Beginners welcome
VITAL Run Crew
Parc du Berry
Monday 19:45
free
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: VITAL Run Crew — Monday 19:45
- Week of 4 Jan. Game night or quiz: L'Amaryllis (Rencontres d'echecs) — Tuesday 19:00-22:00
- Week of 11 Jan. Language café: Tandem linguistique a la MaMi (Maison des Migrations)
- Week of 18 Jan. Library or book club: Pochettes Surprises: Share and Listen to Vinyl Records in Rennes (28 Jan, 17:30)
- Week of 25 Jan. Run club: VITAL Run Crew — Monday 19:45
Run clubs
Run clubs in Rennes
Run clubs and walking groups: the drink, if any, comes after. Check the official page before you go.
Game nights, chess and quizzes
Game nights, chess and quizzes in Rennes
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.
Beginners welcome
L'Amaryllis (Rencontres d'echecs)
12 Carrefour Jouaust, 35000 Rennes
Tuesday 19:00-22:00
free
checked 2026-10-19
Beginners welcome
Le Dernier Tour
11 boulevard Magenta, 35000 Rennes
Tuesday-Saturday Tue-Wed 17h-23h30, Thu-Fri 17h-00h30, Sat 15h-00h30
2 EUR + a drink per person
checked 2026-10-19
Language cafés
Language cafés in Rennes
Talk, practise a language, go home early. Check the official page before you go.
Languages: multi/fr
Tandem linguistique a la MaMi (Maison des Migrations)
Maison des Migrations (Bréquigny)
checked 2026-10-19
Libraries and book clubs, January 2027
Libraries and book clubs, January 2027 in Rennes
Dated events from the feed, 1–31 January 2027. Check the official page before you go.
Thu28Jan
Free17:30–18:30
Pochettes Surprises: Share and Listen to Vinyl Records in Rennes
Bibliothèque des Champs Libres – 2nd floor
Librarians host a participatory hour about music and especially vinyl: favourite albums, legendary sleeves, a musical anecdote or a remembered concert. You can bring your own records or talk about the library's, then listen together. It is free, and a shared love of records makes conversation easy.
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 Rennes: 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 Rennes in January without drinking?
We list 5 options in Rennes: run clubs, game nights, chess and quizzes, language cafés, library and book-club events. Each is from a page we checked, with the date we checked it.
Are there alcohol-free events in Rennes?
No listing in Rennes carries an alcohol tag from the organiser, but the formats here are about the activity, not the drink. 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 Rennes 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.