Facebook is more than just a place to keep up with your cousin's friend you met that one time at a holiday party, it's a treasure trove of niche communities.
We found a few hyper-local groups we think our readers may enjoy + included a step-by-step to finding a community that checks all of your boxes.

⚽ Get active

UW-Madison Pickup Soccer | One of the largest activity-based groups in the city where fellow footballers frolic.

Madison Yoga Community | Calling all yogis. Whether you teach, practice, or want to start learning — this group keeps up with all things yoga in the 608.

🍽️ Foodies

Madison Area Food Life | If your friends are getting sick of you posting every meal on Instagram, this one is for you.

Madison Area Food Traders + Discussion | Did your garden overproduce? Use this page to barter, trade, or offer food items for free.

🧠 Learn

Forgotten Wisconsin | Learn more about the significance of local landmarks + read hyper-local historical tidbits.

Historic Madison Photo Group | Fascinated with history? This group serves as a time machine to view Madison as it was in the past.

❤️ Help

Pay it Forward Madison | A place to give your time, resources, energy, and ideas to your neighbors in need.

Dane County Neighbors Helping Neighbors | Stay up to date on community news in this group that also serves as a safe, judgment-free space to ask for help.

Find the right group for you:

From your Facebook home page, navigate to the Groups tab on the left side.
Choose Discover to see groups your friends are in + groups Facebook thinks you'll like.
Use the search bar to input specific keywords.
Under the Filters tab, select Groups + search: Madison, WI.
Introduce yourself to your new best friends.

While you're on Facebook, go ahead and find 608today on there and give us a like. Thanks, friend.