Philadelphia gets stronger when its communities actually know each other. These are the organizers, groups, and partners we've built real relationships with over the years.
Part of the /friends movement — a modern-day blogroll.
Makers, designers, and artists making Philly more beautiful
AIGA Philadelphia →
Philadelphia chapter of the professional association for design.
DesignPhiladelphia →
Annual festival celebrating Philly's design culture.
PhillyCHI →
Human-computer interaction and UX practitioners in Philly.
CreativeMornings PHL →
Free monthly breakfast lecture series for the creative community.
69&Sunny →
Creative community and agency with roots in Philly.
Design Activist Institute →
Design education and advocacy for social impact.
CollabPhilly →
Connecting Philadelphia's creative community through collaboration.
Drink & Draw Philly →
A social drawing night for artists and illustrators of all skill levels.
Builders, coders, and technical communities sharing our clubhouse
Code for Philly →
Civic tech and open-source projects that make Philadelphia better.
Philly JS Club →
Philadelphia's JavaScript developer community.
Code & Coffee Philadelphia →
A weekly morning gathering for developers of all levels.
Data Philly →
Philadelphia's data science and analytics community.
PHL Code Club →
A Philly coding community for curious builders.
Cursor Philly →
Philadelphia's community for AI-assisted coding.
Philly.rb →
Philadelphia's Ruby developer community.
Philly Data Viz →
Data visualization practitioners and enthusiasts.
Philly Cocoa →
Apple platform developers in the Philadelphia area.
Philacon Valley →
Philly's tech and startup community meetup.
Philly Game Mechanics →
Game developers and designers building Philadelphia's game dev scene.
Organizations doing the hard, important work of making Philly more equitable
Resilient Coders →
Training people of color for high-growth careers in tech.
Tribaja →
A community for underrepresented tech professionals and allies.
REC Philly →
Supporting Philadelphia's creative entrepreneurs.
Rising Wing →
Connecting Philadelphia's changemakers and emerging leaders.
5th Square →
Philadelphia's urbanist PAC advocating for walkable, bikeable streets.
House of Poets →
Philadelphia's poetry event series and spoken word community.
Companies that put their support behind the Philly community ecosystem
If your community or organization is doing good work in Philly, we'd love to get to know you.
Say hello →