Browse 17 clubs that meet regularly in Atlanta. Find running, books, hiking, arts and more, with direct links to each group.
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Meetup group of roughly 2,000 members that hosts live figure-drawing sessions with rotating professional models at venues around metro Atlanta.
Monthly book club reading mostly literary fiction, thrillers, and some science fiction and fantasy. Meets the last Sunday of each month at Golden Drops Cafe in Decatur.
Inclusive book group of roughly 2,000 members focused on recent noteworthy fiction. Meets in person near Piedmont Park and the Eastside Beltline in Midtown about twice a month.
Local chapter of the Silent Book Club where members read their own books independently for an hour and then socialize. Meets about three times a month at rotating cafes and venues.
Member-driven dining community, active since 2019, that curates communal dinner-party style dining experiences around Atlanta.
Community choral ensemble that performs works from all musical periods and welcomes new singers by audition. Rehearses Monday evenings at Peachtree Presbyterian Church in Buckhead.
Free outdoor social club for ages 21 and up that runs hundreds of events a year, including hiking, biking, kayaking, camping, and volunteering across Atlanta and North Georgia.
Hiking group creating space for Black hikers, with more than 1,500 active members in its Atlanta chapter. Organizes regular guided hikes across Georgia and the Southeast.
Atlanta-based hiking community of 500-plus members offering weekly group hikes and trail guides across North Georgia.
Community run club active since 2018 that hosts free weekly group runs open to all paces. Meets Mondays and Saturdays at Ponce City Market plus additional weekday locations.
Nonprofit running organization founded in 1964 that organizes group runs and races, including the AJC Peachtree Road Race, and coordinates community group runs across the city. One of the largest running organizations in the United States.
Free weekly timed 5k at Bitsy Grant Tennis Center. Saturday mornings, every pace, walkers welcome.
Run club started in fall 2023 with twice-weekly early-morning group runs, Tuesdays at Big Creek Park in Roswell and Thursdays at Park Tavern near Piedmont Park.
Private membership club for Atlanta women, founded in 2016, focused on friendship, social events, wellness, and volunteering.
Meetup-based social group for people in their 20s and 30s to meet new people and make friends through regular social events around the city.
Membership-based pickleball community in the greater Atlanta area, centered in the northern suburbs, offering organized play, clinics, and tournaments for all skill levels.
Women's walking community centered on movement and connection that hosts weekly Wednesday walks and weekend activities.
Browse this page by category. We track 17 clubs and groups in Atlanta, including 4 run clubs, 3 book clubs and 3 hiking and outdoor clubs. Each listing links straight to the group's own signup page, so you can join without going through Culdesac.
Pick something that repeats. Run Clubs are the largest category in Atlanta right now with 4 active groups. A weekly group means that by the fourth time you turn up, you already know someone's dog's name.
Most are. Run clubs, book clubs and library programs are almost always free and drop-in. Sports leagues and some fitness groups charge a season or membership fee, which the group's own page will state.
The listings here are filtered to groups that meet on a repeating schedule, usually weekly or monthly. One-off events are excluded. Research by Jeffrey Hall at the University of Kansas puts a casual friendship at roughly 50 hours of shared time, which no single event gets you to.
No. This directory is free to browse and every group links out to wherever it already organises. The app matters once a group runs its own chat and calendar on Culdesac, which puts you in the group chat the moment you say yes to an event.
The research on why this got harder, with the sources linked.
Run club participation rose 59% in a year. Adults are joining for the group as much as the run.
The places that were neither home nor work are disappearing. What replaces them matters.
The fastest-growing sport on the continent is mostly an excuse to see the same people every week.
Each group gets a chat and a calendar. You join the event, you're already talking before you show up.
One email at launch.