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Friday Night Speed Dating

The Happenstance (Lounge Bar), The City, London

Friday, 7 June 2024

Fri 7
JUN

Tickets

£20
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Our age guides are not set in stone. You are still welcome to book tickets if you are slightly outside the published age range.
Age
30-45
18 women booked
20 DATES EXPECTED
Last few tickets available
Don't miss this one
Home London Friday Night Speed Dating

Friday Night Speed Dating

The Happenstance (Lounge Bar), The City, London

Friday, 7 June 2024

Fri 7
JUN

Tickets

£20
?
Our age guides are not set in stone. You are still welcome to book tickets if you are slightly outside the published age range.
Age
30-45
18 women booked
20 DATES EXPECTED
Last few tickets available
Don't miss this one
18 women booked
20 DATES EXPECTED
Last few tickets available
Don't miss this one
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About the event

Introducing Friday night speed dating in The City. This is London's busiest weekly speed dating event.

You'll usually meet up to 15-20 people for dates lasting four minutes each at this stunning venue next to St Pauls. Taking part in this event is the ultimate start to your weekend and you're sure to meet a lot of people.

This location attracts a fun, crowd of people from across London, not just those working in the square mile. Join us and you’ll be amazed how sociable Londoners can be and be left wondering why you never tried speed dating sooner.

The next day you'll find out who you mutually matched with either on our website. Get in touch again via our private messaging system and you'll be meeting for real dates in no time.

Sign up now - this event will sell out fast!

Important information

This event takes place in the private Lounge bar. Staff will direct you.

- Doors open 7.00pm
- Event starts 7.30pm
- Speed dating finishes approximately 9.30pm
- Venue closes 11.30pm

It’s essential that you arrive before 7.25pm in order to take part. We might not be able to allow entry if you are late.

Price: £20

Sorry, this event has sold out

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Where

Set just a stone’s throw from St Paul’s Cathedral (and station) in the
iconic Paternoster Square, The Happenstance offers a
beautiful ambience and chic interiors in the heart of The City. Original Dating has hired a private Lounge Bar exclusively for this event.

Address  The Happenstance, 10 Paternoster Square, London, EC4M 7DX

Nearest station  St Pauls

Tel   – Please note this is not a booking line

Venue website  https://www.drakeandmorgan.co.uk/the-happenstance/

PLEASE NOTE: Advance booking is essential and no tickets will be available to purchase on the door. Online booking is simple and very secure. Our payments are handled by Stripe, one of the world's largest payment processors using the highest grade security currently available.

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Sarah Verified Attendee
Posted: 04/08/2025
Rachid Verified Attendee
  Thanks for this event  
Posted: 03/08/2025
Lara Verified Attendee
Posted: 02/08/2025
Anna Verified Attendee
Posted: 01/08/2025
George Verified Attendee
Posted: 01/08/2025
Lucas Verified Attendee
Posted: 01/08/2025
Matthew Verified Attendee
Posted: 01/08/2025
Kristina Verified Attendee
  Event was well organised and ran smoothly  
Posted: 26/07/2025
Teresa Verified Attendee
  Great venue and location  
Posted: 26/07/2025
Denis Verified Attendee
  Very good.  
Posted: 26/07/2025
Tunde Verified Attendee
Posted: 26/07/2025
Alexander Verified Attendee
  A smaller setting makes it less hectic. But I also like the bigger events.  
Posted: 25/07/2025
Scott Verified Attendee
Posted: 25/07/2025
Rimon Verified Attendee
  The host was good, allowing 5 instead of 4 minutes. Much, much better. Much better!  
Posted: 25/07/2025
Molly Verified Attendee
  More space between the tables next time but otherwise a good event! Thank you!  
Posted: 25/07/2025
Victoria Verified Attendee
  Everything was pretty much well organised  
Posted: 19/07/2025
Owen Verified Attendee
Posted: 19/07/2025
Christopher Verified Attendee
  Kind friendly hosting staff. Aaron was attentive and made me feel very welcome. The anthologist is very comfortable and classy venue with one of the nicest toilets to be found in a bar. Met some very warm, friendly people and enjoyed plenty of conversation.  
Posted: 19/07/2025
Jamie Verified Attendee
Posted: 18/07/2025
shaun Verified Attendee
  Great event, lovely ladies.  
Posted: 18/07/2025
Sabina Verified Attendee
  Simple format , 4 minutes is a good amount of time. Met a wide variety of people none appealed to me from a romantic viewpoint but they were nice to meet. The host was very cute.  
Posted: 18/07/2025
Simon Verified Attendee
Posted: 18/07/2025
DELETED Verified Attendee
Posted: 18/07/2025
Shireen Verified Attendee
Posted: 12/07/2025
Martin Verified Attendee
Posted: 11/07/2025
Kevin Verified Attendee
Posted: 11/07/2025
Reyner Verified Attendee
  Nice dating  
Posted: 05/07/2025
Sadia Verified Attendee
  Lovely cosy venue. No background music. Easy to hear and follow conversations.  
Posted: 05/07/2025
Tunde Verified Attendee
Posted: 05/07/2025
Joseph Verified Attendee
  Great fun!  
Posted: 05/07/2025
/ Verified Attendee
Posted: 08/06/2024
Ali Verified Attendee
  Well done  
Posted: 08/06/2024
Sophyiia Verified Attendee
Posted: 07/06/2024
Martin Verified Attendee
Posted: 07/06/2024
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HOW IT WORKS

The beauty of Speed Dating London lies in its no-nonsense approach. You take an equal number of single girls and guys, put them in a room and give them a few minutes to chat with every other member of the opposite sex.

When you get there

Original speed dating events in London normally begin at 7.30pm. You will need to register with our hosts and to begin with they will issue you with a score sheet. This will help you to keep track of the singles that you would like to meet again and perhaps go on a date with. After a short period of mingling, your host for the evening who will run through detailed instructions and give you your starting position if you are a guy or table for the event if you are a girl.

Meet & Mingle

A London speed dating event is split into two halves, each lasting around an hour, there will be an interval at half time of about 15 minutes for speed dating London. You will have between 4 and 5 minutes with each person, after which you need to tick a box on your score sheet - "yes, I would like to meet this person again" or "no. Thanks but no thanks". Or "friend" if you'd like to get to know them platonically. Make sure that you do this after each date to keep track. Afterwards there is an opportunity for everyone to meet and mingle informally - this is often where the real action begins, so make sure you don't disappear too quickly!

Complete your score sheet

After the event you simply tick who you liked on the Original Dating website and the site works about your matches automatically. If the dates you have ticked as a "yes" have reciprocated you have a match. You will be able to view the first names and message them via our site online without revealing your email address until you are ready to. You'll be having proper first dates in no time.