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.
- Members across Smileys
- 1,500+
- Events on Smileys
- 300+
- Active clubs
- 170+
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.
Apply to hostHosts and club founders are members first — apply, and once you're in, tell us what you'd run.
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
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.
Apply to start a clubHosts and club founders are members first — apply, and once you're in, tell us what you'd run.
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 organise recurring events and activities
- Listed on your city's Clubs page
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.
Join to invite friendsWhat you get
- Your referral is noted during the application review
- Help shape what kind of community Smileys becomes
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.
Join to share your storyWhat 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
The path
How Eskişehir gets its hosts
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.
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.
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.