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

Not a date · Marseille

Meet people in Marseille without a dating app.

Swiping can feel like a second job. 45 events in Marseille over the coming weeks ask for none of it: you arrive, join in, and nobody is on a date.

See this week's picks How to go alone

Picks

Tonight and this week in Marseille nobody on a date

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

Tue17Nov
LearningMarseille
10:00–12:00

Atelier reliure, bookbinding, Castellane library, Marseille

Bibliothèque de Castellane

On Tuesday 17 November 2026 at 10:00 the Bibliothèque de Castellane in Marseille holds an Atelier reliure, a bookbinding workshop. It is presented as an event of the Marseille libraries. Guided step by step by a bookbinder who also leads workshops, participants learn to try simple bookbinding techniques. The listing says the workshop is for adults and welcomes all levels, so no previous experience is needed. Booking is handled by the library, which gives a telephone number, 04.13.94.81.90, and the email address bibliotheque.castellane@marseille.fr for registration. The listing does not give a price. The workshop runs from 10:00 to 12:00 at the library on Place Castellane. A craft session like this is easy to join alone, because the group works side by side on the same small project and the leader guides everyone. «venez vous initier à des techniques de reliure simples. Pour adultes, tous niveaux.» Starts 10:00, ends about 12:00. Source: OpenAgenda — Bibliothèques de territoire - Ville de Marseille (open data). The listing names the venue, says the workshop is for adults of all levels, and gives hours of 10:00 to 12:00.

Official page ↗See who's going in Meet & Mint
Tue17Nov
CultureMarseille
14:00–16:00

Comic-book authors on historian Marc Bloch at the Alcazar

Bibliothèque de l'Alcazar

The authors of a new graphic novel about historian and Resistance member Marc Bloch discuss how to tell his story in comics, joined by Suzette Bloch and a historian. The afternoon meeting at the Alcazar library is open to the public and invites questions from the audience.

Official page ↗See who's going in Meet & Mint
Wed18Nov
LearningMarseille
17:00–19:00

Round table on mental health at Bibliothèque de l'Alcazar, Marseille

Bibliothèque de l'Alcazar

On Wednesday 18 November 2026 at 17:00 the Bibliothèque de l'Alcazar in Marseille hosts a round table titled Santé mentale: analyse d'un concept à la mode, organised by the Marseille libraries with the Amis du Monde diplomatique. The listing notes that mental health is a national cause in 2025 and 2026 and asks what the difficulty of caring for psychological suffering reveals about society. The speakers are Roland Gori, psychoanalyst and honorary professor of clinical psychopathology, Martin Jolivalt, a clinical psychologist working in child protection, Angélique Mounier-Kuhn, a journalist at Le Monde diplomatique, and Sabrina Rouigui, a clinical psychologist and jurist. Two of them co-wrote an article on psychowashing. The session runs from 17:00 to 19:00. The listing does not give a price. A talk with several speakers is easy to attend alone, since the audience is there to listen and think about the same questions. «Que révèle de notre société la difficulté à prendre en charge la souffrance psychique ?» Starts 17:00, ends about 19:00. Source: OpenAgenda — Bibliothèque l'Alcazar - Ville de Marseille (open data). The listing names four speakers and gives the session as 17:00 to 19:00, without a price.

Official page ↗See who's going in Meet & Mint
Thu19Nov
Free
SocialMarseille
18:00–20:30

Beginner role-playing one-shot at Bibliothèque du Panier, Marseille

Bibliothèque du Panier

On Thursday 19 November 2026 the Bibliothèque du Panier in Marseille runs an introduction to role-playing games, described in the listing as the best-known tabletop game, the one with dungeons and dragons in it. The session is an original one-shot, which means a single self-contained adventure played in one sitting, so nobody needs to have played before and nobody has to come back next week. The listing is brief and does not give the number of places, the age range or whether booking is required, so it is worth asking the library before you go. The page is in French. A beginners' table is a very friendly way to meet people alone: the game is built on everyone taking turns and helping each other out of trouble, and a guide leads the story so you can simply join in. The session starts at 18:00 and the end time is estimated. «Initiation au Jeu de Rôle : One Shot original» Starts 18:00, ends about 20:30. Source: OpenAgenda — Bibliothèques de territoire - Ville de Marseille (open data).

