Meetup.com has led to a couple of folks showing up. Ive found grwat success going to other events amd being the "bitcoin guy". Keep it consistent. I do every month on the third thursday at the same place at tbe same time. If you do a workshop, charge for it, people are more inclined to take it seriously. Just you and one person makes it a meetup. Advetise it on Xitter and nostr. If you are going to lead community events you'll have to be doxxed to a degree so figure out how much that is. Keep puttinf it out there. Ive had people drive from sevetal hours away to come join.