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Session 005 (Sunday Football⚽️ & Community)

Sun, Oct 18, 12:00 PM

From CALLEFUT NYC- ⚽️Football Community

Come play with CalleFut. Start your Sunday with football ! Fresh energy & Welcoming Community *If you’re looking to sharpen your skills, get a great workout, or just meet new people* *This is your chance to show up, get moving, and enjoy the game.* ⚽ Game: Sundays 8:00–10:00 AM 💪🏼Optional warmup with equipment 7:25–7:55 AM 📍 Detective Keith L. Williams Park near Liberty Ave & 173rd St, Queens All skill levels are welcome. Bring water & wear turf shoes for safety **RSVP** so we can create the best games possible. Bring your energy, invite a teammate, and bring good vibes. See you on the field!

2 attendees

Let's go to the NYC Plant Market

Sun, Oct 18, 5:00 PM

From The New York Permaculture Meetup

4.7

**HOSTED BY:** NYC Plant Market and Culture Lab LIC https://nycplantmarket.com/ **PROGRAMS** Free Community Plant Swap by **[NYC Plant Exchange](https://www.facebook.com/groups/525004068047856)** Free Plant Clinic by **[Plant Daddy MD](https://plantdaddymd.com/)** **Many VENDORS** **Live MUSIC!** **"NYC Plant Market** is more than a marketplace for plants. It’s a movement to reconnect New Yorkers with nature. We bring together local plant shops, independent growers, and small nurseries across the city for a once-a-month curated community market that celebrates urban greening. From rare aroids, beginner houseplants, to handmade ceramic planters, we cultivate not just plants, but a green urban community. Our mission is to make green living accessible, sustainable, and rooted in local culture. Whether you are a beginner or practically Mother Nature, this plant market is for you. Come join the party and learn a thing or two about nature and plants from the community that loves them. See you at the plant market!" LAST EVENT IN THIS SERIES - Don't miss it!

4 attendees

🍂🎃 Fall Harvest Festival at Brooklyn Botanic Garden! 🌻🍎

Sat, Oct 24, 3:00 PM

From Socially Awkward but I'm Trying

4.8

# 🍂🎃 Fall Harvest Festival at Brooklyn Botanic Garden! 🌻🍎 Come celebrate fall with us at the **Fall Harvest Festival at Brooklyn Botanic Garden!** 🍁🌻🎶 We’ll spend the day enjoying beautiful fall scenery, seasonal activities, entertainment, food, drinks, and plenty of autumn vibes! 🎃🍂 📅 **Date:** Saturday, October 24, 2026 ⏰ **Meet Time:** 11:00 AM 📍 **Meeting Spot:** Brooklyn Botanic Garden Gift Shop 📞 **Host:** Steven — 646-238-9910 We’ll meet **at the gift shop at 11:00 AM** so everyone can find the group before we begin exploring the festival together. ## 🍁 What to Expect The Fall Harvest Festival runs from **11:00 AM to 5:00 PM** and includes fall-themed activities throughout Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Expect a fun mix of: 🎶 Live music and entertainment 🎃 Pumpkin and seasonal activities 🍎 Fall treats and cider 🎯 Lawn games and group activities 🔮 Palm and tarot readings 💃 Dancing and interactive activities 🎭 A costume parade 🌻 Beautiful fall flowers and foliage 🍺 Beer and cider options for adults 🎨 Arts, crafts, and other seasonal fun Feel free to come dressed in your favorite **fall outfit, flannel, or Halloween costume!** 👻🍁 ## 🎟️ IMPORTANT — YOU MUST PURCHASE YOUR OWN TICKET This is a **ticketed event**. Everyone attending is responsible for purchasing their **own admission ticket directly from Brooklyn Botanic Garden**. 👉 **Official event information and tickets:** [https://www.bbg.org/visit/event/fall_harvest_festival](https://www.bbg.org/visit/event/fall_harvest_festival) ⚠️ **Your Meetup RSVP does NOT reserve or purchase a ticket for you.** Please do **not RSVP unless you understand that you are responsible for purchasing your own ticket.** I strongly recommend purchasing your ticket in advance so you do not risk the event selling out or having admission issues on the day of the Meetup. ## ☔ RAIN POLICY Please be prepared for the possibility of rain or changing fall weather. This Meetup will follow the **Brooklyn Botanic Garden's official event and weather policy**. If the Garden keeps the festival open, **our Meetup will still take place**, even if there is light rain or less-than-perfect weather. ☔ Please bring an umbrella or rain jacket if needed. If Brooklyn Botanic Garden **cancels or closes the event because of severe weather**, then our Meetup will also be canceled. ⚠️ **The Meetup organizer is not responsible for ticket refunds, exchanges, credits, or weather-related ticket issues.** Any questions concerning your ticket, cancellation, refund, or credit must be handled directly with **Brooklyn Botanic Garden**. ## 🍔 Food & Drinks Food and beverages should be available for purchase during the festival, so we can grab something to eat or drink while enjoying the Garden. 🍔🍎🍺 ## 👥 Meetup Information Please arrive on time so we can enter and explore together. If you have trouble finding the group when you arrive, contact: 📞 **Steven — 646-238-9910** Come out for a fun fall afternoon filled with **pumpkins, music, beautiful scenery, seasonal activities, and new friends!** 🎃🍁🌻 **Hope to see you there!** **Wepa! 🎉**

