We are a group of people who love French literature and love to discuss it, mostly in French but discussion in English is also welcome. The group contains a mixture of native francophones and advanced students of French. We meet every two months starting with January, on the first Sunday of the month. At present, we alternate meetings between Berkeley and San Francisco. We choose the reading selections for the year by a democratic member nomination and voting process. You can find the list of bo …

Meet local French language and culture lovers for conversation and fun! Come to a French Language Meetup and make new amis as you practice speaking. All ages and levels welcome.

The UFE is an association founded in 1927 which goal is the create and preserve a strong link between the French living abroad and the country of France. This group is dedicated to promote social events organized by the UFE and open to anyone who is interested in meeting French speaking friendly people. L'Union des Français de l'Etranger (UFE), association fondée en 1927, a pour but de créer et de maintenir un contact étroit entre les Français de l'étranger et la France et de défendre les intérê …

Bonjour! Venez rencontrer de nouveaux Francophones et Francophiles et passez un bon moment en conversations animées! Happy hour, films, dîners, évènements culturels et plus! Venez rencontrer de nouveaux ainsi que d'anciens amis! All welcome. Merci d'écrire en Français et merci d'inclure une photo visible de vous sur votre profil. À la prochaine!

VIENS RENCONTRE LES AUTRES FRANCOPHONES ! Good food and wine, great people, and French conversation - an irresistible combinations! We meet for lunch or dinner in a member's home, a cafe or restaurant. Perhaps go and hear some French concerts or see French plays ? We welcome all Francophones - whether you're a French native or have acquired the language along the way. Join us regularly or just drop in once in awhile, as you like! It's a great way to keep our French language skills "honed" and h …

Venez, Parlez, Partagez! After attending the friendly Menlo Park French Group many times, I decided to start a group closer to home. Come speak French with us! For starters, we will meet Mondays at 7pm at Boudin Bakery, inside the Hillsdale Mall. All levels of Francophones welcome!

Pétanque (pronounced "pay-tonk") originated in Provence, France at the turn of the last century. It's played with metal balls (boules) and, like horseshoes and bocce, is easy to learn and fun to play. You throw the boules while standing with your feet together in a circle. There's a small wooden target ball (the cochonnet), which you have to get as close as possible to. What makes the game so appealing, is that you can be way ahead for a while, yet lose a second later, or vice versa. Because not …

Come to practice English or any foreign language. We gather informally to chat, make new friends, learn about other cultures and maybe find a language exchange partner. Come share your English or foreign language skills while socializing and meeting interesting and worldy people. Languages you may hear at our events are English, Spanish, Korean, French, Chinese, Portuguese, Japanese, Turkish, Italian, Arabic, German, Thai, Russian and much more!

You are learning Chinese and believe real casual interaction is the best way to go? You lived in China and fear to lose your leve l now that you are in the USA? You are Chinese and want to help laowai perfect their tones and maybe learn some English, French, Spanish... From Chinese 'tong' expert to curious everyone is welcome to meet-up for a milk tea and chat in mandarin! Here is a dropbox of some Chinese learning materials. http://db.tt/RxHwRAiQ Hope you enjoy it and shoot me an email if you …

In San Francisco, we have a plethora of language exchange meet up groups dedicated to a particular language which usually meet in a coffee-shop. SF Babel aims to provide a fun and relaxed atmosphere in a bar environment where speakers of many different languages come together to practice speaking a different language in a real-world context with real people, all for FREE. The goal is to have a night-out, with an international crowd on a consistent basis. HOW IT WORKS The idea of the group is th …

This is a group for families in which one or both parents speak French and are trying to raise their kids to speak French. I'm starting this group because I would like a reasonably active group of parents who can get together so that our children and ourselves can be immersed in the French language, which is a big challenge when everyone else around us speaks another language, especially our own spouse. I belong to the Francophone Kids meetup, and have no intention to compete or any such silline …

Welcome to the French Tutor SF meetup group. The idea here is to have a collective location for us to communicate about possible tutoring opportunities. Of course the events posted in this group will have no charge and will be used to promote the learning of the French language. In other words, like other meetup groups, but with a twist....more to come :)

To bring together all the french speaker lovers from the whole Bay Area. Creating and exchanging points of interest around a nice venue cafe. Bringing together people who love to speak and share the french language and the diverse cultures of France, Canada, and many countries in Africa.

Leukemia Society, Junior League, French Tuesdays, Asia Society, Harvard Club,Ballet etc are some of the social venues in addition to VC& startup events and parties where the members of SF Social& Startup Club connect with CEO’s, VC’s, models, artists, leaders in a social and cultural setting and not when everyone is pitching them. You are also invited to join our sister meetup www.startupclubus.com

This group is for people who love learning and practicing languages. Come meet cool language aficionados, share your native language, practice any language you are learning, and mingle and meet interesting, worldly people. Our events will focus on mingling or attending fun language events in the Peninsula.

This is a group for H4's living in Silicon Valley who want to get together and create a support network for those in the same situation. Let's share experiences and ideas over coffe/tea or a walk/hike in the neighbourhood!