My Town
Meetups
Greater distances from UBC campuses can mean greater challenges in finding and meeting fellow alumni. So for those who live outside our campus communities in the Lower Mainland and Central Okanagan, we’ve created My Town Meetups to help alumni find each other and build social networks — anywhere in the world!
Curious who’s out there? Get to know your local UBC community by attending or hosting a My Town Meetup.
Whether you studied linguistics or law, graduated in 1965 or 2022, or live in San Diego, Stockholm or Seoul, you can gather in person or virtually on Zoom.
Hosting a meetup is easy. Just select a date and time, pick a venue, decide who you want to invite — and alumni UBC will do the rest!
Need assistance? Contact us by email.
Upcoming Meetups
My Town Meetups: Tokyo, Japan (for alumni who graduated within the last 10 years) — March 29, 2026
Join fellow UBC alumni who graduated within the last 10 years for a relaxed ohanami (cherry blossom–viewing) picnic at Shinjuku Gyoen Park. Let’s enjoy the beauty of sakura, good conversations, and a laid-back spring afternoon together!
Sunday, March 29, 2026
12:00–3:00pm
Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
11 Naitomachi, Shinjuku City, Tokyo
160-0014, Japan – map
Additional information:
- Open to all UBC alumni living in or visiting Tokyo who graduated from UBC within roughly the last 10 years.
- Hosted by UBC alumni Shoue Nariyoshi (BCom’24) and Airi Hirota (BA’24).
- This event will be picnic-style, so please bring your own food and refreshments, as well as your preferred picnic gear (e.g. chairs, blankets, utensils, etc.)
- All attendees are responsible for their own costs.
- Registration is required. By registering, you’re confirming your commitment to attend. Alumni put care and effort into planning these events, and your presence helps make them meaningful. Thank you!
- Questions? Contact global.alumni@ubc.ca.
Registration deadline: Wednesday, March 25, 2026 (or until spaces fill up).
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UBC alumni live in more than 145 countries across the globe. Here is a summary of where our alumni are located:
- Canada – 296,223
- USA – 14,677
- Asia – 13,286
- Europe & the UK – 3,944
- Middle East & Africa – 1,248
- Latin America & the Caribbean – 1,048
- Oceania – 1,070