Beginners welcome
Central Park Beginner Runners
Gapstow Bridge, 62nd St & Fifth Ave, Central Park
Sunday 10:00
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: Central Park Beginner Runners — Sunday 10:00
- Week of 4 Jan. Language café: Langroops NYC Language Exchange — Saturday (event 24 Oct 2026) 16:00
- Week of 11 Jan. Sauna social: Bathhouse Flatiron — Daily 8am-11:30pm (all locations)
- Week of 18 Jan. Soft clubbing: Daybreaker Sauna Rave (HEATWAVE) — dates on site (Oct 23, Nov 20, Dec 4 2026), 21:00-24:00
- Week of 25 Jan. Run club: Central Park Beginner Runners — Sunday 10:00
Run clubs
Run clubs in New York
Run clubs and walking groups: the drink, if any, comes after. Check the official page before you go.
Beginners welcome
Girls Run NYC
McCarren Park track, Williamsburg/Greenpoint, Brooklyn
Wednesday 18:30
price on the page
checked 2026-10-20
Beginners welcome After the run: coffee
Harlem Run
Mon: Marcus Garvey Park; Tue: Juicery Harlem, 370 Lenox Ave; Wed (speedwork): Great Hill, Central Park
Mon, Tue & Wed 19:00 (Mon); 06:30 (Tue); 18:00 (Wed)
free
checked 2026-10-20
After the run: beer (the run itself is dry)
We Run Uptown
Mon: Fort Washington Public House (pub); Wed: El Tanque Trattoria Bar; Sat Miles & Mocha: Buunni Coffee, Haven Plaza
Mon, Wed & Sat 19:15 (Mon); 19:00 (Wed); 07:00 (Sat)
price on the page
checked 2026-10-20
After the run: coffee
Woodside Sunnyside Runners
Tue: Woodside Ave & 54th St; Thu: Skillman Ave & 43rd St; Sat: bottom of the Windmuller Park stairs (54th St & Woodside Ave)
Tue, Thu & Sat 19:00 (Tue/Thu); 08:30 (Sat)
free
checked 2026-10-20
Language cafés
Language cafés in New York
Talk, practise a language, go home early. Check the official page before you go.
Languages: multi
Langroops NYC Language Exchange
Bryant Park (steps of NYPL, outdoors weather permitting)
Saturday (event 24 Oct 2026) 16:00
checked 2026-10-19
Languages: de
Manhattan Stammtisch (German conversation)
visible to members only
Tuesday (first Tuesdays observed: 1 Sep, 6 Oct, 3 Nov 2026) 19:00
checked 2026-10-19
Languages: multi/en
SpeakIt NYC Language Exchange
Heart of Gold
Thursday (event 22 Oct 2026) 18:30
checked 2026-10-19
Sauna socials
Sauna socials in New York
Heat, cold plunge and tea. Alcohol-free is tagged where the page says so. Check the official page before you go.
Bathhouse Flatiron
14 West 22nd Street, New York, NY 10010
Daily 8am-11:30pm (all locations)
from $29
checked 2026-10-19
Bathhouse Williamsburg
103 North 10th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11249
Daily 8am-11:30pm (all locations)
from $39
checked 2026-10-19
Alcohol-free (page says so)
Othership Flatiron
23 W 20th St, New York, NY 10011
Evening Social: 120 min (day and time not stated on the pages read)
price on the page
checked 2026-10-19
Alcohol-free (page says so)
Othership Williamsburg
25 Kent Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11249
Evening Social: 120 min (day and time not stated on the pages read)
price on the page
checked 2026-10-19
Russian & Turkish Baths (East Village)
268 East 10th St, New York, NY 10009
drop-in
price on the page
checked 2026-10-19
Soft clubbing
Soft clubbing in New York
Dancing in daylight: coffee raves, ecstatic dance, zero-proof nights. Check the official page before you go.
Daybreaker Sauna Rave (HEATWAVE)
Othership Williamsburg — Othership Williamsburg, New York
dates on site (Oct 23, Nov 20, Dec 4 2026), 21:00-24:00 · next: 2026-10-23
price on the page
checked 2026-10-19
Alcohol-free (organiser says) All ages
Daybreaker: Let's Be Friends (2026 tour)
Secret venue — venue announced before each event
dates on site (Sun 2026-12-13 11:00-14:00) · next: 2026-12-13
price on the page
checked 2026-10-19
Alcohol-free (organiser says)
Drummers Grove Ecstatic Dance (Prospect Park)
Drummers Grove, Prospect Park — Drummers Grove, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY 11225
weekly Sun 12:00-18:00
free
checked 2026-10-19
Alcohol-free (organiser says) All ages
Ecstatic Dance NYC
various locations around NYC — venue announced before each event
dates on Instagram/Facebook (listed Tue 18:30-23:00)
$30
checked 2026-10-19
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 New York: 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 New York in January without drinking?
We list 17 options in New York: run clubs, 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 New York?
5 listings in New York 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 New York 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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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 door. Free on iPhone and Android.