Flower Girls Meet brings women together for thoughtful experiences designed to help us connect, create, and learn how to take better care of ourselves.
UPCOMING GATHERINGS
Flowersgiving: Good Food, Community & Connection
Coming December 2026
An end-of-year gathering celebrating good food, community, connection, and the people who make our communities bloom.
Tickets available October 26.
PAST GATHERINGS
2026
FOR THE MAMAS
September 19, 2026
An intimate brunch for mamas to connect, share their experiences, and talk openly about postpartum mental health, rest, and care.
Love Letter to Me: An Invitation to Self-love and Letting Go
Mar 15 & April 26, 2026 (Online)
A virtual conversation and journaling workshop centered on self-love and people-pleasing.
SHE SPOKE UP
March 7, 2026
An International Women’s Day Event focused on justice, mental health, self-advocacy, and how we keep going.
2025
HOLIDAY BLOOM BAR
Friday, December 19, 2025
Join us for a festive floral workshop at Anthropologie’s Holiday Market!
MIND-GUT CHAT
October 26, 2025
A Self-Care Sunday conversation on how caring for your gut supports both mental and physical health.
WALK & TALK
October 11, 2025
A golden stroll through Lincoln Park where reflection prompts, meaningful conversation, and community care lead the way.
PIER & PORTRAITS
September 27, 2025
Immerse yourself in nature and get an artistic portrait taken.
DAYTREAT: A PILATES + FLORAL THERAPY EXPERIENCE
June 28, 2025
Back for our third year, this Daytreat invites you to slow down with a soul-soothing blend of movement, reflection, and creativity!
DRAWING FLOWERS AT THE GARDEN
MAY 3, 2025
Come join us at Lurie Garden to relax, unwind, and unleash your creativity as we draw beautiful flowers together!
SHE FIGURED IT OUT
MARCH 8, 2025
Celebrate International Women’s Day and learn from women who have overcome challenges with their health, finding success in their lives!
TRUST YOURSELF MORE
February 16, 2025
Learn to trust your instincts, boost your self-confidence, and embrace your inner wisdom at our next event!
FLOWERSGIVING
January 11, 2025
A celebratory brunch and vision board party to welcome 2025!
2024
PALMS & PORTRAITS
September 6, 2024
Immerse yourself in nature and get an artistic portrait taken! We’re teaming up with The Lincoln Park Conservancy for a lovely evening taking in the therapeutic sights and sounds of nature, and having an artistic portrait taken.
PEONIES & PORTRAITS
June 1, 2024
Arrange a gorgeous bouquet of seasonal flowers, and get an artistic portrait taken.
GIRLS NIGHT OUT WITH KENDRA SCOTT
May 10, 2024
Calling all the Girls (especially Mamas) for a night out at Kendra Scott!
DAYTREAT: TRAP YOGA & HERBS TALK
April 6, 2024
Trap yoga and talk about the power of herbs in healing our hormonal health.
SEW SOMETHIN’ GOOD
February 10, 2024
Relax your mind, open your heart, and ready your hands for an afternoon of sewing somethin’ good with Miss Purl!
SELF-CARE SUNDAY SERIES
January 7, 14, 21 & 28, 2024
A series of self-care gatherings designed to help you ease into the new year! We’ll cover breathing, anxiety, aging, and setting intentions for 2024.
2023
FLOWER PARTY WITH KENDRA SCOTT
December 3, 2023
Our final event of the year celebrating 8 years of growth, love and community at Kendra Scott!
PUMPKINS & PORTRAITS
October 28, 2023
Pick up a pumpkin, arrange a gorgeous bouquet, and get an artistic portrait taken.
NAVIGATE WORK & LIFE GRACEFULLY
October 7, 2023
A panel of badass Chicago women to teach us how to navigate life & work gracefully regardless of what we may be going through.
GROWTH & POETRY: A PICNIC & GARDENING EXPERIENCE
July 29, 2023
Learn how to grow your own herbs while listening to poetry, and begin creating a more sustainable and healthy relationship with food.
MAY WELLNESS DAYTREAT
May 13, 2023
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, let’s gather for a relaxing daytreat consisting of mindfulness yoga, meditation, and reflective journaling.
HOW TO FIND THE RIGHT THERAPIST
March 11, 2023
Brunch + talk to help you with your search for a therapist.
2022
MAKE SPACE FOR THE NEW YOU
September 18, 2022
Learn effective ways to embrace and make space for our transformation/ new way of being.
SUMMER BRUNCHIN’
July 31, 2022
This event will help ease some of the anxieties we’re all experiencing from the pandemic, life, and work.
TO QUIT OR NOT TO QUIT: NAVIGATING WORK & LIFE IN 2022
February 18, 2022
Are you struggling to figure out whether you should quit your current job OR are you looking for creative outlets outside of your 9 to 5? If so, then this is the event for you!
2021
SELF-CARE FOR A TRANSITIONING WORLD (VIRTUAL)
July 9, 2021
We have all experienced collective trauma from the pandemic, racial injustices and so much else happening in the news, making it hard to prioritize our well-being. As the world opens back up, we want to empower you with good self-care practices to help you navigate this changing world.
