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🌙 Community Iftar Night at Great Market - Brussels (All-You-Can-Eat Buffet)
Join us for a warm, multicultural evening as we share an **Iftar - the traditional meal that breaks the fast at sunset during Ramadan** 🌙✨
Whether you are fasting, curious about Ramadan traditions, or simply looking for a meaningful social experience, this event is about **connection, respect, and great food**.
Great Market in Schaerbeek hosts a generous **all-you-can-eat buffet** featuring a wide variety of Middle Eastern dishes, traditional drinks, and delicious desserts — perfect for discovering new flavors together 🍽️
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### 🌅 What to Expect
✨ A unique cultural experience in Brussels
✨ Friendly international crowd (typical Sunday Vacations vibe)
✨ Opportunity to learn about Ramadan traditions
✨ All-you-can-eat buffet after sunset
✨ Warm, welcoming atmosphere
Fasting participants will break their fast at sunset with dates and water, followed by the full buffet.
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### 🤝 Who Can Join?
✔️ Muslims observing Ramadan
✔️ Non-Muslims interested in cultural exchange
✔️ Expats and locals alike
✔️ Solo participants welcome — we make sure nobody feels alone
This is a **respectful environment** — please be mindful that some participants will be fasting.
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### 📍 Practical Details
📅 **Wednesday, 4 March 2026**
📍 Great Market — Chaussée de Louvain 650-652, 1030 Schaerbeek
🕰️ Meeting time: **18:15**
🌙 Iftar (sunset): approx. **18:30–18:40** (exact time closer to the date)
💰 Buffet price: ~€34.99 per person (paid directly to the venue)
➡️ Please arrive on time so we can enter together.
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### ⚠️ Reservation Required
Places are limited and this event is popular during Ramadan.
RSVP only if you are certain you can attend 🙏
No-shows prevent others from joining.
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### 💬 About Sunday Vacations
We bring together open-minded people from all over the world through shared experiences, from hikes to cultural events and international trips 🌍
Come as strangers, leave as friends ✨
Kundalini yoga Classes @yogastudiobrussels
## **Kundalini Yoga & Gong**
**2026 Theme: Connection to the True, Timeless Self**
Classes in English & French / Cours en anglais et français
**Duration: 1.5 hours / Durée : 1h30**
## **ENGLISH**
In **2026**, the overarching theme of our practice will be **connection to the true, timeless Self** — a space beyond roles, stories, and change, where we can directly experience our infinite being through embodied practice.
These Kundalini Yoga classes offer a space to explore this connection through **movement, breathwork, meditation, and sound**. The practice gently guides us from the thinking mind into a deeper state of presence, supporting clarity, grounding, and inner alignment.
A gong is carefully selected from a wide collection to accompany each class, supporting the nervous system and creating a spacious field for integration, rest, and transformation.
**No previous experience is needed.** Classes are open to all and last **1.5 hours**.
**Pricing**
– Single class: €20
– 10-class pass: €160
**Bring:** water and comfortable clothing
**To join:** RSVP or send us a message (limited spots)
Follow us on Instagram: **@nirmalkaram**
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## **FRANÇAIS**
En **2026**, le fil conducteur de notre pratique sera la **connexion au Soi véritable et intemporel** — un espace au-delà des rôles, des histoires personnelles et du changement, où il devient possible de faire l’expérience directe de notre nature profonde et infinie à travers une pratique incarnée.
Ces cours de Kundalini Yoga proposent un espace d’exploration à travers le **mouvement, le souffle, la méditation et le son**. La pratique invite progressivement à quitter le mental pour entrer dans un état de présence plus vaste, favorisant l’ancrage, la clarté et l’alignement intérieur.
Un gong est sélectionné avec soin parmi une large collection afin d’accompagner chaque séance, de soutenir le système nerveux et d’ouvrir un espace propice à l’intégration, au repos et à la transformation.
