Come Alone by Meet & Mint Events you can go to on your own

Not a date · Dublin

Meet people in Dublin without a dating app.

Meeting people does not have to be a profile. In Dublin we list 11 upcoming events built around an activity, so conversation starts with the activity.

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Picks

Tonight and this week in Dublin nobody on a date

Six upcoming events, soonest first, free ones preferred and a mix of categories. Check the official page before you go.

Sun15Nov
MusicDublin
20:00–22:00

Paul Brady, Irish songwriter, at the National Concert Hall, Dublin

National Concert Hall

On Sunday 15 November 2026 at 20:00 the National Concert Hall in Dublin presents Paul Brady on its Main Stage. The listing calls him a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, one of Ireland's most enduringly popular artists, and says he announces new Irish dates this November with classics such as The Island, Nobody Knows and Arthur McBride. It says he crosses musical boundaries again and again, mixing folk, rock, blues, traditional Irish and classic pop in his songwriting, with a catalogue of 40 years that he plays solo or with his trio. It adds that the NCH gave him a Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by the President of Ireland. Tickets cost 35, 42.50 or 50 euros, and the listing says availability is low. A seated concert of songs is easy to enjoy alone, since the whole hall listens together. «An evening with Paul Brady on stage is a captivating experience.» Starts 20:00, ends about 22:00. Source: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0) and the venue's own listing, nch.ie. The listing gives no end time, so the end shown here is estimated. The listing gives the price as 35, 42.50 or 50 euros.

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Mon16Nov
CultureDublin
17:00–18:45

Monday Night Cinema: Pressure, Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire

Pavilion Theatre

The Pavilion Theatre in Dún Laoghaire shows the wartime drama Pressure in its Monday Night Cinema series on 16 November, with screenings at 17:00 and 20:00. The film revisits the days before the D-Day landings in June 1944, when meteorologist Group Captain James Stagg warns that stormy weather could make the invasion a disaster and has to convince Allied leaders, including General Eisenhower, to listen. The cast includes Andrew Scott, Kerry Condon and Brendan Fraser. It runs 100 minutes and is rated 12A. The 17:00 showing carries open captions for deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers, while the 20:00 showing has none. Tickets are 10 euro, or 9 concession, plus a booking fee, and pre-booking is recommended. A seat among other cinema-goers is an easy evening for anyone who is alone. «Monday Night Cinema: Pressure» Starts 17:00, ends about 18:45. Source: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0) and the venue's own listing.

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Sun22Nov
MusicDublin
15:00–16:30

Gealán Quartet: Prayers and Truths, chamber music, at the NCH, Dublin

National Concert Hall (Kevin Barry Recital Room)

On Sunday 22 November 2026 at 15:00 the Gealán Quartet play Prayers and Truths in the Kevin Barry Recital Room of the National Concert Hall in Dublin, in its Chamber Music Series. The players are Gina Maria McGuinness and Eoin Ducrot on violins, Fiachra de hOra on viola and Paul Grennan on cello. The programme opens with a series of evocative miniatures from Ireland, Spain, Italy and Russia: Sam Perkin's A Gathering, Turina's La Oración del Torero, Puccini's Crisantemi and Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 7. It culminates in Mendelssohn's powerful String Quartet in F minor, Op. 80. Perkin wrote his piece for the opening of the 2025 West Cork Chamber Music Festival, asking whether we are in a barn, a pub or a festival. Tickets cost 17.50 euros. An afternoon chamber concert is easy to enjoy alone. «Are we in a barn, a pub, or at a chamber music festival?» Starts 15:00, ends about 16:30. Source: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0) and the venue's own listing, nch.ie. The listing gives no end time, so the end shown here is estimated. The listing gives the price as 17.50 euros.

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Sun22Nov
MusicDublin
20:00–22:15

Kronos Quartet play Steve Reich at 90 at the NCH, Dublin

National Concert Hall (Main Stage)

On Sunday 22 November 2026 at 20:00 the Kronos Quartet return to the National Concert Hall in Dublin with a concert of music by their long-time collaborator Steve Reich on his 90th birthday, in the Perspectives series. The players are David Harrington and Gabriela Díaz on violins, Ayane Kozasa on viola and Paul Wiancko on cello. The programme, which is subject to change, includes Pendulum Music, Different Trains, an interval, then Triple Quartet, selections from The Cave and WTC 9/11, with a Pérotin arrangement and Coltrane's Alabama. It focuses on quartets Kronos commissioned. The listing says two new members have joined the founders as the ensemble enters its sixth decade. Tickets cost 35, 40 or 45 euros. A concert of contemporary chamber music is easy to attend alone. «Kronos Quartet return with a concert of music by their long-time collaborator, Steve Reich, on his 90th birthday.» Starts 20:00, ends about 22:15. Source: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0) and the venue's own listing, nch.ie. The listing gives no end time, so the end shown here is estimated. The listing gives the price as 35, 40 or 45 euros and lists an interval.

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Mon23Nov
CultureDublin
17:00–18:37

Monday Night Cinema: «Nino», Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire

Pavilion Theatre

Pauline Loquès's César-winning first feature follows Nino, who is diagnosed with cancer on the eve of his twenty-ninth birthday and spends the weekend before treatment with friends, family, old acquaintances and strangers. Despite the subject, the film keeps an elegant, light touch and a quietly funny eye on awkward moments, including a birthday party he cannot avoid. In French with English subtitles; the Pavilion Theatre shows it at 5pm and 8pm on Monday. Tickets €10 (€9 concessions) plus booking fee. Rated 15A, with mature themes. «Nino» Starts 17:00, ends about 18:37. Source: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0) and the venue's own listing.

