JaioraSaint Petersburg
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Every Saturday · 7 pm
From an events digest to its own Saturday
We’ve been meeting since June 2026: started at Af Brew Taproom, then at Poddon Bar, and from the fourth meetup it settled at Kazan-Mangal for nearly three months. In September we’re looking for a place again — tried the bar “Sarapul”, now Feromon near Sennaya.
Not just Saturday
Even before its own Saturdays, the chat lived as an events board: Sasha curates free IT events across Piter every week — Coffee&Code’s multi-track meetups (Android, iOS, QA, DevOps), PiterJS, the Saint Petersburg Linux user group, ODS.Party evenings, and the biweekly “IT Whining” nights at Failover Bar. That board is still running today. In June 2026, Egor revived the community’s own meetup tradition: the first one was at Af Brew Taproom, then at Poddon Bar, and from the fourth one on it settled at Kazan-Mangal for more than ten meetups in a row. The format is open, no topic and no prep needed — you just show up, and the conversation finds itself. By September the count passed fifteen meetups, and Saturdays are now run by Sasha.
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FAQ
Where can I find free IT meetups in Saint Petersburg?
Since January 2026 Sasha has been posting event roundups in the chat under #анонс — 33 of them by September. Regulars: Coffee&Code on Saturdays at 11 am and 2 pm with DevOps, QA, Android, and iOS tracks in cafés, no registration; “IT Whining” on Tuesdays at 8 pm at Failover Bar, 2nd Sovetskaya St. 18. QA meetups happen there too, and PiterJS meets at the YuMoney office.
When and where are the Jaiora meetups in Saint Petersburg?
Saturdays since June 2026. From the fourth meetup on June 27 the group met at Kazan-Mangal; in September they tried Sarapul bar at Sadovaya St. 35, and on September 26 met at Feromon on Efimova St., 5 minutes from Sennaya Ploshchad metro. The day and place are chosen by poll and pinned in the chat.
What are the meetups like, and do I need to prepare?
No preparation needed: the format is open, with no set topic. People talk about business, development, marketing, relocation, projects, the economy, and sports — whatever the group is into. You can come alone, with friends, or late.
Where can I look for IT jobs in Saint Petersburg?
About 20 openings and résumés were posted in the chat in 2026, most often for backend and testing — you can post without asking the admins. In January 2026 members named LinkedIn (weaker in Russia, but you can message company employees directly), Habr Career, and GetMatch as alternatives to hh.
How do I get to know the members?
Introduce yourself with #whois: what you do, where you’re from, what you’re looking for, and how you can help. More than 200 people had done so by September 2026 — members use these posts to find each other by profession and interests.
Who organizes the meetups in Saint Petersburg?
Egor started the Saturday tradition in June 2026, and since late September Sasha runs the meetups: he picks the day by poll and pins the venue in the chat.