I want to find my community
Browse events in your city: speaking clubs, run clubs, game nights. And in a venue with AOA, tap the tag on the table to see who in the room is open to a chat.
Speaking clubs, run clubs, board games, mafia, book nights. Where to find them, what they need from the room and how to agree so the club comes on the same day and time.
How many evenings a week is your room half empty?
A club of 8–12 people meeting once a week adds up to more than 400 visits a year. It comes on the same day and time, and the host gathers the people. From you: a free table and clear terms.
Communities looking for a place
Weekdays 18:30–20:00 or weekend mornings
Weekends 08:00–10:00 or weekdays before work
Weekday evenings, 3–4 hours
Evenings, 3 hours or more
Every two weeks, evening
Weekday evenings
Weekend mornings or afternoons
Weekdays 08:00–10:00
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Most clubs have no website. They live in Telegram chats, on Instagram and among your guests. Start with what is closest.
Among your regulars there is often someone who already runs a club or goes to one. A sign at the bar or a post saying “Looking for a club on Tuesdays” finds them without cold messages.
Run clubs, language clubs, mafia and board game players gather in Telegram. Search for “speaking club”, “run club”, “mafia” or “board games” with your city or neighbourhood.
Hashtags and geotags of nearby venues show who already hosts meetups around you. Message the host briefly: the day, the hours, how many seats and your terms.
Run clubs often start from sports shops, language schools run speaking clubs, and game clubs and board game shops organise mafia and game nights. They need a spot in the neighbourhood.
See which organisers host meetups in your city.
Events on AOAMark your free hours in the dashboard once. AOA offers them to club organisers and AOA Connect pairs, and the report shows how many people came.
How it works for venuesTerms
The host needs to know three things: when, how many seats and what about payment. Most venues pick one of four terms.
The club pays nothing for the room, every member orders from an agreed amount. Simplest when the meetup falls on quiet hours.
The club pays an amount upfront and it goes towards the bill. Fits long evenings: mafia, board games.
A separate room at an hourly rate. Makes sense when the club takes the whole room.
How to rent out a space for eventsClub members get a small discount or a drink on the house. It makes it easier for the host to gather people on a slow day.
The day, the hours, the number of seats and what the terms include.
A short message: who books the table, what the order is, how to warn about a cancellation.
A month of weekly meetups shows whether the club holds. After it, decide together whether to continue.
How many people came and how many came back without the club. With AOA it is in the report on the 1st.
What AOA takes on
On your side, one person marks the hours in the dashboard and agrees terms with the club.
Mark them once: AOA offers them to club organisers and AOA Connect pairs.
Quiet hours for venuesThe club creates an event at your address: sign-up, Telegram reminders for members and a list at the door.
What a club organiser getsThe tag on the table opens the venue room, and the visit is recorded in the CRM. Next time you can invite that person yourself.
NFC tags for venuesHow many people came with clubs and how many came back. No need to take our word for it.
Calculate the paybackWhat AOA does not promise: that a club appears by itself tomorrow. We offer your hours to those looking for a place and honestly show how many people came.
Not a venue?
Browse events in your city: speaking clubs, run clubs, game nights. And in a venue with AOA, tap the tag on the table to see who in the room is open to a chat.
Create your club’s page on AOA: sign-up, reminders for members and a list at the door. Look for a meeting place among the venues on the map.
Start close: ask your regulars, search Telegram chats and Instagram for “speaking club”, “run club”, “mafia” or “board games” with your city name, and message language schools and sports shops nearby. Give the host specifics: the day, the hours, how many seats and your terms. In AOA you mark your free hours once, and club organisers see them.
The one whose schedule matches your quiet hours. Mornings: a run club, founders’ coffee. Weekday evenings: a speaking club, a book club, board games. Weekend daytime: creative clubs. Bars suit quizzes and mafia games.
For a regular room, a minimum order per person or a table deposit is simpler: the club pays nothing for the space and you keep the revenue. Rent makes sense when the club takes a separate room entirely.
Yes, if the evening falls on quiet hours and there are terms: a minimum order per person or a table deposit. Then a table that would stand empty earns for several hours in a row.
The club starts and finishes at your place: people leave their things before the run and sit down for coffee or breakfast after it. For a coffee shop that means weekend mornings, when the room is usually still empty.
A club of 8–12 people meeting once a week adds up to more than 400 visits a year. Some members also come outside the club, but how many depends on the venue, and only a visit count can show it.
You mark your free hours in the dashboard once. AOA offers them to club organisers and AOA Connect pairs, members check in with the tag on the table, and the report on the 1st shows how many people came and came back. We cannot promise a club will come, so we show honest numbers.
Browse events in your city on AOA: speaking clubs, run clubs, game nights. Or walk into a venue with AOA and tap the tag on the table to see who in the room is open to a chat.
Mark your free windows once, and AOA offers them to those looking for a meeting place. How it works together with tags, suspended coffee and the report is on the page for venues.