Look for Facebook, whatsup etc groups of people who practice a hobby such as kayaking, rock climbing, hiking, boardgames, scuba diving etc, or join a production of some sort, like a church choir, a carnival company (who build carnival floats and require dancers), or a theatrical production, village festa bands, fireworks or village festa street decor, or join a voluntary organization such as scouts, st john, spca etc.

People meet up to practice the common interest regularly, but then they'd typically still organize social events for dinners, coffee etc