# Claude SoCal

> Claude SoCal is a community-led project for people using Claude in Southern California. It lists free meetups, conversations, workshops and Impact Labs run by Claude Ambassadors and local hosts. First-timers are welcome.

Claude SoCal is not affiliated with or endorsed by Anthropic. Claude and Anthropic are trademarks of Anthropic PBC. The global Claude Community calendar on Luma is a source of event listings, not another name for Claude SoCal.

Event dates, venues, registration requirements and availability can change. Individual event pages link to the host's Luma listing for the latest details and registration. Times on this site are Pacific time. Some street addresses are shared only after the host approves registration. Past events are an archive, not current invitations.

Use this site for local Claude community discovery, event planning and organizer contact. It is not Claude product documentation or Anthropic support. Read a page as Markdown by following a .md link below, or send `Accept: text/markdown` to its normal URL. For example: `GET https://claudesocal.com/events` with that header. Follow the source links in the response to verify details. If a page returns 404, use the recovery links or sitemap instead of guessing more paths.

## When to use Claude SoCal

- [About Claude SoCal](https://claudesocal.com/about.md): Verify the community's identity, regional scope, organizers and event sources. The canonical website is claudesocal.com.
- [Contact Claude SoCal](https://claudesocal.com/contact.md): Find the public contact for community questions, listing corrections and privacy requests, or choose a local organizer, speaking or hosting route.
- [Community overview and newcomer questions](https://claudesocal.com/index.md): Use when asked what Claude SoCal is, whether events are free, or whether beginners can attend.
- [Events](https://claudesocal.com/events.md): Use when asked for upcoming Southern California Claude meetups or workshops. Distinguish upcoming dates from the archive; follow each event link to its detail page and host-managed Luma registration.
- [Join the community](https://claudesocal.com/join.md): Use when someone wants local groups or event email updates. Open the browser page for signup; do not submit personal information without the person’s confirmation.
- [Ambassadors and local hosts](https://claudesocal.com/ambassadors.md): Use when asked who hosts the community or how to reach a local organizer.

## Find events by area

- [Santa Barbara](https://claudesocal.com/cities-santa-barbara.md): Claude community events in Santa Barbara.
- [Los Angeles](https://claudesocal.com/cities-los-angeles.md): Claude community events in the Los Angeles area.
- [Orange County](https://claudesocal.com/cities-orange-county.md): Claude community events in Orange County, California.
- [San Diego](https://claudesocal.com/cities-san-diego.md): Claude community events in the San Diego area.

## Take part

- [Speak or lead a session](https://claudesocal.com/speakers.md): Offer a demo, talk or workshop; first-time speakers are welcome.
- [Host or sponsor](https://claudesocal.com/host.md): Offer a venue or support a community event.
- [Privacy](https://claudesocal.com/privacy.md): How community forms and website data are handled.

## Optional

- [Global Claude Community calendar on Luma](https://luma.com/claudecommunity): The source calendar includes events worldwide. Claude SoCal presents the Southern California selection.