Let’s explore social events in Saint Paul, MN happening this week. Local events are a great way to meet new people and make new friends. Look through this page and consider going out and socializing during one of these social events.
Are you looking to take a break from your regular ventures, build friendships or develop emotional intelligence? Social events could just be just the thing you are missing. As they always say, one’s company, two’s a crowd, three’s a party. In these events, you will get to meet a whole new range of people, engage other cultures and understand different perspectives. You get opportunities to expand your circle through the interactions and conversations elicited. Whether you are looking to improve your social or work connections, this is it for you.
There are many events held across Saint Paul, Minnesota. Events range from backyard outings, outdoor activity events, singles events, professional networking, meaningful discussions, and more. They are all varied and interesting covering your lifestyle and preference. If you find it hard to make connections or socialize in these events, here are a few tips to save your situation.
Local Groups’ Events in Saint Paul
Break the Bubble @ Rail Werks Brewing Depot
◦ When: Friday, Dec 6th
◦ Where: Rail Werks Brewing Depot
Let’s get the December BtB holiday train off and running with our first visit to Rail Werks Brewing Depot! They have a huge freaking taproom, they are excited to host us, and it’s going to be an amazing night!
So wait, this is a singles event right? Or a professional networking thing?
Nope. Break the Bubble is for making friends, pure and simple. You can leave the pick-up lines and elevator spee(…)
Humanism’s Response to the MAGA Mindset @ SECULAR SATURDAY
◦ When: Saturday, Dec 7th
◦ Where: First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis
Do you feel a disconnect with the values that seem to be in ascendance in our society? Or have you wondered if you are completely out of touch with a large part of the population? Does the MAGA mindset and the recent electoral victory represent a paradigm shift within our culture — or is this a temporary blip on the progressive arc of history? And what does humanism have to offer this moment in t(…)
Board Games at Saint Paul Brewing!
◦ When: Friday, Dec 6th
◦ Where: Saint Paul Brewing
Join us for an evening of fun and games at Saint Paul Brewing! I’ll bring a couple dozen of my own games to share, but if there’s something on your shelf you’ve been wanting to get on the table, feel free to bring it along! Whether you’re just interested in meeting new folks and making connections or you’re hoping to get play something with depth and strategy, we’ve got something for everyone.
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Applied AI Holiday Party!
◦ When: Thursday, Dec 5th
◦ Where: Lake Monster Brewing Company
**Overview**
Join the Applied AI team at our favorite networking spot, [Lake Monster Brewing](https://www.lakemonsterbrewing.com/), to celebrate our community and another incredible year at Applied AI!
At the party we’ll have AI-driven activities like using generative AI to write holiday jingles and a small photo booth to capture all the merry moments with our community members. We will also take(…)
Open Dialogue // Technology
◦ When: Saturday, Dec 7th
◦ Where: 526 Coffee & Music Cafe
From stone tools to artificial intelligence, humans have been creating the technologies that shape our world for millennia. Many of those technologies have helped us to better understand our complex universe, cure devastating diseases, and spark generative collective action. But all of those benefits come with costs. What’s more, some of us now have (relatively) easy access to an array of technolo(…)
Board Games at Lake Monster Brewing
◦ When: Tuesday, Dec 3rd
◦ Where: Lake Monster Brewing
Join us for an evening of fun and games at Lake Monster Brewing! I’ll bring a couple dozen of my own games to share, but if there’s something on your shelf you’ve been wanting to get on the table, feel free to bring it along! Whether you’re just interested in meeting new folks and making connections or you’re hoping to get play something with depth and strategy, we’ve got something for everyone.
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DevFest 2024
◦ When: Saturday, Dec 7th
◦ Where: University of Minnesota Health Sciences Education Center
DevFestMN – 2024
Great Talks
How Best to Learn From a Robot
Building an ML-powered Android Livestreaming App
Using AI to Write Better Code
Zero Tech Debt: How to Build an Engineering Culture of No Deferred Work
What’s New in Angular
How Far Can We Extract Diverse Perspectives from Large Language Models?
