“Do not obey in advance" — Timothy Snyder
A smooth spread of 9 meetups, plus 1 virtual, across all 7 days in the UK this week.
Every meetup is a community and every community is a bullish sign for Bitcoin. We hope you can make it to a local event but if you can’t, check out our Featured Events section for 2 upcoming UK conferences.
All the details below…
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We're coming to three major English cities: Manchester, Leeds and Newcastle.
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Upcoming Bitcoin Meetups
What We’re Up To This Week 📆
Monday
⚽️ Real Bedford with BTC Sessions: Bitcoin educator and all round legend, BTC Sessions is coming to town and we'll be talking everything Bitcoin, including custudy and what happened with ColdCard. 12:00 - 13:30 on Monday 31st.
Tuesday
🍺 Bitcoin Nottingham: The September Bitcoin Nottingham Meetup date for your diary is Tuesday 1st, 18:30 at O'Connors Irish bar, 33 Central Ave, NG2 5GQ, in the function room upstairs. Free pizza thanks to sponsorship from DTV Electronics!
Wednesday
💥 Bitcoin Power: A monthly meetup on the first Wednesday of the month, focussing on empowering the user on what, why, when and where on everything Bitcoin! Find us at Maltman, 59-61 Renfield Street, Glasgow, 19:00 - 21:00.
Thursday
🎶 Timeless Session - Longy Live: New Music Nudge Unit presents a groundbreaking livestream & musical event, including a panel discussion with some of the new music industry leaders. 16:00 - 18:00 on Thursday 3rd.
Friday
☕️ Newcastle Bitcoin Coffee Morning Meetup: Every Friday morning at Pumphreys Coffee Centre and Brewing Emporium (bitcoin accepted). Whether you're a total beginner or a seasoned maxi, head along to chat, share ideas, and connect with the local Bitcoin community from 10:00 to 12:00.
🍺 Wiltshire BTC: Meeting at The Water Meadow East, SN12 7GG at 18:30 on Friday 4th. Come along for an informal chat and get together.
Saturday
🚶♀️Bitcoin Walk - London: The London Bitcoin Walk will meet this SATurday at the Peter Pan statue in Hyde Park at 11:00. Check the Telegram group chat (avaliable at the link) for details.
🚶🏽♂️ Bitcoin Walk - Edinburgh: Join fellow bitcoiners every Saturday at 12:00 for a walk, meeting at Meadows City Tennis Club. It’s a relaxed way to keep fit, enjoy the city, and chat about Bitcoin along the way.
☕️ Bitcoin Portsmouth: Join fellow bitcoiners this Saturday at 10:00am at Panero Lounge for relaxed Bitcoin chat, good conversation, and good coffee. No agenda, just informal chats. All welcome.
Sunday
🔮 Leeds Bitcoin Network: The first Sunday of every month the Leeds Bitcoin Network meet at the Global Tribe Cafe, LS1 6LG at 13:00.
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🗓️ Featured Events
🗓️ Muslim Bitcoin Summit - London, October 10-11
The Anti‑Riba Money Conference will be held in London. A landmark, non-profit, community‑funded gathering exploring sound money through Prophetic economics. Conference Saturday, with Sunday half-day
🎪 BitFest 2026 – Manchester, November 20–22
The UK’s largest Bitcoin festival returns to Manchester from 20–22 November 2026, taking over the Pendulum Hotel for three days of Bitcoin education, culture, creativity, and community. BitFest combines talks, panels, workshops, entertainment, and freedom-focused topics, welcoming seasoned Bitcoiners and complete newcomers alike.
The weekend kicks off with Nostrshire, the UK’s first full-scale conference dedicated to Nostr, before the wider festival gets underway. BitFest is also family-friendly, with Student and Family ticket options available.
Previous speakers and artists have included Martti Malmi, Thomas Voegtlin, Ben Arc, Susie Ward, Dominic Frisby, Daniel Prince, Freddie New, Joe Nakamoto, Dr. Peter Connor, Rick Messitt, and Jordan Walker, with the 2026 line-up still being announced.
Early Bird tickets are £99, payable in Bitcoin or fiat. Expect less of a conventional conference and more of a gathering of the UK Bitcoin community.
Get Involved
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Start a Meetup: Want to launch a Bitcoin meetup? We’ll support you. Contact us on Twitter or just reply to this email.
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Get out and support the meetups where you can, visit Bitcoin Events UK for more info on each meetup and to find your closest on the interactive map.
Stay tuned for more updates next week!
Simon, Ollie & Gemma
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