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Dry January · Lisbon

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

15 listings in Lisbon where the evening is about something other than the drink: run clubs, game nights, chess and quizzes, language cafés, 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: adidas Runners Lisboa — Wednesday 19:00
  2. Week of 4 Jan. Game night or quiz: Defuse Café — Friday every Friday
  3. Week of 11 Jan. Language café: Lisbon Portuguese-English Exchange
  4. Week of 18 Jan. Soft clubbing: Ecstatic Dance & Voice Portugal — 4 large gatherings per year (Saturdays 14:30-23:30)
  5. Week of 25 Jan. Run club: adidas Runners Lisboa — Wednesday 19:00

Run clubs

Run clubs in Lisbon

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

Social run club
Beginners welcome

Correr Lisboa - Corrida RITMO (free all-levels runs)

various: Quinta das Conchas (Mon), Estadio Universitario (Tue), Olivais - Igreja da Encarnacao (Thu), Campo Pequeno (Fri)
Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri 19:30
free (registration required)
checked 2026-10-19
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Social run club
Beginners welcome

Correr Lisboa - Primeiro KM (beginner run/walk)

Estadio Universitario (stairs of the canteen / Metro exit)
Tuesday 19:30
free (registration required)
checked 2026-10-19
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Social run club
Beginners welcome After the run: coffee

Rookie Run Club Lisbon

Cais do Sodre station (Wed); Praca do Comercio (Sat)
Wed & Sat 19:30 (Wed) / 09:00 (Sat)
price on the page
checked 2026-10-19
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Game nights, chess and quizzes

Game nights, chess and quizzes in Lisbon

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.

Language cafés

Language cafés in Lisbon

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

Soft clubbing

Soft clubbing in Lisbon

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 Lisboa

Escola Secundaria Pedro Nunes — Avenida Alvares Cabral, 1269-093 Lisboa
monthly, third Saturday 17:00-21:30
25-40 EUR contribution (door min. 30 EUR)
checked 2026-10-19
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Day party

SPF50 Club - Brunch Rave (Passevite)

Passevite — R. Maria da Fonte 54A, 1170-132 Lisboa
daytime brunch-rave series for Lisbon remote workers and creatives (Meetup lists Sun 15 Nov 2026 12:00-15:00; the linked Luma ticket page says 'DATE POSTPONED - NEW DATE TBC')
price on the page
checked 2026-10-20
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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 Lisbon: 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 Lisbon in January without drinking?

We list 15 options in Lisbon: run clubs, game nights, chess and quizzes, language cafés, soft clubbing. Each is from a page we checked, with the date we checked it.

Are there alcohol-free events in Lisbon?

2 listings in Lisbon 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 Lisbon 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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