Social clubs in Toronto.
7 clubs, and when they meet. Most meet on weekday evenings, around The Annex, King West. Most are free to join. The ones without a fixed day are listed below, linked to where they announce. Subscribe to this calendar →
What to expect.
Social clubs are the groups that exist to meet people, where the activity is the excuse: a walk, a coffee, a board game, a language swap, a volunteer shift. If you are new to Toronto or your friends have moved on, this is the page most people are looking for when they search for ways to make friends here.
Each listing says when the group meets, where, and what it costs. Most are free and most are drop-in. Go once. Nobody there expects you to know anyone.
All 7 social clubs in Toronto.
A to Z, in each club's own words. Every one links to the club, and every day and time is the one the club publishes.
Weekly Tuesday hacknight: a short talk, then people split into civic-tech project tables. Hybrid, and the in-person venue changes, so check the week's event. No tech background needed.
Tuesdays, 7pm · Free · civictech.ca →Weekly French conversation table at B Espresso Bar in the Royal Conservatory atrium near St George station; all levels, buy a coffee and sit down.
Thursdays, 6:30pm · The Annex · Free · meetup.com →French-speaking socials at the Black Pony café on Gerrard East and the Madison Avenue Pub, several evenings a month; you swap tables every half hour. $3 per event.
Several weekday evenings a month (Black Pony 6pm, Madison Pub 7pm); dates on Meetup · $3 · meetup.com →Saturday-night language exchange party on the second floor of the Madison Avenue Pub, with an optional small-group English class beforehand. $5 covers either or both.
Saturdays, 7pm · The Annex · $5 · meetup.com →Free guided nature walks open to non-members, a couple a month, led by volunteer naturalists and starting from a subway station or park entrance; no sign-up.
A few public walks a month, weekday or weekend mornings; listed on the TFN walks page · Free · torontofieldnaturalists.org →Sunday-morning group walk from The Well at Front and Spadina, meeting in front of the Adidas store, with coffee afterwards. Dogs welcome. Hundreds turn up.
Sundays, 10am · King West · Free · luma.com →Big, informal language exchange at the Madison Avenue Pub every other Wednesday night: wear a flag sticker for the languages you speak and wander between tables. Arrive and leave when you like.
Every other wednesdays, 7pm · The Annex · Free · meetup.com →
Questions people actually ask.
I don't know anyone. Is that a problem?
It is the point. Social clubs assume you are arriving alone, and most build the first ten minutes around introductions. Pick a weekday evening for your first visit, when the regulars are relaxed and the crowd is smaller.
What's the difference between a social club and a meetup?
Nothing you need to worry about. We list any group that meets in person on a repeating basis and that a stranger can walk into. Some call themselves clubs, some meetups, some just a name and a day.
Do these cost anything?
Most do not. Some ask you to buy a drink or cover a venue fee, and a few charge a small annual membership. Whatever it is, it is in the listing before you go.
Is there an age range?
Rarely a strict one. Where a group is for a specific age, like 20s and 30s or over 50s, its listing says so. Everything else is mixed.
Every listing links straight to the club. Know a social club in Toronto we don’t? Add it.