Inferring on the Edge: AI on Mobile
Human Computer Interaction: The UX of AI
Great Spea(…)
JavaScriptMN In-Person Co-hosted by Frontend Masters and Datasite
◦ When: Wednesday, Dec 4th
◦ Where: Datasite
We’re back again with an in-person event, with help co-hosting by Frontend Masters and Datasite. Please RSVP so that we can add you to the list to make check-in with the building as fast as possible.
Arrival: 5:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Socializing, food, and networking: 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Talks: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Like we do for our virtual events, if you have a project, article, or anything to share, plea(…)
Shut Up & Write!® South Minneapolis Coffee Shop
◦ When: Friday, Dec 6th
◦ Where: Sisters’ Sludge Coffee Cafe and Wine Bar
Join us for an hour (or more) of writing! We’ve discovered that it’s strikingly helpful to write with other writers. See if it’s true for you at 6pm on Thursday Evenings.
Be it a book, blog, script, essay, dissertation, resume, melody, poem or just plain work stuff, you are invited to write it with us. No one will see what you’ve written or give you unsolicited advice. Instead of just thinking ab(…)
Brunch at Reverie
◦ When: Saturday, Dec 7th
◦ Where: Reverie Cafe + Bar
Join Nick, one of the Animal Rights Coalition Dine Out hosts, for brunch at Reverie! This is a great opportunity to meet like-minded folks and have a delicious meal while supporting restaurants with awesome vegan options.
Everyone is welcome! You do not need to be vegan to attend. Everything at Reverie is vegan.
Check out their menu – they have a lot of really good options!
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MN Tech Happy Hour at Bad Weather Brewing
◦ When: Thursday, Dec 5th
◦ Where: Bad Weather Brewing Company
Welcome Minnesota Tech folks! We’re an in-person casual technology enthusiast group that meets to talk shop and enjoy drinks. Open and welcome to anyone who works (or wants to work) in technology, software, IT, startups, etc.
This month, we’re rolling into Bad Weather Brewing. There will be both food and drinks for purchase as well as spirit-free options.
\*No affiliation with “Minnesota High Te(…)
Friday HH St Paul Brewing
◦ When: Friday, Dec 6th
◦ Where: St. Paul Brewing
Simply show up and meet new people(…)
Walker Art Center “Stanley Whitney: How High the Moon” exhibit guided free tour
◦ When: Thursday, Dec 5th
◦ Where: Walker Art Center
Join us for a great opportunity to have a ***free*** guided tour of this new exhibition which just opened. Please join us for another exciting tour with one of our knowledgeable and talented guides, Billy. You are welcome if you have toured with us before and we welcome all new participants too!
***Stanley Whitney: How High the Moon*** presents the first retrospective exhibition of Stanley Whitne(…)
Kreuz und Quer bei Yoerg
◦ When: Thursday, Dec 5th
◦ Where: Yoerg Brewing Company
Dress warm in case we can sit in the Beergarten, but we may have to sit inside. if so, we will probably be upstairs.(…)
East Metro Humanist Let’s-Try-To-Be-Happy Hour
◦ When: Friday, Dec 6th
◦ Where: La Cucaracha Mexican Restaurante
It’s time again for our monthly Happy Hour at La Cucaracha, a friendly and highly regarded Mexican restaurant located on Dale Street and Grand Avenue in St. Paul (https://www.lacucaracharestaurante.com/)
As regular attendees will attest, our Happy Hour events include lots of talk about politics, the state of the world, movies, books, popular culture, and whatever else, accompanied by chips, salsa(…)
A Somewhere in Between Hike – Urban Hike – Lake Nokomis
◦ When: Wednesday, Dec 4th
◦ Where: Lake Nokomis Community Center
This hike is for those of us looking for something less than an intense fitness hike but more than a leisurely walk in the park. We will hike four miles or a little more at a moderate pace. The trail is asphalt and mostly flat. We’ll walk to Minnehaha Falls and around that area of the park and back to the community center.
