📅 The Meetup Breakdown 114

Bitcoin meetups for the UK and Ireland for 28th September - 4th October 2026. Plus new merchants now accepting bitcoin.

“The earth belongs to the living generation. No society can make a perpetual law, or even a perpetual constitution.” — Thomas Jefferson

3 cities in the UK have multiple Bitcoin events this week.

Our friends at BBN are beginning their national expansion, Antidote is hosting 2 technical talks this week, and many more local meetups across the country.

All the details below…

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Upcoming Bitcoin Meetups#

What We’re Up To This Week 📆

Monday

🔦 UK Bitcoin Spotlight: Tune in every Monday at 19:30 for the UK Bitcoin Spotlight, a decentralised community putting UK Bitcoin news and stories in the spotlight. Hosted on X.

Tuesday

💻 Discreet Log Contracts: In this talk, we’ll introduce ongoing work to run a fully functional Discreet Log Contract (DLC) signer on different classes of hardware wallets. Held at Antidote Offices on Tuesday 29th from 18:00.

⚽️ Bitcoin Surrey: This month’s meetup on Tuesday 29th features a livestream of Real Bedford FC vs Leiston FC. Join from 18:00–22:00 at The Castle, GU9 7HR, with the footy kicking off at 19:45. Food is served from 17:00–21:00, and the group will be upstairs in the library.

Wednesday

📈 BBN National Expansion - Newcastle. The Bitcoin Business Network is going nationwide, and we’re coming to Newcastle on Wednesday, 30th of September. Open to members and non-members, so if you’re curious, come along from 18:00.

🍺 Leamington Spa Bitcoin: Meeting this Wednesday at The White Horse, CV32 5PZ at 19:00 for a casual chat and drinks, beginners welcome.

🍺 Brighton Bitcoin: Building a bitcoin community in the Brighton & Hove area. A regular informal meetup happens every last Wednesday of the month at Indian Summer where they accept bitcoin payments. The meetup starts at 20:00, or 19:00 if you’d like to eat first.

💻 BitDevs - London: Join us for the next London BitDevs Socratic Seminar! We’ll be covering the latest research, ideas, and developments in Bitcoin and related protocols. Arrive at 18:45 on Wednesday 30th. Taking place at Antidote, instead of our usual location in Westminster. More info here.

Thursday

📈 BBN National Expansion - Leeds: The Bitcoin Business Network is going nationwide, and we're coming to Leeds on Thursday, 1st of October. Open to members and non-members, so if you're curious, come along from 18:00.

Friday

☕️ Newcastle Bitcoin Coffee Morning Meetup: Every Friday morning at Pumphreys Coffee Centre and Brewing Emporium (bitcoin accepted). Whether you're a total beginner or a seasoned maxi, head along to chat, share ideas, and connect with the local Bitcoin community from 10:00 to 12:00.

Saturday

🚶‍♀️ Bitcoin Walk - London: The London Bitcoin Walk will meet this SATurday at the Peter Pan statue in Hyde Park at 11:00. Check the Telegram group chat (avaliable at the link) for details.

☕️ Bitcoin Portsmouth: Join fellow bitcoiners this Saturday at 10:00am at Panero Lounge for relaxed Bitcoin chat, good conversation, and good coffee. No agenda, just informal chats. All welcome.

Sunday

🔮 Leeds Bitcoin Network: The first Sunday of every month the Leeds Bitcoin Network meet at the Global Tribe Cafe, LS1 6LG at 13:00.

🗓️ Featured Events#

🗓️ Muslim Bitcoin Summit - London, October 10-11

The Anti‑Riba Money Conference will be held in London, 10-11 October 2026. A landmark, non-profit, community‑funded gathering exploring sound money through Prophetic economics. Main conference Saturday, with Sunday half-day workshops.

🎪 BitFest 2026 – Manchester, November 20–22

The UK’s largest Bitcoin festival returns to Manchester from 20–22 November 2026, taking over the Pendulum Hotel for three days of Bitcoin education, culture, creativity, and community. BitFest combines talks, panels, workshops, entertainment, and freedom-focused topics, welcoming seasoned Bitcoiners and complete newcomers alike.

🍀 Bitcoin Ireland 2027 - Dublin, May 21-23

Bitcoin Ireland Conference 2027 brings together the global Bitcoin community in Dublin for three days of world-class speakers, practical workshops, education and meaningful connections. Join us 21–23 May at The Green Isle Hotel for a welcoming, Bitcoin-only experience.

Get Involved

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Start a Meetup: Want to launch a Bitcoin meetup? We’ll support you. Contact us on Twitter or just reply on Nostr.
Contribute to BTCMaps: Help maintain this key Bitcoin resource–no coding skills needed. Update a UK area.
Telegram: Join our Channel for UK meetup updates
Feedback: Reply on Nostr with ideas and suggestions.

Get out and support the meetups where you can, visit Bitcoin Events UK for more info on each meetup and to find your closest on the interactive map.

Stay tuned for more updates next week!

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