Official page ↗See who's going in Meet & Mint
Fri20Nov
MusicMarseille
20:00–22:30

Myra, YAPI Tour concert at Le Makeda, Marseille

Le Makeda

On Friday 20 November 2026 at 20:00 Le Makeda in Marseille hosts Myra on her YAPI Tour. The listing describes her as a many-sided artist and a singular voice of the new French scene: author, composer, performer and actress, shaping organic music carried by a deep, smooth voice. After projects such as Saudade Palace, Passion Câlins and Après la Pluie, she released her first album, YAPI, in January 2026. It was conceived and recorded under the sky of Greece, among landscapes that echo her origins, and is presented as a return to the sources, a sonic patchwork that is deep, danceable and comforting. The listing calls the shows generous, vibrant and deeply human, more like multigenerational celebrations where the audience is invited to sing and dance together. The price is from 16.43 euros, and the evening runs from 20:00 to 22:30. A concert built around singing along is easy to enjoy alone. «Plus que des concerts, ce sont de véritables fêtes transgénérationnelles où elle invite le public à chanter, danser et célébrer» Starts 20:00, ends about 22:30. Source: OpenAgenda — Shotgun (open data). The listing gives the price as from 16.43 euros and the concert as 20:00 to 22:30.

Official page ↗See who's going in Meet & Mint
Sat28Nov
Free
LearningMarseille
14:00–16:00

Blabla Club: French Conversation Workshop

Bibliothèque du Merlan

Librarians host a chatty workshop for people learning French, with talk about books, music, travel, food and daily life. It is not a class and is meant for those who already have some French, so it is a friendly place to practise and meet others.

Official page ↗See who's going in Meet & Mint

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 Marseille:

How to go alone

Five steps for your first time

  1. Pick one event, not five. Choose something with a host and a start time, such as "Atelier reliure, bookbinding, Castellane library, Marseille".
  2. Check the details on the official page, since schedules and prices change.
  3. Be early. Say to the host that you are new; introducing newcomers is part of their job.
  4. Ask people how they found the event. Stay for the first hour, then leave or stay as you like.
  5. Repeat it next week. The second visit is easier because people recognise you; Meet & Mint shows who is going.

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 Marseille.

FormatWhy conversation startsWorks well if youTypical costCommitmentIn Marseille 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-in3 listed
Game nightsThe game provides the topic and something to doEnjoy light competition or puzzlesFree or a small table feeDrop-in, two to three hours2 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

Where do people in Marseille meet without swiping?

Pick an activity rather than a venue. Marseille has 45 listed events (music, learning, culture); start with "Atelier reliure, bookbinding, Castellane library, Marseille" and "Comic-book authors on historian Marc Bloch at the Alcazar" and go twice.

Is it normal to turn up alone in Marseille?

It is common. Drop-in formats assume that most people arrive solo, and organisers are used to seating newcomers.

Are these dating events in Marseille?

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

Does meeting people in Marseille cost money?

Often not. 4 of 45 listed events in Marseille are free (2 within 30 days). Paid formats such as padel sessions or board-game cafés state the price on their page.

What if I'm shy or new to Marseille?

Choose a format with a task: a game, a class, a walk. You can talk about the task, and silence is fine. Stay for an hour, then decide. Meet & Mint lets you see who is going and say hello in the group chat first.

Other cities: Paris · Barcelona · Madrid · Nantes · Bilbao · Toulouse · Helsinki · San Sebastián · Vitoria-Gasteiz · Geneva · Toronto · Bordeaux · Rennes · Bologna · Vienna · Chicago · Lisbon · Lille · Pamplona · Rouen · Zaragoza · Espoo · Brisbane · Lyon · Dublin · Valencia · Getxo · Berlin · Linz · Roubaix · Limoges · Porto · Draguignan · Durango · Seville · Tourcoing · Nevers · Saint-Herblain · Strasbourg

How it works

Meet & Mint in Marseille: 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.

Meet & Mint

See who's going, then go together

Meet & Mint shows events and people near you on one map. Join an event alone, chat with the group, meet at the event. Free on iPhone and Android.

App Store Google Play