Meetups & language exchanges
New in Porto, or just want to meet people? These are the regular meetups that happen every week: language exchanges, board game nights, run clubs and expat drinks. Pick a day and just show up.
Last checked 3 Oct 2026
Every week
Regular meetups, day by day
Saturday
Today2 meetupsFounders Running Club
A run along the river for entrepreneurs, professionals and creators, then coffee. Choose your pace or follow a pacer.
📍 Jardim do Morro metro · Gaia
Founders Running Club · 331 members · via Meetup
Can Run Club Porto
A weekly 5 km social run for all levels, with a great crowd. The meeting point changes, so check their Instagram for this week's details.
Can Run Club · via Instagram
Sunday
1 meetupBoard Games Night
A relaxed game night for casual players and strategists. Happy hour 17:00–19:00.
📍 LOOK.Sharp Café · city centre
LOOK.Sharp · via Website
Monday
1 meetupOporto Toastmasters
Practise public speaking in a friendly club. Guests welcome, and you can also join online.
📍 UPTEC Asprela · R. Alfredo Allen 455
Toastmasters International · via Club page
Tuesday
2 meetupsBoardgames & Beer
A big table, a pile of games and a mix of locals, expats and travellers.
📍 Letraria · Rua dos Mártires da Liberdade 108
Porto Torto · 5.4k members · ★ 4.8 · via Meetup
Erasmus Run Club
A weekly social run, mainly for students, but everyone is welcome.
📍 Meeting point on the website
Erasmus Life Porto · via Website
Wednesday
3 meetupsDigital Nomads Coworking Day
Work alongside other remote workers for the day, with a lunch break together.
📍 JAM Porto
DNA Portugal · via Eventbrite
Mundo Lingo
Porto's best-known language exchange. Grab flag stickers for the languages you speak and start chatting. Drink specials 19:00–20:00.
📍 Embaixada do Porto · Praça de Carlos Alberto 121
Mundo Lingo · 1.2k members · ★ 4.7 · via Meetup
Quiz & Beer Night
A pub quiz in English and Portuguese. Join a team or bring your own.
📍 Venue on Meetup
Porto Torto · 5.4k members · ★ 4.8 · via Meetup
Thursday
2 meetupsBoard Games Night
A relaxed game night for casual players and strategists. Happy hour 17:00–19:00.
📍 LOOK.Sharp Café · city centre
LOOK.Sharp · via Website
Crafting & Craft Beer
Bring a project (knitting, drawing, anything) and make it over a beer.
📍 Venue on Meetup
Porto Torto · 5.4k members · ★ 4.8 · via Meetup
Friday
2 meetupsSocial & Language Exchange
Friday after-work mixer with students, expats, travellers and locals. Practise a language or just make friends.
📍 Bonaparte Downtown · Praça de Guilherme Gomes Fernandes 40
Porto Social · via Eventbrite
Internationals Pub Crawl
A big, sociable night out through the Galerias bars. Free shots and free entry to the club.
📍 Meet at The Box Porto · R. do Conde de Vizela 122
Porto Internationals & Locals · 7.6k members · ★ 4.6 · via Meetup
Once a month
Worth putting in your calendar
English Stand-up Comedy Open Mic
Expats and locals try out new material in English.
📍 Maria Pistolas · Praça D. Filipa de Lencastre 175
Porto Expats Meetup · 2.7k members · via Meetup
Freelancer Friday · The Update
A casual meetup for digital nomads, freelancers, creatives and the "remote-curious".
📍 LOOK.Sharp Café · city centre
LOOK.Sharp · via Website
Groups to join
Communities with events on different dates. Join to get notified.
SPEAK Porto
Language and culture exchange with conversation nights, festivals and beach walks. You can also sign up as a language buddy.
📍 Gato Vadio and around Porto
4.4k members · ★ 4.8 · via Meetup
InterNations Porto
A global expat network with regular after-work events and smaller interest groups. Some events are for members only.
📍 Venues across Porto
InterNations · via InterNations
Porto Torto
Besides the weekly game, quiz and craft nights: hikes, picnics, dinners and nights out.
📍 Porto
5.4k members · ★ 4.8 · via Meetup
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Good to know
Meetups are run by independent organisers. Times and venues can change, so always check the group's page before you go.
