook Group here!](https://www.facebook.com/groups/rydevoice)** #MacquriePark #Eastwood #WestRyde #Denistone #Meadowbank #Ryde Our Networking Meetups are fun, social, and casual. A great opportunity to meet and catch up for lunch and more with great locals. This is FREE from us, and please make sure to purchase food and drinks to support our hosts at West Ryde Hotel Your guests are most welcome too! The more the merrier. This event is hosted by Lassie & Edward Zia. **[Learn more about their events + support their work here! ❤️🤛](https://linktr.ee/edwardzia)**

Unhurried Conversations - Sunday

Bring yourself, we will go over how Unhurried Conversations works.

Offline Night

**A mid-week escape with no distractions, new people, and good drinks.** ​ **Offline Night** is part of OffMode’s July event series - slow social gatherings for people who want more from their free time than rushing, scrolling, and saying they’ll make time for their hobbies “soon.” ​Think low lights, good drinks, shared tables, and easy conversations with people who also chose to spend their Thursday night differently. ​The night starts slow. ​Arrive, put your phone away, and step out of the week for a while. Read, journal, sketch, write, or simply do nothing and relax. We’ll have creative materials around if you feel like picking something up. ​Then, the room comes alive. ​Conversations start. Tables mix. Strangers become familiar. The night gets warmer, louder, and a little more unexpected - the way it does when people are actually in the room with each other. ​Come alone. Come curious. Come as you are. ​**A better mid-week ritual starts here.** ## How the night unfolds: ​**5:30pm – 5:45pm \| Arrive & settle in** Put your phone away, get cosy & grab a drink ​**6:00pm – 7:00pm \| Connect with yourself** Read the book you keep meaning to open. Journal. Sketch. Write. Explore a new hobby. This is time to slow down, rediscover your creativity, and remember what you enjoy when no one is asking you to be productive. ​**7:00pm – 8:00pm \| Connect with others** Join a game, follow a conversation, meet someone new. This part of the night is all about making connection feel easy - no pressure, just people in the same room choosing to be present. ​**8:00pm – 8:30pm \| Wrap\-up** Get your phone back and step into the rest of your week feeling lighter, calmer, and more present.

Indoor cafe☕️🍮🍨: Relax, enjoy & inspire with 🇯🇵🇰🇷🇨🇳🇹🇼🇭🇰 friends

Been here for decades or you just arrived this morning? :) This Sunday event is dedicated to you & our guests in **20-30s** who enjoy the **peaceful** **café vibe** & connect to the local East Asian community (Japan, Korea, Mongolia, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao, Guam and Saipan). **We accommodate BOTH Introvert & Extrovert (JUST NOT TROUBLEMAKERS)** \- through sharing your cultural background\, this small group allows you to share ideas\, experiences or even questions with people with respect & decency\. **Note: Due to limited capacity at the cafe, we will only welcome guests with valid RSVP of the event. And to sustain a good experience throughout the event, Sydney Social Explorers reserve all right for the attendance. We appreciate for your cooperation.** **Run-down (Need not to follow :P)** * **1st hour** will be sharing your cultural background, introducing some key phrases from your mother tongue (language). Share similarities & fulfil your curiosity - So bring the most interesting terms/phrases with you. * **2nd hour** will aim for an causal, relax English speaking environment. Topics are up to you, you may share questions, topics, life experiences or even ***MBTI***\~ * **There & after…**. It’s free flow, but if you feel peckish, stay with us for the “dinner session”. **Cost:** * **New members: $10** ONE-OFF Membership donation (Unlimited Events). * **Return members: FREE\~\~.** Past attendees who have already paid can join again free of charge!! **Remark\*** * Our community is well-regarded to be a safe & inclusive group. Attendees are expected to treat ALL guests/peers with courtesy, respect and understand of their own cultural background. Sales pitch & pick-up activities are STRICTLY prohibited. ANY attendees with misconduct/anti-social behaviour (& made other guests feel uncomfortable) will be removed from the group without warning & report to the event platform for further action. To help us to build & preserve a peace & comfortable environment, please reach out to the leadership team if you have any issues or concerns. Your report will be 100% confidential. (***Sydney Social Explorers reserve all rights***) Please be considerate to your peers as you RSVP & respect the effort of organisers (not just our group, but all events - we are speaking common sense/curiosity here). We understand some last minute withdrawals due to unexpected life circumstances, however please try your very best to avoid such exceptional situations occur.

