BUILDING
HUMANIST COMMUNITY

Human beings are social animals, and we often feel the need to get together to find support, learn new things, meet new people, and work together for a common cause. Very often we just want to get together to relax and have fun with like-minded people.

Humanists UK has groups around the country providing a range of events and activities in your communities. Humanist groups have a variety of activities, and give you the opportunities for:

  • Meeting and socialising with like minded people, as well as promoting humanism in your local community.
  • Campaigning on humanist issues, as well as learning, exchanging ideas, and debating issues.
  • Representing humanist views in local decision making and volunteering and engaging in our social action.

Local Humanism Map

Click the pins for contact details and to find more about Humanists UK Local Groups and our humanist Partner Groups around the country.

Local Groups

Humanists UK Local Groups are communities organised by a local team of Humanists UK volunteers. They bring non-religious people together to be happier and more fulfilled and to be a force for good in their communities. These groups are a part of Humanists UK, and committee volunteers are provided with ongoing support and learning and development opportunities.

Local Groups are marked on the above map. Our current Local Groups are:

As well as having Local Groups, Humanists UK is affiliated with a number of other humanist Partner Groups in towns and cities around the UK which also put on public events. These groups are also featured on the map above.

Getting involved

Click here to see what volunteering vacancies are available in your Local Group.

If there is no local group in your area, and you’re interested in getting one going, please email localgroups@humanists.uk.

Other humanist events and meet-ups

As well as the events organised by Humanists UK Local Groups, Humanists UK and its special interest networks and sections (such as LGBT Humanists, Young Humanists, and Humanist Climate Action) organise events around the UK. Many of these are listed under the ‘Community’ tab of our UK-wide events listings.

There are also a number of other humanist groups associated with Humanists UK, such as party-political humanist groups, which also organise events from time to time.

Upcoming Events

  • Drinks & Discourse | Haywards Heath Humanists

    Burgess Hill

    Join us for an evening of friendly humanist conversation with a welcoming and like-minded community.

  • Leeds Humanists Book Club: "Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What To Do About It" by Cory Doctorow

    Leeds

    The online world.  That is our life.  maybe not all of it, but more than perhaps some of us care to admit.  Wasn't it once exciting and innovative, carrying hopes and dreams of liberal utopias?  Less dramatically, online started as a place where we could connect and generally feel good about being part of the wider world with just a few clicks.

  • May Social | Sheffield Humanists

    Sheffield

    Our socials are a perfect way to get involved with your local humanist community, meet like-minded people, and have a drink and something to eat too!

  • Book Group | York Humanists

    York

    Join us for the Book Group who will be discussing 'Strangers and Intimates: The Rise and Fall of Private Life' by Tiffany Jenkins.

  • Open meeting | Portsmouth Humanists

    Portsmouth

    Meet fellow local humanists for social chit-chat and discussion, to share ideas and launch our first few activities

  • May Coffee Morning | Isle of Wight Humanists

    Ryde

    Come and join us for a coffee, a slice of cake (other snacks are available!) and a friendly chat with like-minded people.

  • York Pride | York Humanists

    York

    🌈 Join York Humanists at York Pride 2026! 🌈 We’re excited to be marching in this year’s York Pride on Saturday 30 May — and everyone is welcome to join us!

  • May Social | Maldon Humanists

    Maldon

    Join us for our May social and a chance to discuss our involvement with Essex Pride.

  • May Book Club | Nottingham Humanists

    Nottingham

    This month's book is “Buddha, Socrates, and Us” by Stephen Batchelor.

  • May Brunch | Bangor Humanists

    Bangor

    Join us for brunch and a relaxed chat with fellow humanists at Coffee Cure at the Museum, nestled within the historic Bangor Castle.

  • Music that moves us: a humanist perspective | Haywards Heath Humanists

    Haywards Heath

    Join us for an engaging exploration of how music shapes our emotions, identities, and shared human experience.

  • June Brunch | Worcester Humanists

    Worcester

    Please join us for our usual friendly and relaxed monthly brunch. Whether you're a humanist, humanist-friendly, or just humanist-curious, you'll be made very welcome.

  • June get together | Cornwall Humanists

    Truro

    What better way to spend your first Sunday of June than meeting up with fellow humanists in Cornwall; a time for fellowship, good conversation, and food.

  • Let's create a Heritage Walk | Cardiff Humanists

    Cardiff

    An interactive session to begin to develop a heritage walk for Cardiff - everyone is welcome.

  • Watch Party - “The People’s Emergency Briefing" | York Humanists

    York

    Join York Humanists for a community screening and discussion of The People’s Emergency Briefing — an urgent and thought-provoking presentation exploring the climate and environmental crises, their causes, and the choices facing humanity. We are delighted to be joined by Dr Abigail Perrin, a Science Advisor for the National Emergency Briefing and committed to bringing science into places where it needs to be understood and acted upon.

  • June Curry Club | Bangor Humanists

    Bangor

    Bangor Humanists' Curry Club is the perfect way to get involved with your local humanist community, meet like-minded people, and enjoy fantastic food too!

  • March with us at Cardiff Pride | Cardiff Humanists

    We’re excited to be taking part in the Cardiff Pride march this year on Saturday, 13 June, and would love for you to join us.

  • The impact of Humanist Schools in Uganda | North Staffs Humanists

    Newcastle-under-Lyme

    Join us for this fascinating talk from Steve Hurd, founder of the Uganda Humanist Schools Trust

  • LGBT+ Humanists Drinks Reception at the Festival of Humanism

    Bournemouth

    Join us in Bournemouth for a drinks reception on the Saturday of the Festival of Humanism! You're welcome even if you are not attending the Festival.

