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Looking for advice: How to create a furmeet?
a month ago
Hey everyone, I'm in a populated area and I joined a state furry discord to join more meet ups! I noticed a lot of them don't happen in my city even though there are lots of people located in my city.
I've only been to a couple of furmeets myself and don't have a lot of experience as a whole.
I went to my local library today and found out I rent (2 hours for free) a small room or make it a public meet up group for a larger conference room space.
My goal is to make an art/creative furry meet up. Just we all get together to make art, crafts, writing, any work at all honestly and just work in a social space together a few hours once a month.
So far I have joined my furry state discord and plan to post there.... when I know what to post? ;v; haha I don't know if I need people to start to schedule or if I should just schedule all alone and hope people show up? I have no idea what to expect..
Have you guys been to furmeets? What have your experiences been like?
I've only been to a couple of furmeets myself and don't have a lot of experience as a whole.
I went to my local library today and found out I rent (2 hours for free) a small room or make it a public meet up group for a larger conference room space.
My goal is to make an art/creative furry meet up. Just we all get together to make art, crafts, writing, any work at all honestly and just work in a social space together a few hours once a month.
So far I have joined my furry state discord and plan to post there.... when I know what to post? ;v; haha I don't know if I need people to start to schedule or if I should just schedule all alone and hope people show up? I have no idea what to expect..
Have you guys been to furmeets? What have your experiences been like?
FlowD
~flowd
heya i myself never been to one.its cool ya experienced itif anything, id say kinda do what they did to create it ya know? similar stuff
What state?
Flipside
~flipside
OP
Wisconsin!
Which part? I'm in SE MN
Emmymonchy
~emilyporter
I've organised a few meets and walks through the years. Usually the best first step is asking around for interest, maybe post a poll if that's allowed. If interest is high enough, post a link to a private group where interested individuals can hop into to plan it further. From there it's a fun idea to brainstorm a little bit and see if there's specific expectations. From there you plan a date and just lead stuff into the right tracks. Also, one tip, communication is everything. Make sure to check, check, doublecheck. Both for the venue (permissions, expectations) and for the participants (make sure people are on the same line and there won't be conflicts or misunderstandings about date, time or location)
Flipside
~flipside
OP
This is great info to have, thank you so much! I will start by posting interest checks in the state discord and see if I can stir up some people to try joining me! Thank you for sharing with me.
Emmymonchy
~emilyporter
No worries, I also can recommend getting some people you know to help you out just in case you get sick or something. Prevent the event from having to be potentially canceled. Especially useful if you want to do multiple editions
Dolljoints
~dolljoints
I don’t have a ton of helpful input but Facebook groups/event pages are also a great way to make/track/find fur meets!
Flipside
~flipside
OP
Thank you, that's such a good idea! I never use facebook anymore but they do tend to host the most local furmeets from what I've seen before. I'll be sure to check that out next!
