Ask HN: Finding local events without FB

1 points by petechapnan 6y ago ↗ HN

I’ve recently deleted my Facebook and have found alternatives for a lot of things, but the one thing I miss is learning about events in my city. I have yet to find a solid way to discover what is happening where I live. I was wondering what other ways there are to keep me engaged with my community while not being on Facebook.

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apotatopot 6y ago ↗

I use Yelp & the local papers/magazines along with their websites.

probinso 6y ago ↗

You're not going to like this. Facebook ruined most sites for events. nwtekno used to be a premier destination for electronic music events and is now dead because Facebook is more convenient and wider reaching.

a good competitor would be a site or you could subscribe to an event topic, that would aggregate Facebook meetups, and community callendar events.

Most people that I know who don't have Facebook are partnered with people who do