27 attendees

Catch-Up Comedy Presents: Acoustik Garden Lounge Comedy Mic

Fri, Oct 16, 12:00 AM

From Catch-Up Comedy

A Bi-weekly FREE open mic in Bed-Stuy in the garden room of "Acoustik Garden Lounge." A growing open mic every Thursday. Anyone is welcome to sign-up or just watch and participate in comedians working out their material on stage! The venue is large and hosts comfortable seating and board games with a stage with a backdrop of the NYC skyline! Come hang out!

1 attendee

OURS Weekly Coffee Klatch

Fri, Oct 16, 6:00 PM

From OURS Public Clubhouse & Café

Every **Friday morning at 11 am**, we meet at a different coffeehouse or cafe to connect around the OURS project and get to know each other. Join the conversation. This week, we are meeting at: ***Pascaline French Bistro & Patisserie*** **1021 Hahman Drive** Near Montgomery Village in Santa Rosa This is one of OURS' favorites, and definitely a must-visit if you've been waiting for the perfect time and place to join us! We'll be meeting on their front patio in the garden. Look for Angela and Carol with her puppy Murphy.

4 attendees

Acoustik Garden Lounge Comedy Showcase

Thu, Oct 15, 11:00 PM

From Catch-Up Comedy

the ACOUSTIK GARDEN LOUNGE COMEDY SHOW! Featuring up-and-coming comedians from around New York for FREE! Come check out the lineup of: Diego Mata Vincent Chuang Jake Malloy Ilana Ruben This is the first show taking place at Acoustik Garden Lounge. It's a free show (buying drinks is strongly recommended), so come out and enjoy some free comedy with some great talent!

