OUTDOOR CLUB SOUTH is the largest, most active & fun outdoor club in the South!  Our members love to hike, bike and paddle throughout the beautiful South and beyond. Our members are fun, friendly and active!  We have a wide variety of events for all ages and experience levels. Are you ready to explore the beautiful South and make new friends?  Join Us on an outdoor adventure soon!

Walking & Running Group!! Whether you're a beginner looking to improve your physical fitness or you're an experienced runner looking to improve your skills, this is a great way to meet others with the same goals. Curious about running a 5K, 10K, 1/2 or Full Marathon? This is the group for you!!! All speeds and skill levels are welcome. First time runner? There are plenty of people to help you out, myself included! Come out, have a great run, and meet your new best friends!!!

The #1 Jazz meetup in the world is right here in the Carolinas!! Know that you'll always have kindred spirits who can join you when you need a jolt of good jazz music! Can't seem to find any quality "live" jazz shows to go to? Finding good jazz music live in the Carolinas is like trying to find a needle in a haystack! Join Carolina Jazz Friends to experience the top artists in jazz from national artist like Gerald Albright, Walter Beasley, Steve Cole, Will Donato, Mike Phillips and Brian Simpson …

If there is one thing you learn when you become a mom, it's that you need to surround yourself with mom friends. For those of us who entered motherhood without this essential component, you're in the right place! The South Charlotte Playgroup is a meetup group of moms and our little ones.  We plan events for our mom-members and our children (five years and under).  Most of us live in the South Charlotte area, and we get together to go the park, out to lunch, Mom's night out, a run on the greenw …

Charlotte Startup Pitch Night focuses on providing monthly opportunities for you to practice, refine, and perfect your startup pitches.  We also provide targeted networking and learning opportunities in the Charlotte, North Carolina region to meet, form partnerships, and launch or formulate new start-ups. Charlotte Startup Pitch Night's events are run by a leadership team that works to find the meeting venues and plan out and execute all the Meetup events.  Our mission is to be known as the pla …

QC Dinner Group is a welcoming foodie group in Charlotte which gathers semi-monthly to try a new restaurant or to visit a favorite. We make every effort to support locally-owned restaurants but we may stray to a unique chain once in a while. Some of our favorites include:   Dish (Plaza/Midwood), Las Margaritas (East Charlotte), Savor Cafe (Uptown), Waldhorn (Pineville), Fiamma (Dilworth),  Alexander Michael's (Uptown), Woodlands (East Charlotte), Greek Isles (Southend), Bistro La Bon (Plaza/Mid …

Love to run with your dog, but want to meet new people at the same time? We are excited to meet with other local active dog owners who are interested in running with their dog for general fitness or to lose a couple extra pounds. Runners of all levels are welcome. The group will be led by Dogtopia of Charlotte, but we always welcome guest experts like dog trainers, vets, and exercise experts.

This group is for anyone who enjoys trail running, mountain biking and hiking the beautiful trails of North Carolina and South Carolina. Share some of your favorite trails and jump in by attending or organizing group rides or runs. Although most members may be primarily in the Charlotte, NC & Fort Mill, SC area, this group is not limited to just local rides.  So feel free to get some of those Pisgah, Uwharrie, FATS, and other rides/runs started as well! Membership is free. Add this page to your …

This Dev Meet Up is a social gathering for developers to discuss geospatial technologies, complementary third-party tools, and development platforms (e.g., Silverlight, Java, Flex, JavaScript) that are supported by Esri. Presentations run the gamut of our community: from Web development to mobile location development for iOS, Android and Windows Phone 7 to automating tasks with Python. Developers of all levels of expertise are welcome, from seasoned GIS professionals to those new to geospatial …

We are a very active group of small dog owners who get together virtually every weekend for some fun in the Charlotte area! Our $5 in dues covers the fee of running our Meetup.com website which in total is $180 a year. These must be paid by each member every 6 months. Leftover dues will go into a pool for special events. If a member goes 90 days without attending a meetup and without paying dues, they will be removed from the group. We like to keep this group fun, active, intimate, and busy! For …

The Modern Muscle Car Club is a group of automotive enthusiasts with a love for late model muscle cars.  Our rides have all the show of the classics, but so much more of the GO!  We enjoy modern suspension, big brakes, forced induction and all the latest technology to get us going faster! We welcome owners of any modern sports car - GTO's, M3's, AMG Mercedes, Mustangs, Challengers and Camaros.  If you like to show it, race it, or just feel proud to have SERIOUS HORSEPOWER... we hope you'll join …

You have stumbled up the Charlotte Hash House Harriers, the best little Hash House in the South! The CH³ have been running and drinking around the Queen City of Charlotte, North Carolina (USA) since 1992. Founded in Kuala Lumpur, Maylasia in 1938, Hashing is a mixture of athleticism, sociability, hedonism and hard work; most of all it's a refreshing break from the grind and a chance to drink beer with great friends. A Hash Trail is an exhilaratingly fun combination of running, orienteering, …

Designing, developing and supporting applications for "the cloud" presents different challenges than on dedicated or VPS environments. The mission of CLT Cloud is to facilitate conversation amongst developers, system administrators and technologists involved in applications that run in cloud environments like Amazon AWS and Heroku. Anyone interesting in cloud computing should join, regardless of experience level or technologies of interest. This group is language and technology agnostic.

