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THE CHRISTMAS LOCK & KEY PARTY

The Happenstance, The City, London

Saturday, 6 December 2025

Sat 6
DEC

Tickets

£25
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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
200+ people booked already
Price will go up
300 people expected
SECURE YOURS TODAY
Equal male/female ratio
Festive party games & icebreakers
Home London THE CHRISTMAS LOCK & KEY PARTY

THE CHRISTMAS LOCK & KEY PARTY

The Happenstance, The City, London

Saturday, 6 December 2025

Sat 6
DEC

Tickets

£25
?
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
200+ people booked already
Price will go up
300 people expected
SECURE YOURS TODAY
Equal male/female ratio
Festive party games & icebreakers
200+ people booked already
Price will go up
300 people expected
SECURE YOURS TODAY
Equal male/female ratio
Festive party games & icebreakers
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About the event

Welcome to the biggest and best Christmas party for single Londoners.

This is our largest party of the year and this one is expected to be our best yet!

300+ singles are expected to join us as we take over the stunning Happenstance - filling all three floors for an evening of icebreakers, party games plus a live DJ and dancing.

This super sociable event features our fantastic lock & key icebreaker to ensure you meet a huge number of people.

The best bit? Everyone is single, a similar age and we ensure there's equal male/female ratio in the room.

Each time you find a matching pair you'll be in with a chance to win one of our great prizes.

And of course, you'll meet loads of people along the way, all in the spacious surroundings of our venue, The Happenstance!

Head to our website the following day to view everyone who attended. Select the people you like and our system will tell you who you are mutually matched with. Get in touch again via our messenger and the rest is up to you.

This party is the perfect place to meet people this Christmas. You just need your ticket! Book now, this will sell out.

Important information

- 20:00 - Doors open [Please arrive on time]
- 20:30 - Lock and key icebreaker begins
- 22:30 - Prize draw
- 00:00 - Last orders at the bar

Please ensure you arrive at the venue at the start time. We have a limited time for registrations and arriving late may mean you cannot get in.

Tickets for this event are non-refundable. Our normal cancellation terms and conditions apply. No tickets are for sale on the door.

Price: £25

Sorry, this event has sold out

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Where

Set just a stone’s throw from St Paul’s Cathedral in the
iconic Paternoster Square, The Happenstance offers a
relaxed ambiance and chic interiors in the heart of The City. Original Dating have hired this venue 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

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.

Reviews

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Michael Verified Attendee
Posted: 15/12/2025
Jo Verified Attendee
Posted: 08/12/2025
Raphael Verified Attendee
  Chilled and relaxed  
Posted: 07/12/2025
Tracy Verified Attendee
  It was a great atmosphere and venue, the hosts were lovely. It was a too noisy for the speed dating, felt like I was having to shout rather than talk  
Posted: 07/12/2025
David Verified Attendee
Posted: 07/12/2025
Martin Verified Attendee
Posted: 07/12/2025
Imran Verified Attendee
Posted: 07/12/2025
John Verified Attendee
Posted: 07/12/2025
Andrew Verified Attendee
  Best one of the year. One suggestion try to find some new venues to mix things up.  
Posted: 07/12/2025
Lana Verified Attendee
Posted: 07/12/2025
Ingrid Verified Attendee
Posted: 07/12/2025
Sam Verified Attendee
Posted: 07/12/2025
Lara Verified Attendee
  I really liked the format of the evening - creating a profile beforehand, matching after & the lock & key idea is a great ice breaker. It was a great evening , everyone was very friendly & I had a fantastic time!  
Posted: 07/12/2025
Jonna Verified Attendee
  Concept was great and people were super nice and approachable! I would love the music level to be adjust the way that people have a chance to talk and connect without shouting to each other. 🙈  
Posted: 07/12/2025
Michal Verified Attendee
Posted: 07/12/2025
Bhavin Verified Attendee
Posted: 07/12/2025
Alan Verified Attendee
Posted: 07/12/2025
Nicolas Verified Attendee
Posted: 07/12/2025
Smiljana Verified Attendee
Posted: 07/12/2025
C Verified Attendee
  Lots of people there  
Posted: 07/12/2025
Rob Verified Attendee
Posted: 07/12/2025
Nicolas Verified Attendee
Posted: 07/12/2025
Saad Verified Attendee
Posted: 07/12/2025
Chris Verified Attendee
  I had a great time!! Many lovely conversations ...  
Posted: 07/12/2025
Helen Verified Attendee
  Buzzy and fun. I think a bit of dancing would have improved it:  
Posted: 06/12/2025
Grant Verified Attendee
Posted: 06/12/2025
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HOW IT WORKS

Arrive from about 7pm and grab a drink — our host will check you in and hand you a scorecard. Once everyone's settled, the host explains the format and the dating begins: four to five minutes per date, girls seated, guys rotating, with a 15-minute breather at half time to top up your glass and compare notes.

After each date you make a quick private note: yes, no, or friend. Nobody sees your choices on the night — that's the point. When the formal dates finish, the room opens up and everyone mingles; ask any of our hosts and they'll tell you this is where half the real chemistry happens, so don't dash for the Tube.

The next morning, enter your ticks on our site and our matching system compares them against everyone else's. Mutual yeses become matches, and you can message each other through the site — no phone numbers or emails shared until you choose to.


When you get there

Doors open around 30 minutes before the start time on your ticket — arriving early gives you time to grab a drink, find your feet and say hello to your host, who'll check you in and get you set up. Everything you need is provided on the night; just bring your ticket confirmation and your best conversation.

First time? You won't be the only one — most people at any London event are speed dating first-timers, and plenty arrive solo. Our hosts have run hundreds of these nights and their whole job is making sure nobody feels lost. By your second date you'll have forgotten your nerves entirely.

Meet & Mingle

Why Londoners book with Original Dating

Original Dating was founded in London in 2003 by Andrew — back when speed dating was brand new and he was, in his words, just a boy. Twenty-three years later we're the capital's longest-established speed dating company and one of the largest in the UK, running around 500 events a year nationwide.

What that experience buys you: professional hosts (many of them trained actors) who actually run the room rather than reading a script; venues we've vetted personally; gender-balanced events with sensible age bands; a matching system we built ourselves; and a rematch guarantee we've

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.