Clubs, groups and meetups to join in Chennai, India

73 clubs, groups and meetups you can join in Chennai, across 17 activities. Updated .

Meetups and social clubs 21 social clubs and meetup groups

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Board games 9 board game groups and meetups

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Illustration: Plain-backed role cards tucked into a blue fabric pocket organizer.

Board games

CHENNAI Board Games Group: THE BOARDGAME KINGDOM

  • Every Saturday
  • Weekend
  • English, Tamil
  • On Meetup
Illustration: Three young adults discuss a chess game at a community table.

Board games

Chennai Chess Club

  • Every Sunday
  • Weekend
  • English, Tamil
Illustration: An unmarked red puzzle parcel and metal key on a concrete ledge.

Board games

Ronda Club - Chennai Circle

  • Second Saturday of the month
  • Weekend
  • English
  • On Meetup
Illustration: Wooden chess pieces on an unmarked board in a quiet community room.

Board games

Chennai Chess Meetup

  • No schedule listed
  • On Meetup

Book clubs 6 book clubs

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Illustration: A plain paperback, reading glasses and a bookmark beside an empty lamp-lit reading chair.

Book clubs

the bookworm bunch - Adult Book Club

  • Once a month
  • Last
  • English
  • Paid
Illustration: A blank notebook and pencil at a narrow desk in dawn light.

Book clubs

Chennai Tamil Book Readers/Writers Meetup

  • Every other week
  • Tamil
  • On Meetup
Illustration: A notebook and pencil on a narrow table beside a window.

Book clubs

Write Club Madras

  • Every Sunday
  • Weekend
  • English
  • On Meetup
Illustration: A red paperback held shut by a smooth pebble rests on a navy groundsheet between dune grasses, photographed low under an overcast coastal sky.

Book clubs

The Chennai Book Club

  • Once a month
  • Last
  • English, Tamil

Dance 6 dance groups and meetups

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Illustration: Plain partner-dance shoes and a folded navy towel rest on a white-tiled bench beside a matte black studio wall, with hard window light and a close crop.

Dance

Leo's Dance Academy

  • Every week
  • English, Tamil
Illustration: Practice sneakers and a bag beneath a rehearsal-stage storage hatch.

Dance

Salsa Madras

  • Every week
  • English, Tamil
Illustration: Plain dance shoes and a damp towel rest on a steel mesh shelf beside a frosted window and coral painted wall, photographed from below the shelf line.

Dance

Sree Nirthyapriya Temple of Arts

  • Every week
  • Tamil, English
Illustration: Ballet slippers beside a rolled exercise mat and towel.

Dance

Winning Steps Dance Academy (WSDA)

  • Every week
  • English, Tamil

Hobbies 4 hobby groups and clubs

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Illustration: A folded microphone stand and speaker on a sheltered pavilion bench.

Hobbies

LIT MIC Chennai Open Mic Community

  • Last
  • English, Tamil and one more language
Illustration: A tripod-mounted camera overlooking water at dusk.

Hobbies

Photographic Society of Madras

  • Every week
  • English
Illustration: A green watercolor wash on textured paper beside a brush.

Hobbies

Chennai Artists Networking Club

  • No schedule listed
  • English
  • On Meetup
Illustration: Wide view of three blue wire chairs facing an original unglazed clay ring sculpture on a concrete plinth in a white tiled courtyard.

Hobbies

Intercultural Women’s Association

  • No schedule listed
  • English

Yoga 4 yoga groups

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Illustration: Two young adults practice downward-facing dog on separate mats in a bright yoga studio.Active

Yoga

Anohga Yoga Studio

  • Every Tuesday and Thursday
  • Last
  • English, Tamil
Illustration: Young adults sit cross-legged on mats for a breathing meditation in a park.

Yoga

Oordhvam

  • Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 16:00 to 17:00
  • Afternoon
  • English, Tamil
Illustration: Young adults take part in beginner mat yoga in a community hall.

Yoga

Anand Yoga Centre

  • No schedule listed
  • English, Tamil
Illustration: An empty chair on a mat beside a cotton strap and support cushion.

Yoga

Andiappan Yoga Education & Research Trust

  • No schedule listed
  • English

Meditation 4 meditation groups

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Illustration: A red mat, support cushion and timer in an empty acoustic nook.Active

Meditation

Yogoda Satsanga Dhyana Kendra

  • Once a month, on Thursday and Sunday, 10:00 to 12:00
  • Morning
  • Next
  • English, Tamil
Illustration: Red and blue meditation cushions arranged in an empty white atrium.Active

Meditation

Brahma Kumaris Rajyog Meditation Centre

  • Every day, 07:00 to 09:00
  • Morning
  • Last
  • English, Tamil
Illustration: A sand timer and folded mat in a deep-red window niche.

