Upcoming Events
Stay Informed About Future Tour Stops
Big thanks to the 4,000+ people who attended our 49 tour stops over the last year or so (previous dates and cities listed below). Do you want to stay updated on when The Mins will be in your city? Then subscribe to our essays via email to be notified of future US and int’l tour dates (no spam, ever).
If you can’t make it to one of our events. watch a video of our Seattle meetup.
Tour Photo Albums
- 6-City Spring Into Minimalism Tour 2013
- 10-City Holiday Happiness Tour 2012
- 33-City Minimalism Meetup Tour 2011/2012
Details and Whatnot
Why: So why have these meetups? Great question—we’re glad you asked. Ultimately, we want to get out there and interact with people face to face, share ideas, get ideas, talk about minimalism, talk about silly things, and have a great time with you. Our meetups are our one opportunity to interact with our incredible readers in person.
Who & What: A lot of great, like-minded people attend our meetups (although non-like-minded people are always welcome). We’ve had 11-year-olds and 83-year-olds and everyone in-between at our meetups. Ryan and Joshua typically give a talk, banter back and forth, and allow plenty of time for people to ask questions. We also sign books (and Kindles! [pic]) if you’d like a signed book (there’s no obligation to buy anything though).
When & Where: We meet in all sorts of interesting places, from bookstores and coffeeshops to bars and theaters. The location is far less important than the people who attend. See tour dates for specific dates, times, and locations.
Cost: Admission is FREE for most events (unless otherwise noted).
Dress code: Casual dress, obviously (although Ryan might where a tuxedo or maybe one of those tuxedo teeshirts).
Follow: Follow us on Twitter (Joshua & Ryan) and Instagram (Joshua & Ryan) for updates, photos, and dumb jokes from the road. Join the conversation with our tour hashtag: #minstour
But my city isn’t listed! Sorry. We’d love to visit your city, but we can’t make it everywhere. Perhaps we’ll have an event there in the future. Stay tuned. Follow us on your preferred social network (Twitter or Facebook) for updates, new tour dates, and locations. We’ll also post periodic updates on this site, to which you can subscribe via email.
See you there! We look forward to meeting you. Whether you’re an utter introvert like Joshua, or a total extrovert like Ryan, it will be a great time. Bring a friend and share it on social media.
Previous Cities & Tour Dates
Spring Into Minimalism Tour — 2013
- Missoula — 2/26
- Denver — 3/6 (doubleheader)
- Austin — 3/12
- Houston — 3/14
- Dallas — 3/18
Holiday Happiness Tour — 2012
- Missoula — 11/16
- New York City — 11/26
- Washington DC — 11/29
- Harvard Business School — 11/30
- Toronto — 12/11
- Chicago — 12/13
- Los Angeles — 12/18
- San Francisco — 12/20
- Seattle — 12/21 (Rescheduled to 1/10/13)
- Vancouver BC — 12/22
Northwest Meetups — July 2012
- Des Moines — 6/30
- Portland — 7/9
- Seattle — 7/10
- Vancouver BC — 7/10
East Meetups — May 2012
- Cleveland — 5/2
- Rochester — 5/3
- Boston — 5/4
- New York City — 5/5
- Philadelphia — 5/9
- Washington DC — 5/11
- Pittsburgh — 5/14
- Dayton — 5/19
South Meetups — March 2012
- Nashville — 3/7
- Little Rock — 3/8
- Austin — 3/12
- Dallas — 3/14
- Oklahoma City — 3/15
- St. Louis — 3/16
West & Midwest Meetups — December 2011
- Kansas City — 12/7
- Denver — 12/8
- Albuquerque — 12/9
- Phoenix — 12/10
- San Diego — 12/11
- Los Angeles — 12/12
- San Francisco — 12/14
- Salt Lake City — 12/20
- Omaha — 12/22
- Milwaukee — 12/29
- Chicago — 12/3
Southeast Meetups — November 2011
- St. Petersburg FL — 11/26
- Orlando — 11/27
- Atlanta — 11/28
- Knoxville — 11/29
Tour Reviews
Various reviews of our past meetups:
- Audio of the Seattle Meetup (Town Hall)
- 365 Days of Minimalism (Right Mix)
- How to Live Maximally (Health Demystified)
- Lindsey Fox’s Review (Soulful Contrarian)
- Meeting The Minimalists in Dallas (Between the Temples)
- Meeting the Mins in Toronto (A Breath of Simplicity)
- Meetup with The Minimalists (The World 4 Realz)
- Spyr Media’s Photos of the Austin Meetup (Spyr Media)
- St. Louis Meetup Review (Danger Dame)
- The Minimalists Aren’t Bullshit (Almost Bohemian)
- The Minimalists Were Here (Livin’ Like a Freebird)
- The Minimalists’ Tour Lands in Milwaukee (Morning’s Light)
- We’re All Deeper than Our Resumes (Cultivating Eccentricity)
- Why You Should Meet The Minimalists (Unbridled Existence)