**Aucune expérience préalable n’est nécessaire.** Les cours sont accessibles à tous et durent **1h30**.
**Tarifs**
– Cours à l’unité : 20 €
– Carte de 10 cours : 160 €
**À apporter :** bouteille d’eau et tenue confortable
**Pour participer :** RSVP ou message (places limitées)
Suivez-nous sur Instagram : **@nirmalkaram**
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Muntpunt Board Games
Looking for a cozy and fun way to spend your time in Brussels?
Join our **Board Game Meetup**, where we play a mix of strategy, party, and cooperative games. Whether you’re new to board games or an experienced player, you’re welcome!
Come alone or with friends — you’ll quickly find a table to join.
**Free entrance. Friendly atmosphere. Great people.**
Debate Night: U.S. Democratic Party
The two-party system that defines American politics has, for over a century and a half, been contested between two major political parties: the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. While their ideologies and their policy preferences have shifted throughout the years, in the past few decades, the Republicans have been on the right-wing side of the political spectrum, and the Democrats on the left-wing side. Both parties have, historically, aimed to win over the centrist vote, with various levels of success.
Every so often, a realignment happens in American politics. Society changes, political priorities change, and new coalitions get formed. The United States is currently in such a realignment. The Republican Party has, particularly since the ascendance of current President Donald Trump, changed from a neoconservative party into a right-wing populist one. This has had effects on the electorate. While the Republicans have lost many voters in the affluent suburbs of American cities, they have broken through with the American working class. The 2024 election was the first one in decades where the average Democratic voter was wealthier than the average Republican voter.
The Republicans have chosen their direction, and for as long as Donald Trump has a significant influence on the party, this direction is unlikely to change. The Democrats, however, are at a crossroads, and it is unclear where they want to go to. Prominent political figures such as Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Zohran Mamdani believe the Democratic Party should move to the left. This is contrary to the centrist line the party has followed under former presidents Bill Clinton and Joe Biden, and to a significant degree, Barack Obama. Several potential presidential candidates for the 2028 election, such as Gavin Newsom and Pete Buttigieg, have explicitly opted to avoid categorization in the hope of expanding their potential appeal as much as possible. At some point, however, the Democratic Party will need to pick a side.
The stakes could hardly be higher. Donald Trump is at his lowest level of approval ever, yet the Democrats are only marginally less unpopular. The 2026 midterm elections will decide who has control over the House of Representatives and the Senate, and the 2028 presidential election will be pivotal in deciding the United States' future. The Democrats have a choice to make: do they attempt to win back the working class voters they lost, while potentially risking their position as the party of "pragmatism and reason"? Or do they focus on consolidating their gains in the suburbs, while potentially risking further implications of being the "party of [cultural] elites"? And more importantly, what do these rivaling visions mean for the future of the United States, and will the Democrats be able to convince American voters that they are actually capable of achieving their goals?
This debate will follow a British Parliamentary format with eight debaters split into **four teams of two.**
Participants who wish to speak are highly encouraged to bring a paper and pen. You are welcome to participate even if you have no prior debating experience.
We aim for debates that are respectful, constructive, and welcoming:
* **Respect ideas and people** Listen actively, stay quiet while others speak, and debate arguments, not identities or beliefs.
* **Be concise and civil** Keep questions short and relevant; avoid hostility, hate speech, or discrimination.
* **Respect boundaries and time** No unwanted advances or suggestive behavior; arrive on time to avoid disrupting the debate.
* **Follow moderators** They guide the discussion and ensure fairness.
Yoga for Men - by Queer Yoga Brussels
🌟 Hello Yogis and Future Yogis! 🌟
NEW YEAR - New You ? :-)
Maybe you've always wanted to try a Men-Only Yoga class but kept putting it off to January ? :) Well... January is here now - so no more reasons for you not to join our weekly Yoga Class **exclusively for men**.
Gay, Bi, Trans, ally, curious, we don't really care...
if you identify as male and have friendly vibes - come and join us !
Ladies, unfortunately you'll have to skip this one - but come and join us on Sunday mornings ! :)
🧘♀️🧘♂️ Class takes place every **Wednesday evening - from 18:30 to 19:45 :)** After class, we can hang around for a cup of tea and a chat, or go for a drink - depending on the energy.
