Greg Goomishian

(u/bluepinkblack)

Reddit is home to millions of people, communities, and conversations online. Together over the years, you’ve taken inspiration from each other’s ideas, and you’ve turned some of the internet’s most remarkable ideas into IRL moments. One such idea came in late 2009, when users in r/meetup suggested a GLOBAL Reddit meetup. Since then, every summer, we (deliberately) encourage you to get off Reddit (for at least one day) and meet fellow redditors IRL.

This year, we will be celebrating the eighth (yes, EIGHTH! Can you believe it?) annual Global Reddit Meetup Day on Saturday, June 17. If you’ve never attended a Global Reddit Meetup before, it’s a day where redditors from around the world come together and enjoy each other’s company, laughs, and camaraderie. There are often board games, brass bands, barbecues, bouncy houses, beverages, and who knows—maybe a surprise guest or two?

And we’re talking cities, towns, and villages around the world, because that’s where Reddit communities really are. Of course major cities like Amsterdam, Hong Kong, and London do it big every year! But don’t fret—you’ll be covered in smaller locations like Kalamazoo and Suva! Don’t know where to find your community? Check this nifty global list of community subbies! Don’t see a GrMD event happening in your area? Start one up!

Hong Kong (Photo: u/u/kawaiixxx)

Portland (Photo: u/Peace_Love_Happiness)

Bangalore (Photo: u/FRE3STYL3R)

We hope you’re as excited for GrMD this year as we are, and we hope you’re proud of the work fellow users put in each year to make these meetups so amazing. It’s thanks to the hard work and dedication of local community users that Reddit is lucky enough to have such quality meetups. We’ll be sending reminders as we approach the date, and be sure to subscribe to r/GrMD for more updates! GrMD 2017 is coming, so get pumped!