🧭 Where this fits: This is the how-to for one-off events — single, member-hosted gatherings. For the big picture on all the kinds of programming we run, see Programming at The Commons (overview). If your idea is something you'd run regularly, head to @how toinstead.

Woohoo! So, you want to run an event?

Hosting an event is one of the best ways to plug into The Commons — and one-offs are the easiest place to start. All members can create free, member-only (or members +1) events using our Event Hosting Tool, which automatically adds your event to the Commons calendar. This is your experimental playground: try things, prototype ideas, make it your own. ✨

Quick Links:

• 📍 Event Hosting Tool — create an event for the Commons Calendar
• 🗓️ Commons Calendar (Luma) — see what's already on the books
• 📱 Social Media Request Form — broadcast your event on The Commons socials
• Archive of Commons Events  — browse past events for inspiration

🌱 Why host an event?

Running an event at The Commons is a great way to:

• Form new social groups and meet new people
• Practice leadership and facilitation
• Enter (or start) a practice group
• Go deeper in a particular craft or inquiry
• Expand your network
• Bring your creativity and experimental spirit into the community

✨ The Commons comes alive through member-hosted events. Try thing. Prototype ideas. Make it your own.

Not sure what to make? Most events move across one of our four themes — use them as a spark:

• 🔭 Discover — explore life's big questions: philosophy, meditation, metaphysics, meaning-making, and spiritual traditions.