The community for
curious hobbyists
HobbyCon welcomes all hobbies from art to sports to science, creating a one-of-a-kind experience with personalization and playfulness in mind. HobbyCon is a space featuring exploration of interests, learning new skills, and connecting hobbyists together.
Fall 2026 Events
Explore upcoming HobbyCon experiences, meetups, and community events
FREE Trivia Club
Hobby trivia hosted by Amanda Sheehan at McCarren Parkhouse • Williamsburg, NY!
Speed Puzzle Club
Speed Puzzle Competition hosted at Bohemian Hall • Astoria, NY!
FREE Photography Club
Walk and Click hosted at Fort Jay • Governors Island, NY!
Come Curious
Explore all our hobby categories designed to spark creativity, connection, and discovery
Explore hobbies rooted in aesthetics, visual storytelling, and personal expression through drawing, painting, graphic design, or style-focused disciplines
Celebrate the joy of preserving, organizing, and showcasing meaningful objects, whether they hold historical, cultural, or nostalgic value
Channel your drive to make things by hand. This category focuses on at-home projects, repair culture, and the pride of building something yourself.
Where flavor meets fascination. Whether you’re experimenting in the kitchen or seeking finer techniques, this space celebrates edible hobbies of all kinds.
Dive into interactive worlds and brain-teasing challenges. This category includes analog and digital play, logic, storytelling, and strategy.
Designed for expressive, theatrical, or audience-based hobbies. Whether you’re performing or producing, this is a space for spotlight moments and audience connection.
This is where experimentation, invention, and technical curiosity come to life. Whether analog or digital, it’s about asking “what if?” and diving into the how.
Where bodies are in motion for fun, fitness, or focus. Whether competitive or meditative, movement-based hobbies belong here.
Join Our Free Community
HobbyCon is building year-round connection: hobby groups, local meetups, and ongoing discovery
Hobbies Around NYC
Bring your niche hobbies to life in our curated spaces for every passion and person!
WHAT IS HOBBYCON
HobbyCon is a one-of-a-kind gathering of learners and doers, where curiosity sparks discovery, passions are cultivated through practice, and communities form around shared interests
Designed for both the everyday enthusiast and the endlessly inquisitive, HobbyCon celebrates versatility in people and the unique hobbies they love. Our curated experience encourages personalized blends of hobbies where science meets art, sports meet storytelling, and hands-on skills thrive across every discipline.
Whether trying something new or deepening a long-held passion, HobbyCon invites all to engage with hobbies as a path to growth, creativity, and meaningful connection. Through club meetups, weekend retreats, and club fair conventions, we aim to build a vibrant ecosystem of exploration and inclusiveness for every hobbyist.
AT THE HEART OF HOBBYCON
Curiosity
The spark that drives us to explore new interests and revisit familiar ones with fresh eyes
Cultivation
The lifelong process of learning, refining, and evolving through play, expression, and innovation
Community
A space of connection, belonging, and shared joy where everyone from novice to expert, has a place