Meet in the parking lot by Lake Nokomis Community Center. A biffy is avail(…)
Hackers and Founders Minneapolis
◦ When: Wednesday, Dec 4th
◦ Where: Utepils Brewing
Hackers meet hackers. Hackers meet founders. Founders meet co-founders. Talk startups and tech, and help each other out. No speaker; no BS; just interesting people working on interesting things catalyzing the local tech startup scene.
Hackers and Founders is part of a global network of casual meetups focused around bringing together like-minded people working on cool things.
What we do:
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Breaking the Ice @ Moxy Uptown
◦ When: Saturday, Dec 7th
◦ Where: Moxy Minneapolis Uptown
Hello everyone! Come out, mingle, grab a delicious cocktail, and have a great time meeting new people in the Uptown area. This hotel bar has a really nice ambiance and also has lounge type seating. If this is your first time to meetups, please let me know via message or posting in the comments section below, and I can introduce you around to the group.
You are welcome to come and go as you please(…)
Books That Warm Your Heart
◦ When: Saturday, Dec 7th
◦ Where: Diamonds Coffee Shop
Join us for the inaugural meetup of Shelf Love: A Singles Book Club! This month’s theme is ‘Books That Warm Your Heart.’ Bring a book that fits the theme—be it an uplifting novel, an inspiring memoir, or a story that simply made you smile—and share it with the group. Each attendee will have a few minutes to talk about their selection, followed by casual conversation and great coffee. There’s no as(…)
Tips to meet people at social events
You can make more friends at one party by showing interest in them than in a month by trying to meet people online. Meeting new people and making genuine connections in local events can be fun and easy if you go with the right mindset.
When it comes to meeting new people, nothing beats showing up in the real world. But none of the tips will work if you are not coming from the right place. Keep an open mind when attending social events. Reframe strangers as potential friends, it will make it much easier to approach conversations and fully engage in them.
When choosing an event, keep an eye on interesting themes, something you can relate to. Meeting new people in the context of mutual interest increases your chances of being friends.
Research events with the types of people you want to meet. They could be people in your age group, your field of work, or a specific neighborhood. Do not be too strict though, loosen up a little bit from your expectations.
Go where people are intentionally looking to make friends such as networking events where it feels normal and expected to walk up and introduce yourself.
In this digital era, apps and websites are the most convenient solutions for finding out about local events. If you are not sure where to look for events happening in Saint Paul, you can try out Visitsaintpaul.com, Exploreminnesota.com, or Stpaul.gov.
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Drew Afualo at the Great Hall
◦ When: Monday, Dec 2nd
◦ Where: Great Hall
Drew Afualo at Coffman Memorial Union Great Hall
Monday, December 2,
Doors at 6:30 PM, Show at 7:00 PM
GRRRL Scout: Don The Gay Apparel
◦ When: Saturday, Dec 7th
◦ Where: The Hook and Ladder Theater
Break out that festive fringe and glitter – because it’s your time to shine!!
0.5k Winter Beer Dash | 2024 MN Brewery Running Series
◦ When: Saturday, Dec 7th
◦ Where: HeadFlyer Brewing
It’s back! Join us for a fun run course and great, local beer at our annual 0.5k Winter Beer Dash | Saturday, Dec 7
2024 Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union Paper Session
◦ When: Saturday, Dec 7th
◦ Where: St. Paul Student Center, Buford Avenue, Saint Paul, MN, USA
Join us for the 2024 Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union Paper Session!
Mustard Plug w/ The Prizefighters, & Stacked Like Pancakes + DJ Chuck Wren
◦ When: Saturday, Dec 7th
◦ Where: James Ballentine “Uptown” VFW Post 246
SKA x PUNK
2024 Minnesota Wild Sports & Entertainment Career Fair
◦ When: Tuesday, Dec 3rd
◦ Where: Saint Paul RiverCentre
The Minnesota Wild invite you to meet hiring managers from Sports and Entertainment organizations from Minneapolis and the surrounding area!
