Say goodbye to dull gatherings
Create: Design bold, one-of-a-kind gatherings to share
Host: Bring your vision to life by hosting unique gatherings, privately or publicly
Join: Attend gatherings that make real connection effortless
Collaborate: Contribute to gathering designs or co-create with others
People seeking community need a better way to connect meaningfully at gatherings
Most gatherings focus on how things come together and look. But the real issue is in how people are brought together. Focusing on things rather than people leads to missed opportunities for genuine bonds and unforgettable experiences.
Create
Only the unforgettable
Every gathering begins as a carefully curated design before it goes live. These designs are open to the public for feedback and co-creation.You can either start a gathering design from scratch or find an existing one on Arc to customize and make your own. Invite the public to collaborate, offering feedback and helping to shape the design. Anyone, anywhere, can view the gathering design both before and after it goes live.
Host
What excites you
Live designs are open to the public, allowing anyone on Arc to host them. You can choose to host a gathering privately or publicly.Whether you use an existing design or one you've (co-)created, you have the flexibility to make it your own. For private gatherings, invite friends and family directly through the gathering page on Arc. If you opt for a public gathering, anyone in your area can join and participate.
Find
The unconventional
Discover a private or public gathering in your area, attend in person, and experience something truly unforgettable.If you’re looking for typical gatherings like "game night," "happy hour," or "come mingle", you won't find these on Arc ;).
Use Cases
Arc is for anyone who needs to create, host, or find in-person gatherings that don't suck
Event Seekers
Find only unforgettable public or private gatherings near you to attend.
Professional Hosts
Find or create marketing event ideas that guests won't stop talking about.
Novice Hosts
Get automated guidance and inspiration, and make your mediocre gathering idea a memorable one.
Community Builders
Host memorable public or private gatherings for people in your area.
Experienced Hosts
Create unique and memorable experiences faster and consistently.
Community Contributors
Give feedback on, co-create, or share gathering designs with others in your area or anywhere in the world.
Arc Gathering Highlights
Caving
Bar Crawl Scavenger Hunt
Dad Competition
Improv at the Recording Studio
Coming Soon
Sign up to be notified when we launch. If you joined one of our beta programs, you will automatically be notified at launch. We will never sell your information or spam you.
Join us as we change the norm and allow more people to experience gatherings whose impressions last for years—not days, weeks, or months.
Contact Us
Reach out with any comments, questions, or stories of gatherings that left a lasting impression on you!
About Us
See what inspired us to create Arc.
FAQs
See common questions about Arc.
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Thank you!
You will be notified when the beta program becomes available and when we launch!
Browse Gathering Designs & Give Feedback
The table below is a preview of the gatherings on Arc. The full list continues to grow as gatherings are added by our team and eventually, Arc users. Click "More Arc Gatherings" below to see more gatherings that will be published when we launch. This is available to you for free whether you sign up for our beta program or not.
| Purpose | Name | Category | Interested User |
|---|---|---|---|
| To connect personally first so that business connections become deeper and last longer. | The Anti-Networking Experience | Professional Networking | Professionals |
| To bond with new people or friends at the limit of our wildness. | Bar Crawl Scavenger Hunt | Bar Crawl, Scavenger Hunt | Strangers, Friends |
| To increase university student retention through unlikely student bonds. | Unlikely Bonds | Retention | Students |
| To bond dads to their families and others through hyper dad stereotypes. | Ultimate Dad Competition | Competition | Family |
For a limited time: As we continue to build our gathering database, we are taking requests for our team to create new gathering designs. Use the "Request a New Gathering Design" button below to make this request. We will contact you if we decide to add your gathering idea to the Arc database and again when the gathering design is available in the database.
Host Arc Gatherings
If you would like to join our beta program for hosts before we launch, please sign up below.
The beta program will provide automated guidance on how to make your event memorable and allow you to host events on the Arc platform. Unlike the general public, hosts on the platform can see all the details (such as surprises) of each gathering design.You can join regardless of your location.
Attend Arc Gatherings
If you would like to join our beta program for event seekers before we launch, please sign up below.Arc only caters to in-person gatherings, and we will be starting with gatherings hosted in Colorado Springs and Denver in 2025. The beta program allows you to see and join these gatherings as well as details of each gathering design appropriate for guests to see.
About Us
Why do unforgettable gatherings have to be rare? We don't think they should be.We believe that EVERY gathering should blow you away and allow you to easily open up and connect with others in ways you wouldn't otherwise. This is what gives gatherings lasting impressions. Unfortunately, we find most gatherings/events to be boring, generic, forgettable, unfulfilling, or just okay, leaving it up to the attendees to make the best of it. That's a sad reality for us, and we think people deserve so much more.Every gathering on Arc is built on proven guidelines for gathering people in ways that they will remember. To make this possible, we combine our years of experience creating unique events that people have fond memories of and research on gatherings.Join us as we change the norm and allow more people to experience gatherings whose impressions last for years—not days, weeks, or months.