What a venue is
Updated August 20, 2026
A venue is where events actually happen: a university campus, a café, an office, a cultural centre. On Gathin a venue has its own page, and that page shows what's on there no matter which community is running it.
That's the difference: a community page answers "what is this crew up to?", while a venue page answers "what's on at this address this month?"
Finding venues
Venues in the top menu opens the directory. Search by name or city, open a venue, and see what's coming up there.
What's on a venue page
- Cover and logo, the venue's name, and a short introduction.
- Events — everything held there, each one carrying the name of the community behind it.
- Location — the address on a map plus a How to get there note: metro, bus, parking, in the venue's own words.
- Managers — who runs the page.
- Follower and event counts.
Following
Follow adds the venue to the ones you follow. Following a venue is the easiest way to keep up with what's on there — you don't have to follow every community one by one.
When you register for an event at a venue, you start following it automatically. If you find a venue you don't remember following, that's why; you can unfollow any time.
Sharing
Share venue gives you a link, a ready-made message, and a QR code. Anyone with the link can see the venue and its events — no sign-in needed.
Getting a venue set up
New venues are opened by Gathin for now. If somewhere you run — your campus, your office, your stage — should have a page, write to us; we'll set it up and hand it over to you.
If you already run one, run a venue walks through the panel.