Cocktails for Clefts
◦ When: Saturday, Dec 7th
◦ Where: Kieran’s Irish Pub
Join us for the very best, most awesome fundraising event being held at an Irish Pub to benefit Guatemala based Tess Unlimited.
Show Choir Performance: Music of the 1950’s!
◦ When: Friday, Dec 6th
◦ Where: Minnesota JCC Capp Center St. Paul
The Minnesota JCC Show Choir presents Fall Show 2024
No Place to Grow Old
◦ When: Saturday, Dec 7th
◦ Where: The Trylon Cinema
Touchstone Mental Health, Alliance Housing and PSS present No Place To Grow Old is a portrait of the rising crisis of senior homelessness.
F1RST Wrestling: UNLEASHED (21+ | THUR. 12/05/24)
◦ When: Thursday, Dec 5th
◦ Where: James Ballentine “Uptown” VFW Post 246
Follow us @f1rstwrestling on social media for all the updates!
Lorenz Clinic Annual Conference: Carol Falender, PhD
◦ When: Friday, Dec 6th
◦ Where: JW Marriott Minneapolis Mall of America
The Lorenz Clinic Annual Conference invites national experts to help integrate science into practice on main street.
ANTJE DUVEKOT+ SETH GLIER
◦ When: Friday, Dec 6th
◦ Where: The Cedar Cultural Center
A night of pure musical art & magic with stories and songs that matter.
A Swinging Motown Holiday
◦ When: Saturday, Dec 7th
◦ Where: Main Stage Showroom
Dinner and drinks service starts 1 hour before showtimes.
EO EVENT: Great Leaders Live Like Drug Addicts w/ Michael Brody-Waite
◦ When: Thursday, Dec 5th
◦ Where: The Town & Country Club
Learn the leadership system inspired by the recovery methods used by millions of drug addicts, focusing on doing the “Uncomfortable Work”.
A Very Vintage Christmas: Starring Debbie Briggs Vintage Jazz & Friends
◦ When: Friday, Dec 6th
◦ Where: The Hook and Ladder Theater
In the tradition of the classic crooner holiday special, Debbie Briggs Vintage Jazz brings to life her sparkling Christmas show!
Flowers Now! A Celebration of Black Elders of the Arts Community
◦ When: Saturday, Dec 7th
◦ Where: The Cedar Cultural Center
We gather to honor their work as beloved institution-builders, teachers, mentors, philanthropists, and devotees of the artistic calling.
LEMON BUCKET ORKESTRA with Ukrainian Village Band
◦ When: Thursday, Dec 5th
◦ Where: The Cedar Cultural Center
Lemon Bucket Orkestra are Toronto’s original Slavic-Balkan-Klezmer-Party-Punks.
SNO BALL ’24
◦ When: Saturday, Dec 7th
◦ Where: PNA Hall
Get ready for a night of Big Band Holiday Music at SNO BALL ’24!
DevFestMN 2024
◦ When: Saturday, Dec 7th
◦ Where: Health Sciences Education Center
Get ready for DevFestMN 2024! Minnesota developers converge to learn about and discuss Google tech including Web, Android, AI , and Cloud
Anthony Shore! Bloomington VFW 1296
◦ When: Saturday, Dec 7th
◦ Where: Everett McClay VFW Post 1296
Join us at the Bloomington VFW 1296 for a night of music, food, and fun with Anthony Shore!
Events for Professional Women Empowerment
Twin Cities Coffee Chat
It’s the most wonderful time of the year… and you get to connect with the most wonderful women!
We’ll share a topic and have a robust conversation – join us!
Twin Cities Holiday Gathering & Celebration
Join us in celebrating the holiday season. Gather for drinks, heavy appetizers and great conversation at Wildfire restaurant in Eden Prairie. And, help us support the good work of Emerge.