
What we’re about
The New York City Sci-Fi/Fantasy MeetUp Group is the oldest continuous Science Fiction, Fantasy, and/or adjacent Genre, associated Genre, complementary Genre, related Genre and/or supplementary Genre MeetUp Group on [MeetUp.com](https://www.meetup.com/), and as old as [MeetUp.com](https://www.meetup.com/) itself.
Established Wednesday, June 12, 2002. First in-person MeetUp activity Tuesday, July 2, 2002.
What happens when you put farscape fans, Stargate fans, star trek and star fans all under the same roof with comic book fans and fantasy fans and even..*gasp*...science fiction writers??????
Answer: They all sit down and talk about scifi. Join us!
The New York City Sci-Fi/Fantasy MeetUp Group is one of the few MeetUp Groups that still regularly meets in-person, in-real-life in the corporeal/material/physical/tangible World, not just virtual online meetings.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- *ChaO [ChyaO]* (2025) With Opening Night Reception @ Japan SocietyJapan Society (Turtle Bay), New York, NY$26.00
• MeetUp For:
- At 05:45 PM, for Japan Society's 06:00 PM screening of ChaO [ChyaO] (2025) With Opening Night Reception, as part of Japan Society's JAPAN CUTS: Festival Of New Japanese Film 2025, at Japan Society, on Thursday, July 10, 2025.
- 06:00 PM screening of ChaO [ChyaO] (2025) With Opening Night Reception, followed by Opening Night Reception, for Japan Society's JAPAN CUTS: Festival Of New Japanese Film 2025, at Japan Society, on Thursday, July 10, 2025.
• MeetUp Date and Time:
On Thursday, July 10, 2025, at 05:45 PM.
• MeetUp Venue and Location:
Japan Society, located at 333 East 47th Street, between First and Second Avenues, in Turtle Bay, Manhattan.
• MeetUp Activity:
- At 05:45 PM, for Japan Society's 06:00 PM screening of ChaO [ChyaO] (2025) With Opening Night Reception, as part of Japan Society's JAPAN CUTS: Festival Of New Japanese Film 2025, at Japan Society, on Thursday, July 10, 2025.
- 06:00 PM screening of ChaO [ChyaO] (2025) With Opening Night Reception, followed by Opening Night Reception, for Japan Society's JAPAN CUTS: Festival Of New Japanese Film 2025, at Japan Society, on Thursday, July 10, 2025.
• MeetUp Cost:
- $26.00 for regular single individual program admission ticket.
- Each and every individual is fully and wholly obliged, fully and wholly required, and fully and wholly responsible for arranging, obtaining, purchasing and securing their own individual program admission ticket to Japan Society's 06:00 PM screening of ChaO [ChyaO] (2025) With Opening Night Reception, from Japan Society, as part of Japan Society's JAPAN CUTS: Festival Of New Japanese Film 2025.
- Each and every individual is fully and wholly accountable, fully and wholly culpable, fully and wholly faultable, fully and wholly indemnified, fully and wholly liable, fully and wholly obligated, and fully and wholly responsible for any and all of their own costs, expenses, purchases and tabs, including, but not limited to, any and all charges, any and all fees, any and all gratuities, any and all taxes, and any and all tips.
• MeetUp Assembling and Gathering:
- Meet at 05:45 PM, inside the Blanchette H. and John D. Rockefeller 3rd Atrium of Japan Society, on Thursday, July 10, 2025.
- Seek out the Assistant Organizer inside the Blanchette H. and John D. Rockefeller 3rd Atrium of Japan Society or standing in line for seating in the Lila Acheson Wallace Auditorium of Japan Society or seated inside the Lila Acheson Wallace Auditorium of Japan Society.
• MeetUp Notes:
- Meet at 05:45 PM, inside the Blanchette H. and John D. Rockefeller 3rd Atrium of Japan Society, on Thursday, July 10, 2025.
- Seek out the Assistant Organizer inside the Blanchette H. and John D. Rockefeller 3rd Atrium of Japan Society or standing in line for seating in the Lila Acheson Wallace Auditorium of Japan Society or seated inside the Lila Acheson Wallace Auditorium of Japan Society.
- Each and every individual is fully and wholly obliged, fully and wholly required, and fully and wholly responsible for arranging, obtaining, purchasing and securing their own admission tickets, themselves.
