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Dry January · Amsterdam

Dry January in Amsterdam, and still out of the house.

30 listings in Amsterdam where the evening is about something other than the drink: run clubs, game nights, chess and quizzes, language cafés, sauna socials, soft clubbing. Pubs and bars stay listed everywhere else on the site.

A month, one thing a week Phrases for the bar
The numbers we can source. Alcohol Change UK, the charity behind Dry January, reports 215,000 participants in 2024 and 200,000 in 2025 on its own campaign page; sign-up for 2027 had not been announced when we checked on 20 October 2026. That counts people who signed up with the charity, not everyone who skips a drink in January. Alcohol Change UK ↗

This page only adds a view. Bars, pubs and every other listing stay exactly where they are on Come Alone. Dry January, Damp January (drinking less) or neither: all fine.

A month

One regular thing a week, built from what exists

A suggestion, not a schedule: the first listing of each kind below. Check the official page for the January dates.

  1. Fri 1 – Sun 3 Jan. Run club: Amsterdam Coffee Run — Thursday & Saturday 18:30
  2. Week of 4 Jan. Game night or quiz: Amsterdice Board Game Club — Sunday 1:00 PM to 10:00 PM
  3. Week of 11 Jan. Language café: Amsterdam Language Cafe (Wednesday single-language nights) — Wednesday (single-language nights); Friday (All Languages Parties)…
  4. Week of 18 Jan. Sauna social: Cold Club (Amsterdam West) — drop-in
  5. Week of 25 Jan. Soft clubbing: Ecstatic Dance Amsterdam (EDA) — weekly Sun 10:30-13:30 at The Other Side, plus specials at other ve…

Run clubs

Run clubs in Amsterdam

Run clubs and walking groups: the drink, if any, comes after. Check the official page before you go.

Social run club
Beginners welcome After the run: coffee

Amsterdam Coffee Run

ASICS shop Amsterdam (Thursday); a different cafe each Saturday
Thursday & Saturday 18:30
price on the page
checked 2026-10-19
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Game nights, chess and quizzes

Game nights, chess and quizzes in Amsterdam

The game is the point; a pub quiz is still a pub, and an alcohol-free drink is a normal order there. Check the official page before you go.

Open table night
Beginners welcome

Amsterdice Board Game Club at House of Watt

James Wattstraat 73, 1097 DL Amsterdam
Sunday 1:00 PM to 10:00 PM
EUR 10 incl. 2 coins
checked 2026-10-19
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Pub quiz
Pub quiz: soft drinks are a normal order

Gebrouwen door Vrouwen BAR (English pub quiz)

Jan Pieter Heijestraat, Amsterdam Oud-West
3rd Monday monthly 8:00 PM
EUR 5 per team member (per search summary; not verified on page)
checked 2026-10-19
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Pub quiz
Pub quiz: soft drinks are a normal order

Quizitive English Pub Quiz at House of Watt

James Wattstraat 73, 1097 DL Amsterdam
last Wednesday of month Wed 28 Oct / 25 Nov / 9 Dec 2026 (time not on page)
EUR 15 per team (per Meetup, not on this page)
checked 2026-10-19
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Language cafés

Language cafés in Amsterdam

Talk, practise a language, go home early. Check the official page before you go.

Language café
Languages: nl/en/es/fr/multi

Amsterdam Language Cafe (Wednesday single-language nights)

Koentact Dutch Language School (Wed); De Hallen (Fri)
Wednesday (single-language nights); Friday (All Languages Parties) 19:15 (event 21 Oct 2026)
Free
checked 2026-10-19
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Sauna socials

Sauna socials in Amsterdam

Heat, cold plunge and tea. Alcohol-free is tagged where the page says so. Check the official page before you go.

Soft clubbing

Soft clubbing in Amsterdam

Dancing in daylight: coffee raves, ecstatic dance, zero-proof nights. Check the official page before you go.

Ecstatic dance
Alcohol-free (organiser says)

Ecstatic Dance Amsterdam (EDA)

The Other Side — Rigakade 10, 1013 BC Amsterdam
weekly Sun 10:30-13:30 at The Other Side, plus specials at other venues (e.g. Wed 19:30)
EUR 23 at the door; EUR 25 online via Hipsy (specials e.g. EUR 25)
checked 2026-10-19
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Ecstatic dance
Alcohol-free (organiser says)

Ecstatic Dance Amsterdam Noord

Ecstatic Dance Amsterdam Noord — Plotterstraat 24, 1033 RX Amsterdam
monthly Fri 19:00-22:00
25 (currency not stated)
checked 2026-10-19
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Ecstatic dance
Alcohol-free (organiser says)

Ecstatic Dance Odessa Amsterdam

Odessa (ship) — Veemkade 259, 1019 CZ Amsterdam
several sessions weekly (Thu evening, Fri cacao, Sat journey, Sun morning + potluck) · next: 2026-10-22
from EUR 21.80 online (EUR 23 at the door)
checked 2026-10-19
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Three phrases

What to say at the bar

Pubs and bars are still on the map; this is how to be at one and not drink. For more phrases for a specific evening, try First Phrases ↗.

ENESFRDEITPT
Something alcohol-free, please.Algo sin alcohol, por favor.Quelque chose sans alcool, s’il vous plaît.Etwas Alkoholfreies, bitte.Qualcosa di analcolico, per favore.Algo sem álcool, por favor.
I’m not drinking tonight, but I’m in.Esta noche no bebo, pero me apunto.Ce soir je ne bois pas, mais je suis partant(e).Ich trinke heute nichts, bin aber dabei.Stasera non bevo, ma ci sono.Hoje não bebo, mas alinho.
Do you have anything without alcohol?¿Tenéis algo sin alcohol?Vous avez des boissons sans alcool ?Habt ihr etwas ohne Alkohol?Avete qualcosa di analcolico?Têm algo sem álcool?

How it works

A month of evenings out in Amsterdam: how it works

  1. Pick one regular thing a week, such as a run club on Wednesday or a game night on Friday. A fixed slot is easier to keep than a plan.
  2. Open the official page and check the date, time and price; January schedules shift after the holidays.
  3. Open Meet & Mint to see who else is going and say hi in the event chat. Many of the events on our sites are also in the app.
  4. Order what you like. Use the phrases above if it helps; nobody at a quiz or a run-club coffee is counting.

Questions people ask

Where can I go in Amsterdam in January without drinking?

We list 30 options in Amsterdam: run clubs, game nights, chess and quizzes, language cafés, sauna socials, soft clubbing. Each is from a page we checked, with the date we checked it.

Are there alcohol-free events in Amsterdam?

3 listings in Amsterdam carry an alcohol-free or alcohol-optional tag taken from the organiser’s page. Where there is no tag, the page does not say.

Do you hide bars and pubs?

No. This section only highlights alcohol-free and alcohol-optional options. Bars and pubs stay in every other listing on Come Alone.

How current is the Amsterdam list?

Each card shows the date we checked it; library and book-club events come from the feed for 1–31 January 2027 and fill in 2–6 weeks ahead. Always confirm on the official page.

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