Launch Community Stranger Social: Friday Night Feels

Join us on Friday 19 December at 7-9pm at the Gribblehirst Community Hub for an evening of unwinding, play, and meeting new people.

At this month’s Stranger Social, we're gathering for some Friday night energy with activities and games to relax and hang out with some strangers.

We'll have some snacks and drinks ready, and there will be lots of different ways to participate.

Please feel welcome to show up solo. Stranger Socials are designed to make you feel welcomed, introduced, and included from the start. They’re a chance to meet people you wouldn’t normally run into.

What is the Launch Community?

We're an experiment in unlikely community. Most groups form around shared interests. We're more interested in what happens when you practice connection with people you don't already know. We think isolation wears us down, and that connection across different experiences makes us stronger.

Our gatherings are welcoming, joyful, and grounded in real human connection. You don't need to be “launching” anything specific. This is about creating space for whatever you want to pursue through community.

How the evening will work:

We start with a quick warm-up game for everyone (optional if you're running late). Then a brief welcome where we'll explain who we are and how the night works.

We’ll have a number of stations with activities for some social and light-hearted fun. We’ll switch it up and move around too, so we can meet more people. We’ll wrap up with some reflections and a chance to acknowledge the awesome people we’ve met.

Who comes to Launch Community events?

We have all sorts of people in the Launch Community. Many of us are working on projects or goals and looking for community. Some are new to Auckland. Generally, we’re people getting out of our comfort zones a bit and looking for our way into community. What we have in common is wanting real connection with different people we can share with and learn from. Check out our Instagram to get a feel for what we’re all about (@the_launch_hub).

Please note that by attending a Launch Community event, you’re agreeing to uphold our community guildelines. You can read them here: