Meet with locals in a women-only, relaxed and friendly environment to swap the clothes you no longer want or need for cool new ones! No cash traded, just clothes! Please read the FAQs before requesting to become a member. You will find them on the Pages tab above.

Coastal hikes, inland hikes, simpler walks in town, cultural and social events -- we've expanded beyond the scope of the group's original name. Maybe some "hiking to music" in the form of Square Dancing or Ballroom Dancing. There will be some meetups at Cubberley Pavillion in Palo Alto where lessons are taught at 8pm every Friday and and Saturday nights. Some of our events will be small dog friendly as I have a Papillion. :) The age range is extended to make it a 35-65ish group. Anybody with …

SC Symphony, Cabrillo Music Festival, SC Baroque Festival, New Music Works -- would you go to more performances if you had like-minded people to go with? Join our meetup group to share ideas, make new friends, and enjoy cultural events. Meetups include optional dining out before or after the event.

Welcome! We hike from a fraction of a mile to tens of miles, mostly in Santa Cruz County. Sometimes we will carpool up to one hour from Santa Cruz. Read the description carefully for each hike. Most hikes will have a steep and rugged part. Some hikes have shorter or flatter options. Children are welcome if they can keep up and sometimes dogs are welcome depending on local regulations. See the "Photos" section for pictures of past hikes. See the "About Us" section for frequently asked questions …

We are a social group of people who want to make more friends and do fun activities. We focus on making friends friends face to face, fun singles, activities partners, checking out the night life, a happy hour, new resturants, comedy clubs, festivals, or maybe a beach bonfire. Let just get together and have some fun, and some laughs. We want to attract people young at heart, active, easy going, adventurous, and friendly. So, if you want to make more friends, or do fun activities, come join us!!!

Meeting new friends and seeing films is what we do best. We are a social group that enjoys a variety of movies from drama to romance to foreign films to independent films. Great conversations and stimulating discussions are always an essential part of our Meetups so we often grab coffee, dinner and/or drinks together. This is your opportunity to make new friends and see great films. Please join us for good times filled with laughter, stories and amazing company.

How to Make your Life more Meaningful Buddhist Methods for Transforming the Mind Hello Welcome to the meetup group "Buddhist Methods for Transforming the Mind".  We are a group of friendly, sincere, warm-hearted Buddhist practitioners studying Mahayana & Vajrayana Buddhism.  We are dedicated to providing both newcomers to Buddhism as well as established practitioners an opportunity to study, learn, & practice the Buddhist teachings.  We are seeking to create more meaning in our lives.  To see …

Karaoke, billiards, game nights, movies, beach parties, poker, pot lucks, bowling, happy hour, concerts, wine tasting, street fairs, submarine races, food fights... We are a social group of people who meet to make friends and have fun. This group is not limited to single people. There are no age restrictions. Like to walk or hike? Check out Take a Hike. Hiking Friends looks good if you can keep up. Want more social events? Look into Santa Cruz Minglers

The only public Vegan Meetup in Santa Cruz. An opportunity to meet with other vegans and gain support and comradery. All vegans and people interested in veganism are welcome. We are a friendly group of diverse interesting folks.  RSVP or not, you are welcome. Arrive late or leave early - okay by us!

*Please note this group was formerly a Bunco only group, however due to lack of enough attendance for Bunco, we shifted our focus to the more popular Poker Night.  We may still schedule Bunco games from time to time.  Feel free to attend whichever events interest you.  :) Join us for Ladies Poker Night. Our home games are typically held in Scotts Valley, CA. We're a fun group of women who don't take ourselves too seriously. We enjoy laughing, eating, talking and drinking wine, beer or margarita' …

Cruz Beer is a social group dedicated to promoting and highlighting the craft beer community in the greater Santa Cruz area. Celebrate craft beer!

This group is to provide motivation and support for all women who are looking to release weight no longer needed. There is no medical advice or nutritional advice provided but the purpose of this group is to get the support we need to lose weight together and make some friends and have some fun along the way. Also we will exercise together as much as possible so that will make it even more fun and we will do low intensity exercises like walking for starters so that everyone can participate. Plea …

We are pretty full at the moment.  Feel free to join to be put on our waiting list. Have you pitched in a prior slow pitch league? We do need a good pitcher. http://www.cruzbeer.com

I started this group because I found that as I approached my late thirties and am now about to hit 41, (WOW!) girlfriends who are available to dance past bedtime to some infectious beats are challenging to find! Although every girl in this group will share a common love of dancing, this group is to provide a comfortable space for positive-minded women to come together, laugh, get to know one another, and make some real, honest-to-goodness friends-- whether we are dancing the night away at a live …

Do you have a love for reading fun and romantic books? Do you aspire to find your own Mr. Darcy? Do you hide your Nora Roberts book between the pages of another so know one will see you're reading a paperback novel?! Ah-Ha! Then this is the group for you! This is a very light-hearted group geared towards finding friends who share a love for romance books and other popular novels (i.e. The Help, A Discovery of Witches, Beautiful Disaster etc.) We will vote on a book every month and "meet-up" to d …