No need to worry if you've never tried Yoga before – everyone is welcome, beginners included! 🌈 Just bring yourself in some comfy clothes and let the magic happen :-).
🌿 **Class Details:**
* Classes take place [Merci Wellness - Place Dillens 1, 1060 Saint-Gilles](https://www.merci-wellness.be/plan-acces.php). Very easy to get there, either by bike or metro (Hotel des Monnaies).
* ⏰ 18:30 to 19:45 (doors will open at 18:15 - **class starts at 18:30 sharp** \- not possible to join after that **as the door will be closed**).
💸 **Cost:**
* First class: 10 euros 🌟
* Single class: 15 euros 🧘♂️
* 5-class pass: 65 euros (valid for 3 months - a great deal for regular yogis! 🎉)
You can pay your class on site either in CASH or through PAYCONIC.
For more info - follow us on [Instagram.com/queeryogabrussels](http://www.instagram.com/queeryogabrussels)
**Come and try it !** Spend a moment in a nice atmosphere and discover the benefits of Yoga, from increased flexibility, better posture, a stronger body to a calmer mind.
See you on the mat! 🧘♀️✨
Edson
P.S. We also have a "mixed gender" class on Sunday mornings from 11:00 to 12:15 - make sure to check it out on Meetup !
Korean-English Exchange & Soju in Bruxelles
Join us every Wednesday for an authentic Korean experience in the heart of Brussels! 🇰🇷✨
Let’s share Soju, delicious Korean food, fun karaoke sessions, and plenty of good vibes. Don’t miss our photo booth moments and the chance to meet amazing new people from all over the world!
🎉 Free entry, just order at least one drink to support the venue.
📍 Gyosang, Rue Sainte-Catherine 8, Brussels
🕢 Every Wednesday, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Come for the language exchange, stay for the laughter, food, and Soju! 🍶🎤
Geopolitics/Géopolitique/ژئوپلیتیک/Геополитика/גאופוליטיקה
This is a **recurring weekly gathering** of open-minded people who want to understand geopolitics **without confirmation bias**.
We are not here to repeat talking points, defend camps, or feel morally validated.
We are here to **listen, compare perspectives, and learn** — especially from people who come from, live in, or are directly affected by the regions being discussed.
Each week, we look at **current and long-term geopolitical issues**, including conflicts rarely covered or oversimplified by Western media.
**Topics We Cover**
Our discussions focus on **current and long-term geopolitical issues**, including conflicts rarely covered or oversimplified by Western media, sovereignty, and reality as it is, not as it is marketed. We approach geopolitics and society from a realist, sovereignty-first perspective, skeptical of globalist ideology and media **groupthink**. The aim is to understand interests, incentives, history, law, and consequences — not to rehearse fashionable outrage.
**Examples of topics we regularly examine include:**
**1\. Venezuela & Cuba**
Sanctions, regime survival, sovereignty, and how U.S. policy, energy interests, and regional power dynamics shape outcomes in Latin America — beyond Cold War clichés.
**2\. Ukraine\, Cyprus & European Borders**
Frozen conflicts, divided territories, and how international law is selectively applied when sovereignty clashes with strategic interests.
**3\. Iran\, Gaza\, Syria & Lebanon**
The Middle East beyond slogans: proxy wars, regional balances, sectarian fault lines, sanctions, militias, state collapse, and why Western media framing often obscures long-term realities.
**4\. Congo \(DRC\) & Resource Wars**
How minerals, supply chains, and foreign interests fuel instability in Africa — and why some of the deadliest conflicts on earth barely make the news.
**5\. Taiwan\, Greenland & Strategic Geography**
Why islands, trade routes, chokepoints, and remote territories matter enormously in a multipolar world — and how geography shapes power more than ideology ever will.
**What Makes This Different**
– We prioritize **voices from affected regions**: Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, Eastern Europe, Asia
– We examine **what Western media doesn’t tell, doesn’t show, or doesn’t contextualize**
– We welcome **new ideas, uncomfortable facts, and disagreement**
– We focus on power, interests, culture, history, economics — not slogans
**This is not a safe space for ideology.**
**It *is* a safe space for honest thinking.**
In Brussels, there are already debate initiatives that offer structured discussions. Too often, however, a small circle curates skewed propositions and narrows the range of acceptable conclusions, turning moderation into gatekeeping .
