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Find meaningful connections
Partnership programme

Bring people together through what they love.

More participation. Stronger communities.

HobbyTogether is about turning people's own interests into recurring participation, meaningful human connections, belonging and wellbeing — while giving cities and partners new visibility into what people actually want to do and participate in.

The EU, WHO and UN all recognise loneliness, social isolation and social exclusion as growing first priority societal challenges — and cities are on the front line of answering them, investing heavily in sports, culture, recreation, youth services and community initiatives every year.

HobbyTogether turns those investments into visible, measurable results: residents discover people, hobbies and local activities based on their interests and free time, cities receive anonymised real-time insight into community participation, and organisations reach exactly the right audiences through a new interest-based communication channel.

A diverse group of people enjoying hobbies together outdoors — painting, playing music, hiking and skateboarding
Real-time insight

Real-time insight into community participation.

Better visibility

Better participation starts with better visibility.

Residents discover

  • People with shared interests
  • Hobbies and activities nearby
  • Local events and experiences
  • New communities to join

Cities gain insight

  • Community participation trends
  • Popular and emerging interests
  • Visibility gaps
  • District-level engagement
  • Demand for activities
  • Community development opportunities

The interest-based communication channel

Cities and organisations gain a new HobbyTogether interest-based communication channel: every message reaches residents by what they genuinely care about, so every activity finds the people already looking for it.

No surveys. No assumptions. Real participation intelligence.

Multiple stakeholders

One solution. Multiple stakeholders.

Residents

Discover people, hobbies and experiences around what they love.

Cities

Measurable participation, stronger inclusion and evidence for community development.

Associations &  Sports Clubs

Fill activities and grow membership with people already interested.

Universities

Faster student integration and a stronger campus community.

Local Businesses

Reach residents whose interests match exactly what you offer.

Tourism

Turn visitors into active participants in the city's real life.

Decision makers

Designed for decision makers.

For decision makers, HobbyTogether delivers the evidence base: anonymised, aggregated participation insight that strengthens policy across health, wellbeing, integration and community development — in line with WHO health priorities, the EU mental health agenda and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Support better decisions across:

Community Development
Sports & Recreation
Culture
Youth Services
Integration
Tourism
Wellbeing
Employment Services
Privacy by design

Privacy by design.

  • Individual users remain anonymous.
  • Partners never access personal data.
  • Cities receive aggregated participation insights only.
GDPR compliantEU hosted

More participation. More visibility. More engagement. More community impact.

Discover what your community is ready to experience next.

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