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Meeting people in Everett and Mukilteo
The places close to home where people get together — what each one runs, where it is, and a link to check the details yourself.
Every listing checked on October 4, 2026. Times and programs change — follow each link for the current details.
Most of our friendships arrived through work, through raising children, or from a neighborhood where you kept running into the same people. When those things end, the easy way of meeting people ends with them. These are the places in Everett and Mukilteo where people get together on purpose.
Senior centers
Carl Gipson Center (Volunteers of America) — 3025 Lombard Avenue, Everett · 425-818-2784. For adults 50+ and many others: exercise classes, games, trips, workshops and speakers, with a free lunch Monday to Friday at 11:30. Membership is needed for full participation; financial help is available.
Homage Senior Services — Snohomish County’s largest nonprofit for older adults. Its Multicultural Senior Center is at 1715 100th Place SE, Everett · 425-513-1900, and it runs the Community Table dining program, companionship programs, memory cafés, wellness classes and a monthly open house.
Have a say
Snohomish County Council on Aging — the county’s volunteer advisory board for older adults. Its meetings are open to the public, usually on the fourth Wednesday morning, with an online option.
Library book groups
- Everett Public Library — the Main Library Book Club meets monthly on a Thursday, fiction and nonfiction. New members always welcome.
- Sno-Isle Libraries — book groups at the Mukilteo Library and others nearby; dates are on the events page.
Groups that meet regularly
- 50+ Fun SnoCo (Meetup, Everett) — nearly a thousand members: coffee, happy hours, walks, game nights and music.
When you want the same few people every week
Most of what is listed here is built to bring people together. Far less is built to turn them into friends.
On Longtable, a circle is a small group of neighbors who meet regularly, in person, around one thing they enjoy — a few neighbors near you who share something you love, meeting for long enough that they become people who know you. You can see the circles near you, or start one: say what and when, and let neighbors find it. How it works.