Let's be honest: Loneliness? We've all experienced it. Especially now, when our cell phones are vibrating more often than our social lives, the city sometimes feels surprisingly empty. But put an end to the couch jitters and social media scrolling! In this blog article, I'll show you the events where you can forget about Bumble Friends and meet new people in Cologne without cringe-inducing blind date situations. And maybe a 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 👇

Event Series

Rausgegangen Geheimkonzerte Köln

SPAZIERGANG CLUB

SPAZIERGANG CLUB
© gail villahermosa via dupe
Mo, 08.06.2026 18:00
Free admission
Colonius

Monday evening at Colonius: For all those who love walking and want to meet new people.

CoffeePaint & Connect mit Salatbuffet

CoffeePaint & Connect mit Salatbuffet
© LeCrochelle
So, 31.05.2026 13:30
15,00 to 19,00 €
Melis Soul Café

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Spielfieber - Kneipenspieleabend

Spielfieber - Kneipenspieleabend
© Konrad Krebs
Mo, 08.06.2026 18:00
Preis an AK

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JuBo Feierabend Club – Afterwork Event im Peperino am Chlodwigplatz – Meet me after work

JuBo Feierabend Club – Afterwork Event im Peperino am Chlodwigplatz – Meet me after work
© JuBo
Mi, 17.06.2026 19:00
29,90 € Lottery
Peperino am Chlodwigplatz

Right after work, a relaxed evening with lounge and house beats awaits, where you can enjoy smart drinks and pizza in a relaxed garden atmosphere. The JuBo Feierabend Club brings colleagues and new faces together for conversation and a good atmosphere in the heart of Cologne 🫶

Unfiltered Women ▶ Ein Abend ohne Masken – für Frauen mit ADHS

Unfiltered Women ▶ Ein Abend ohne Masken – für Frauen mit ADHS
© www.younique-retreats.com
So, 21.06.2026 17:00
Preis an AK
Younique Retreats

Unfiltered Women offers women with ADHD a space where real conversations and nervous system regulation take center stage. Here you can show yourself without a mask and experience connection at eye level - in cozy light and with a lot of heart 🤝

CoffeePaint & Connect mit Salatbuffet

CoffeePaint & Connect mit Salatbuffet
© LeCrochelle
So, 05.07.2026 13:30
15,00 to 19,00 €
Melis Soul Café

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Friends and Flavours

Friends and Flavours
© web
Sa, 18.07.2026 17:00
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🙂

Speed Gaming at The Bär

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 🤝

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.

GALLERY CRUSH | KÖLN

GALLERY CRUSH | KÖLN
© Rausgegangen
Di, 16.06.2026 19:00
15,00 € Lottery

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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 👇

Event Series

LOVE AT FIRST SLIDE KÖLN by Rausgegangen

Matching Night Köln - bis zu 250 Singles

Matching Night Köln - bis zu 250 Singles
© SpeedDating XXL
Fr, 04.09.2026 19:00
25,00 €

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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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