There are also plenty of spaces dedicated to repeating anti-American slogans or reducing complex geopolitics to partisan outrage. This forum is not one of them.
Our approach is different. **We welcome genuine diversity of opinion and lived experience.** No one here will be cancelled, banned, or shamed for challenging dominant narratives. Ideas are debated openly; personal attacks and defamation are not tolerated.
**Motions & Proposals Welcome**
We actively encourage participants to propose motions for debate.
If you suggest a motion, please do so with substance: a clear claim, basic historical or legal grounding, and an understanding of the stakes involved. Motions designed to provoke thinking are welcome; motions designed to score points or repeat media talking points are not.
**Languages**
The language of discussion will depend on the participants present.
Debates are typically held in English and French, but we are comfortable switching or accommodating other languages when the moderation team can support it.
Languages we can currently handle include:
– English
– French
– Dutch
– Spanish
– Italian
– Russian
– Farsi
The goal is understanding, not linguistic purity. When needed, participants may clarify or translate key points to ensure everyone can follow the discussion.
If you speak more than one language, that’s an asset here
### **What We Ask of Participants**
– Come to understand, not to perform or “win”
– Be genuinely open to **new ideas and perspectives**, especially those that challenge your own
– Speak from **knowledge**, not slogans — history, law, and context matter
– If you bring a topic, come prepared: facts, timelines, sources, and legal or historical grounding are encouraged
– Argue **ideas**, never individuals
– No censorship of viewpoints
– No personal attacks
– No defamation or accusations against individuals
**Strong disagreement is not only accepted — it is expected.**
**Intellectual laziness is not.**
**This is not a dating meetup.**
Not every social space exists for flirting, hitting on people, or testing romantic opportunities.
Anyone who treats this forum as a dating pool, approaches others with unwanted advances, or assumes participation implies romantic availability is misunderstanding the purpose of this group.
Conversation comes first. Ideas come first. Respect comes first.
If you are here primarily to date, pursue, or pressure others, this is not the right space for you.
Boundaries are enforced. Discomfort is taken seriously.
**Those who ignore this will be immediately asked to leave.**
**Location & RSVP**
The event will take place in Ixelles, in a public bar.
To keep the discussion safe, focused, and accountable, the exact venue will be shared only with confirmed RSVPs via our WhatsApp chat.
Depending on the final size of the group, we have several appropriate and secure venue options in the area.
This allows us to:
– Adapt the venue to the group size
– Avoid disruptive or bad-faith behavior common to fully open meetups
– Prevent meetup creeps and repeat offenders
– Ensure everyone present respects the rules of conduct
👉 To RSVP and receive the location:
**https://chat.whatsapp.com/LX7UkWGZ3UdLQWLBvNdezN**
The goal is not exclusivity, but accountability and quality of discussion.
If this format doesn’t suit you, this event may not be the right fit.
Park Events This Week
Discover what is happening in the next few days
🌇 Sunset Stroll: Tervuren Park to Rouge Cloître
Escape the city bustle and join us for a magical evening walk from the royal gardens of Tervuren, through the ancient Sonian Forest, ending at the picturesque Rouge Cloître.
This hike is perfect for anyone looking to unwind after work, breathe some fresh forest air, and enjoy the golden hour colors.
🗺️ The Route
We will start at the Tervuren Station (terminus of Tram 44). We’ll begin by walking through the formal gardens and ponds of Tervuren Park, enjoying the open views and the sunset light reflecting on the water.
From there, we will dive into the Sonian Forest (Zoniënwoud), walking under the canopy of the majestic beech cathedrals. The path will lead us gently downhill towards the historic Rouge Cloître (Rood Klooster), a 14th-century Augustinian priory nestled on the edge of the forest.
🕒 The Plan
* Meeting Time: 14:50
* Meeting Point: Just outside the Tervuren Station (Terminus of Tram 44).
* The Walk: We depart at 15:00 sharp.
