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Help build the community you want to be part of

Smileys is shaped by its members. The best events, the most active clubs, the warmest atmosphere — they all start with someone deciding to show up and contribute.

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Members across Smileys
1,600+
Events since 2023
1,000+
Active clubs
170+

Four ways to shape Smileys

Pick the one that fits how much time you have. Each starts with a single step.

Share your passion with the community

Host an event

Have an idea for a dinner, a hike, a cultural visit, a language exchange? Hosts are the heartbeat of Smileys. You bring the concept — we handle the platform, the RSVPs and the door.

What you get

  • Event tools — RSVPs, guest lists, waitlists and check-in at the door
  • Link your event to a venue from the Smileys directory
  • Your event in front of the members of your city
  • The Host title on your profile and your city's Meet the Hosts page
Apply to host

Hosts and club founders are members first — apply, and once you're in, tell us what you'd run.

Build your own community within the community

Start a club

Got a niche interest that doesn't have a home yet? Sailing, chess, French cinema, cold plunges — if it's your thing, chances are it's someone else's too. Propose a club and our team will help you set it up.

What you get

  • Your own club page with member management
  • Your club's group-chat link on its page, set up with our team
  • Tools to organize recurring events and activities
  • Listed on your city's Clubs page
Apply to start a club

Hosts and club founders are members first — apply, and once you're in, tell us what you'd run.

The community grows one great person at a time

Invite a friend

Smileys is curated by design — every new member is reviewed personally. The best way to bring great people in is through the people already here. Your invite carries your reputation.

What you get

  • Your referral is noted during the application review
  • Help shape what kind of community Smileys becomes
Join to invite friends

Your words on the Stories wall

Share your story

The pages that convince someone to join aren't written by us — they're written by members. How you found your people, a club that changed your week, a night that turned strangers into friends. We review every story and publish the best under your name.

What you get

  • Published under your name in Stories (visitors who aren't members see your first name)
  • New stories appear on your city's page and the homepage
  • We polish the formatting — the voice stays yours
Join to share your story

The path

How Bursa gets its hosts

  1. Host

    Start or take over a club and run its events. That is the whole job: pick a place, set a time, welcome whoever comes.

    Your profile carries the Host badge and you appear on your city’s Meet the Hosts page.

  2. City Lead

    Hosts who keep a city’s calendar alive are asked to lead it: run city-wide events, help new hosts start, and shape what the city becomes.

    New cities open with a City Lead. If yours doesn’t have one yet, that seat is open.

Every host and lead is a member volunteering their time. See who holds the titles today on the Meet the Hosts page.

For businesses and event organizers

Not a member, but you run an event or a business in the city? There are two separate routes.

Partner with us

Editorial coverage, interviews and event collaborations for international audiences. Independent, and not for sale.

See how partnerships work

Advertise with us

Paid placement: event sponsorship, newsletter features, club partnerships and branded events.

See advertising options

The people who shape Smileys are the ones who show up.

Every host, every club leader, every member who invites a friend — you're not just attending a community. You're building one.

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