Child abuse, pollution, disease, poverty, genocide, animal cruelty...it never ends.  The list of needs in the world today can be overwhelming and it's easy to sit back and wonder why.  But what if, instead of waiting on someone else to do it, we became the change we wished to see in the world?  What if we stepped up, spoke up, and reached out to make a difference using our own gifts and passions?  The world is hurting but the good news is that you CAN do something about it.  Whoever you are, whe …

Beginners in Swim and Run or experienced Tri folks are welcome to join us. Share your Tri Stories and let us help each other to commit to swim then run on Tuesday at 8am at Charlotte MAC ( Latin School ) and then run thru Providence Plantation. Should be finished by 10:30 if you are able to stay for the Run, if not enjoy swim with us.

One World Dragon Boat a healthy, athletic and supportive outlet for LGBT members, family and straight allies to learn, train and participate in the centuries old paddle sport of dragon boating for fun and competition. Learn more about OWDB by visiting our website at www.oneworlddragonboat.org OWDB believes a more just, peaceful, loving and inclusive society will be created through exposure and positive interactions one person at a time. ~ On water season runs March through the end of October ~

Who are we? In the fall of 2010 the Extreme Obstacle Course Runners, E.O.C.R., was established as an obstacle course training program. The program was developed to give all athletic levels (couch potato to super athlete), the practical experience, training and knowledge into effectively negotiating an obstacle course race without fear (or to reduce the feeling of fear). What is an obstacle race? An obstacle race is a series of challenging physical stations, meant for fun for the average, the ath …

Ok where are all of the Grown Spades Players. I've been looking for some MATURE Adults, that love to play the game and have fun in the process. No Drama...No Problems... Just Trash Talking and Boston Running....No Sand Bagging and No Renigging. Looking to enjoy some Mature Grown Folk company. Can't wait to see you at the Spades Table....Bring Your A Game!!

Join our community of next generation startups. Let's get together to network, socialize and share best practices about the new way of building and running your business more efficiently and competitive than ever before. We will organize various events and workshops with the support of the world's leading online work platform. These events will be a great opportunity for you - as an entrepreneur, small business owner or startup enthusiast - to network with like-minded people in your area, learn …

"Slow and Steady wins the race" The Tortoise from Aesops Fables The Tortoise and the Hare. A running group for people who run 9.5 to 11.5 minute pace with occassional walk breaks. Interested in running during the day (between 9am and 2pm) in the Myers Park area. All ages, male or female. Let's pick a day and time to get started. Maybe expand into more days. Maybe train for half marathon, but generally 3-6 mile runs.

Charlotte Women and Retirement Planning is a group created by women for women.  We are dedicated to helping women feel confident in many financial aspects of life.  We strive to help all women understand their finances, from the single independent woman, the busy working mom, the retired widow and every stage in between.  It is important that we as women understand finances both now and in retirement.  Having a plan is the first step.  The group was created by two full-time working moms who unde …

Are you ready to get into the best shape of your life? Do you need motivation? Don’t want to do it by yourself? Join us at Park Rd Park to experience the greatest Charlotte fitness program. Our fitness boot camp works to make everyone healthier, faster, and stronger and we have fun while doing it! Whether you are trying to cut time off your mile for your next race or you haven’t run a mile since your 7th grade PE teacher made you, we have got the solution that will help you see improvement not m …

A unique training community for the modern girl to be healthy and strong through the accountability and motivation of others. The GreenFitGirl community empowers greater wellness through "green exercise" and meaningful connections. By joining GreenFitGirl you can train with other women who are at similar fitness levels as you because GFG offers exercise programs for beginners and those looking to push to the next level. GreenFitGirl outdoor programs include running and walking sessions, strength …

This is a new group to get people together who love running. We'll have at least one 5k run and/or walk event per month, scheduled somewhere in or around Charlotte. All experience levels are welcome! We'll meet before the race to provide encouragement and then after the race to socialize.

Interested in building games for your mobile device? Want to share ideas with developers, designer, and artists? Charlotte Game Dev is focused on sharing knowledge about game development using HTML5, WebGL, JavaScript, iOS, Android, NodeJS, SocketIO and many more. We also will look at the libraries and tools to get your game up and running. So come out for some great discussions, food, and networking.

Looking to meet new friends that are active and fun? This group's goal is creating long lasting friendships and finding our own personal joy through new experiences. Unlike other singles groups this is one geared at finding what makes you happy, and less about drinking. This group will experience hiking, running, climbing, dancing, kick boxing etc...and some local travel. We are part of a team and each member has an important role and that is to show up and enjoy their new life one experience at …