# Meeting people in Antwerp
This page lists some groups that have regular events open to new people.

## 🍻 Social groups

### ESN (Erasmus Student Network Antwerp)
ESN organises parties & pub crawls mainly aimed at international students.
> ESN Antwerp is an organisation for international & erasmus students who come to study in the city of Antwerp
- ![Facebook][fblogo] [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/esnantwerpen)
- 🔗 [Website](http://www.esnantwerp.org/)

### Meet new people in Antwerp
General group for meeting people to do things with together.
- ![Facebook][fblogo] [Facebook page](https://www.facebook.com/groups/meetupantwerp/)

### BE YES Family
A group that encourages people to meet and does occasional events
- ![Facebook][fblogo] [Facebook group](https://www.facebook.com/groups/582639602107580/)

### Antwerp Outlanders Squad
A new group that does meetups every 2 weeks on Friday at various bars in Antwerp
- ![Meetup][mulogo] [Meetup group](https://www.meetup.com/antwerp-outlanders-squad/)

### Expats in Antwerp
Meet up once every month on Wednesday @ [HOBS](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Brasserie+HOBS/@51.2181006,4.4014083,15.54z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x47c3f6f702bc31e5:0x938210bbdaf8b394!8m2!3d51.2194372!4d4.4009915!16s%2Fg%2F11cn7cprkc?entry=ttu)
- ![Meetup][mulogo] [Meetup group](https://www.meetup.com/expats-in-antwerp/)
- ![Facebook][fblogo] [Facebook group](https://www.facebook.com/groups/91886907991)

### Antwerp Expats
Meets up every other week on Thursday @ [HOBS](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Brasserie+HOBS/@51.2181006,4.4014083,15.54z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x47c3f6f702bc31e5:0x938210bbdaf8b394!8m2!3d51.2194372!4d4.4009915!16s%2Fg%2F11cn7cprkc?entry=ttu)
- ![Meetup][mulogo] [Meetup group](https://www.meetup.com/antwerp-expats/)

### Mature Antwerp Anglophone Expats
Various events throughout the year aimed at native English speakers aged 40+
- ![Meetup][mulogo] [Meetup group](https://www.meetup.com/mature-antwerp-anglophone-expats/)

### Girls' Expats in Antwerp
A group specifically for girls to meet up.
- ![Facebook][fblogo] [Facebook group](https://www.facebook.com/groups/408461872621689)

## 🗨️ Language exchange events
### Antwerp Language Exchange (🇬🇧 🇳🇱 🇫🇷 🇪🇸 🇩🇪 🇮🇹 🌎)
Bi-monthly meetup, usually at [Luckie](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Luckie/@51.2083562,4.3904386,17z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x47c3f7fea05ca71f:0x63cdd1f88d507267!8m2!3d51.2076773!4d4.3914578!16s%2Fg%2F11sfbfm2_h?entry=ttu) on "'t Zuid" or in 't Stadspark if the weather is good.
- ![Meetup][mulogo] [Meetup group](https://www.meetup.com/antwerp-language-exchange-meetup-group/)

### Talk Nights (🌎)
Sporadic language exchange event at [ViaVia reiscafé](https://www.google.com/maps/place/ViaVia+reiscaf%C3%A9/@51.221565,4.4037228,18.17z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x47c3f6f7f5d71299:0xd6000ec5dcbbd149!8m2!3d51.221481!4d4.4044369!16s%2Fg%2F1tt8bf7v?entry=ttu).
Concept: Take a sticker from the table, write the languages you're fluent in and the languages that you'd like to practice. Find a conversation partner that speaks the language you want to practice.
- ![Meetup][mulogo] [Meetup group](https://www.meetup.com/talk-nights-antwerp/)

