Beginners welcome After the run: coffee
PALS coffee & run club Cologne
Holzmarkt (HEY PAL), coffee and hangout after
Saturday 10:00, 11:00 and 12:00 (three pace groups)
price on the page
checked 2026-10-20
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.
- Fri 1 – Sun 3 Jan. Run club: PALS coffee & run club Cologne — Saturday 10:00, 11:00 and 12:00 (three pace groups)
- Week of 4 Jan. Sauna social: Agrippabad - Sauna — book slot
- Week of 11 Jan. Soft clubbing: Ecstatic Dance Cologne (Tribehaus) — regular evenings with live DJs and special editions (Meetup lists 2…
- Week of 18 Jan. Run club: PALS coffee & run club Cologne — Saturday 10:00, 11:00 and 12:00 (three pace groups)
- Week of 25 Jan. Sauna social: Agrippabad - Sauna — book slot
Run clubs
Run clubs in Cologne
Run clubs and walking groups: the drink, if any, comes after. Check the official page before you go.
Social Run Cologne
Haus am See
Sunday 10:00
price on the page
checked 2026-10-20
Sauna socials
Sauna socials in Cologne
Heat, cold plunge and tea. Alcohol-free is tagged where the page says so. Check the official page before you go.
Agrippabad - Sauna
Kämmergasse 1, 50676 Köln
book slot
price on the page
checked 2026-10-19
Claudius Therme Köln
Sachsenbergstrasse 1, 50679 Köln
Daily 9:00-24:00, last entry 22:30
Day ticket EUR 44.50 (Mon-Fri), EUR 47.50 (weekends/holidays)
checked 2026-10-19
Groov-Sauna im Zündorfbad
Groov/Trankgasse, 51143 Köln
book slot
price on the page
checked 2026-10-19
Neptunbad Köln - Sauna
see the page
Daily 9:00-24:00
Mon-Fri: Daylight EUR 27.50, Basis (3h) EUR 31.50, full day EUR 45.50; Sat/Sun/holidays: EUR 30.50 / 34.50 / 48.50
checked 2026-10-19
Ossendorfbad - Sauna
Äußere Kanalstr. 191, 50827 Köln
book slot
price on the page
checked 2026-10-19
Stadionbad - Sauna
Olympiaweg 20, 50933 Köln
book slot
price on the page
checked 2026-10-19
Soft clubbing
Soft clubbing in Cologne
Dancing in daylight: coffee raves, ecstatic dance, zero-proof nights. Check the official page before you go.
Alcohol-free (organiser says)
Ecstatic Dance Cologne (Tribehaus)
TASK Schauspielschule (31 Oct edition); venues vary — Moltkestraße 79, 50674 Köln (31 Oct edition)
regular evenings with live DJs and special editions (Meetup lists 21 Oct, 31 Oct, 4 Nov 2026)
price on the page
checked 2026-10-20
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 ↗.
| EN | ES | FR | DE | IT | PT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Cologne: how it works
- 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.
- Open the official page and check the date, time and price; January schedules shift after the holidays.
- 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.
- 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 Cologne in January without drinking?
We list 9 options in Cologne: run clubs, sauna socials, soft clubbing. Each is from a page we checked, with the date we checked it.
Are there alcohol-free events in Cologne?
1 listing in Cologne carries 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 Cologne 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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