* The End: We aim to arrive at Rouge Cloître around 18:00.
* Après-Walk: For those interested, we can grab a drink at a local spot near
Herrmann-Debroux or at the brasserie in Rouge Cloître (depending on opening hours)
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📋 Practical Details
* Distance: Approximately 10 km.
* Duration: ~3 hours walking time.
* Pace: Casual to moderate. We wait for everyone, but please be comfortable walking this distance.
* Terrain: Mostly flat/downhill with some unpaved forest paths.
🎒 What to Bring
* Comfortable Shoes: Walking shoes or sneakers (trail runners are great if it has rained recently).
* Water: Stay hydrated!
* Layers: Evenings can get chilly in the forest.
🚇 Getting Home
The walk ends at Rouge Cloître. From there, it is a short 10-15 minute walk to Herrmann-Debroux metro station (Line 5), which connects you easily back to the city center.
Note: This event is free of charge. Participation is at your own risk. Please RSVP only if you intend to come so we don't leave anyone behind!
See you on the trail! 🌳✨
La Hulpe Domain
This Sunday we will check out the blooming daffodils in La Hulpe domain 🌼
Meeting point: Parking Folon.
After our walk we shall enjoy what is known as one of the prettiest terraces in Belgium, in La Taverne de l’Homme Bleu restaurant - please let me know if you will be eating with us. You can check their menu online.
See you Sunday, Sandra (0497/243455)
Pajottenland
* Meet at [La Guinguette du Parc de Forest](https://maps.app.goo.gl/9Gbqrd933FxMTPqWA).
* Coffee 10h30 \| leaving 11h00\.
* 35km loop around Pajottenland. Elevation 190m.
* Estimated moving time 2h10 not including lunch and some brief stops.
* Lunch at [Watermolen bij de Pede](https://maps.app.goo.gl/HNzLGDBRWodar2seA) picnic tables - bring your own.
* View the route or download the GPX from [here](https://loc.wiki/t/252764504?wa=sc).
* If rain is forecast this will be cancelled so check this page before start time.
* See more general information on the [About us](https://www.meetup.com/brussels-cycling-group/) page.
* Tel: 04 864 068 16.
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Please ignore Komoot details for route **Alpine Gravel Monte Brè** embedded below. This is a Meetup bug - they also own Komoot and trying something new and it's a mess.
DSTI Paris AWS Cloud Club: Level Up Your Portfolio & Ship an ML Model on AWS
**DSTI AWS Cloud Club – Level Up Your Portfolio & Ship an ML Model on AWS**
*(Paris Campus / Online)*
Ready to move from theory to real cloud deployment?
Join us for our **AWS Cloud Club** event at **DSTI Paris** and take your **portfolio** to the next level. In this hands-on **workshop**, you’ll set up your cloud development environment and deploy a simple web portfolio while discovering how real AWS services work together.
📅 **Friday 6th March** 🕒 **15:30 – 17:00 (CET)** 📍**DSTI Paris Campus & Online**
🔍 **What we’ll cover :**
⚙️ *Get Ready*
Set up your development environment for cloud projects.
🌐 *Build Your Portfolio*
Create and deploy a simple web portfolio using GitHub.
☁️ *Explore AWS Core Services*
Hands-on demo with:
* AWS Lambda
* Amazon S3
* API Gateway
You’ll see how these services connect to power a real serverless application.
🎁 **Bonus :**
We’ll end the session with a short interactive **quiz**, with **prizes** to win ! 👀
🎯 **Why join?**
* Strengthen your technical portfolio
* Deploy a real project on AWS
* Understand serverless architecture in practice
* Gain hands-on experience beyond theory
* Connect with other motivated DSTI students
Whether you're into **DA**, **DS**, **DE**, or **CY**, this workshop will help you build something concrete and showcase-ready.
Let’s build, deploy, and level up together.
Dutch Limburg (Maastricht to Visé, 26km)
On Sunday I am organizing a hike in Dutch Limburg. We will start on the outskirts of Maastricht for a hike along rolling hills. This area is known from the cycling event "Amstel Gold Race". We will mainly walk on unpaved roads and cross a couple of forests. Halfway we enter Belgium again. After walking 1km through Flanders we continue along Walloon territory, to finish in Visé. This town has a good choice of bars to finish our hike with a beer or two.
