I attend meetups as much as I can, unfortunately they are usually a minimum of a 3 hour drive. But if my schedule will allow, I do try to go because they are so much fun.
We do a lot of play dates tho. There are many YT'ers in my area and we try to get together at least once a month. And the kids Grandma (Manolo's Mom) lives very close so we get together with her gang a lot also. It's so much fun for both them and us.