- Each and every individual is fully and wholly accountable, fully and wholly culpable, fully and wholly faultable, fully and wholly indemnified, fully and wholly liable, fully and wholly obligated, and fully and wholly responsible for any and all of their own costs, expenses, purchases and tabs, including, but not limited to, any and all charges, any and all fees, any and all gratuities, any and all taxes, and any and all tips.
- Each and every individual is fully and wholly accountable, fully and wholly culpable, fully and wholly faultable, fully and wholly indemnified, fully and wholly liable, fully and wholly obligated, and fully and wholly responsible for themselves, regardless of anyone and everyone else.
- Each and every individual absolutely and irrevocably absolves and releases anyone and everyone else, from any and all accountability, any and all culpability, any and all fault, any and all indemnity, any and all liability, any and all obligation, and any and all responsibility for themselves.
• MeetUp Advisories:
- Each and every individual is fully and wholly obliged, fully and wholly required, and fully and wholly responsible for arranging, obtaining, purchasing and securing their own admission tickets, themselves.
- Each and every individual is fully and wholly accountable, fully and wholly culpable, fully and wholly faultable, fully and wholly indemnified, fully and wholly liable, fully and wholly obligated, and fully and wholly responsible for any and all of their own costs, expenses, purchases and tabs, including, but not limited to, any and all charges, any and all fees, any and all gratuities, any and all taxes, and any and all tips.
- Each and every individual is fully and wholly accountable, fully and wholly culpable, fully and wholly faultable, fully and wholly indemnified, fully and wholly liable, fully and wholly obligated, and fully and wholly responsible for themselves, regardless of anyone and everyone else.
- Each and every individual absolutely and irrevocably absolves and releases anyone and everyone else, from any and all accountability, any and all culpability, any and all fault, any and all indemnity, any and all liability, any and all obligation, and any and all responsibility for themselves.
- Each and every individual either by merely RSVP (répondez sil vous plaît)ing, by merely attending or by merely joining, both represents and affirms that they, are fully vaccinated, fully inoculated and fully immunized against COVID-19, have not tested positive for COVID-19 nor are exhibiting any COVID-19 symptoms anytime within the past twenty-one (21) days, and are exercising and will exercise proper COVID-19 Pandemic precautionary, preventative and safety practices and measures.
- *Kowloon Generic Romance [Kuuron Jenerikku Romansu]* (2025) @ Japan SocietyJapan Society (Turtle Bay), New York, NY$20.00
• MeetUp For:
At 12:00 Noon, for Japan Society's 12:30 PM screening of Kowloon Generic Romance Universe [Kuuron Jenerikku Romansu] (2025), as part of Japan Society's JAPAN CUTS: Festival Of New Japanese Film 2025, at Japan Society, on Sunday, July 13, 2025.
• MeetUp Date and Time:
On Sunday, July 13, 2025, at 12:00 Noon.
• MeetUp Venue and Location:
Japan Society, located at 333 East 47th Street, between First and Second Avenues, in Turtle Bay, Manhattan.
• MeetUp Activity:
At 12:00 Noon, for Japan Society's 12:30 PM screening of Kowloon Generic Romance Universe [Kuuron Jenerikku Romansu] (2025), as part of Japan Society's JAPAN CUTS: Festival Of New Japanese Film 2025, at Japan Society, on Sunday, July 13, 2025.
• MeetUp Cost:
- $20.00 for regular single individual program admission ticket.
- Each and every individual is fully and wholly obliged, fully and wholly required, and fully and wholly responsible for arranging, obtaining, purchasing and securing their own individual program admission ticket to Japan Society's 12:30 PM screening of Kowloon Generic Romance Universe [Kuuron Jenerikku Romansu] (2025), from Japan Society, as part of Japan Society's JAPAN CUTS: Festival Of New Japanese Film 2025.
- Each and every individual is fully and wholly accountable, fully and wholly culpable, fully and wholly faultable, fully and wholly indemnified, fully and wholly liable, fully and wholly obligated, and fully and wholly responsible for any and all of their own costs, expenses, purchases and tabs, including, but not limited to, any and all charges, any and all fees, any and all gratuities, any and all taxes, and any and all tips.
• MeetUp Assembling and Gathering:
- Meet at 12:00 Noon, inside the Blanchette H. and John D. Rockefeller 3rd Atrium of Japan Society, on Sunday, July 13, 2025.