Meditation

Ananda Sangha Chennai

  • Every week
  • English
Illustration: Blank reflection cards, a smooth stone and closed dark journal rest on a coral-painted bench in a sheltered garden, seen close in overcast light.

Meditation

Silent Sufi Meditation Chennai

  • Every Sunday, 19:00
  • Weekend evening
  • On Meetup

Networking 3 networking groups and meetups

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Illustration: Blank reusable badges inside a half-open fabric storage roll.

Networking

Tamil Bitcoin Circle - Singularity

  • No schedule listed
  • On Meetup
Illustration: A portable lectern and empty chairs in a garden shelter.

Networking

JP Chennai Chapter Toastmasters

  • Every Saturday, 11:30 to 13:00
  • Weekend morning
  • English
Illustration: Small hardware-wallet devices, a cable and a notebook on a coworking table.May have stopped

Networking

Blockchain Developers Community - Chennai

  • No schedule listed
  • English
  • On Meetup

Volunteering 3 volunteer groups

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Illustration: Generic play materials sorted into yellow donation cubbies.

Volunteering

Karunai Ullangal Trust Volunteer Team

  • Every week
  • English
  • Chennai
Illustration: Cleaning equipment beside an empty community-building accessibility ramp.

Volunteering

Rotaract Club of Chennai Comrades

  • Once a month, on Saturday
  • Weekend
  • English
  • Rotary Centre Chennai
Illustration: The folding mechanism of a community table being checked on padded trestles.

Volunteering

Chennai Volunteers

  • No schedule listed
  • English, Tamil

Language exchange 2 language exchange groups and meetups

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Illustration: Young adults practice the rhythm of a spoken phrase together.

Language exchange

Interactive English communication fluency meet up

  • Every day
  • English
  • On Meetup
Illustration: Two headphones and a closed red notebook in an empty blue window booth.May have stopped

Language exchange

Chennai Language Exchange (to learn Korean)

  • No schedule listed
  • Korean, English
  • On Meetup

Blood on the Clocktower 2 Blood on the Clocktower groups

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Illustration: A tray of game cards and voting stones on a yellow chair after play.

Blood on the Clocktower

Antique Gaming House - Blood on the Clocktower

  • Saturday
  • Weekend
  • Paid
  • On Instagram
Illustration: A divided box of plain-backed cards and blank tokens on a shared table.

Blood on the Clocktower

The Boardgame Tavern / WellPlayed - BOTC sessions

  • No schedule listed
  • On Instagram

Running and walking 2 run clubs and walking groups

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Illustration: Lightweight running shoes, socks and a compact belt.

Running and walking

Cloka Run Club

  • Every Saturday
  • Weekend
  • English
  • Marina / Elliot’s Beach / ECR
Illustration: A plain orange hydration vest with two soft flasks hangs from a timber forest-path gate, with damp gravel and pines receding behind, seen at chest height.

Running and walking

VAMOS Run Club

  • Every week
  • English
  • Free
  • Besant Nagar Beach, Elliot’s Promenade

Pickleball 2 pickleball groups and clubs

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Football (soccer) 1 football group or meetup

Illustration: A plain black-and-white football, orange training bibs and a mesh ball bag rest on concrete beside a red tunnel leading to an empty grass pitch, shot low.

Football (soccer)

Sporting Club De Chennai

  • Monday, Friday and Saturday, 05:30 to 09:00
  • Morning
  • English, Tamil

Badminton 1 badminton group or club

Illustration: A white feather badminton shuttlecock rests upright on its cork beside a plain blue net-post base on an empty green court.May have stopped

Badminton

book N play Badminton meetup

  • No schedule listed
  • On Meetup

Team sports 1 flag football or team sports group

Illustration: Young adults take part in American football tackle practice in plain helmets and pads.

Team sports

Bessy Monday Pickup

  • Every Monday
  • English
  • Free
  • Besant Nagar Beach

Dating 2 singles meetups and dating groups

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At a glance

  • Of the 73 clubs, groups and meetups in Chennai, 3 met recently or have a meeting coming up, 41 are listed with no meeting date seen, 4 have not been checked yet, 9 cannot be checked automatically and 16 may have stopped.
  • 17 of the 73 give a regular day. Saturday is the most common meeting day (8 clubs, groups and meetups).
  • 20 of the 30 that say how often they meet do so every week or more often; 43 do not say how often.
  • 3 of the 9 that give a start time start at 17:00 or later.
  • 61 of the 73 name a language: English (60), Tamil (28), Gujarati (1) and Korean (1).
  • Of the 73, 2 say they are free and 4 say they are paid; 67 do not say.
Meeting days of the 17 that give one
  1. Monday: 2
  2. Tuesday: 3
  3. Wednesday: 1
  4. Thursday: 3
  5. Friday: 2
  6. Saturday: 8
  7. Sunday: 5
Languages named by the 61 that name one
  • English60
  • Tamil28
  • Gujarati1
  • Korean1

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