Where to meet your match in NYC
Matchmaker Maria helps New Yorkers find love, one couple at a time. As CEO of Agape Matchmaking and host of the “Ask A Matchmaker” podcast, Maria Avgitidis has set up more than 5,000 first dates. She recommends events like trivia nights, cooking classes, and candle-making workshops as antidotes to dating apps. “Your goal should be to have fun and meet at least two new people at each event,” Maria says. “This way, you’re one step closer to meeting someone wonderful.” Stop swiping and start meeting people with these events for singles curated by Eventbrite’s resident dating expert.
Meet someone sweet during this tasting excursion that visits some of the best dessert spots in Hell’s Kitchen, including tastes of pie, baklava, cookies, and cupcakes.
Trivia Tuesdays at Endless Life Brewing
A $50 bar tab is up for grabs each week during this trivia night at Endless Life Brewing. Grab a local beer, lend your knowledge, and learn how much your teammates know.
Wednesday Trivia Night
Add some mental stimulation (and some socializing) to your mid-week routine during this trivia night in Manhattan, which offers prizes for the top-scoring teams.
Wednesday Trivia Night
If the weather is nice enough, this Bushwick trivia night moves to the back patio, offering multiple rounds of questions and plenty of people to mull over your answers with.
Trivia Thursdays at Crossbar
Show up to Crossbar on the Upper West Side for this weekly trivia night, where you can chat with knowledgeable folks, join a team, and apply your wits to multiple rounds of questions.
Game Night Social
Lower East Side social club Sour Mouse hosts this game night that's geared toward singles, allowing you to show off your competitive side over games of pool and ping pong.
Singles Mixer Sip & Paint NYC
Part BOYB paint and sip class, part singles Q&A sesh, this mixer is a great opportunity to let loose, get creative, and meet new people.
Hand-Building Ceramic Dinnerware Workshop
Get your hands on some clay at this workshop in Brooklyn, as you craft one-of-a-kind ceramic dishes and chat with other people who share a passion for DIY dinnerwear.
Prohibition Tour NYC
You could meet a stranger at a bar, or you could join this tour of the Lower East Side, where you'll learn about the history of Prohibition in New York City as you sip drinks alongside other curious attendees.
Sip & Paint
Pack some drinks, bring a friend, and create some art while you meet new people at this weekly painting session guided by an experienced instructor.
Tabletop Tavern: D&D Night
Play Dungeons & Dragons, a cooperative role-playing game, at BrookLAN. No gaming experience is required. Who knows, you may be partied up with a fair maiden, a dashing warrior, or a goblin after your own heart.
Handmade Dumplings Class
Your hands will be busy as you chop ingredients and fold dumplings during this interactive cooking class, but you'll have plenty of time to chat with other attendees — and you can BYOB.
Collage Workshop at The Brooklyn Loft
Grab a pair of scissors and join this collage workshop, where you'll learn how to tell a story through your compositions while collaborating with other attendees.
Intro to Sparkly Beads: Metal, Foil, Leaf & Aventurine with Ayana Benjamin
Even if you've never touched a torch before, this beginner-friendly, hands-on art class will have you melting glass and metal together into beautiful art you can take home. This exciting opportunity is sure to be a good conversation starter for chatting up fellow attendees and maybe you'll even melt hearts in the process.
Handmade Gnocchi with Classic Sauces Cooking Class
After attending this class, you'll understand how to take potato dough and turn it into delicious gnocchi, accompanied by a homemade sauce. Perfect for first-time chefs, you'll work alongside other folks looking to gain kitchen skills.
Central Park Singles Stroll
Set out on a stroll through Central Park and speak with new people along the way, as you strike up a conversation with one of the singles on this walk every 10 minutes before watching the sunset together.
The Here Queer Sober Roundup
Meet other members of the LGBTQIA+ community in an alcohol-free setting where the only buzz you might be feeling is that of a new crush.
Ihr neues Date
Finden Sie den perfekten Partner. Machen Sie Pläne und wagen Sie etwas Neues, unabhängig von Ihrem Beziehungsstatus.