### International in Antwerp (🇳🇱 🇬🇧 🌎)
Meets every 2 weeks on Thursday @ [Philly's Bar Antwerp](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Philly's+Bar+Antwerp/@51.2205317,4.3974512,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x47c3f6f5d04f3405:0xcd40cce7b38e3331!8m2!3d51.2205317!4d4.3974512!16s%2Fg%2F1pxw6qzn1?entry=ttu)
- ![Meetup][mulogo] [Meetup group](https://www.meetup.com/international-in-antwerp/)

### Stadsklap (🇳🇱 🌎)
Have a conversation with Antwerp locals.

- 🔗 [Official website](https://www.atlas-antwerpen.be/nl/omgaan-met-taal-en-diversiteit/ontmoet-inburgeraars-bij-een-stadsklap)
- 🔗 [Event agenda](https://www.atlas-antwerpen.be/nl/agenda?f%5B0%5D=event_activity%3A5)

### Samen lezen (🇳🇱 🌎)
Aimed at non-native Dutch speakers that want to practice reading in Dutch & have a conversation about what they read.
Native Dutch speakers are welcome as well.

- 🔗 [Official website](https://museumplantinmoretus.be/nl/activiteit/samen-lezen-het-museum-plantin-moretus-voor-anderstaligen)

## 🎲 Boardgame groups
### Boardnado
Every Saturday 19:00-02:00 @ [Outpost Gamecenter](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Outpost+Gamecenter/@51.2195945,4.402907,17.25z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x47c3f6f9d3f9b075:0x250e3eed89e89e2c!8m2!3d51.2194737!4d4.4046446!16s%2Fg%2F1ts1rdd1?entry=ttu)
- 🔗 [Website](https://boardnado.be/)
- ![Facebook][fblogo] [Facebook page](https://www.facebook.com/groups/1731712580426194)

### The Board Games Tavern
Every Saturday @ [Youth hostel Pulcinella](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Hostel+Pulcinella/@51.2156433,4.3983291,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m9!3m8!1s0x47c3f6f0e41cdc13:0x2b0f60189f6b1d90!5m2!4m1!1i2!8m2!3d51.21564!4d4.400904!16s%2Fg%2F11r998v_5?entry=ttu)
- ![Meetup][mulogo] [Meetup page](https://www.meetup.com/theboardgamestavern/)

### The Playground
A boardgame cafe in the center of Antwerp.
- 🔗 [Monthly cardgame evening](https://www.the-playground.be/workshop/wekelijkse-kaartavond/)
- 🔗 [Weekly GO evening](https://www.the-playground.be/workshop/wekelijkse-go-avond/)

## ⚽ Sports groups

### After Work Volleyball - Antwerp
Weekly volleybal on different days.

- ![Meetup][mulogo] [Meetup group](https://www.meetup.com/meetup-group-ijodptax/)

### Volleyball every week in Antwerpen
Weekly volleybal on Sunday

- ![Meetup][mulogo] [Meetup group](https://www.meetup.com/volleyball-every-week-in-antwerpen/)

### Antwerp Running Crew

Running crew that runs weekly on Wednesday

- ![Facebook][fblogo] [Facebook page](https://www.facebook.com/antwerprunningcrew/)

### Wednesday Table Tennis Antwerpen
- ![Meetup][mulogo] [Meetup group](https://www.meetup.com/wednesday-table-tennis-antwerpen/events/304422595/)

## Other

### Mixed and United

Improvtheater community, weekly open trainings on Tuesdays 20h-22h @ [café Multatuli](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Multatuli+caf%C3%A9/@51.2145402,4.3971023,17z/data=!4m14!1m7!3m6!1s0x47c3f6f22bc827d9:0xed959179c34c4bfc!2sMultatuli+caf%C3%A9!8m2!3d51.2145402!4d4.3971023!16s%2Fg%2F1hc1b5j9r!3m5!1s0x47c3f6f22bc827d9:0xed959179c34c4bfc!8m2!3d51.2145402!4d4.3971023!16s%2Fg%2F1hc1b5j9r?entry=ttu) (Lange Vlierstraat 9), open for new and inexperienced people too.

- ![Facebook][fblogo] [Facebook page](https://mixedandunited.be)

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