New to Lagos, just visiting, or been here forever? Whatever the case, meeting new people and feeling part of a community makes all the difference — especially in a town like Lagos.

At Goodtimes Lagos, we’re all about connection. One of the things that makes Lagos, Portugal so special is its strong sense of community. It’s a small town, and when you know where to find your people, it’s easy to feel a genuine sense of belonging and quickly feel at home.

To help you stay connected, we publish Freshly Squeezed: every week — a curated newsletter of the most current meetups, social events, community gatherings, and activities in Lagos. From quiz nights and live music to creative workshops, sports clubs, coworking-friendly meetups, and volunteering opportunities, everything is linked to map locations and original event posts, making it easy to see what’s happening right now and where to meet people in Lagos. It’s completely free — both to read and to submit events. We do this to support the local community and help people stay social, active, and happy in Lagos.

If you’re around for a while, we recommend subscribing to get the weekly edition delivered straight to your inbox every Sunday night.
You can read this week’s edition here.

Below you’ll find a more evergreen list of ongoing activities, social clubs, and community spaces in Lagos. For the most current events and last-minute plans, the newsletter is always your best bet.

We also created this Instagram post as a concise guide meeting people in Lagos — including meetups, sports clubs, workshops, community events and volunteering opportunities.
And, this spreadsheet of local Whats App groups.

– Last updated: January 2026

Meetups in Lagos:

🍹 Lagos Remoters: A social Meetup every second Tuesday at 19:30, to connect over drinks. Its not exclusive to remote workers, they welcome everyone to join. Its usually hosted at a Bar in the Lagos town centre. The location changes each week, check for their latest post on @lagosremoters (or get the info in our newsletter)

👋 Hello Lagos: A monthly Meetup for newbies thespacelagos.com | @thespace_lagos

👩‍👦 Mamas Meet-ups: Arco Preloved offers a range of events for Mothers to connect and support one another. They host Supper Clubs, workshops, coffee chats, yoga-with-baby and more. @arcopreloved | Arco Collective

👩🏻‍🎨 Artist Meetups: Lilac Art Studio, located at Laco Hub a little outside of Lagos, hosts a monthly Meetup for artists, as well as live drawing & art classes. @lilaclagospt | Lilac Art Studio

☕️ The Feel Good Coffee Club: A monthly morning Meetup, usually on the last Friday of the month, also hosted at Laco Hub in a cool warehouse. Meet over coffee and cake in couches with good vibes. @thefeelgoodcoffeeclub.lagos

📚 Books & Wine: The Space hosts a book Club 1-2 times a month, to discuss a pre-selected book over wine. They are popular so be sure to book! thespacelagos.com | @thespace_lagos

🥐 Space Girls Breakfast Club: Also once monthly, a meeting for entrepreneurial women to share ideas and support eachother over breakfast thespacelagos.com | @thespace_lagos

🗣️ Luz Canta Choir: Men, women and mixed Choir. Weekly Rehearsals Men: Mondays 5pm, Women: Mondays 6pm, Mixed: Wednesdays 5.30pm @luz.canta (Praia da Luz)

🧶 Studio Stitch Every Thursday 16–18:00, learn to crochet or just stitch with others. €15 at The Space

♟️ Chess Club: Monday nights at 19:30 @illicitburgerspoolside – check it its on

✍🏼 Write night: A writers meetup Monday evening 17:30 @factoryfusionhub. Join their WhatsApp group to check if its on

🍺 Beer Tasting Club every 3rd Friday of month, but send them a message to check that its on @thecollabbarlagos

Sport & Movement Meetups/Clubs in Lagos:

🏃🏽‍♂️ Lagos Run Club: Sunday morning ≈5km runs, followed by coffee and maybe a swim. Free to join. They usually meet 8:30 at the Lagos train station, but check their insta for this weeks details: @easydayrun.club

👟 Luz Run Club: Wendesday mornings 7:30, meeting at the Luz Beach parking. Check their facebook page for updates @zenergymushrooms

🚶🏻‍♀️ Lagos Women’s walks: Free morning beach/town walks, twice weekly: Wednesday 8 am – meet at Bar Quim on Meia Praia. Thursday 10am meet at the Lagos train station. @lagos_women_walks

🏀 Social netball: Wednesday evenings, 18:30 at Boa Vista courts @lagosfireballs_netball_algarve

💦 Wakeboarding MeetUps: In season there are Meetups at the Lagos Wake Park one for Riders on Friday evenings. Also other events like Pole dance & Wake Wednesday evenings for women. Check their events page wakeparklagos.com | @wakeparklagos | Wake Park Lagos on google maps

💃 Social Dance Classes: Salsa, Bachata, Forró, Kizomba and more on week night evenings. Classes 10€, social dancing free–3€. @factoryfusionhub. Tuesdays 20:00 at at Guanabana

🪩 Dance Classes: Daily classes to learn Hip Hop, Afro fusion, High heels dancing and more. Check the timetable on their website: Urban Dance Studio | @urbandancestudiolagos

🛹 Sunset Surf Skate: Grab your board and group skate to a dreamy sunset backdrop. Lessons for beginners available. Weekly, various locations. Join their WhatsApp group.

