Community

Philadelphia is host to a number of great hacking, security, privacy, and user groups. Here is a list of some of our favorites.

Do you run a meetup or host a space that you think we would like to know about? Let us know!

Meetups

Philly 2600 - You are here. Philly’s oldest hacker meetup. Very casual with no set agenda, basically a hangout where occasionally people bring things to hack on or show off. Meets every first Friday.
DC 215 - Philly’s DEF CON group. Meetups usually consist of a presentation. Meets (usually) every first Wednesday.
OWASP Philadelphia - Local chapter of the Open Worldwide Application Security Project. Different presentation every meeting. Meets every fourth Tuesday.
PhillySec - Meets every second Wednesday.
PLUG - The Philadelphia area Linux User Group, meetups every first Wednesday, second Tuesday, and third Monday.

PhilTel - A telephone collective aiming to install free-to-use payphones.
TOOOL Philadelphia - Philly’s chapter of The Open Organisation Of Lockpickers.
Philly Community Wireless - Building community-controlled networks in Philadelphia.
Networks of Philly - Documenting network infrastructure in Philly.
Philly Mesh - Cypherpunk mesh networking.

Iffy Books - A bookstore at 404 S 20th St, offering a small selection of books, zines, an workshops on hacking, free culture, gardening, and adjacent topics. Iffy Books often hosts interesting events and meetups!
Ex Machina Parlor (formerly Trashpanda Village, SecShell) - A hackerspace at 319 N. 11th St. Room 501, aimed at those interested in cyber security.
Hive 76 - A makerspace devoted to all sorts of maker endeavors.

JawnCon - JawnCon is an event that celebrates the evolution of security and technology in our lives. Lot’s of different topics and a cool hangout room with retro tech.
BSides Philadelphia - Philly chapter of BSides conference.
BSides Delaware - Delaware chapter of BSides conference.
FOSSCON - Free and open-source software conference, usually held at Penn.
Pumpcon - One of the nations oldest hacker conferences. It’s small, intimate, and takes places in a speakeasy dungeon.
RaicesCon - This event seeks to bring together Hispanic and Latino’s and their allies in cybersecurity across academia, research, government, and industry.
BarCamp Philly - An unconference with no set schedule. Attendees submit talk ideas in the morning and a schedule is created on the spot. Anyone can give a talk or attend one!