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Book clubs & reading nights · Brive-la-Gaillarde

Book clubs in Brive-la-Gaillarde, come alone, bring a book.

9 upcoming book clubs, readings, poetry nights and author talks in Brive-la-Gaillarde at 2 venues — all easy to walk into on your own.

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Salle Dumazaud (8) · Centre Culturel de Brive (1)

Salle Dumazaud8 upcoming

Fri19Feb
Free
SocialBrive-la-Gaillarde
19:00–23:00

Games Gaillardes: board games night in Brive

Salle Dumazaud

Brive's board-game guild hosts its 88th friendly Friday-evening games night with tables of family and expert board games, party games, card games and miniatures. Volunteer hosts teach the rules, so you can show up alone and be dealt into a table within minutes. Entry is free. «Games Gaillardes n° 88» Starts 19:00, ends about 23:00. Source: OpenAgenda — Les rencontres de La Guilde Ludique Briviste (open data).

Sun28Feb
Free
SocialBrive-la-Gaillarde
14:00–19:00

Games Gaillardes no. 89: Sunday board games in Brive

Salle Dumazaud

Brive's board-game guild hosts its 89th Sunday-afternoon Games Gaillardes, with tables of family and expert board games, party games, collectible card games and miniatures. Volunteer hosts explain the rules, so you can arrive alone and be dealt into a table in minutes. Entry is free. «Games Gaillardes n° 89» Starts 14:00, ends about 19:00. Source: OpenAgenda — Les rencontres de La Guilde Ludique Briviste (open data).

Fri19Mar
Free
SocialBrive-la-Gaillarde
19:00–23:00

Games Gaillardes board games evening, Brive-la-Gaillarde

Salle Dumazaud

Brive's games guild hosts its 90th Games Gaillardes with tables of family and expert board games, party games, card games and miniatures. Facilitators are on hand to teach the rules and help you find partners, entry is free, and it is made for turning up alone and joining a table. «Games Gaillardes n° 90» Starts 19:00, ends about 23:00. Source: OpenAgenda — Les rencontres de La Guilde Ludique Briviste (open data).

Sun11Apr
Free
SocialBrive-la-Gaillarde
14:00–19:00

Games Gaillardes Sunday board games afternoon, Brive-la-Gaillarde

Salle Dumazaud

The Guilde Ludique Briviste opens its 92nd Games Gaillardes afternoon at the Salle Dumazaud, with tables of family and expert board games, party games, collectible card games and miniature games. Entry is free, volunteers teach the rules if needed, and you are sure to find partners at a table, which makes it ideal to drop in alone. «Games Gaillardes n° 92» Starts 14:00, ends about 19:00. Source: OpenAgenda — Les rencontres de La Guilde Ludique Briviste (open data).

Fri23Apr
Free
SocialBrive-la-Gaillarde
19:00–23:00

Board games night «Games Gaillardes», Brive-la-Gaillarde

Salle Dumazaud

Brive's board-game guild holds its 93rd «Games Gaillardes» evening in the Salle Dumazaud, with tables of family and expert games, party games, card and miniature games. Hosts are on hand to introduce games and teach the rules, and entry is free, so you can turn up alone and be sure to find people to play with. «Games Gaillardes n° 93» Starts 19:00, ends about 23:00. Source: OpenAgenda — Les rencontres de La Guilde Ludique Briviste (open data).

Fri14May
Free
SocialBrive-la-Gaillarde
19:00–23:00

Games Gaillardes board games night, Salle Dumazaud, Brive

Salle Dumazaud

For the 94th «Games Gaillardes» the Brive games guild sets out tables of family and expert board games, party games, collectible card games and miniatures, with volunteer hosts on hand to teach the rules. Entry is free, and the organisers promise you will always find partners at the tables, which makes a Friday games night an ideal icebreaker when you come alone. «Games Gaillardes n° 94» Starts 19:00, ends about 23:00. Source: OpenAgenda — Les rencontres de La Guilde Ludique Briviste (open data).

Fri18Jun
Free
SocialBrive-la-Gaillarde
19:00–23:00

Free Friday board games night with the Guilde Ludique, Brive

Salle Dumazaud

Brive's board games club holds its 96th «Games Gaillardes» evening, with tables of family and expert board games, party games, collectible card games and miniature games. Volunteer hosts explain the rules and help you find fellow players, so coming alone is no problem. Entry is free. «Games Gaillardes n° 96» Starts 19:00, ends about 23:00. Source: OpenAgenda — Les rencontres de La Guilde Ludique Briviste (open data).

Sun27Jun
Free
SocialBrive-la-Gaillarde
14:00–19:00

Free Sunday board games afternoon in Brive-la-Gaillarde

Salle Dumazaud

Twice a month the Guilde Ludique Briviste sets up tables full of board games in Brive, and this 97th Games Gaillardes is a Sunday afternoon session with family and expert games, party games, collectible card games and miniatures. Volunteer hosts explain the rules and help you find partners to play with. Entry is free. «Games Gaillardes n° 97» Starts 14:00, ends about 19:00. Source: OpenAgenda — Les rencontres de La Guilde Ludique Briviste (open data).

Centre Culturel de Brive1 upcoming

B
Fri15Jan
Free
SocialBrive-la-Gaillarde
20:00–23:00

Board-game night at the Centre Culturel, Brive-la-Gaillarde

Centre Culturel de Brive

The Centre Culturel de Brive holds another of its traditional board-game evenings: tables are set up and waiting, you sit down with new partners, discover games you have never played and meet people along the way. Ideal if you have just arrived in town; free entry, no booking listed. «Soirée Jeux au Centre Culturel de Brive» Starts 20:00, ends about 23:00. Source: OpenAgenda — Les rencontres des partenaires de La Guilde (open data).

First time?

How to join a book club alone

  1. Check the book, then relax. Many groups welcome people who have not finished it — the official page says if reading ahead matters.
  2. Arrive five minutes early and tell the host it is your first time; they will introduce you.
  3. Say one thing — a line you liked or a question. That is enough for a first evening.
  4. Nothing that suits you? Host a silent reading night: 60 minutes silent, 15 minutes talk, phones away, any book, finish at a café.

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Questions people ask

Where can I join a book club in Brive-la-Gaillarde?

This page lists 9 upcoming book clubs, readings, poetry nights and author talks in Brive-la-Gaillarde at 2 venues, from city open data. Public libraries and bookshops run most of them, and most are free.

Can I go alone to a book club in Brive-la-Gaillarde?

Yes. Most people at public book clubs and readings come alone; the host opens the conversation, and having finished the book is often optional. Arrive early and say it is your first time.

Is there a silent reading party in Brive-la-Gaillarde?

If none is listed, host one: create a free invite on party.comealone.app, pick a café, read silently for 60 minutes, talk for 15, phones away, any book.

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