Cologne Social Night Out – Nightlife & Meet New People

Making friends as an adult in a new city is harder than anyone tells you. Work fills the week, colleagues head home at six, and walking into a bar on your own isn't most people's idea of a good Friday.

The Social Night Out skips the awkward part. You sign up, you turn up, and there's already a group waiting: people who came for the same reason you did.

New: Two-Night Ticket for €35 – one ticket, two nights: Thursday + Friday or Friday + Saturday. You're on the guest list both nights.

What the evening looks like

• 9:15 pm, meeting point: the Herz-Jesu-Kirche church on Zülpicher Platz. Welcome shots for everyone right at the meeting point and the first round of hellos.
• Three bars, each with a round of shots included.
• The club as the last stop, entry already paid. You decide when to call it a night.

Roughly four hours in total.

Sound like you?

• You moved to Cologne for a job, a degree or a fresh start
• Your German is still a work in progress
• You want a proper night out, just not on your own
• You'd like to know more people here than just your colleagues

Come solo, with a friend or with your partner.

Why not just go out on your own?

• The group is already there, so there's no crashing someone else's table
• The route is planned, so there's no guessing where's good tonight
• A welcome shot at the meeting point, a round of shots at every venue and club entry are all part of the ticket
• Your host knows Cologne and gets people talking. The rest is up to you.

Strangers to Friends

It's more than a slogan: a lot of friendships have started at a Social Night Out, and one night often turns into more. You'll meet expats, internationals and locals, and everything runs in English.

Good to know

• Meeting point: Herz-Jesu-Kirche, Zülpicher Platz, 50674 Cologne. Please be there 10 minutes early; we start on time. Look for the bag with the Social Night Out logo.
• Non-alcoholic alternative to the shots available.
• Bring some cash, since not every venue takes cards.
• Extra drinks are on you.
• 18+. Bring valid photo ID for the club.
• Dress for a night out. Club entry is subject to dress code and house rules.
• Free cancellation up to 24 hours before.

Social Night Out Cologne – Strangers to Friends.