Talks
One person, one idea. Forty minutes that change how you see something.
Ideas, stories & good people.
Gatherings
Nine kinds of evenings.
Small gatherings across Europe: talks, tables, trails, and hack nights. Same spirit everywhere: good conversations, longer than necessary.
Formats
What we organise
Every format is sized for listening, in person or online. Mascots reuse the same animals in different poses where we have art; new formats start with icons until the next illustration lands.
Workshops
Hands on, screens optional. Leave with something you didn't have when you arrived.
Make something. Learn together.
Dinners
A table, a few courses, conversation as the only agenda.
Good food. Better company.
Apéros
Drinks and small bites. No stage, no slides, just a room that loosens up.
A glass, a pause, a good hour.
Hack nights
Bring a project, finish a feature. Pizza, pair programming, peer review.
Let's build something cool.
Game nights
Board games, card games, the occasional argument about the rules.
Roll the dice. Argue gently.
Outdoors
Walks, hikes, swims. The best conversations happen when no one is watching the clock.
Fresh air, good talks.
Sports
Football, climbing, yoga, a run: move first, talk in the breaks.
Move together. Catch your breath together.
Typing challenges
Friendly typing sprints and accuracy rounds. Keyboards, timers, gentle rivalry.
Fast fingers. Slow applause.
Four animals, nine formats: octopus, rabbit, fox, and turtle show up across posts in different scenes.
Take part
How you can help
Sobremesa is just getting started. We need people in the room, people who can host, and people who want to help behind the scenes.
Come along
Follow our Luma profile for upcoming dates. Show up curious, stay for the sobremesa.
Host a gathering
Have a venue, a topic, or a table? We help you shape the evening, keep it small, and stay true to the format.
Volunteer your craft
Design, copy, photography, facilitation, venue scouting. If you want to lend a skill, we would love to hear what you enjoy doing.
Spread the word
Share a post, bring a friend, or tell us about a community we should meet. Word of mouth is how this grows.
Support
Sponsorships
Sobremesa is run by volunteers. We are not a company with an events budget; gatherings happen because people give time, space, and sometimes money. If you want to help us host more evenings, we would rather hear from you than guess what fits.
Ways to help
Financial support
Help cover food, venue hire, materials, or travel at cost. We are happy to be transparent about where money goes and what it unlocks for the room.
Venue or space
A room after hours, a studio, a garden, a table-heavy restaurant. Space is often the hardest line item. Venue partners make new cities possible.
In-kind contributions
Printing, catering credit, equipment loans, promo help: practical gifts that keep an evening running without turning it into an ad.
Something else
Introductions, advice, a newsletter mention, or a wild idea. If it helps the room, we are listening.
How we work with sponsors
- We name partners openly and explain why they are involved.
- The evening is the product: not banners, not stage branding, not a hard sell.
- When tickets exist, they stay at cost. Sponsorship fills gaps; it does not inflate prices.
Tell us what you have in mind: budget, venue, services, or something we have not thought of yet. We read every message.