Clubs, groups and meetups to join in Colombo, Sri Lanka

44 clubs, groups and meetups you can join in Colombo, across 14 activities. Updated .

Meetups and social clubs 11 social clubs and meetup groups

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Book clubs 6 book clubs

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Book clubs

The Literary Lounge - Sri Lanka Readers Community

  • Last
  • English, Sinhala
Illustration: A small reading lamp casting light across a closed navy book on a black chair.

Book clubs

Pick a Book Public Club

  • Every week
  • English, Sinhala and one more language
Illustration: A closed plain book resting in a blue-and-red striped courtyard hammock.

Book clubs

Pick a Book Tamil Club

  • Every week
  • English, Tamil
Illustration: Plain paperbacks, reusable fabric wraps and an empty carton on a windowsill.

Book clubs

Colombo Reads - Independence Square Reading Community

  • Saturday, 08:00
  • Weekend morning
  • Sinhala, English
  • On Instagram

Networking 5 networking groups and meetups

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Illustration: Blank cue cards sequenced on a green tiled wall.

Networking

Central Colombo Toastmasters Club

  • Sunday, 16:00
  • Weekend afternoon
  • English
Illustration: Security-key devices and a sealed envelope beside a laptop sleeve.

Networking

Sri Lankan Microsoft BizApps User Group

  • Once a month
  • English, Sinhala
  • On Meetup
Illustration: Coffee cups, notebooks and a closed laptop on a shared café table.

Networking

Platform Engineers Colombo

  • No schedule listed
  • English
  • On Meetup
Illustration: A cardboard hinge prototype held on a small test stand.

Networking

The AI Meetup Sri Lanka

  • No schedule listed
  • English, Sinhala
  • On Meetup

Volunteering 4 volunteer groups

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Illustration: Young adults sort fresh produce into reusable crates.

Volunteering

Everystory Sri Lanka

  • Once a month
  • Sinhala, Tamil and one more language
Illustration: Young volunteers clean empty pet carriers at a utility sink.

Volunteering

Lions Club of Colombo Mid City

  • Once a month
  • English
Illustration: Plain bread bags at a blue-framed community pantry hatch.

Volunteering

Rotaract Club of Colombo

  • Once a month
  • English
  • Paid
Illustration: Blank clipboards, markers and name-tag holders beside empty discussion chairs.

Volunteering

Lions Club of Colombo LEADS

  • No schedule listed

Language exchange 3 language exchange groups and meetups

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Illustration: Headphones and notebooks at two yellow seats in a concrete alcove.

Language exchange

SEPL - Spoken English at the Public Library

  • Saturday, 18:00 to 19:30
  • Weekend evening
  • English, Sinhala and one more language
Illustration: A wooden route model with houses, bridge and bus on a blue shelf.

Language exchange

SEPL Adult Conversation Classes

  • Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
  • English
Illustration: Everyday objects and matching wordless picture cards in two facing trays.

Language exchange

Spoken English at the Public Library (SEPL)

  • No schedule listed
  • English, Sinhala and one more language

Hobbies 3 hobby groups and clubs

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Hobbies

Colombo Poets

  • Last
  • English, Sinhala and two more languages
Illustration: Binoculars, a lens cloth and rain cover beside an open case on a sheltered ledge.

Hobbies

Hope® Market - Creative Community and Workshops

  • No schedule listed
  • English, Sinhala and one more language
Illustration: Young adults practice portrait photography with window light and a reflector.

Hobbies

Photographic Society of Sri Lanka

  • No schedule listed
  • Sinhala, Tamil and one more language

Dance 3 dance groups and meetups

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Dance

Gramodaya Folk Art Centre - Dance and Drumming Courses

  • Last
  • Sinhala, Tamil and one more language
Illustration: Practice sneakers and a bag beneath a rehearsal-stage storage hatch.

Dance

The Ballet School Of Colombo

  • Every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 18:30 to 20:00
  • Evening
  • English
Illustration: Low-heeled ballroom shoes and a suede brush on timber flooring.

Dance

Adrenaline Rush Colombo

  • No schedule listed
  • English

Board games 2 board game groups and meetups

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Board games

Tabletop SL - Sri Lanka’s Boardgaming Community

  • Sunday
  • Weekend
  • Last
  • English, Sinhala
Illustration: Three young adults examine a wordless clue from an envelope.May have stopped

Board games

Tabletop SL - Sri Lanka Boardgaming Community (Colombo)

  • Sunday
  • Weekend
  • Last
  • English, Sinhala

Running and walking 2 run clubs and walking groups

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Illustration: A plain orange drawstring bag hangs from a wrought-metal park gate, with running shoes tucked below on clean gravel.

Running and walking

Colombo Hash Club

  • Every Monday
  • English
  • Colombo
Illustration: Three young adults jogging at a relaxed pace under palms.

Running and walking

Colombo Night Run

  • Every Thursday
  • English
  • Free
  • Independence Square, Colombo 7

Meditation 1 meditation group

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Meditation

Colombo Dhamma Friends (English Dhamma Centre)

  • Once a month
  • Last
  • English, Sinhala

Fitness groups 1 fitness group

Illustration: Young adults take part in boxing-fitness pad work with gloves and focus mitts.

Fitness groups

CrossFit Ceylon

  • No schedule listed

Basketball 1 basketball group or pickup game

Illustration: Young adults take part in teammates having a quick huddle during a pickup game.

Basketball

Blues Basketball Club

  • Thursday, 19:00
  • Evening
  • English

Tennis 1 tennis group or meetup

Illustration: A plain tennis racket in a half-open sleeve rests on a low gray terrace above a modest empty tennis court.

Tennis

Sri Lanka Tennis Association

  • No schedule listed
  • English

Team sports 1 flag football or team sports group

Illustration: Equipment for dodgeball game in a recreation gym, arranged in an activity setting without people.

Team sports

Young Silver Sports Club

  • No schedule listed
  • English
  • Wellawatte

At a glance

  • Of the 44 clubs, groups and meetups in Colombo, 7 met recently or have a meeting coming up, 27 are listed with no meeting date seen, 2 have not been checked yet, 6 cannot be checked automatically and 2 may have stopped.
  • 16 of the 44 give a regular day. Sunday is the most common meeting day (6 clubs, groups and meetups).
  • 7 of the 18 that say how often they meet do so every week or more often; 26 do not say how often.
  • 5 of the 8 that give a start time start at 17:00 or later.
  • 42 of the 44 name a language: English (42), Sinhala (24) and Tamil (13).
  • Of the 44, 2 say they are free and 3 say they are paid; 39 do not say.
Meeting days of the 16 that give one
  1. Monday: 3
  2. Tuesday: 3
  3. Wednesday: 1
  4. Thursday: 5
  5. Friday: 0
  6. Saturday: 3
  7. Sunday: 6
Languages named by the 42 that name one
  • English42
  • Sinhala24
  • Tamil13

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