- Seek out the Assistant Organizer inside the Blanchette H. and John D. Rockefeller 3rd Atrium of Japan Society or standing in line for seating in the Lila Acheson Wallace Auditorium of Japan Society or seated inside the Lila Acheson Wallace Auditorium of Japan Society.
• MeetUp Notes:
- Meet at 12:00 Noon, inside the Blanchette H. and John D. Rockefeller 3rd Atrium of Japan Society, on Sunday, July 13, 2025.
- Seek out the Assistant Organizer inside the Blanchette H. and John D. Rockefeller 3rd Atrium of Japan Society or standing in line for seating in the Lila Acheson Wallace Auditorium of Japan Society or seated inside the Lila Acheson Wallace Auditorium of Japan Society.
- Each and every individual is fully and wholly obliged, fully and wholly required, and fully and wholly responsible for arranging, obtaining, purchasing and securing their own admission tickets, themselves.
- Each and every individual is fully and wholly accountable, fully and wholly culpable, fully and wholly faultable, fully and wholly indemnified, fully and wholly liable, fully and wholly obligated, and fully and wholly responsible for any and all of their own costs, expenses, purchases and tabs, including, but not limited to, any and all charges, any and all fees, any and all gratuities, any and all taxes, and any and all tips.
- Each and every individual is fully and wholly accountable, fully and wholly culpable, fully and wholly faultable, fully and wholly indemnified, fully and wholly liable, fully and wholly obligated, and fully and wholly responsible for themselves, regardless of anyone and everyone else.
- Each and every individual absolutely and irrevocably absolves and releases anyone and everyone else, from any and all accountability, any and all culpability, any and all fault, any and all indemnity, any and all liability, any and all obligation, and any and all responsibility for themselves.
• MeetUp Advisories:
- Each and every individual is fully and wholly obliged, fully and wholly required, and fully and wholly responsible for arranging, obtaining, purchasing and securing their own admission tickets, themselves.
- Each and every individual is fully and wholly accountable, fully and wholly culpable, fully and wholly faultable, fully and wholly indemnified, fully and wholly liable, fully and wholly obligated, and fully and wholly responsible for any and all of their own costs, expenses, purchases and tabs, including, but not limited to, any and all charges, any and all fees, any and all gratuities, any and all taxes, and any and all tips.
- Each and every individual is fully and wholly accountable, fully and wholly culpable, fully and wholly faultable, fully and wholly indemnified, fully and wholly liable, fully and wholly obligated, and fully and wholly responsible for themselves, regardless of anyone and everyone else.
- Each and every individual absolutely and irrevocably absolves and releases anyone and everyone else, from any and all accountability, any and all culpability, any and all fault, any and all indemnity, any and all liability, any and all obligation, and any and all responsibility for themselves.
- Each and every individual either by merely RSVP (répondez sil vous plaît)ing, by merely attending or by merely joining, both represents and affirms that they, are fully vaccinated, fully inoculated and fully immunized against COVID-19, have not tested positive for COVID-19 nor are exhibiting any COVID-19 symptoms anytime within the past twenty-one (21) days, and are exercising and will exercise proper COVID-19 Pandemic precautionary, preventative and safety practices and measures.
- *A Samurai In Time [Samurai Taimu Surippaa]* (2024) @ Japan SocietyJapan Society (Turtle Bay), New York, NY$20.00
• MeetUp For:
At 08:15 PM, for Japan Society's 08:30 PM screening of A Samurai In Time [Samurai Taimu Surippaa] (2024), as part of Japan Society's JAPAN CUTS: Festival Of New Japanese Film 2025, at Japan Society, on Monday, July 14, 2025.
• MeetUp Date and Time:
On Monday, July 14, 2025, at 08:15 PM.
• MeetUp Venue and Location:
Japan Society, located at 333 East 47th Street, between First and Second Avenues, in Turtle Bay, Manhattan.
• MeetUp Activity:
At 08:15 PM, for Japan Society's 08:30 PM screening of A Samurai In Time [Samurai Taimu Surippaa] (2024), as part of Japan Society's JAPAN CUTS: Festival Of New Japanese Film 2025, at Japan Society, on Monday, July 14, 2025.
• MeetUp Cost:
- $20.00 for regular single individual program admission ticket.