As the number of participants is limited, it is important that you manage your registration responsibly: only sign up if you really intend to come and cancel as soon as you know you can’t (this also goes for people on the waiting list!). We will try to keep close to an average speed of about 5 km/h. We will walk mainly on unpaved roads. I’ve not tested this track beforehand, so it’s possible that there are some mistakes in the planning.
●●You can find the track here:
https://loc.wiki/t/252972128?wa=sc
●●Meeting point:
We meet at 10h42 in Maastricht-Randwijck. **IMPORTANT: this is not the main railway station in Maastricht!** If you start from Brussels, the best option is to take train IC507 from Schaarbeek to Eupen at 9h12. **IMPORTANT: this weekend there are no direct trains to Eupen from Brussels-South, Central or North.** I am coming from Ghent, so I will be on that train already. You can find me in the first car of the train. In Liege-Guillemins you have ten minutes to change. You should take train S43 towards Aachen Hbf at 10h08. **IMPORTANT: make sure that you take the correct train to Aachen HbF, because there are two trains going that direction.** Make sure that you get out at Maastricht-Randwijck. This is not the main railway station.
●● Train tickets:
Return ticket Brussels-Maastricht should be fine. This journey involves a border crossing.
●● Back to Brussels:
In Visé there is one train per hour back to Brussels, with a change in Liege.
●● Specifics:
Distance: ca 26km
Elevation gain: 300m
Net walking time: ca 5-6h
Weather forecast: Dry and 17 degrees!
In the unlikely case of too bad weather, we may cancel a hike, even few hours before the event. If this must happen, we will of course update the Meetup website and send out an email to those registered. So it is important to have access to either the [[[[[[[Meetup.com](http://meetup.com/)]([http://meetup.com/](http://meetup.com/))]([http://meetup.com/](http://meetup.com/))]([http://meetup.com/](http://meetup.com/))]([http://meetup.com/](http://meetup.com/))]([http://meetup.com/](http://meetup.com/))]([http://meetup.com/](http://meetup.com/)) website and/or your emails.
●● What to bring:
* Comfortable hiking clothes &shoes
* rain gear (just in case)
* water + food for the breaks
* sun cream
* Compeed for blisters
* some small money for drinks
●● Basic rules:
Please RSVP only if you really intend to come. And if your plans change, update your RSVP asap, even hours before the walk. This is basic courtesy towards others. Repeated late cancellations are not well considered (at all). No-shows are even worse.
Do not show up for a hike unless you are on the “going” list. People with the "go-with-the-flow" label are only moved from the waitlist 24 hours before the hike. I give you the label "go-with-the-flow" if you did not show up in one of my hikes before, or if you canceled for one of these hikes less than 24 hours in advance.
●● Acknowledgement of member responsibility and release of liability:
You are responsible for yourself and should be fit enough if you want to take part. As the participation in the events is strictly voluntary and you freely choose to join, it is the responsibility of individuals participating to ensure that they are fit enough and have adequate coverage to protect themselves. By signing up for this event, you agree to release the organisers from any responsibility and liability. Moreover, the organisers aren't tour operators, so they don't feel obliged to answer to every text message or email!
Functional Movement & Yoga at Merci Studio & Optional Coffee - St Gilles
Functional Movement & Yoga at Le Repère Les Glacières
(please register in advance at [www.popupyogaconcepts.be/schedule](http://www.popupyogaconcepts.be/schedule))
A practise linking functional movement with yoga and functional breathwork.
This practise emphasises posture correction for spine health & breathing properly even when challenged in key poses and during movement.
This class is held in a close community giving the chance for people to meet others in a context of calm and wellbeing. We also go for a chai/coffee in the area after class, however this is not mandatory.