Dining for Women is a national giving circle. There are three chapters located in Santa Cruz, CA with more than 400 chapters nationally and internationally. We “dine in” together once a month, each bringing a potluck dish to share, and send our “dining out” dollars to international programs empowering women. Through our members’ combined dinner donations, we support grass-roots programs for women fostering good health, education, vocational training, micro-credit loans and economic development. …

I have been living in Santa Cruz for 6 years now and one thing is so very apparent. It's not easy to build a network and community of friends in Santa Cruz if you did not grow up in Santa Cruz. I love living in this extremely beautiful part of the world but one also needs a community of friends at the same time. You don't have to be a transplant in Santa Cruz although that is what I am. All are welcome. There is no age range or requirement. If you live in the Santa Cruz area (including all surro …

TechRaising was founded in 2011 to support local communities efforts in sustaining tech ecosystems. We aim to provide the space and support for individuals to gather, collaborate, and build their ideas. It is the melding of experience, expertise and execution that allows tech projects to flourish. The innaugaral TechRaising was held in May 2011 at Cruzio. Over 100 people participated, 38 ideas were pitched, 8 were built in 48 hours, and 2 received funding. Tech icon Scott McNealy gave a thought …

We are a fun group of wine tasters looking for different places and ideas on how to taste wine, learn about wine and have fun together meeting new people.

This is not a career-oriented group -- it's a social group. This group is for other young people with busy work lives that want a place to make new friends outside their daily routine. Let's meet some new people and have some fun! Click "Join us!" and come meet some other cool young people in this wonderful area we share!

We provide innovative physical and virtual infrastructure that freelancers, entrepreneurs, and creative class professionals need to succeed in the 21st century knowledge economy. What does that really mean?  We provide a professional yet comfortable workspace for freelancers, entrepreneurs, developers, designers, consultants, coaches, lawyers - anyone who might otherwise be working from home or trying to work from a coffee shop. The (R)evolution of Work We are a coworking space, but we ain't you …

If you can work out alone, kudos to you! Research has shown that when people work out together or in a group the level of success is far greater. We are here to get you motivated! This group is designed for women to get out and work out. You can be a beginner and join us on a walk or a heavy hitter and join us hitting the boxing bag. Boost your energy and meet new friends in a safe and fun environment. We will explore many types of workouts outdoor and indoor. Some will be easy and some will be …

This is a group for women mountain bikers who live (or live to ride) in Santa Cruz County. It is intended to act as a hub, both online and off, for women to: meet new ride partners and make new friends explore new trails, help maintain existing trails support each other's progress and inspire new challenges support and get more involved in our local bike community share and/or gain bike and trail knowledge have fun and positive experiences on the trail Members are encouraged to host their own …

We hold daily meditation practices, regular retreats, and teachings about the Dharma at Pema Osel Ling, a Tibetan Buddhist retreat center in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Requested by his root teacher His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche, Dzogchen master Lama Tharchin Rinpoche came to the United States to teach the Dharma and to establish Pema Osel Ling as a place where the Dudjom Tersar lineage could be practiced and flourish for countless generations to come. Lama Tharchin has said, "This is a very import …

“This is a group for anyone interested in Tantra Yoga, Conscious Relationships, Meditation, Movement, & Sacred Sexuality. All levels of experience are welcome. I started this group because after attending many sacred sexuality workshops, I wanted to create a community of friends who could learn and practice together. Looking forward to exploring the beauty of love with you!!' Dawn "Dancing Free" Duffy Certified Tantra Educator

In a couple or married and want to go out and have a great time without having to be your single friend's ride or wing man (woman)? Do most of your couple/ married friends just stay at home? Would you like to get out more???? Dancing, dining, movies, bowling, karaoke, wine tasting, informal dinner parties or progressive dinners or just hanging out for a beer ??? No one is too young or too old, just required to be social. Don't drink? No problem - not dicriminating!!!

Socialize with the lgbt community Out in Santa Cruz - hikes in Henry Cowell, walks along West Cliff, board games at Hidden Peak, ice cream at Penny, games on the beach, camping in big basin, dessert at Chocolate, rock climbing at Pacific Edge, dancing at the Palomar....to name a few ideas. The intent of this group is to provide an alternative lgbt social outlet to bars, clubs, and alcohol-centric events. I hope members will contribute their own skills and passions by suggesting events. Let's go …

This is the sixth year of Lesbian Summer Camp. There will be three camps this year with the first in April. These camps were created for lesbians to come together and play for an entire weekend. We have tons of fun hiking, swimming, boating, camping and meeting new friends. There are women that come from as far South as San Diego and as far North as Oregon. We have had women fly in from New York, Montana and Chicago to just us for the weekend. Women arrive with a friend, in a group and many fly …