It all began In October 2017, when Happiness Activists Mario and Laura visited La Sebastiana, the former home of the poet Pablo Neruda, in Chile.

At La Sebastiana, Neruda loved hosting whimsical dinners for people from diverse backgrounds.

With this idea in mind, Laura suggested organizing a monthly dinner at home in California, like Neruda did back in the 1970s. After a brief debate about the best day of the week to host the event, AntiMondays was born.

After all, Mondays are always thought of as boring and depressing.

What if we could flip that script and make an antimonday?

Mario and Laura teamed up with their friends Beto (a positive futurist) and Muria (a design maven) and something began to grow...

Our Values

In order to make the experience more enjoyable for everyone, we encourage our guests to:

Be Present

Be Authentic

Pay it Forward

Leave your Ego at the Door