OzBerry - IoT Makers @ Chatswood Library

**OzBerry – Saturday, July 25th, 2026** *Creator Space* **🌟 Kids' Group Session** 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM **🎉 General OzBerry (also happening alongside the kids' session)** 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM **🍽️ Lunch Break** 12:30 – 1:00 PM – Grab a bite and relax! **💬 General OzBerry Session** 1:00 PM 🕑 **2:00 PM – Open Chat** 🤝 **Quick “Get to Know You” (optional)** – a relaxed way to learn who’s great to chat with or go to for help. We’ll also have a short, open discussion about how we can make OzBerry even better. This could include: * Discussion about our next project - will it be an electronic organ or some other old DSE project - revamped ? * Exploring new topics - preparing for Science Week in August. Erik will be doing a BBC micro project. Discussion of Bring a friend along meeting. * Reminder that July meeting will be on the 25th instead of 18th of July. Our only date move this year. 🎨✨ **Show & Tell** Share what you’ve been working on—big or small! Then we’ll ease back into casual OzBerry hangouts and tinkering. 🧳 **4:00 PM – Wrap Up** Pack up, head home, maybe write a bit more code, and dream up something fun to share next time 🚀 ### What you don’t need * No prior experience required * No specific equipment required If you’ve got something to show off, teach, rant about, or demo — even a quick five-minute lightning talk — please tell me. I am really looking forward to catching up with everyone soon. I hope that you can make it - see you soon. Cheers Erik \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- Thanks to Simon, we have a **Facebook** page for **OzBerry** https://www.facebook.com/share/yHsx3iKHAwkNkAHs/ Have you seen it yet ? If not why not ? For the next meeting we are starting at the usual time ... (10:00am-4:00pm) and I will appreciate some help as usual for the kids session in particular. I am really impressed with their Python and Pi skills and we hope to be able to keep up, and also introduce some new topics that work. I learn new things each week like how to debug "Scratch" Robots and how to get remote controls to work in the correct direction. If only I could learn to type as fast as these youngsters :) So please come and go as you like, and don't let me stop you ducking out for some lunch or coffee. If you have a child, It's easy to become a member of the library so that you can be issued with one of the kits. You need to see the library staff to book as well, as there is a limit of 10 because it gets too busy, crowded and noisy otherwise. So please book now to avoid disappointment. **Where - Chatswood Library.** Lower Ground, The Concourse, 409 Victoria Avenue, Chatswood 2067. Parking is usually difficult and I prefer to use the Train or Metro or just park all day near Beauchamp Park and walk a few blocks for exercise. The Metro may be down again, so it will pay to check if you will have a slow bus instead. If you like meeting up with all different experimenters and coders then please come along. Also consider bringing a project to build and discuss problems you are having with the group - we will most likely have someone in the group that will know how to help. OzBerry events encompass a wide range of Open Source Hardware and Software on many popular platforms, including but not limited to: Arduino, RaspberryPi, Beaglebone, Android and more… if it plugs in and is programmable then it's a good fit. We share ideas and help each other solve bugs and design issues that might otherwise be difficult on your own. We try to exhibit both hobby and professional projects each month. Beginners are always welcome, we often have beginner events running. If you are just curious or starting out, all you need is a laptop, we will get you started on one of Chatswood Libraries Raspberry Pi kits, with your library card. Or just come along and have a look, it's up to you. We can also shed some light on the ESP32, "Internet of Things" and LoRa. **Format** 6 hours of relaxed, unstructured collaboration and learning, come and go as you please. Help others or ask for help with your project. No pressure. But most importantly, remember to "Be excellent to each other" - https://github.com/OzBerry/code-of-conduct Share a micro talk. Get up and speak about your project (or another topic of interest) (optional). Please let Jamie, Simon or Erik know what you would like a tutorial on, or even better, volunteer to present something new. **What to Bring** We suggest a laptop at a minimum. Your project if you have one, or some hardware that you'd like to tinker with. If you are a member of the library or would like to join, there are various electronic devices you can borrow: mBots, Makey Makey, and a Droid Inventor and drumroll please ... Raspberry Pi's . You may like to join our discussion list, by sending a blank email to: ozberry+subscribe@googlegroups.com or join on the web: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ozberry * **Library Info** Children policy in the Library - children under the age of 11 should be supervised by someone over 18 at all times in the Library. [https://libraries.willoughby.nsw.gov.au/About-us/Policies-and-Guidelines#section-8](https://libraries.willoughby.nsw.gov.au/About-us/Policies-and-Guidelines#section-8) Thank you, we hope to see you soon. Erik