diff --git a/docs/_data/schema-meetups.yaml b/docs/_data/schema-meetups.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..04fff6cb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/_data/schema-meetups.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+region: str(required=True)
+country: str(required=True)
+state: str(required=False)
+city: str(required=False)
+website: str(required=False)
+twitter: str(required=False)
+meetup: str(required=False) # I can't figure out how to validate must contain either meetup or meetup_alt
+meetup_alt: str(required=False)
+organizers: list(include('organizer-detail'), min=1, max=9)
+
+---
+
+organizer-detail:
+  name: str(required=True)
+  link: str(required=False)
diff --git a/docs/_scripts/validate-yaml.sh b/docs/_scripts/validate-yaml.sh
index 1bfe0a851..31946cc29 100755
--- a/docs/_scripts/validate-yaml.sh
+++ b/docs/_scripts/validate-yaml.sh
@@ -22,4 +22,10 @@ do
 	yamale -s docs/_data/schema-sessions.yaml $y -p ruamel
 done
 
+for y in ../_data/meetups/*.yaml
+do
+    [[ $y == *"schema"* ]] && continue
+	yamale -s docs/_data/schema-meetups.yaml $y -p ruamel
+done
+
 cd -