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Meeting people in Kirkland and Redmond
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 Kirkland and Redmond where people get together on purpose.
The 50+ centers
Peter Kirk Community Center — 352 Kirkland Avenue, Kirkland · 425-587-3360. Kirkland’s center for adults 50+: fitness, dance, arts and crafts and lifelong-learning classes, lunches, special events, and the Kirkland Steppers walking group. It also runs programs for Chinese, Latinx and South Asian communities.
Redmond Senior & Community Center — 8703 160th Avenue NE, Redmond · 425-556-2300. For adults 50+: classes, interest groups and WELL workshops, a senior lunch, special events and volunteering. Fee assistance is available.
IACS Seniors Program (Indian American Community Services) — for adults 55+, with a community lunch in Redmond on the second Wednesday of the month at St. Jude’s Parish, 10526 166th Avenue NE.
Library book groups
Dates for each group are on the library’s events page. All KCLS book groups.
- Kirkland Library — Read, Share, Connect Book Club, Tuesday evenings. Bring whatever you are reading.
- Redmond Library — Redmond Library Book Group, Thursday afternoons, and Engayging in Sapphistry, a book club for queer women, Sunday afternoons.
Walking
The Cross Kirkland Corridor is a wide, gentle gravel trail running about six miles through Kirkland, from the South Kirkland Park & Ride to Totem Lake. In Redmond, the Sammamish River Trail follows the river north to Woodinville and Bothell.
Groups that meet regularly
- Meetup lists more groups near Kirkland — search for “over 50” or for something you enjoy.
Have a say
- Kirkland Senior Council — residents 50+ who advise the City Council. Meetings are open to the public: second Tuesday, 1:30 pm, at Peter Kirk Community Center.
- Redmond Senior Advisory Committee — “the voice of the seniors in the City of Redmond.” Third Thursday, 1 pm, at the Redmond Senior & Community Center.
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.