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A running community with group runs every day of the week for every level, from dawn track sessions to casual evening loops. First-timers and visitors are welcome; you sign a waiver once.

• Tuesdays · 6:30 PM — Green Lake Park wading pool
• Wednesdays · 5:30 AM — Starbucks at Green Lake
• Wednesdays · 5:30 PM — Brooks Trailhead, Fremont
• Thursdays · 6:30 PM — Road Runner Sports, Green Lake
• Saturdays · 7:00 AM — Morning Rise & Shine

Free

LGBTQIA+ people and allies

A running and walking club for LGBTQIA+ people and their allies, at every ability. Shorter, slower Monday runs make an easy first visit; Wednesday's Capitol Hill run ends at a bar and Saturday's at coffee.

• Mondays · 6:30 PM — Mini-run, about 3 miles — Cal Anderson Park
• Tuesdays · 7:00 PM — Usually Roosevelt High School track
• Wednesdays · 6:30 PM — Volunteer Park
• Saturdays · 9:15 AM — Green Lake Community Center

Free weekly runs from the Ballard running shop: a Tuesday 3 to 5 mile run (register online first), and a Thursday pub run with Frelard Run Club on a new route each week, ending at a Ballard brewery.

• Tuesdays · 6:00 PM — Fleet Feet, 5404 22nd Ave NW, Ballard
• Thursdays · 6:30 PM — Pub run with Frelard Run Club — Ballard

Free

A Capitol Hill club with a 6-mile run on Tuesdays and a social 5k pub run on Thursdays.

• Tuesdays · 6:00 PM — 6 miles — Capitol Hill
• Thursdays · 6:00 PM — Social 5k pub run — Capitol Hill

A north Seattle social running group meeting since 2010: 3 to 5 miles at any pace from a different bar each week, then a pint and conversation at the finish.

• Tuesdays · 6:30 PM — A different north Seattle bar each week

A gentle, contemplative weekly class in the nave of Saint Mark's Cathedral on Capitol Hill, open to all, by free-will donation. Doors close at 6:45.

• Mondays · 6:30 PM — Doors open at 6 — Saint Mark's Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave E

Donation

A free weekly yoga series in the summer, at Gas Works and Woodland parks, now in its sixth season. Donations welcome, not required.

• Weekly from late May through the summer — Gas Works Park and Woodland Park

Free

A Meetup group named for the problem it solves: friendly outings for newcomers and long-timers who want more local friends, from a monthly Tini Tuesday to tastings, sunset walks and arcade nights.

• monthly — Tini Tuesday — Changes each month

Group rides and cycling events around the region, published on the club's own calendar.

LGBTQ+ inclusive

LGBTQ+ recreational leagues open to all genders, including fall kickball at Cal Anderson Park.

Seattle's original Silent Book Club. Quick introductions, then an hour of reading whatever you brought, then conversation or dinner nearby for those who want it. No assigned book.

• A few times a month, including first Thursdays at 6 PM — Cafés, bars and bookshops

A welcoming board-game community, from light party games to heavy Euros. Hosts teach newcomers, and games are chosen by vote when everyone arrives.

• Thursdays · 6:00 PM — Shoreline Unitarian Universalist Church, 14724 1st Ave NE
• Sundays · 2:15 PM — Big Time Brewing, University Way NE

A dance hall with partner-dance class series and social dances on its calendar. Partner classes usually rotate partners, so you can come alone.

Volunteer crews that build and repair trails around the region. Popular dates fill and go to a waitlist, so book early.

A public-speaking club chartered in 1934 and open to anyone. Guests visit free.

• Wednesdays · 6:30 PM — 2nd and 4th Wednesdays — Razzi's Pizzeria, 8523 Greenwood Ave N

A public-speaking club chartered in 1950, open to anyone, meeting in person and online.

• Tuesdays · 6:30 PM — 1st and 3rd Tuesdays — Brookdale West Seattle, 4611 35th Ave SW, and online

A Saturday-morning public-speaking club in the U District, open to anyone.

• Saturdays · 8:20 AM — Every Saturday except the 1st — WSECU Building, 1121 NE 45th St