1 attendee

Graffiti, Coffee Crawl, & Thrift Stores in Bushwick! ☕👕

Sat, Oct 17, 1:30 PM

From Borough Hoppers

4.9

On Saturday, October 17th, let’s explore the graffiti, coffee, and thrift stores of Bushwick! ☕👕 From 9:30am to 12:30pm Can join anytime! Shops will also have matcha, tea, hot cocoa, and snacks as well! It’s free, but please RSVP We’ll share our current location in the chat. Please see our itinerary below: 9:30am, meet at Cypress Ave and Troutman Street, [https://maps.app.goo.gl/HtLKWAfzK4gssaKL8](https://maps.app.goo.gl/HtLKWAfzK4gssaKL8) 10 min walk 9:40am, head south to Irving Ave and Troutman Street, [https://maps.app.goo.gl/iyFXbVCeRJ5oGGdc9](https://maps.app.goo.gl/iyFXbVCeRJ5oGGdc9) 10 to 10:15am, get coffee at Nook (at 45 Irving Ave), [https://maps.app.goo.gl/7RLiiK1Muy4EubMQA](https://maps.app.goo.gl/7RLiiK1Muy4EubMQA) 1 min walk 10:15 to 10:30am, hang out in Maria Hernandez Park, [https://maps.app.goo.gl/ENzV9dGZc4gQXdkH9](https://maps.app.goo.gl/ENzV9dGZc4gQXdkH9) 4 min walk 10:30 to 10:40am, grab a bagel at Knickerbocker Bagel, [https://maps.app.goo.gl/5WRxx6VPAqmcqGxu5](https://maps.app.goo.gl/5WRxx6VPAqmcqGxu5) 2 min walk 10:40 to 10:50am, get coffee at YellowSun Coffee, [https://maps.app.goo.gl/yg4AbWfDJhfzYBsb6](https://maps.app.goo.gl/yg4AbWfDJhfzYBsb6) 12 min walk 11am to 11:10am, Get coffee at Loveless Coffees, [https://maps.app.goo.gl/a4KpRfoVCVQGHqHd7](https://maps.app.goo.gl/a4KpRfoVCVQGHqHd7) 3 min walk 11:15 to 11:25am, Get coffee at Obscure Coffee Roasters, [https://maps.app.goo.gl/1woHK9vTEbn8kEjS6](https://maps.app.goo.gl/1woHK9vTEbn8kEjS6) 8 min walk 11:35 to 11:45am, do some thrifting at Urban Jungle (at 118 Knickerbocker), [https://maps.app.goo.gl/AhCaQzBC5EVJPnVZ6](https://maps.app.goo.gl/AhCaQzBC5EVJPnVZ6) 5 min walk 11:50 to Noon, do some thrifting at Beacon’s Closet (at 23 Bogart), [https://maps.app.goo.gl/3TPUkeZfr8LquBYd6](https://maps.app.goo.gl/3TPUkeZfr8LquBYd6) 3 min walk 12:05pm to 12:30pm, have coffee at Sey Coffee, [https://maps.app.goo.gl/WrJhgs97Qkn8cuk56](https://maps.app.goo.gl/WrJhgs97Qkn8cuk56) We’ll take the train to Manhattan at 12:30pm. Of course, please reach out if you have any questions! The not so fun rule on RSVPs Please only RSVP if you think you can make it and adjust your RSVP asap if anything changes (as there are other people who would like your spot). Two no shows or cancellations within 6 hours results in a 4 month ban. I will send a reminder 24 hours in advance to the group Thanks and can't wait to see you!

12 attendees

Freegan Vegetarian Feast in Brooklyn

Sat, Oct 17, 9:30 PM

From NYC Freegan Meetup

4.5

*Attendees are encouraged to participate in Friday's Freegavaganza to help rescue food to use for this Freegan Feast.* A FREE vegetarian, mostly vegan, community meal we make together with love, using the food the group rescued on the Trash Tour the night before. We’ll meet new people, reconnect with old friends, tell stories and jokes, and generally unplug from the current pent-up world. Please note that while freegans encompass a diversity of diets, our feasts are vegetarian (and mostly vegan). Arrive at 5:30pm to begin cooking and preparation. Plan on lending a hand in some way even if other commitments prevent you from arriving on time. Media WILL be welcome **by appointment only**, and journalists will be required to respect the wishes of those who do not want to be photographed. RSVP (at least a day ahead) for yourself and any guests on Meetup or to Janet at (347) 724-6954 to get the location.

3 attendees

Forest Hills Gardens Tour On Halloween-Members Appreciation-Limited Space

Sat, Oct 31, 2:30 PM

From New York City Hiking Tours

4.9

Please actually read the description of the event extra carefully BEFORE you RSVP. I have led two tours of Forest Hills Gardens for the Guides Association of New York City. This event will be much better. This event is most likely NOT going to be announced to all members. This event will be strictly limited in size to around 15 members or so. No guests please. Unfortunately, at this time, it is unlikely we will add any first timers who I do not know to this event. I consider this a members appreciation event. We will NOT accept any monetary contributions on this one. I want to primarily reward those members who have supported this group in the recent past by attending at least one event and hopefully more with few cancellations. It helps if you are also a member of my other group called NYC Wanderers-those events have always no contribution events. See: https://www.meetup.com/nyc-wanderers/?eventOrigin=your_groups As always, the waitlist for this group does NOT operate in the conventional way-especially for this event. Those on the waitlist will NOT be moved automatically to the going list when a space becomes available. IF APPLICABLE, ALWAYS JOIN THE WAIT LIST WITH LOW PRIORITY WHICH IS FREE. IF THERE IS A WAITLIST, IT APPEARS MEETUP WILL ASK YOU IF YOU WANT TO JOIN MEETUP + BUT IN SMALLER LETTERS AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE YOU CAN CLICK CONTINUE WITH THE FREE PLAN. There is NEVER a need to pay extra to use Meetup's High Priority wait list classification for this group. Forest Hills Gardens is a beautiful private planned community that looks a lot like it did when it was first designed in 1909. Halloween is a BIG deal in the gardens and thousands of people flock there each year. In other words, it's a madhouse especially on one street. We will avoid that by visiting in the morning. It will be a special treat because there will be many really interesting Halloween displays in the Gardens on Halloween. The event should last about 3 hours or so and if people want, they can eat in the neighborhood afterwards or do whatever they wish. There may be an opportunity to view one no longer active member's unique art collection. You probably won't see a better collection of NYC street scenes anywhere. Unfortunately, this member, who will remain anonymous, has many rules pertaining to the visit. To say that this member is a high maintenance individual is an understatement! (And hopefully, they don't read this!) It will be easy to get to the meeting location by public transportation and the Long Island Railroad. AS ALWAYS, PLEASE POST NO COMMENTS/QUESTIONS PRE-EVENT. RAIN DATE WILL BE SUNDAY NOVEMBER 1-many Halloween displays will still be up. Hope you can make it.

