This week has rotating-partner walks, conversation games, run clubs and craft nights, with a singles option most evenings. Pick one or two, bring a friend or come solo, and say hi to whoever is next to you.
💘 singles only · 👋 everyone welcome · 🆓 free · 💵 paid · 🍸 drinks · 🧃 alcohol-free
Monday, Nov 2
👋 🧃 6:00 PM · East Village
A partner stretching session with a shakeout run in the East Village, and anyone who comes solo gets paired up. It's a low-key way to meet someone. (solo-friendly)
Monday Evening 4.75 Mile Social Run
👋 🍸 6:30 PM · 5th St & 46th Rd, Long Island City, Queens
A 4.75-mile group run along the Long Island City and Greenpoint waterfronts with regroup stops, finishing at Rockaway Brewing for a post-run drink.
Tuesday, Nov 3
Millennial Skip the Small Talk: Make Friends, Not Small Talk
👋 🍸 7:00 PM · Liz’s Book Bar, Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn
Pair up and rotate through guided deep-conversation prompts at a Carroll Gardens book bar. You skip the weather talk and go straight to the good stuff. (Millennials)
💘 💵 7:00 PM · Muna, Midtown East, Manhattan · $20
A dinner where singles meet and talk over a meal in Midtown East. Sharing a table makes conversation easy.
Wednesday, Nov 4
👋 🆓 🍸 7:00 PM · Mommy's Cocktail Bar, Brooklyn · Free
Free weekly bar trivia with prizes at a Williamsburg cocktail bar. Teaming up with the next table is half the fun.
Thursday, Nov 5
Singles Mixer: Stories, Connections, & Cocktails
💘 💵 🍸 7:00 PM · The Lobby Bar & Garden, Chelsea, Manhattan · $21.05–$40
A Chelsea cocktail mixer for singles built around conversation and widening your circle, with stories and drinks included.
👋 💵 🧃 7:00 PM · Poetica Coffee, Williamsburg · $15
A collage and craft night at a Williamsburg coffee shop with supplies and snacks provided. Asking to borrow the glue stick counts as an opening line.
👋 💵 🍸 7:00 PM · Bibliotheque, SoHo · No cover, two-item minimum
Casual social chess for all levels at a SoHo bar. Challenging a stranger to a game is a perfectly normal thing to do here. (beginner-friendly)
Friday, Nov 6
NYC Social Networking Event for Singles Ages 40s, 50s & 60s
💘 💵 🍸 6:30 PM · The Cloud One Lounge New York-Downtown, Financial District · $19.98 · Ages 40s-60s
A downtown lounge mixer for singles in their 40s to 60s, with icebreakers to get things moving so nobody hovers by the bar.
Saturday, Nov 7
Park Hopping #1: Van Cortlandt Park 🌳
👋 🧃 10:00 AM · Van Cortlandt Park Running Track, The Bronx
A conversational-pace four-mile trail run in Van Cortlandt Park, followed by optional coffee for anyone who wants to keep chatting.
Brooklyn Bridge Date Walk (aka Singles Sunset Stroll) 30s & 40s
💘 💵 🧃 4:00 PM · Starbucks Coffee Company, Brooklyn · $15-$25 · Ages 30s & 40s
A hosted sunset walk across the Brooklyn Bridge where singles rotate conversation partners along the way. The skyline does the icebreaking for you.
👋 💵 7:00 PM · The Brooklyn Strategist, Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn · $10
Games With Strangers night at The Brooklyn Strategist: a game expert teaches the featured games and seats you with new people. You'll be on a first-name basis by the second round. (beginner-friendly)
Sunday, Nov 8
👋 💵 🍸 3:30 PM · Peculier Pub, Greenwich Village · $30
Paint taper candles at a Greenwich Village pub with happy-hour drinks available. Admiring each other's handiwork comes naturally.
Salsa Dancing for Jewish Singles
💘 7:00 PM · 37 W 26th St, Flatiron, Manhattan
An hour-long salsa lesson followed by a dance party. Swapping partners is built into the format, so you'll meet plenty of people. (Jewish singles)
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