Punta Expats
Punta del Este - Monthly
Punta Expats meet on the third Monday of the month at 11:00 a.m. The meeting location changes to different restaurants or coffee-shops in Punta del Este. People have a cup of coffee or a late breakfast, many stay for lunch. (Attendees must order something to make it beneficial for hosting venue owners.) The meetings are an informal place to chat, exchange information, and make new friends. There is also an informal book exchange. A few days before each meeting, an email is sent to announce the meeting location. To learn where meetings are held, contact Silvia Haas.
Piriapolis Lunch Group
Pirapolis - Monthly
This lunch gathering started casually with two women meeting for lunch to speak to each other in English and has grown. For more information contact Jean Petley.
Sunday Expat Meeting
Montevideo – Every Sunday
The Sunday Expat Meeting is held at 12:00 (noon) at Fellini Ristobarreto is located in the Montevideo neighborhood of Pocitos at the corner of Jose Marti and Benito Blanco. No reservations are required, and each person is billed individually for their own food.
This is an informal gathering for English speakers to meet, trade notes, and exchange ideas. There is no sales pitch or business objective. The meeting is open to everyone including visitors and English speaking Uruguayans. This meeting has been put on every Sunday like clockwork by Glen of the website "TotalUruguay.com" since the first gathering on November 20, 2005. For more info. and a map
Language Exchange
Montevideo - every other Friday 8:00 - Midnight
The Language Exchange will be at Costa Azul Cafè, Tomàs Diago 843 at the corner of Scoserìa, Pocitos: No reservations required. See the Montevideo Language Exchange Facebook page to learn the date of the next meeting. Meeting Organizer: Doug Heller
Atlántida English Speakers
This informal group meets the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month at 1 pm at Don Vito restaurant in Atlántida. Don Vito is located at Calle 11 y 22 (11th Street at 22nd) with phone: 037-27458. For information contact Katherine Hine
The British Society of Uruguay
The British Society of Uruguay was founded in 1918. It is an organization that drives purposeful missions as well as organizes social events that include an annual golf tournament. From The British Society came the British Hospital and the Anglo-Uruguayan Cultural Institute (known as the Anglo).
The Anglo, which has built up to 50 branches in Uruguay, turned 75 years old in 2009. The Anglo operates language schools that teach the English language to Uruguayans, conducts English language testing, and has a resident theatre company, called Theatre of the Anglo. It also has two full curriculum schools.
The British Society is an English-speaking group to consider once you have decided to put roots down in Uruguay. To join one must be sponsored by an existing member and pay a 1,000 peso membership fee.
Entertainment and Events in Montevideo
Montevideo Portal: theater performances, movies, live music, art and exhibitions.
Entertainment and Events in Punta del Este
Puntaweb: upcoming events in Punta del Este
