PHOTO: © Marie Lehmann

Events against loneliness in Cologne

by Sarah 01.05.2026
6 minutes reading time

Let’s be honest: loneliness? We’ve all been there. Especially now, when our phones vibrate more often than our social lives do, the city sometimes feels surprisingly empty. But enough with the couch potato blues and scrolling through social media! In this blog post, I’ll show you the events where you can forget about Bumble Friends and meet new people in Cologne without any cringey blind date situations. And maybe that “hello” will soon turn into a new friendship—so what are you waiting for? 🤝💘

Going to a Geheimkonzerte together

One concert, 2 acts and nobody knows who is playing. Of course you can always visit our Geheimkonzerte with your friends. BIG BUT what do you do if you're new in town, your friends don't want to go to a concert (for whatever reason?!) or you just want to meet new people? Then buy a ticket for the Geheimkonzerte anyway and use our MITGEGANGEN option. Here you will be matched with unknown people who also have a ticket and you can go to the concert together, discover new artists and get to know each other. Thank me later. 🤝 Here are all the dates 👇

SOCIAL READING CLUB #1

SOCIAL READING CLUB #1
Event ist beendet

© Andreas Altmannsberger

Mo, 29.06.2026 19:00

Free admission
Volksgarten Köln

None

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WeRoad Afterwork: Neue Leute, gute Laune & Zappes Bier

WeRoad Afterwork: Neue Leute, gute Laune & Zappes Bier
Event ist beendet

© Zappes Broi GmbH

Di, 30.06.2026 19:00

Free admission

None

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Creative Friends Club

Creative Friends Club
Event ist beendet

© Katinka Dermietzel

Do, 02.07.2026 18:00

35,00 €
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Play & Connect

Play & Connect
Event ist beendet

© Impact Café

Mi, 02.07.2025 18:30

5,79 to 8,95 €

New people, drinks & games? Come to Play&Connect at the Impact Café on Wednesdays. Get your ticket in advance, start playing & have fun. 🃏🍹

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Spiele-Abend Wizard Edition

© Olivia Kunz

Mi, 15.07.2026 18:00

Free admission
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Creative Friends Club

© Katinka Dermietzel

Do, 06.08.2026 18:00

35,00 €
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Play & Connect

Speed Gaming at The Bär

© Speedgaming Cologne

Mi, 02.09.2026 19:00

4,50 to 5,00 €

At Speed Gaming, you can get to know new people and try out different board games while casually swapping around nine gaming tables. The game setting invites you to combine fun and encounters and make new contacts 🤝

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Friends and Flavours

© web

So, 08.11.2026 18:00

95,00 €

Preparing a vegetarian 4-course meal together and getting to know new people - that's what Friends and Flavours is all about. This is where good food meets relaxed conversation and perhaps new connections in a relaxed atmosphere🙂

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Dating without a dating app?

So really in normal life? Well, not quite, but at least without a dating app. Here you can find your true love or your next little love (no judgment). Cupid has his fingers in the pie and you might soon have butterflies in your stomach.

LOVE AT FIRST SLIDE 💖 - PowerPoint Dating Event in Cologne

Forget swiping, ghosting and endless chats: at LOVE AT FIRST SLIDE, the popular PowerPoint dating event by Rausgegangen, real people, real stories and real matches count. The event is queer-friendly, open to all singles and their wingpeople and takes place regularly in cities such as Berlin, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Munich, Hamburg, Leipzig and many more.

When matchmaking is finally fun again. Are you fed up with dating apps and irrelevant chats? Then LOVE AT FIRST SLIDE is the dating alternative you've been looking for. At this special live event, around 15 brave friends pitch their favorite single buddies in a six-minute PowerPoint presentation - full of humor, anecdotes, green flags and of course: "Wait, there's a slide for that." 🎤💘 The audience doesn't get to know the singles through likes, but through real stories - charming, funny and so authentic that even people who don't like dating suddenly catch fire.
You can find all dates here 👇

Matching Night Köln - bis zu 250 Singles

© SpeedDating XXL

Fr, 04.09.2026 19:00

25,00 €

None

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Do you have a hot tip for us about an event in Cologne where it's easy to meet new people and make friends? Write us an Insta DM with the note EVENTS GEGEN EINSAMKEIT.

Enough hanging on your cell phone. Get out, because we know: Reality still has the coolest graphics.🤝

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