Meetup: Hi-Desert @ Joshua Tree
2025-03-22 11:30 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Joshua Tree Retreat Cente: Food for Thought Café, 59700 29 Palms Highway, Joshua Tree, CA, 92252, United States
Please join us for the 1st Annual Hi-Desert Meetup at the historic Joshua Tree Retreat Center 8. Note that we will be gathering at the Café (open 8 am – 3 pm), which serves healthy vegetarian food. Tables are available both inside and outside on the terrace.
Detailed direction to the Retreat Center and onsite Café can be found here: JT Retreat Center Map . Parking is free. For participants coming from outside the Hi-Desert Morongo Basin, please indicate in your RSVP if you are interested in car-pooling (riding or driving).
There will be a custom 5″x7″ meetup postcard for the event, featuring the Retreat Center and the icon of the Mojave Desert, Yucca brevifolia.
Activities will include a Postmark Posse meet & greet, postcard addressing, writing & stamping/signing, and a Freebie Table. Cohost Sarah of the Mojave Correspondence Club 6 will be present to meet fellow snail mail enthusiasts and share information about the club. If interest is expressed (& weather permits), a tour of the Retreat Center and/or hike in the area would be possible. Note that there is no post office open Saturday past 1 pm in the Morongo Basin.
Visit the Postcrossing event thread to RSVP.

Meetup: Betty White FDOI @ Los Angeles
2025-03-27 12:30 - 14:00 | Los Angeles Zoo: Zoo Grill, 5333 Zoo Dr, Los Angeles, CA, 90027, United States
We have been blessed by the USPS gods with another First Day of Issue ceremony in the LA area! You already know the routine:
Please RSVP and order meetup cards via this form – thank you much!!
If you are interested in RSVP’ing for the FDOI ceremony (also to be held at the LA Zoo), please RSVP using this link: USPS Betty White FDOI RSVP
More Info regarding the day’s festivities here: FAQ’s – Postmark Posse.
Thank you and see you in March!!!

WESTPEX Stamp Show @ Burlingame
2025-04-25 10:00 - 13:00 | San Francisco Airport: Marriott Waterfront, 1800 Old Bayshore Highway, Burlingame, CA, 94010, United States
Hosted by @angelthepup22, he writes:
Hello everyone, welcome back to another exciting WESTPEX meetup!
This is taking place on the first day of the stamp show, at 9:30AM there will be a “Grand Opening Ceremony” kicking off the show and you are welcome to join us for this. After that is over, at 10:00 AM the USPS will be holding a dedication ceremony for the new Dahlias stamp set, featuring 10 different designs.
Visit the Postcrossing event thread to RSVP.

Meetup: National Postcard Week @ El Cajon
2025-05-03 11:30 - 13:30 | Parkway Plaza Food Court, 415 Fletcher Parkway, El Cajon, CA, 92020, United States
Some Posse members will be traveling to San Diego for this meetup hosted by @ehuuuuu; she writes:
To celebrate National Postcard Week (May 4 – 11, 2025), a meetup is a must! The new Vibrant Leaves Postcard Rate stamps will be showcased on the featured 4×6 postcard for this meetup.
Visit the Postcrossing event thread to RSVP.

Meetup: Postmark Posse 1 Year Anniversary @ Los Angeles
2025-05-31 10:00 - 13:00 | FigAt7th, 735 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA, 90017, United States
Shrine Auditorium. Exposition Park. University of Southern California. Grammy Museum. Crypto.com Arena (or Staples Center for the OG’s out there). BMO Stadium. Hotel Figueroa.
What do these venues have in common? They are all located on Figueroa Avenue – just one of many famous roads traversing the City of Angels.
In true Postmark Posse fashion, we’ll be meeting up at another food court (we know how much you love those). 😉
To RSVP and for full details, visit the Postcrossing forum.

Meetup: Postcrossing's 20th Birthday @ Sherman Oaks
2025-07-12 11:00 - 14:00 | Westfield Fashion Square, 14006 Riverside Dr, Sherman Oaks, 91423, United States
Come and celebrate a major milestone of Postcrossing on July 12th in unity with San Francisco and San Diego!
To RSVP and for full details visit the Postcrossing forum.

Meetup: All the Love! - San Diego @ Tea N More
2026-02-01 12:00 - 14:00 | Tea N More, 7380 Clairemont Mesa Blvd #111, San Diego, CA, 92111, United States
Some Posse members will be traveling to San Diego for this meetup hosted by our friend @ehuuuuu; she writes:
Get ready to share the love! To celebrate the brand-new Love 2026 stamps, a meetup is an absolute must! I adore the USPS Love series and am beyond excited to showcase every Love stamp issued since 1973 on our featured 5×7 postcard for this meetup.
Update: RSVP is now closed. Visit the Postcrossing event thread for more information.

Meetup: Lunar New Year Year of the Horse FDOI - Houston
2026-02-03 00:00 - 23:59 | CA
Details TBA

Meetup: Lunar New Year Year of the Horse - SoCal
2026-02-14 00:00 - 23:59 | CA
To follow in the tradition of hosting our meetups to celebrate Lunar New Year over the last couple of years, we will be hosting our next LNY meetup in celebration of Year of the Horse in Southern California!
For more information and to RSVP visit the Postcrossing forum event post.

Meetup: Lunar New Year Year of the Horse - NorCal
2026-02-22 00:00 - 23:59 | CA
It’s that time of year again! Glad we could get together once again for another fantastic meetup to commemorate the Lunar New Year.
Big thanks to @ohhsayy for putting together another great joint NorCal/ SoCal card design for this occasion, and to @capybaracrossing for booking this venue – which has proven both very popular and very useful!
We’re still putting the finishing touches on the meetup design as well as the Google Form for rsvp’s.
Wishing you all the best, and until next month!
For more information and to RSVP visit the Postcrossing forum event post.

Meetup: FDOI Lowriders - San Diego
2026-03-13 00:00 - 23:59 | CA