HOW TO SET BOUNDARIES WITHOUT FEELING GUILTY (VIRTUAL)
May 1, 2021
An important and timely conversation about how to set boundaries for yourself and others, so you don’t feel guilty.
GIRL, GET YOUR MONEY & CAREER RIGHT! (VIRTUAL)
March 20, 2021
Do you want to build your financial wellness? Feeling stuck in your career? Join us for Girl, Get Your Money & Career Right!
2020
FALL SEX TALK (VIRTUAL)
October 9, 2020
Join us for a cozy, intimate conversation about sex and intimacy. You’ll walk away feeling lighter and ready to love yourself more.
MIND MAPPING TO HEAL IMPOST0R SYNDROME (VIRTUAL)
August 28, 2020
Talk about effective ways to heal from our impostor syndrome through mind mapping, a graphical way to represent ideas and emotions, while learning how to move forward without fear.
HOW TO GROW PLANTS & FRIENDSHIPS (VIRTUAL)
July 26, 2020
Are you killing your plants? Do your friendships need more love? Join us for How to Grow Plants & Friendships with Black Girls with Gardens!
THERAPY WITH SISTA AFYA
June 28, 2020
Camesha Jones will share her incredible mental health work with Sista Afya and how she’s offering therapy sessions for those in need.
LUCY’S JOURNAL TO HEAL WORKSHOP
June 20, 2020
In this 1-hour workshop, you’ll be given a writing prompt to journal for the purpose of healing your wounds.
GRIEF & HEALING TALK WITH NAMI CHICAGO
May 30, 2020
We’ve been through so much with this pandemic. Our lives aren’t the same anymore. So, let’s talk about it! We’re excited to partner up with NAMI Chicago to bring you a conversation about grief and healing.
VIRTUAL TALK SERIES
April 3 – 24, 2020
A virtual talk series starting on April 3rd-April 24th featuring discussions with amazing experts in food, medicine, fitness and mental health.
MARCH MEDITATION & HAND LETTERING WORKSHOP
March 6, 2020
Did you know that just five minutes of meditation per day can change your brain structure for the better? It can also drastically improve your health and mood. When you meditate, you remind yourself to be present, and not worry about the past or future. So, how does one meditate? That is the question we’ll tackle at this gathering.
2019
BEAUTY UNFILTERED
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
A conversation about how we define beauty. Christine Sciortino discusses her recent accident which left her unable to work for many months, and led her to question her own beauty. Find out how she bounces back and begins working again.
BODY TALK
September 19, 2019
We’ll discuss how to care for our bodies and maintain good self-esteem. Physical Therapist Ariel Wynne will discuss the pelvic floor, a part of our body that we often ignore but manages so much of our everyday functions.
BUILDING CONNECTIONS
AUGUST 1, 2019
Learn the importance of community and building strong connections.
CAREER NIGHT
JUNE 13, 2019
Connect with other women to see what their career looks like.
MENTAL HEALTH TALK
MAY 2, 2019
A conversation about how to take care of our mental health.
WOMEN’S MONTH
Mar 20, 2019
Come celebrate Women’s Month with us!
ART WALK
Feb 6, 2019
It’s the first meet-up of the year and we’re getting artsy! Join us for an art walk to explore the artwork Fulton Street Collective by a Sudanese artist Mohamed Dardiri. His work is truly inspiring, timely and innovative.
2018
FALL FITNESS WITH SONYA
Oct 15, 2018
Learn the basics of weight training with fitness trainer, Sonya Robinson.
BEAUTY NIGHT
Sep 6, 2018
Bring Your Own Product to share with the group + share your beauty secrets.
MENTAL HEALTH TALK
May 16, 2018
May is Mental Health Awareness Month! How do you take care of your mental health?
SPRING BRUNCH
April 7, 2018
Mingling with other empowered and like-minded women over brunch.
BALANCING WORK & LIFE
February 28, 2018
How do you balance work and life?
#METOO! SO LET’S TALK
JANUARY 25, 2018
A conversation about the Me Too movement and how we’ve been impacted.
2017
COCKTAILS & DIVERSITY CHAT
September 13, 2017
An open discussion about what diversity means to you.
SKIN TALK WITH DR. KUNDU
July 26, 2017
Dr. Roopal V Kundu is a leading skin expert, and the perfect person to lead this event for our skin talk discussion about how to care for our skin.
GIRLS, LET’S HANG!
March 29, 2017
To culminate the end of Women’s History Month, we’re inviting all of you to a Flower Girls Meet mixer to celebrate what it means to be a woman.
2016
MANES & MERLOT
December 5, 2016
Join us for wine and hair talk. Let’s debunk some hair product myths, and get your tough Qs answered!
COFFEE & SOCIAL MEDIA CHAT
August 4, 2016
Come chat social media over coffee or tea.
FLOWER GIRLS MEET RETURNS!
June 22, 2016
Join us as we discuss how to bloom in your environment, whether its work, home or within yourself! You’ll enjoy real talk, mingling and cocktails.
2015
FLOWER GIRLS MEETUP
MARCH 19, 2015
Join us for the first Flower Girls Meet event. Sip, mingle, and make friends!