  • Young Humanists Social at the Festival of Humanism

    Bournemouth

    Join us in Bournemouth for a drink and a chat at our friendly social for Young Humanists, after the gala dinner at the Festival of Humanism!

  • June Coffee Morning | Leicester Humanists

    Leicester

    Want to learn more about how to get involved in humanism, or just have a friendly chat with like-minded people? Join your fellow humanists for a coffee!

  • June Secular Social | Sheffield Humanists

    Sheffield

    Sheffield Humanists and Sunday Assembly Sheffield are working together on this joint event to give non-religious people from across Sheffield a chance to meet each other

  • Natalja's Stories by Inger Christensen | Leicester Humanists Book Club

    Leicester

    This month we are reading Natalja's Stories - Inger Christensen. What did you think of the book? Join us for a friendly chat over a coffee or a beer.

  • Drinks & Discourse | Haywards Heath Humanists

    Burgess Hill

    Join us for an evening of friendly humanist conversation with a welcoming and like-minded community.

  • June Social | Sheffield Humanists

    Sheffield

    Our socials are a perfect way to get involved with your local humanist community, meet like-minded people, and have a drink and something to eat too!

  • Loose Cannons: Humanist freethinkers who shook the world | Sheffield Humanists

    Sheffield

    Paul Fitzgerald (aka 'Polyp') makes a very welcome return to Sheffield Humanists with this not-to-be-missed illustrated talk about some of history's most dramatic, challenging, and determined freethinking humanists.

  • Join us in building humanist community | Cam Humanists

    Cambridge

    Come and join us for drinks and a friendly chat with like-minded people

  • Philosophy Group | York Humanists

    York

    The Philosophy Group at this meeting will be discussing the topic 'The Just Society: how it would be defined'.

  • June Coffee Morning | Isle of Wight Humanists

    Ryde

    Come and join us for a coffee, a slice of cake (other snacks are available!) and a friendly chat with like-minded people.

  • June Brunch | Bangor Humanists

    Bangor

    Join us for brunch and a relaxed chat with fellow humanists at Coffee Cure at the Museum, nestled within the historic Bangor Castle.

  • Humanism and the fight for LGBTQ equality | Haywards Heath Humanists

    Haywards Heath

    Join us to discover and celebrate how humanist values have shaped the ongoing struggle for LGBT equality, and consider the lessons for our community.

  • July Brunch | Worcester Humanists

    Worcester

    Please join us for our usual friendly and relaxed monthly brunch. Whether you're a humanist, humanist-friendly, or just humanist-curious, you'll be made very welcome.

  • Religious wrongs versus human rights | Peter Tatchell with Cornwall Humanists

    Truro

    Peter Tatchell discusses his campaigns against Christian, Judaist, and Islamic prejudice

  • Scientists or politicians: who has the answer to crime? | York Humanists

    York

    Join us for this thought-provoking talk by Professor Gloria Laycock OBE: 'Scientists or politicians: who has the answer to crime?'

  • July Curry Club | Bangor Humanists

    Bangor

    Bangor Humanists' Curry Club is the perfect way to get involved with your local humanist community, meet like-minded people, and enjoy fantastic food too!

  • July Coffee Morning | Leicester Humanists

    Leicester

    Want to learn more about how to get involved in humanism, or just have a friendly chat with like-minded people? Join your fellow humanists for a coffee!

  • July Social | Sheffield Humanists

    Sheffield

    Our socials are a perfect way to get involved with your local humanist community, meet like-minded people, and have a drink and something to eat too!

  • Drinks & Discourse | Haywards Heath Humanists

    Burgess Hill

    Join us for an evening of friendly humanist conversation with a welcoming and like-minded community.

  • July Coffee Morning | Isle of Wight Humanists

    Ryde

    Come and join us for a coffee, a slice of cake (other snacks are available!) and a friendly chat with like-minded people.

  • July Brunch | Bangor Humanists

    Bangor

    Join us for brunch and a relaxed chat with fellow humanists at Coffee Cure at the Museum, nestled within the historic Bangor Castle.

  • Belfast Humanist Heritage Walk

    Belfast

    This walking tour will explore people and ideas of freethinking, secularism and tolerance over 250 years of humanist history in Belfast up to the present day.

  • August Brunch | Worcester Humanists

    Worcester

    Please join us for our usual friendly and relaxed monthly brunch. Whether you're a humanist, humanist-friendly, or just humanist-curious, you'll be made very welcome.

  • Belfast Humanist Heritage Walk

    Belfast

    This walking tour will explore people and ideas of freethinking, secularism and tolerance over 250 years of humanist history in Belfast up to the present day.

  • August Coffee Morning | Leicester Humanists

    Leicester

    Want to learn more about how to get involved in humanism, or just have a friendly chat with like-minded people? Join your fellow humanists for a coffee!

  • August Secular Social | Sheffield Humanists

    Sheffield

    Sheffield Humanists and Sunday Assembly Sheffield are working together on this regular joint event to give non-religious people from across Sheffield a chance to meet each other

  • August Curry Club | Bangor Humanists

    Bangor

    Bangor Humanists' Curry Club is the perfect way to get involved with your local humanist community, meet like-minded people, and enjoy fantastic food too!

Local Humanist Groups

Partner Groups