No algorithms, no ads — just real events from real people. Discover gatherings near you, show up in person, and build community that actually means something.
Spotlight: Basel
We can message anyone in the world in seconds, but we don't know our own neighbors. The people worth gathering with are closer than you think.We built it not as another platform to capture attention, but as a tool to help people find each other in real life, gather with intention, and build communities that mean something.Read the full manifesto →
How it works
From discovery to gathering
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Discover events near you
Browse gatherings around your location — no feed algorithm deciding what you see.
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Sign up & show up
Grab your spot in a few taps, then show up and meet real people face to face.
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Host your own gathering
Create an event in seconds, set the place and time, and invite your people.
Palin is free in every regard: no premium tiers, no ads, nothing to pay the platform for. Money only changes hands when you back a host directly — a ticket to a real-world event, or monthly support of their work — and even then, almost all of it goes straight to them. Here is exactly where the rest goes.
Airbnb-by-the-hour for gathering places. Offer a space or rent one, manage who is coming and going, set progressive discounts and different hourly rates for different times of day and days of the week — and, in future, link events directly to spaces so hosting and venue management sit in one place.
Coming soon
Retreats & retreat search
Search and discover multi-day retreats. Already run one? We'd love to collaborate on getting yours in front of more people.
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Newsletter
Hear when it's ready
News about Palin and the gatherings around it, now and then by email. No tracking; one click unsubscribes.
Testimonials
From the people who gather
“The feeds sell you to advertisers and give you bots for company. Worse still, they engineer the addiction — training you to reach for your phone on reflex. We built the opposite: no tracking, no manipulation, entirely European — a place that sends you back into your own neighborhood instead of keeping you scrolling. Community doesn't need an algorithm.”
MakssFounder of Palin
Find your people.
Discover gatherings near you, or host your own — it's free, and it starts with showing up.
