The Sims 4 Hobby Meetups: All About New Events in Nordhaven

Hobby Meetups – A Way to Meet Like-minded Sims and Boost Your Skills!

The Sims 4 Hobby Meetups are a new festival type added to the new world of Nordhaven in The Sims 4 Businesses & Hobbies Expansion Pack, but what exactly do they entail? Well, don’t worry, as I have you covered with this guide to every meetup in both the Iverstad and Gammelvik neighbourhoods in Nordhaven! You can read all about Nordhaven in our recent overview of the brand-new world!

Hobby Meetup Schedule

Unlike the festivals in worlds such as San Myshuno and Ravenwood, players aren’t initially signed up for notifications that let you know when and where a meetup is taking place. These meetups won’t clog up the in-game calendar either so they are less intrusive.

To enable notifications, click on the hobby meetup noticeboard in either Gammelvik or Iverstad and select which meetups you wish to be notified about. On this noticeboard you can also view information about each event and when and where they take place. Here is the full list of each neighbourhood’s meetup times as it can be hard to keep track of for first-time players.

Gammelvik

Iverstad

Meetup Locations

But where exactly are the meetups located? Well, all Sims 4 hobby meetups take place in the same location in their respective neighbourhoods. When the meetups start the required objects will spawn and Sims with relevant skills and likes & dislikes will arrive and start using the skill-related objects.

Gammelvik

The Sims 4 Hobby Meetups will take place in the centre of the neighbourhood of Gammelvik. While meetups are active the market stalls will still be present and operational (If the meetup overlaps with the stall’s opening times).

Iverstad

The Sims 4 hobby meetups in Iverstad take place in front of the Urbane Household’s lot ‘The Old Foundry’ by Iverstad’s waterfront. As with Gammelvik, the stalls will continue to be operational and attended. All meetups in Iverstad are held in the same space as the public selling table, meaning your crafty Sims can show off their wares and sell their stock to meetup attendees! You can read all about business opportunities in the official blog post!

Features and Functions of Hobby Meetups

You might be wondering what each meetup entails as the information pop-ups don’t give players a list of every item available. Let’s take a look at each hobby meetup in detail.

Creative Cowork

Creative Cowork – as you may have guessed – has all to do with everything creative. And there is something here for everyone! Sims can use the woodworking table, trim and style a bonsai tree, paint at one of the two easels, and kids can use the activity table to boost their creativity skill. Not only will Sims in attendance use the objects but they will also knit and cross stitch if you own Knifty Knitting or Cottage Living packs. This meetup will be attended by Sims who have creativity-related traits and your Sims can ask these Sims for mentoring for a major boost in skill.

Galactic Gambits

Understandably, the Galactic Gambits hobby meetup is held at night and goes on until the wee hours of the morning. At this meetup, Sims can boost their logic skill by using the chess board or telescopes provided – just watch out for rogue meteors! As with every meetup Sims with the logic skill are more likely to pitch up and give your Sims a helping hand in skill building.

Sweat & Socialize

Sweat & Socialize is for early-bird Sims only, looking to fit in a bit of exercise before heading to work or opening their business for the day. I found it a little disappointing that the only two pieces of exercise equipment available were the weight racks and punching bags. Unfortunately, there are no treadmills on offer. However, there is nothing stopping your Sim from bringing their yoga mat along for a bit of canal-side yoga!

Munch & Mingle

Exercise? I thought you said extra fries! The Munch and Mingle Meetup is for foodie Sims to grab a bit of lunch and socialise with other Sims. This is perfect if your Sim is looking for new friends (or potential lovers). You can even grab a beverage at the on-site bar. When in Europe do as the Europeans do… day drink!

Pottery & Pals

Pottery is a brand new skill and hobby introduced with The Sims 4 Businesses & Hobbies, so naturally Nordhaven has its very own pottery meetup. This is perfect for Sims looking to get some mentoring if they are early on in building their skill, or help those trying it out for the first time!

Writers & Readers

Writers & Readers is held in Gammelvik on Saturdays and in Iverstad on Mondays. This meetup is perfect for bookworm Sims who want to chat about their favourite authors, or simply get some sun as they read their latest steamy romance novel. This meetup is the only hobby meetup to include the new whiteboard that can be used to hold lectures and classes in a range of skills. When my Sim visited a townie was giving a lecture on writing which greatly helped my Sim boost her skill. You can host any lecture as long as you have reached level 5 in the chosen skill.

Spotlight Stars

The seventh and final hobby meetup is Spotlight Stars. This meetup is all about talent and creativity! There is a microphone available to perform songs or comedy routines either for tips or just for the entertainment of Nordhaven’s residents. There is also a piano for your virtuoso Sims to tickle the ivories.

Which one of The Sims 4 hobby meetups is your favourite, or what are you most looking forward to trying out? Let us know down below and stay tuned to The Sims Community for all future articles and walkthroughs for The Sims 4 Businesses & Hobbies Expansion Pack!