💪 Bootcamp Fit N Flow Lagos: 1 hour of power, usually followed by a swim & coffee. 9:00 on Saturday mornings at the viewing point over Batata Beach. Join their Whats App group for updates & info. 10€

🧘🏻‍♀️ Beach Yoga or Yoga & Brunch: Meet others after a yoga class or over brunch. Daily classes at the Lagos beaches. With brunch on Mondays. El Sol Lifestyle | @elsollifestyle

→ For all the Yoga & Pilates studios and classes, check our Lagos Yoga Hub calendar

Workshops & classes in Lagos:

🎨 Creative workshops: Take a fun ceramics, water colour, felt, book binding, or painting class at Teias Lagos. Each month they have a calendar of workshops, held in small groups in their store. They are always friendly and fun. Usually around 35€ inc materials. teiaslagos.pt | @teias.lagos

🖌️ Lilac Art Studio offers monthly life drawing class, as well as other art classes @lilaclagospt

🧺 Creative Escape Art picnics Paint canvases, candles or make floral arrangements while enjoying drinks and a grazing platter – either at the beach or hosted in Lagos cafes. Less frequent, keep an eye on their insta: @creative.escape.pt

👩🏻‍🍳 Cooking classes Daily cooking classes, usually focused on Portuguese cuisine. Learn to bake Pastel de Nata, take a traditional Portuguese cooking class, or a market tour and learn to make cataplana @the_kitchen_lagos | Class info | The Kitchen on google maps

🪷 Wellness workshops These local studios offer special workshops on the themes of health and wellness. Check their event pages for upcoming happenings

Algarve Alchemy: (Lagos Centre) algarve-alchemy.com | @algarvealchemy
In Harmony: (near Lagos Marina) inharmony-centre.com | @inharmonycentre
Soluna Space: (near Porto de Mos, Lagos area) solunaspacelagos.com | @solunaspacelagos
Transform to Bliss: (in Luz-Burgau) transformtobliss.com | @transformtoblissyoga

🇵🇹 Portuguese classes There are a few places to check for Portuguese courses that are starting soon: The Space, Luz Cultura, @bom__dia_alegria, @portuguese.talks, @sementes_de_portugues

Community gatherings in Lagos

✅ Quiz Nights:

Every Monday, 20:00 at The Star bar. Free. Just join a team if you don’t have one and make some new friends. @the_star_lagos
Every Thursday, 19:30 at The Collab Free, teams of 4. Popular so good to book a table @thecollabbarlagos,
Saturday night at Pie Lagos, about once a month @pie_lagosportugal,
Sunday Night at Illicit (check their insta) @illicitburgerspoolside

🎤 Open mic nights

Saturday nights at Mullens @mullens_bar_restaurant_lagos
Wednesdays at Titos Luz from 18:30 at @titos_open_mic (Luz)
Usually first Monday of the month at The Collab @thecollabbarlagos
Every 3 Weeks at Factor Fusion Hub @factoryfusionhub

💗 Volunteering in Lagos:

Dog walking The local dog shelters look after lots of dogs, who all desperately want to be taken out of their kennels for a walk. Several days of the week, local shelters @cadela.carlota animal shelter and @maydayalgarve are waiting for you.

Beach cleanups monthly, organised by @somarbio.pt

Local charity shops can be a good place to meet the local community while volunteering. @thenandishop @madrugadaportugal @mustardseedassociation

Farm work Help work on various soil restoration & permaculture projects. More info & sign up here. 10–13:00 Tuesdays | free | at Quinta Vale de Lama

👩🏻‍💻 Coworking in Lagos:

Join this WhatApp group for spontaneous Coworking Meetups in local cafés.
Or meet others at the coffee machine at:

Nest Coworking: (near the Lagos Council building) nestcoworking.eu | @nestcoworking_lagos | → Nest on google maps

CoLagos: (in Lagos old town) colagos.pt/ | → CoLagos on Google maps

Lifestyle at Vila Mos: (in Porto de Mos area) lifestylevilamos.com | @lifestyle_vilamos | → On google maps

Zany Coworking: (in Lagos Marina). This one is great for parents as they also have a Creche to leave your kids next door.zany-coworking.com | @zany_coworking | → Zany on google maps

For more information about Coworking in Lagos, check this post.

🎉 Parties /Meeting out and about in Lagos:

Neon Party at The Tavern. Face paint, 1€ shots, good times!

Playing Pool or darts at Three Moneys Bar

Friday Happiness Pizza Party, every Friday in Monchique insta | web

Meetups and social events in Lagos Portugal