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Fri27Nov
MusicDublin
19:30–21:00

NSOI: Britten’s War Requiem, National Concert Hall, Dublin

National Concert Hall, Main Stage

On Friday 27 November 2026 at 19:30 the National Symphony Orchestra Ireland performs Benjamin Britten's War Requiem on the Main Stage of the National Concert Hall in Dublin, conducted by Anja Bihlmaier. The soloists are the soprano Ailish Tynan, the tenor Laurence Kilsby and the baritone Joshua Hopkins, joined by the National Symphony Chorus Ireland, the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and the choristers of St Patrick's Cathedral. The page explains that Britten wrote the work to mark the reopening of Coventry Cathedral in 1962 and that it combines the Latin Mass with poems on the horrors of war by Wilfred Owen. The concert marks fifty years since Britten's death. Tickets cost 15, 27.50, 35, 42.50 or 49 euros, with student tickets at 10 euros in limited number, and the page gives a running time of about one hour and 30 minutes with no interval. A large choral concert like this is easy to enjoy alone, since the whole hall listens together. «a deeply relevant meditation on conflict and reconciliation» Starts 19:30, ends about 21:00. Source: National Concert Hall (NCH) official event page (nch.ie). The listing gives ticket prices from 15 to 49 euros, a start at 19:30 and a running time of about 1 hour 30 with no interval, so the end shown is calculated.

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Formats

Where you talk without pressure

These formats give you a task or a topic, so you never have to open with small talk. Pages for Dublin:

  • Language cafés in Dublin: The topic is built in: everyone is there to practise, so asking a stranger a question is the point.
  • Game nights in Dublin: The game gives your hands something to do and everyone something to talk about.
  • Padel and pickleball in Dublin: Doubles games where partners rotate, so one session puts you on court with several different people.
  • Walk and talk: Walking side by side is easier than sitting face to face. (all cities; nothing for Dublin yet)
  • Book clubs and silent reading: Either you discuss one book, or nobody has to talk at all. (all cities; nothing for Dublin yet)
  • Library nights: Free, low-key programmes in a place where it is normal to be alone. (all cities; nothing for Dublin yet)
  • Answers for Dublin: short answers to common questions about going out alone, with names and dates.

How to go alone

Five steps for your first time

  1. Choose a single event with a clear start time and a host. "Paul Brady, Irish songwriter, at the National Concert Hall, Dublin" is a good candidate.
  2. Open the official page and check the date, price, language and whether you need to book.
  3. Turn up a little before the start and mention to the organiser that you came alone.
  4. Keep one simple question ready ("Have you been before?") and commit to staying for an hour before you judge it.
  5. Return to the same group once more before deciding; regulars make it easier, and Meet & Mint shows who plans to attend.

Alternatives to dating apps

What actually works, compared

A neutral comparison of five ways to meet people through shared activities. None needs a profile; the last column shows what we list for Dublin.

FormatWhy conversation startsWorks well if youTypical costCommitmentIn Dublin now
Dinners with strangersA shared table and a host who seats youLike longer one-to-one conversationThe price of a mealOne evening, often booked aheadnone in our data yet
Run clubsYou move at the same pace and talk on the movePrefer doing something active to small talkOften free or low costWeekly; talking is optionalnone in our data yet
Language cafésEveryone is practising, so starting a chat is expectedWant a ready-made reason to talkFree or the cost of a coffeeDrop-in13 listed
Game nightsThe game provides the topic and something to doEnjoy light competition or puzzlesFree or a small table feeDrop-in, two to three hours3 listed
VolunteeringA shared task and a teamWant to meet people with similar valuesFreeRegular shifts matter more than one visitnone in our data yet

Questions people ask

How do I meet people in Dublin without a dating app?

Go to a hosted group activity where the activity does the introducing. We list 11 upcoming events in Dublin (music, culture); the soonest include "Paul Brady, Irish songwriter, at the National Concert Hall, Dublin" and "Monday Night Cinema: Pressure, Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire".

Will I be the only one on my own at events in Dublin?

Not at all. At hosted events many people come alone, which is why the formats work. Arrive early, mention to the host that you are new, and you will be placed at a table or in a group.

Are these dating events in Dublin?

They are group activities, not dating events. You go for the activity and the company; any romance is a side effect we cannot promise.

Are there free things to do alone in Dublin?

Yes. 0 of the 11 upcoming events we list in Dublin are free, including 0 in the next 30 days. Language cafés, library programmes and many walks cost nothing.

How do I start in Dublin if I find talking to strangers hard?

Start with a structured event, like a workshop or a conversation table, where there is always something to do or say. Give it an hour. Meet & Mint shows who else is going so you recognise a face.

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How it works

Meet & Mint in Dublin: how it works

  1. Find an event on Come Alone or in the Meet & Mint map and open the official page for the details.
  2. Join alone in the app: you see how many people are going and can read the group chat.
  3. Say hello before in the chat, so the first minutes at the venue are with names you know.
  4. Meet at the event and decide afterwards whether to go again. Nobody is on a date.

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