Where to meet your match in NYC
Matchmaker Maria helps New Yorkers find love, one couple at a time. As CEO of Agape Matchmaking and host of the “Ask A Matchmaker” podcast, Maria Avgitidis has set up more than 5,000 first dates. She recommends events like trivia nights, cooking classes, and candle-making workshops as antidotes to dating apps. “Your goal should be to have fun and meet at least two new people at each event,” Maria says. “This way, you’re one step closer to meeting someone wonderful.” Stop swiping and start meeting people with these events for singles curated by Eventbrite’s resident dating expert.
Hell's Kitchen Dessert Tour
Meet someone sweet during this tasting excursion that visits some of the best dessert spots in Hell’s Kitchen, including tastes of pie, baklava, cookies, and cupcakes.
Trivia Tuesdays at Endless Life Brewing
A $50 bar tab is up for grabs each week during this trivia night at Endless Life Brewing. Grab a local beer, lend your knowledge, and learn how much your teammates know.
Wednesday Trivia Night
Add some mental stimulation (and some socializing) to your mid-week routine during this trivia night in Manhattan, which offers prizes for the top-scoring teams.
Wednesday Trivia Night
If the weather is nice enough, this Bushwick trivia night moves to the back patio, offering multiple rounds of questions and plenty of people to mull over your answers with.
Trivia Thursdays at Crossbar
Show up to Crossbar on the Upper West Side for this weekly trivia night, where you can chat with knowledgeable folks, join a team, and apply your wits to multiple rounds of questions.
Game Night Social
Lower East Side social club Sour Mouse hosts this game night that's geared toward singles, allowing you to show off your competitive side over games of pool and ping pong.
Singles Mixer Sip & Paint NYC
Part BOYB paint and sip class, part singles Q&A sesh, this mixer is a great opportunity to let loose, get creative, and meet new people.
Hand-Building Ceramic Dinnerware Workshop
Get your hands on some clay at this workshop in Brooklyn, as you craft one-of-a-kind ceramic dishes and chat with other people who share a passion for DIY dinnerwear.
Prohibition Tour NYC
You could meet a stranger at a bar, or you could join this tour of the Lower East Side, where you'll learn about the history of Prohibition in New York City as you sip drinks alongside other curious attendees.
Sip & Paint
Pack some drinks, bring a friend, and create some art while you meet new people at this weekly painting session guided by an experienced instructor.
Tabletop Tavern: D&D Night
Play Dungeons & Dragons, a cooperative role-playing game, at BrookLAN. No gaming experience is required. Who knows, you may be partied up with a fair maiden, a dashing warrior, or a goblin after your own heart.
Handmade Dumplings Class
Your hands will be busy as you chop ingredients and fold dumplings during this interactive cooking class, but you'll have plenty of time to chat with other attendees — and you can BYOB.
Collage Workshop at The Brooklyn Loft
Grab a pair of scissors and join this collage workshop, where you'll learn how to tell a story through your compositions while collaborating with other attendees.
Intro to Sparkly Beads: Metal, Foil, Leaf & Aventurine with Ayana Benjamin
Even if you've never touched a torch before, this beginner-friendly, hands-on art class will have you melting glass and metal together into beautiful art you can take home. This exciting opportunity is sure to be a good conversation starter for chatting up fellow attendees and maybe you'll even melt hearts in the process.
Handmade Gnocchi with Classic Sauces Cooking Class
After attending this class, you'll understand how to take potato dough and turn it into delicious gnocchi, accompanied by a homemade sauce. Perfect for first-time chefs, you'll work alongside other folks looking to gain kitchen skills.
Central Park Singles Stroll
Set out on a stroll through Central Park and speak with new people along the way, as you strike up a conversation with one of the singles on this walk every 10 minutes before watching the sunset together.
The Here Queer Sober Roundup
Meet other members of the LGBTQIA+ community in an alcohol-free setting where the only buzz you might be feeling is that of a new crush.
Ihr neues Date
Finden Sie den perfekten Partner. Machen Sie Pläne und wagen Sie etwas Neues, unabhängig von Ihrem Beziehungsstatus.