Where to meet singles
Not every first meeting starts online. These are real places and groups where people get talking.
Free public lectures
Gresham College runs free talks in central London that anyone can attend without booking. Regulars tend to be curious people who like a good conversation afterwards.
Source: Londonist: Gresham College's free talks for autumn and winter 2026, checked 9 November 2026
Saturday morning parkrun
parkrun is a free weekly 5k where you can walk, jog, run or volunteer. Seeing the same people every week makes it easy to get chatting.
Source: parkrun UK, checked 9 November 2026
Museum evenings in New York
MoMA's first Friday evenings have DJs, a pop-up bar and drop-in drawing sessions as well as the galleries. It's a social night out that you can go to straight from work.
Source: MoMA: UNIQLO NYC Nights, checked 9 November 2026