Frenchie meetups & communities across California
Frenchies are happiest around other Frenchies, and their owners are not far behind. This is our running guide to California's Frenchie world: the owner meetup groups, the breed clubs, and the rescues, plus any dated gatherings we can confirm.FrenchieSwap curates and links these communities; each one is independently run by the organizers credited below.
Coming up
Monthly Frenchie Meetup @ Howe Ave Off-Leash Dog Park
Saturday, November 7, 9:30 am to 10:30 am
Howe Park, 2201 Cottage Way, Sacramento
Hosted by Sacramento French Bulldog Meetup, free to attend. Event details
Saturday French Bulldog Meetup at Stern Grove
Saturday, November 7, 10:30 am to 1:30 pm
Sigmund Stern Grove (Vale Ave off Sloat Blvd), San Francisco
Hosted by San Francisco French Bulldog Meetup, free to attend. Event details
Mission Bay French Bulldog Meetup
Sunday, November 15, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm
New Mission Bay Dog Park, 57 El Dorado St, San Francisco
Hosted by San Francisco French Bulldog Meetup, free to attend. Event details
The Eastbay French Bulldog Meetup Monthly Meetup
Sunday, November 22, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Bray Commons Park, Keegan St at Finnian Wy, Dublin
Hosted by The Eastbay French Bulldog Meetup, free to attend. Event details
French Bull Dog Club of America
Breed clubStatewideThe AKC parent club for the breed, founded in 1897. A national reference point for breed education, breeder referrals, health resources, and the directory of regional French Bulldog clubs across California and beyond.
Northern California French Bulldog Club
Breed clubNorthern CaliforniaThe AKC-affiliate regional breed club for Northern California: an annual specialty show, breeder and new-owner education, and a standing rescue-placement program for purebred French Bulldogs.
French Bulldog Rescue Network
RescueStatewideA 100% volunteer, foster-based rescue running for over 20 years across the US and Canada, regularly placing rescued French Bulldogs with California foster and adoptive homes.
SoCal French Bulldog Rescue
RescueSouthern CaliforniaAn all-foster, no-kennel 501(c)(3) rescue for Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, Ventura, San Bernardino, Imperial, Santa Barbara, Kern, and Riverside counties, founded in 2023.
Frenchies United Rescue
RescueSouthern CaliforniaA Claremont-based 501(c)(3) foster network serving the Inland Empire and greater Los Angeles, pairing intake dogs with foster homes and a community wishlist for medical costs.
So Cal's French Beachdogs
Meetup groupSouthern CaliforniaA 2,500-plus-member Meetup group gathering roughly monthly for French (and English) Bulldog beach days at Rosie's Dog Beach in Long Beach and Huntington Dog Beach in Huntington Beach.
Beach meetups roughly monthly at Rosie's Dog Beach or Huntington Dog Beach
San Francisco French Bulldog Meetup
Meetup groupBay AreaA long-running Meetup group with over 400 recorded gatherings, alternating Saturdays at Stern Grove and Sundays at Mission Bay dog park for San Francisco Frenchie owners.
Twice-monthly meetups, alternating Stern Grove and Mission Bay dog parks
The Eastbay French Bulldog Meetup
Meetup groupBay AreaThe East Bay's French Bulldog Meetup, based in Dublin. Owners bring their Frenchies to Bray Commons Park on the fourth Sunday of the month.
Fourth Sunday of the month at Bray Commons Park, Dublin
Sacramento French Bulldog Meetup
Meetup groupSacramentoA small Sacramento Meetup for French Bulldog owners. They meet on the first Saturday of the month at Howe Park's off-leash area, weather permitting.
First Saturday of the month at Howe Park, Sacramento
Nor Cal Frenchie Meetup
Meetup groupSacramentoA small, steady Sacramento-area group gathering weekly at Johnson-Springview Park in Rocklin for French Bulldog owners to let their dogs socialize.
Weekly Saturday meetups at Johnson-Springview Park, Rocklin
Not seeing your area?
California's Frenchie scene is uneven: some metros gather monthly, others have no regular meetup yet. FrenchieSwap is free to join, and as a neighborhood's circle grows we help members organize the first get-together. Tell us what your area needs at hello@frenchieswap.com.