- Each and every individual is fully and wholly obliged, fully and wholly required, and fully and wholly responsible for arranging, obtaining, purchasing and securing their own individual program admission ticket to Japan Society's 08:30 PM screening of A Samurai In Time [Samurai Taimu Surippaa] (2024, from Japan Society, as part of Japan Society's JAPAN CUTS: Festival Of New Japanese Film 2025.
- Each and every individual is fully and wholly accountable, fully and wholly culpable, fully and wholly faultable, fully and wholly indemnified, fully and wholly liable, fully and wholly obligated, and fully and wholly responsible for any and all of their own costs, expenses, purchases and tabs, including, but not limited to, any and all charges, any and all fees, any and all gratuities, any and all taxes, and any and all tips.
• MeetUp Assembling and Gathering:
- Meet at 08:15 PM, inside the Blanchette H. and John D. Rockefeller 3rd Atrium of Japan Society, on Monday, July 14, 2025.
- Seek out the Assistant Organizer inside the Blanchette H. and John D. Rockefeller 3rd Atrium of Japan Society or standing in line for seating in the Lila Acheson Wallace Auditorium of Japan Society or seated inside the Lila Acheson Wallace Auditorium of Japan Society.
• MeetUp Notes:
- Meet at 08:15 PM, inside the Blanchette H. and John D. Rockefeller 3rd Atrium of Japan Society, on Monday, July 14, 2025.
- Seek out the Assistant Organizer inside the Blanchette H. and John D. Rockefeller 3rd Atrium of Japan Society or standing in line for seating in the Lila Acheson Wallace Auditorium of Japan Society or seated inside the Lila Acheson Wallace Auditorium of Japan Society.
- Each and every individual is fully and wholly obliged, fully and wholly required, and fully and wholly responsible for arranging, obtaining, purchasing and securing their own admission tickets, themselves.
- Each and every individual is fully and wholly accountable, fully and wholly culpable, fully and wholly faultable, fully and wholly indemnified, fully and wholly liable, fully and wholly obligated, and fully and wholly responsible for any and all of their own costs, expenses, purchases and tabs, including, but not limited to, any and all charges, any and all fees, any and all gratuities, any and all taxes, and any and all tips.
- Each and every individual is fully and wholly accountable, fully and wholly culpable, fully and wholly faultable, fully and wholly indemnified, fully and wholly liable, fully and wholly obligated, and fully and wholly responsible for themselves, regardless of anyone and everyone else.
- Each and every individual absolutely and irrevocably absolves and releases anyone and everyone else, from any and all accountability, any and all culpability, any and all fault, any and all indemnity, any and all liability, any and all obligation, and any and all responsibility for themselves.
• MeetUp Advisories:
- Each and every individual is fully and wholly obliged, fully and wholly required, and fully and wholly responsible for arranging, obtaining, purchasing and securing their own admission tickets, themselves.
- Each and every individual is fully and wholly accountable, fully and wholly culpable, fully and wholly faultable, fully and wholly indemnified, fully and wholly liable, fully and wholly obligated, and fully and wholly responsible for any and all of their own costs, expenses, purchases and tabs, including, but not limited to, any and all charges, any and all fees, any and all gratuities, any and all taxes, and any and all tips.
- Each and every individual is fully and wholly accountable, fully and wholly culpable, fully and wholly faultable, fully and wholly indemnified, fully and wholly liable, fully and wholly obligated, and fully and wholly responsible for themselves, regardless of anyone and everyone else.
- Each and every individual absolutely and irrevocably absolves and releases anyone and everyone else, from any and all accountability, any and all culpability, any and all fault, any and all indemnity, any and all liability, any and all obligation, and any and all responsibility for themselves.
- Each and every individual either by merely RSVP (répondez sil vous plaît)ing, by merely attending or by merely joining, both represents and affirms that they, are fully vaccinated, fully inoculated and fully immunized against COVID-19, have not tested positive for COVID-19 nor are exhibiting any COVID-19 symptoms anytime within the past twenty-one (21) days, and are exercising and will exercise proper COVID-19 Pandemic precautionary, preventative and safety practices and measures.
- AniTOMO Convention 2025 @ Japan VillageJapan Village (Industry City), Kings County, NY
• MeetUp For:
At 10:45 AM, for AniTOMO's "AniTOMO Convention 2025" Third Annual Convention, from 11:00 AM through 09:00 PM, at Japan Village, on Saturday, July 19, 2025.
