City guides
Things to do in your city.
The best ways to meet people and fill your weekend — wherever you are. Pick your city to get started.
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Fun things to do in New York
New York rewards people who actually leave the apartment. Between the run clubs, trivia nights, rooftop sessions and endless pop-ups, the hard part is not finding something to do — it is finding people to do it with.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Los Angeles
LA is spread out and car-bound, which makes the social wins go to people who commit to a scene — a beach volleyball crew, a hiking group, a run club. Pick a pocket of the city and the rest takes care of itself.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Chicago
Chicago is a big city that runs on neighborhoods — friendly, unpretentious, and packed with summer festivals, lakefront life, and the best bar culture in the country. It is one of the easiest US cities to plug into.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in San Francisco
San Francisco is small, walkable, and full of people who moved here for something new — which makes it one of the easiest cities to build a social life in if you actually show up to things.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in London
London can feel huge and anonymous, but it runs on pubs, parkruns, markets, and clubs for literally everything. Pick a corner of the city and there is always something on.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Manchester
Manchester is famously friendly, music-mad, and walkable — a city where the pub, the football, and the gig are the social glue. It is one of the warmest cities in the UK to land in alone.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Edinburgh
Edinburgh is compact, walkable, and stuffed with pubs, hills, and festivals — during August the whole city becomes one giant social event. It is a remarkably easy place to strike up conversation.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Toronto
Toronto is one of the most diverse cities on earth, which means there is a scene for absolutely everything — and a steady stream of newcomers who are also looking to meet people.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Vancouver
Wedged between mountains and ocean, Vancouver is an outdoors-first city where hikes, paddle sessions, and seawall runs are the default social currency. If you like being active, friendships come easy.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Montreal
Montreal is Europe in North America — bilingual, festival-mad, and built for terrasses, late nights, and summer street life. Few cities make hanging out feel this effortless.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Sydney
Sydney lives outdoors — beaches, coastal walks, harbour swims, and a barbecue-and-park culture that makes meeting people in the sun the natural default.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Melbourne
Melbourne is the coffee-and-culture capital — laneway bars, live music, sport obsession, and a cafe on every corner. It rewards the curious, and its scenes are famously welcoming.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Brisbane
Brisbane is sunny, river-centric, and relaxed — an outdoor city where the riverside, the Valley, and year-round warm weather make casual hangs effortless.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Berlin
Berlin is loose, creative, and famously open — a city of newcomers where lake swims, park hangs, and a 24-hour culture mean there is always somewhere to belong.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Munich
Munich pairs big-city polish with Alpine access — beer gardens, the Isar river, and the English Garden make outdoor, communal socializing a way of life.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Hamburg
Hamburg is a maritime city of canals, harbour life, and a legendary music scene — relaxed, green, and built around its waterfronts and weekend markets.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Paris
Paris is made for lingering — canal-side apéros, picnics on the Seine, and terrace cafes turn ordinary evenings into social ones. The trick is finding the groups already doing it.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Lyon
Lyon is France’s food capital and a city built for the good life — two rivers, hillside views, and a bouchon-and-terrace culture that makes evenings effortlessly social.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Marseille
Marseille is sun-soaked, salty, and unpretentious — a Mediterranean port where the calanques, the old harbour, and rooftop apéros make outdoor socializing the default.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Rome
Rome is an open-air living room — piazzas, aperitivo, and long evening passeggiate mean socializing happens in the streets, not behind closed doors.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Milan
Milan is Italy’s style and business capital, and it socializes accordingly — aperitivo is practically a sport, and the canals and design events give the city its after-hours energy.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Florence
Florence is compact and walkable, packed with students, artisans, and travellers — a Renaissance city where piazzas, riverside sunsets, and wine bars make meeting people effortless.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Madrid
Madrid stays up late and lives outdoors — terraces, plazas, and a famously social culture mean the city practically pushes you to meet people. Few capitals are this welcoming.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Barcelona
Barcelona has it all — beach, mountains, and a packed cultural calendar — and a massive international community means there is always a group of newcomers to join.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Valencia
Valencia is sunny, laid-back, and increasingly full of newcomers — a beach city with a giant park where the old riverbed once ran, perfect for outdoor, low-key socializing.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Amsterdam
Amsterdam is compact, bike-powered, and packed with internationals — canal-side terraces, park picnics, and a brown-cafe culture make it one of Europe’s easiest cities to socialize in.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Rotterdam
Rotterdam is bold, modern, and creative — a rebuilt port city with striking architecture, a strong festival scene, and a no-nonsense, welcoming energy.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Utrecht
Utrecht is Amsterdam’s smaller, cozier cousin — canal wharves you can sit right on the water, a huge student population, and a walkable medieval centre that makes socializing feel intimate.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Stockholm
Stockholm is built across islands, with water everywhere and a culture of fika (coffee breaks) that turns slowing down into a social ritual. In summer it barely gets dark and the city lives outdoors.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Gothenburg
Gothenburg is Sweden’s laid-back, friendly coastal city — known for its warm locals, café culture, and easy access to the archipelago. It is often called the easiest Swedish city to meet people in.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Malmö
