Notworking is where you find friends for the days you don't work.
Curated small gatherings where strangers turn into people you'd text on a Sunday.
A designed social life, not another networking event.
Membership is free. We read every application and invite you to the right rooms.
Small rooms, big conversations
We keep the group small enough that everyone can be seen and heard.
Show up, don't perform
No pitches, no badges, no job titles on your name tag.
Come back again
We remember you and invite you back, so acquaintances can become friends.
a note on time
You have less time.
So the people matter more.
01 · the drift
You imagined long tables full of friends, weekends away, and holidays together.
Instead, adulthood scattered everyone into different corners of life. Your social life turned into one-to-one catch-ups, repeating the same stories to different people.
Notworking brings people around the same table again, so your social circle can actually grow.
02 · the room
We design the evenings your calendar is missing.
Most adults rely on colleagues, old friends, or dating apps for their social life—and still feel like something's missing.
Notworking builds a different rhythm: small, recurring rooms where you're remembered, invited back, and slowly surrounded by people who fit who you are now.
We handle the guest list, the mix, and the energy. You show up—and let repetition do the friendship work.
03 · how it works
Apply.
Tell us who you are and what kind of evenings you want more of.
We match you.
We curate small rooms and invite you into gatherings that fit your energy, not your job title.
You keep showing up.
Familiar faces, deeper conversations, and a rhythm that turns acquaintances into friends.
Here for your company? We also design and run rooms for teams — Notworking for companies.
How we gather
Every gathering has a shape.
You choose what feels right.
Mind
Salons and idea-led evenings. One question, twelve people, no stage. Come curious. Leave with something worth thinking about on the way home.
Body
Gentle movement: walks, runs, cold plunges, pilates. Shared effort, no performance pressure. You know exactly what we're doing before you show up.
Soul
Long dinners, music, reading hours, quiet retreats—rooms built around presence, not pitching. Good food, warm atmosphere, and conversations that don't end when the bill arrives.
Events are ticketed — you cover what you eat and drink. Invitations are matched to you, not sent to everyone. No job titles in the room.
The rules of the room
- No job talk.
- Small groups, always.
- Show up as yourself.
You'll like it here if…
You're new to the city and want familiar faces you actually enjoy spending time with.
You're in a life transition and want continuity with people who understand where you're at now.
You're done with nostalgia-only friendships and want a circle you'd actively choose today.
Apply to join the club.
Membership is free (for now). We read every application with care and match you to the right gathering.
- 1Apply
- 2We match you
- 3You show up
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We do the rest.
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Upcoming gatherings
What's on.
Members receive priority invitations. Some gatherings fill before they appear here.
Live calendar
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Questions
Asked often. Answered plainly.
Stay in the loop.
The occasional gathering announcement, a partner offer here and there. Nothing you didn't ask for.
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