16 attendees

Freegavaganza

Sat, Oct 17, 1:00 AM

From NYC Freegan Meetup

4.5

**Join us in October for our Freegavaganza –** **a citywide exploration and scavenging of trash!** When you're out dumpster diving, do you ever wonder what you would have found if you had ventured to a different neighborhood instead? Maybe it's better over there... With the Freegavaganza, we dumpster the whole city! Small groups will venture to different neighborhoods throughout the city to see what food they can find that’s been disposed of. We will reconvene after at Union Square at with an impressive display of all sorts of supermarket, bakery and convenience store discards. We will start at 9pm at 14th Street, Union Square, across from Whole Foods, welcoming all who want to join a huge city-wide dumpster dive. The people who want to start in a different part of the city do not need to start at Union Square, but please contact Janet (347-724-6954) to let her know which neighborhood or area they plan to rescue food from. We will all meet up at Union Square at 11. We will make a huge display of food found all around the city. We recommend that people travel in groups or teams of 2-4. If people are not experienced or comfortable going alone or if they don't have a team, they should come to Union Square at 9 and we will find teams for everyone. We have had great success in the past, with a lot of variety of food rescued, and then a lot of people happy to salvage it.

5 attendees

A Corn Maze by Moonlight 🌛

Sat, Oct 17, 8:00 PM

From Carpe Diem

4.9

Let's get into the spirit of the Fall season by participating in a corn maze at the Queens County Farm Museum located in Floral Park. It should be a fun adventure trying to navigate our way through the corn field at night! Tickets are just 20 dollars and we are planning to enter the maze at the **7:30 pm time slot.** [https://queensfarm.ticketspice.com/2026-maze-by-moonlight](https://queensfarm.ticketspice.com/2026-maze-by-moonlight) **Getting there:** We are planning to catch the 5:59 pm train from Penn Station to Floral Park Station. From there, it's just a short Uber ride to the Queens Farm. Prior to our trip, we are having food and drinks at 'Pig N' Whistle'. If you prefer to skip the bar and just meet us at Penn Station, that's perfectly fine. To get in contact, my number is 917-769-2168.

18 attendees

Plant Powered Potluck in Astoria (November2026)

Mon, Nov 2, 11:00 PM

From Plant Powered Metro New York

4.8

[Register here](https://plantpoweredmetrony.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/neonevents/events?path=%2Fportal%2Fevents%2F59052)! Share in great company and enjoy a wholesome potluck meal with Plant Powered Metro New York when we gather at The Lifestyle Building in Astoria, hosted by Enrica Sacca, PPMNY co-founder and lead organizer. For the potluck, please choose a plant-based recipe with whole plant foods — whole grains, beans, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds. Please, no animal-based foods, vegan processed foods, white flours, or added oils, and we ask you to minimize added sweeteners and salt. If this sounds intimidating, don't worry! Contact Enrica at [enrica.sacca@ppmny.org](mailto:enrica.sacca@ppmny.org) to discuss simple dish ideas or check out our recipes at: [ppmny.org/recipes](http://ppmny.org/recipes/). *It's a good rule of thumb to double a recipe you would make at home! Please bring a serving utensil for your dish.*

1 attendee

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To find garden groups in New York on Meetup, you can simply search for 'community gardens' in the location set to New York. This will show groups and events dedicated to gardening enthusiasts.

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The frequency of community garden meetups in New York depends on the activity of local groups and organizers, which can vary widely.

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