The location is hosted at Merci Studio in St Gilles (near the parvis) . Everyone is welcome as long as you have a kind and open hearted spirit :-)
Address
Merci Studio (4th floor)
Julien Dillensplein 1
1060 St Gilles
Drop in Rate 20 euros
Park Events Near You
Connect with your local Park community
Sunday at Highbanks Metro Park
We will meet next to the restrooms at the [Big Meadows Picnic Area](https://www.metroparks.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/HBK_Web_1980.png). They're all the way at the back of the park, and they can be found at coordinates [40°09'06.6"N 83°02'30.2"W](https://www.google.com/maps/place/40%C2%B009'06.6%22N+83%C2%B002'30.2%22W/@40.151828,-83.0423587,214m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m10!1m5!3m4!2zNDDCsDA5JzA4LjAiTiA4M8KwMDEnNDUuMSJX!8m2!3d40.1522222!4d-83.0291944!3m3!8m2!3d40.151827!4d-83.041715?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTIwNC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D) (near the playground and the zip line).
We'll hike about 5 miles at [Highbanks Metro Park](https://www.metroparks.net/parks-and-trails/highbanks/) on the Dripping Rock and Overlook Trails. Afterward, we'll head over to [Olentangy River Brewing](https://www.olentangybrew.com/) for drinks, coffee, or food (their Sunday [food truck](https://www.olentangybrew.com/eventsandfood) is Venezuelan and always gets good reviews).
The actual address of the brewery is [303 Green Meadows Dr S, 43035](https://www.google.com/maps/place/303+Green+Meadows+Dr+S,+Lewis+Center,+OH+43035/@40.1551938,-83.0144045,17.25z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x8838f395cef06c97:0xe407de61b3e30069!8m2!3d40.1551765!4d-83.0124352!16s%2Fg%2F11c26jc7j9?entry=ttu). If you can't make the hike, we should be there by noon.
**How to find our starting point in Big Meadows:**
If you are new to Highbanks, the Big Meadows picnic area is 1.5 miles into the park just after you turn into the park off of U.S. Route 23. That is, after you enter the park, drive a mile and a half into the park. You will come to a crosswalk with a yield sign in the middle of it (this is not to be confused with the first such crosswalk you come to just in front of the Nature Center, which you arrive at maybe a quarter of a mile into the park).
Just after this second crosswalk, make a left. Then make another almost immediate left into the parking lot on your left. There you will see the jungle gym and the kiddie zip line to your left. I will be just in front of the restrooms just a bit further down from the jungle gym and picnic shelter; the restroom building will also be on your left.
Smash Park Happy Hour - Columbus Ski Club
🎉 **CSC First Fridays at Smash Park – Westerville!** 🎉
Join the **Columbus Ski Club (CSC)** for our March First Friday at **Smash Park Westerville**! Whether you're a longtime member or brand new to CSC, this is the perfect night to mix, mingle, and have some fun.
🗓 **Friday, March 6, 2026**
⏰ **New Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM**
📍 **Smash Park**
495 Polaris Pkwy, Westerville, OH 43082
(Just east of Cleveland Ave off Polaris Pkwy)
Get ready to **play, drink, and eat** with fellow CSC members and friends. Smash Park offers tons of activities, including:
* Pickleball
* Axe Throwing
* Duckpin Bowling
* Cyber Shuffle
* Karaoke Suites
* Outdoor Shuffleboard
* Bocce Ball
* Party Darts
* Cornhole
Come out and enjoy a lively evening filled with games, great food, and even better company. 🍻🎯 All are welcome — members and non-members alike!
Bring a friend, bring your competitive spirit, or just bring yourself. We can’t wait to see you there!
Morning people unite!! 🐤 ☕ + 💬 @ Crimson Cup Coffee Shop - Clintonville
Early-bird coffee and conversation at [Crimson Cup Coffee Shop - Clintonville](https://www.crimsoncup.com/about/location/clintonville)!
Franklinton Arts District Second Fridays Meet @ One Line Coffee, 471 W. Rich St.
Let’s meet, wander the exhibits and open galleries, and enjoy an evening out in the Franklinton Arts District.
(Nearby pay parking is available in the garage on McDowell, right around the corner from One Line Coffee, and, past it along the curb as McDowell dead ends.)



