Malmö is small, diverse, and bike-friendly, right across the bridge from Copenhagen — a beachside city with a young, international population and an easygoing social scene.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Zurich
Zurich pairs a pristine lake and river you can swim in right downtown with a surprisingly lively bar scene in its former industrial west. In summer, the water is the social centre of gravity.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Geneva
Geneva is small, international, and set on a stunning lake with the Alps in view — a city of expats and newcomers where lakeside life and nearby mountains shape the social calendar.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Basel
Basel sits where Switzerland, France, and Germany meet — a culture-rich Rhine city famous for its museums and Art Basel, where summer means floating down the river with the whole city.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Brussels
Brussels is small, central, and gloriously international — a city of incredible beer, hidden bars, and a constant churn of newcomers from across Europe and the world.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Antwerp
Antwerp is Belgium’s fashion-forward, creative port city — stylish, walkable, and full of design, with a riverside and a buzzing bar scene that make going out easy.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Ghent
Ghent is a medieval city with a massive student population and a famously progressive, sociable spirit — canals, car-free streets, and one of Europe’s best summer festivals.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Vienna
Vienna blends imperial grandeur with a relaxed coffeehouse soul — wine taverns in the hills, a swimmable Danube island, and a culture of lingering make it quietly very social.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Salzburg
Salzburg is a small, postcard-perfect Alpine city — Mozart, baroque squares, and mountains on the doorstep, with a beer-garden and festival culture that brings people together.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Graz
Graz is Austria’s relaxed, green student city — a UNESCO old town, a hill in the middle of it all, and a creative, design-forward energy that keeps it youthful and social.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Dublin
Dublin runs on conversation — the pub is a social institution, the craic is real, and a young, international population makes it one of the easiest cities to strike up a chat in.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Cork
Cork is small, proud, and friendly — a foodie city built around the English Market and a tight-knit pub and music scene, with a warmth that makes newcomers feel at home fast.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Galway
Galway is Ireland’s bohemian heart — a small, walkable west-coast city of buskers, festivals, and pubs where live music spills onto the streets and strangers become friends by closing time.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Oslo
Oslo is a compact capital wrapped in forest and fjord — where weekends mean trails, islands, and saunas, and the friluftsliv (open-air life) culture makes the outdoors the great social leveller.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Bergen
Bergen is a postcard fjord city ringed by seven mountains — a rainy, charming port with a famous fish market and trails that start right at the edge of town, where hiking is the social default.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Trondheim
Trondheim is a relaxed riverside university city — a young, cycling-friendly place with a striking cathedral, colourful wharves, and easy access to forests and fjord for the friluftsliv life.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Copenhagen
Copenhagen is bike-powered, design-obsessed, and built around hygge — harbour swims, canal hangs, and a relaxed pace make it one of the most quietly social cities in Europe.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Aarhus
Aarhus is Denmark’s youthful second city — a compact, student-heavy place with a beach, a buzzing food scene, and a famously laid-back, welcoming feel.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Odense
Odense, the home of Hans Christian Andersen, is a green, walkable city with a strong student population, a revitalised centre, and an easygoing Danish charm.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Helsinki
Helsinki is a design-led Baltic capital surrounded by islands and sea — where the sauna is a social institution, summer never gets dark, and a calm, friendly reserve gives way fast once you show up.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Tampere
Tampere is Finland’s friendly lakeside city between two lakes — a former industrial hub turned sauna capital, with a big student scene and a warm, down-to-earth feel.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Turku
Turku is Finland’s oldest city, set on a river that runs through its heart — a student town with a castle, a famous riverboat bar scene, and an archipelago on its doorstep.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Lisbon
Lisbon is sunny, hilly, and increasingly full of newcomers and digital nomads — where miradouro sunsets, fado, and tiled streets make outdoor, late-evening socializing the norm.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Porto
Porto is Lisbon’s soulful northern rival — a riverside city of port wine, tiled facades, and a warm, unpretentious crowd, where the Douro and the cellars set the social pace.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Braga
Braga is one of Portugal’s oldest cities and one of its youngest in spirit — a historic religious centre with a huge student population that gives its squares and cafes a lively buzz.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Auckland
Auckland sprawls across harbours and volcanic hills, with islands a short ferry away — an outdoors-and-water city where beaches, bush walks, and a multicultural food scene set the social pace.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Wellington
Wellington is a compact, creative capital squeezed between hills and harbour — a walkable city of coffee, craft beer, film, and a famously tight, friendly arts scene.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Christchurch
Christchurch is the flat, green Garden City — rebuilt with a buzzing new centre, framed by the Port Hills and a short drive from the Southern Alps and the coast.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Warsaw
Warsaw is Poland’s fast-rising capital — a city of reinvented districts, riverside beaches, leafy parks, and a nightlife scene that has made it one of Central Europe’s most exciting places to be young.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Kraków
Kraków is Poland’s soulful old capital — a beautifully preserved medieval city with a huge student population and a famous bar-packed former Jewish quarter that makes nights out effortless.Waypoint city guide
Fun things to do in Gdańsk
Gdańsk is a Baltic port city with a gorgeously rebuilt old town and a beach-resort coast on its doorstep — historic, maritime, and at its most social in the summer seaside months.Waypoint city guide