About
We sell nothing. This is not forced networking.
A free community gathering, on Saturdays, every two weeks. One coffee, a few hours, new people.
Cafeaua de Sâmbătă started from an ordinary observation: as an adult, your circle of people quietly closes. Colleagues, a few old friends, family. The occasions where you meet someone genuinely new, with no professional reason attached, become rarer and rarer.
So we did the simplest possible thing: we booked a large table in a coffee shop on a Saturday morning and invited strangers. No topic, no introductions round, no agenda. The first edition took place in Bucharest. Bucharest, Iași, Ploiești and Brașov followed, and the edition count has passed 21.
An edition goes like this: you arrive, you get a coffee, you sit down. Nobody is holding a microphone and nobody makes you introduce yourself to the group. Conversations start on their own and break into smaller clusters. You stay as long as you like — three hours usually go by unnoticed.
What it is not: not networking, not speed dating, not a business event, and nothing is being sold. No sponsor takes a stage and nobody asks for your business card. If you are after leads, you will leave disappointed.
What it is: a few hours talking to people you would never otherwise have met, about anything. It is free — you only pay for your coffee — and you save your spot on Luma so we know how many we are and how much room to ask for.
Frequently asked questions
What is Cafeaua de Sâmbătă?
A community gathering held on Saturdays, every two weeks, in a coffee shop. A group of people who do not know each other sit down at the same table and talk for a few hours. That is all — and that is exactly why it works.
Who can come?
Anyone who feels like talking. There is no selection, no industry filter and no age limit. People between 20 and 50+ come, from every field.
How much does it cost?
Taking part is free. You only pay for what you order at the coffee shop.
Why is this not networking?
Because networking has a payoff: you leave with a client, a job or a deal. Here there is nothing to gain and nobody is selling you anything. The conversation is the point.
How often does it happen?
Every two weeks, on a Saturday. Each city keeps its own calendar, published on Luma.
How do I find out when the next edition is?
From your city page on this site, or straight from the Luma calendar, where you can follow along to be notified of every new edition.
Can I come if I know nobody?
Yes, and that is the usual case. Most people come on their own the first time.
Come this Saturday.
Come on your own, leave with great new people around you. That’s it.
Save your spot