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SPEED DATING MANCHESTER
MANCHESTER'S NEW SPEED DATING COMPANY

Speed dating makes meeting people easy. Enjoy Up to 20 fun dates over a few drinks. It's a lot of fun and our events are the best in town.
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Thu 16 APR

Manchester Speed Dating

Thu 16 Apr 2026

Slug and Lettuce, Manchester

Manchester's busiest speed dating event! Come and join a dating filled night at this fab venue!

Tickets

£22

Age guide

30-45

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10+

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10+

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Fri 15 MAY

Spring Lock & Key Party - Manchester

Fri 15 May 2026

Manahatta, Manchester, Deansgate

The famous lock and key party returns to Manchester! Book now and meet other singles in the city!

Tickets

£25

£20

Age guide

30-45

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10+

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10+

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Thu 21 MAY

Manchester Speed Dating

Thu 21 May 2026

Slug and Lettuce, Manchester

Manchester's busiest speed dating event! Come and join a dating filled night at this fab venue!

Tickets

£22

Age guide

40-55

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10+

Female left

10+

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Thu 18 JUN

Manchester Speed Dating

Thu 18 Jun 2026

Slug and Lettuce, Manchester

Manchester's busiest speed dating event! Come and join a dating filled night at this fab venue!

Tickets

£22

Age guide

30-45

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10+

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10+

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Thu 16 JUL

Manchester Speed Dating

Thu 16 Jul 2026

Slug and Lettuce, Manchester

Manchester's busiest speed dating event! Come and join a dating filled night at this fab venue!

Tickets

£22

Age guide

40-55

Male left

10+

Female left

10+

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Fri 17 JUL

Summer Lock & Key Party - Manchester

Fri 17 Jul 2026

Manahatta, Manchester, Deansgate

The famous lock and key party returns to Manchester! Book now and meet other singles in the city!

Tickets

£25

£20

Age guide

30-45

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10+

Female left

10+

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Thu 20 AUG

Manchester Speed Dating

Thu 20 Aug 2026

Slug and Lettuce, Manchester

Manchester's busiest speed dating event! Come and join a dating filled night at this fab venue!

Tickets

£22

Age guide

30-45

Male left

10+

Female left

10+

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Thu 17 SEP

Manchester Speed Dating

Thu 17 Sep 2026

Slug and Lettuce, Manchester

Manchester's busiest speed dating event! Come and join a dating filled night at this fab venue!

Tickets

£22

Age guide

40-55

Male left

10+

Female left

10+

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Thu 15 OCT

Manchester Speed Dating

Thu 15 Oct 2026

Slug and Lettuce, Manchester

Manchester's busiest speed dating event! Come and join a dating filled night at this fab venue!

Tickets

£22

Age guide

30-45

Male left

10+

Female left

10+

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Thu 19 NOV

Manchester Speed Dating

Thu 19 Nov 2026

Slug and Lettuce, Manchester

Manchester's busiest speed dating event! Come and join a dating filled night at this fab venue!

Tickets

£22

Age guide

40-55

Male left

10+

Female left

10+

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Fri 20 NOV

Winter Lock & Key Party - Liverpool

Fri 20 Nov 2026

Kabin at Kabannas, Liverpool

Welcome to the Liverpool Winter Lock & Key Party! Meet, mingle and party with the perfect icebrea...

Tickets

£25

£20

Age guide

30-45

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10+

Female left

10+

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Fri 20 NOV

Christmas Lock & Key Party - Manchester

Fri 20 Nov 2026

Manahatta, Manchester, Deansgate

The famous lock and key party returns to Manchester! Book now and meet other singles in the city!

Tickets

£25

£20

Age guide

30-45

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10+

Female left

10+

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Thu 17 DEC

Manchester Speed Dating

Thu 17 Dec 2026

Slug and Lettuce, Manchester

Manchester's busiest speed dating event! Come and join a dating filled night at this fab venue!

Tickets

£22

Age guide

30-45

Male left

10+

Female left

10+

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QUALITY SPEED DATING HAS ARRIVED IN MANCHESTER 

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Hello Greater Manchester, the second largest populated area in the UK, with over 2.7 million residents! You can find the City of Manchester slap bang in the middle and home to two of the country's best supported football teams and of course the birth place of Brit Pop. Manchester has it all and with so much history, what better a place for Original Dating to provide the best and most innovative dating events around! 

That’s right Manchester, Original Dating is moving North, and we can't wait! 

Original who? 

Original Dating is London's most loved speed dating and singles events organiser since 2003, and it's about time we gave the people of Manchester the best speed dating nights on offer. Not only did we have the first ever marriage from speed dating in the UK but we are always coming up with fun new ways to meet people!  

How does Speed Dating work?  

It's simple, you will have the chance to flirt and meet up to 20 singles in one night, each date lasting 4 minutes. That’s all it takes to find out whether you'd like to see someone again or not too long to just have a chat. Everyone will have access to our unique online matching system and you'll have till 5pm the following day to input your matches before finding out who wants to see you again. 

On the night theres plenty of time before and after to have a drink and a chat and of course a short break half way to top up those glasses. It really is a great night out and lots of flirty fun! 

If you want to be the first to know when Original Dating is running one of their famous speed dating nights in Manchester, sign up now and never miss an event! 

 

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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.

 

And that's it. Simple? Yes. Fun? Most definitely. Great way to meet your perfect match? Without a doubt so book an event now and find out why the dating craze that started a decade ago is still going strong.

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