Our /friends page

Communities we love

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.

Meets here regularly

Groups you'll run into every month

These communities host recurring events at the clubhouse — monthly or more

PHL Code Club →

A Philly coding community for curious builders of all skill levels.

5th Square →

Philadelphia's urbanist PAC advocating for walkable, bikeable streets.

Breakpoint →

Monthly developer events and hackathons hosted by Kyle Tryon and sponsored by Sentry.

Code for Philly →

Civic tech and open-source projects that make Philadelphia better.

Cursor Philly →

Monthly meetup featuring talks, demos, hackathons, and networking for AI-assisted coders.

Drink & Draw Philly →

A monthly art night to make friends, find collaborators, and share your work.

House of Poets →

Monthly poetry mic with DJ, karaoke, and games celebrating Philly's spoken word scene.

Philly Game Mechanics →

Monthly coworking for game developers, artists, composers, designers, and enthusiasts.

Philly JS Club →

Philadelphia's JavaScript developer community.

Philly.rb →

Philadelphia's Ruby developer community.

Civic Tech Happy Hour →

Monthly gathering for public servants, volunteers, and anyone working in or adjacent to civic tech.

Design & Creative

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 monthly art night to make friends, find collaborators, and share your work.

Dev & Tech

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 →

Monthly meetup featuring talks, demos, hackathons, and networking for AI-assisted coders.

Philly.rb →

Philadelphia's Ruby developer community.

Philly Data Viz →

Data visualization practitioners and enthusiasts.

Philly Cocoa →

Apple platform developers in the Philadelphia area.

Philly Game Mechanics →

Monthly coworking for game developers, artists, composers, designers, and enthusiasts.

Philly PUG →

Philadelphia Python Users Group — monthly meetups for Python developers.

Breakpoint →

Monthly developer events and hackathons hosted by Kyle Tryon and sponsored by Sentry.

Civic Tech Happy Hour →

Monthly gathering for public servants, volunteers, and anyone working in or adjacent to civic tech.

Community & Impact

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.

Rising Wing →

Connecting Philadelphia's changemakers and emerging leaders.

5th Square →

Philadelphia's urbanist PAC advocating for walkable, bikeable streets.

House of Poets →

Monthly poetry mic with DJ, karaoke, and games celebrating Philly's spoken word scene.

Partners & Sponsors

Companies that put their support behind the Philly community ecosystem

Clerk →

Authentication and user management for developers. Proud sponsor of Neighborhood Nights.

Supabase →

Open source Firebase alternative. Good Neighbors hackathon sponsor.

OmbuLabs →

Software maintenance and AI solutions. Good Neighbors hackathon sponsor.

Think we should be friends?

If your community or organization is doing good work in Philly, we'd love to get to know you.

Say hello →