• MeetUp Date and Time:
On Saturday, July 19, 2025, from 10:45 AM through 09:15 PM.
• MeetUp Venue and Location:
Japan Village, located at 934 Third Avenue, between 35th and 36th Streets, in Industry City, Brooklyn.
• MeetUp Activity:
At 10:45 AM, for AniTOMO's "AniTOMO Convention 2025" Third Annual Convention, from 11:00 AM through 09:00 PM, at Japan Village, on Saturday, July 19, 2025.
• MeetUp Cost:
- Convention general admission ticket payment is complimentary, courtesy, gratis and free for regular single individual convention general admission ticket, to AniTOMO's "AniTOMO Convention 2025" Third Annual Convention.
- Advance RSVP (répondez s'il vous plaît), registration and reservation to AniTOMO's "AniTOMO Convention 2025" Third Annual Convention is both necessary and required.
- Each and every individual is fully and wholly obliged, fully and wholly required, and fully and wholly responsible for arranging, obtaining, purchasing and securing their own advance RSVP (répondez s'il vous plaît), registration and reservation, to AniTOMO's "AniTOMO Convention 2025" annual convention, themselves, directly, from AniTOMO.
- Each and every individual is fully and wholly accountable, fully and wholly culpable, fully and wholly faultable, fully and wholly indemnified, fully and wholly liable, fully and wholly obligated, and fully and wholly responsible for any and all of their own costs, expenses, purchases and tabs, including, but not limited to, any and all charges, any and all fees, any and all gratuities, any and all taxes, and any and all tips.
• MeetUp Assembling and Gathering:
- Meet at 10:45 AM, inside Japan Village, on Saturday, July 19, 2025.
- Seek out the Assistant Organizer inside Japan Village.
• MeetUp Notes:
- Meet at 10:45 AM, inside Japan Village, on Saturday, July 19, 2025.
- Seek out the Assistant Organizer inside Japan Village.
- Each and every individual is fully and wholly obliged, fully and wholly required, and fully and wholly responsible for arranging, obtaining, purchasing and securing their own admission tickets, themselves.
- Each and every individual is fully and wholly accountable, fully and wholly culpable, fully and wholly faultable, fully and wholly indemnified, fully and wholly liable, fully and wholly obligated, and fully and wholly responsible for any and all of their own costs, expenses, purchases and tabs, including, but not limited to, any and all charges, any and all fees, any and all gratuities, any and all taxes, and any and all tips.
- Each and every individual is fully and wholly accountable, fully and wholly culpable, fully and wholly faultable, fully and wholly indemnified, fully and wholly liable, fully and wholly obligated, and fully and wholly responsible for themselves, regardless of anyone and everyone else.
- Each and every individual absolutely and irrevocably absolves and releases anyone and everyone else, from any and all accountability, any and all culpability, any and all fault, any and all indemnity, any and all liability, any and all obligation, and any and all responsibility for themselves.
• MeetUp Advisories:
- Each and every individual is fully and wholly obliged, fully and wholly required, and fully and wholly responsible for arranging, obtaining, purchasing and securing their own admission tickets, themselves.
- Each and every individual is fully and wholly accountable, fully and wholly culpable, fully and wholly faultable, fully and wholly indemnified, fully and wholly liable, fully and wholly obligated, and fully and wholly responsible for any and all of their own costs, expenses, purchases and tabs, including, but not limited to, any and all charges, any and all fees, any and all gratuities, any and all taxes, and any and all tips.
- Each and every individual is fully and wholly accountable, fully and wholly culpable, fully and wholly faultable, fully and wholly indemnified, fully and wholly liable, fully and wholly obligated, and fully and wholly responsible for themselves, regardless of anyone and everyone else.
- Each and every individual absolutely and irrevocably absolves and releases anyone and everyone else, from any and all accountability, any and all culpability, any and all fault, any and all indemnity, any and all liability, any and all obligation, and any and all responsibility for themselves.
- Each and every individual either by merely RSVP (répondez sil vous plaît)ing, by merely attending or by merely joining, both represents and affirms that they, are fully vaccinated, fully inoculated and fully immunized against COVID-19, have not tested positive for COVID-19 nor are exhibiting any COVID-19 symptoms anytime within the past twenty-one (21) days, and are exercising and will exercise proper COVID-19 Pandemic precautionary, preventative and safety practices and measures.