Meeting People in Antwerp: Where to Go

Meeting people in a city is easier when you attend a recurring event: a board game night on Wednesday, a run every week, a choir rehearsal on Tuesday. You see the same faces again, and a stranger quickly becomes someone you know. This guide only lists events that the organiser describes on its own page.

The options at a glance

Name	Area, venue	Format	When	Price (year)	Signing up
Meet New Friends Antwerp	Cafés and restaurants, address after booking	Brunch in groups of four to six	Recurring dates, no fixed weekly rhythm	Not stated	Ticket or membership through Groupvibe
Timeleft	Restaurants across Antwerp, chosen by Timeleft	Dinner with strangers in a group of four to six	Wednesday, 7 pm	Subscription, price shown in the app (2026); you pay your own bill	Book on your own in the app; booking closes 13 hours before dinner
The Playground	City centre, Hoofdkerkstraat 7	Board game night	Wednesday, 7 pm	6 € (2026)	Just come along
Beerschot Atletiek	Kielpark, Berchem, city centre, Sint-Annabos	Start to Run, a running course in groups	Weekly, Tuesday to Saturday depending on the location	35 € for the course (2026)	Online or at the first session
Active Company Antwerp	Park Spoor Noord, Park den Brandt or Het Rooi, announced in the agenda	Group runs	Wednesday, 7:30 pm, weekly	Free for members, one free trial for non-members, according to the website (undated)	Membership, see the website
Het Koor van 't Kiel	Kiel, Ontmoetingscentrum Nova	Choir, good understanding of Dutch and some speaking needed	Tuesday, 8 to 9:30 pm, September to June	150 €, reduced rate 40 € (2026)	Enrol for the season
Buurtkoor Unik	Zuid, Buurthuis Unik	Community choir for adults, no need to read music	Tuesday, from 8:15 pm, not in school holidays	60 € a year (2026)	Taster visit without commitment; joining points in September and January
Zingen voor Iedereen!	Borgerhout, Madam Fortuna	Open singing circle without instruments	Second and fourth Sunday of the month, 7:30 to 9 pm	Free (2026)	Check registration details with Madam Fortuna
ZoukLab	't Werkhuys	Brazilian zouk course, Level 1	Tuesday, 9 to 10 pm, twelve lessons from September to December	160 € (2026)	On ZoukLab's page

"Not stated" means we found no price, not that it costs money.

Sharing a table

Meet New Friends Antwerp (cafés and restaurants)

A group that brings people together for brunch in small groups of four to six, in cafés and restaurants in Antwerp. According to the group, it is for people between 25 and 45. The brunches take place on recurring dates, with no fixed weekly rhythm; you get the exact address after you have signed up and been put in a group. You book a ticket or a membership through Groupvibe; neither page shows a price. Meet New Friends Antwerp on Meetup, Groupvibe Antwerp

Timeleft (restaurants across Antwerp)

Every Wednesday at 7 pm, Timeleft organises a dinner with strangers in a restaurant it chooses, in a group of four to six. You can book on your own in the app. A subscription is required; the app shows the price before you pay (2026). Booking closes 13 hours before, and the app tells you which restaurant it is. You pay your own bill at the restaurant. Timeleft Antwerp

Playing

Board game nights at The Playground (Hoofdkerkstraat)

Board game nights on Wednesdays at 7 pm at The Playground, Hoofdkerkstraat 7, in the city centre. Entry costs 6 € (2026), and according to the announcement you can simply drop in. The page does not say which language is spoken. Board game nights at The Playground on Meetup

Running

Start to Run at Beerschot Atletiek (Kielpark, Berchem, city centre, Sint-Annabos)

Beerschot Atletiek's Start to Run course is a running course in groups, with groups working towards running 5 kilometres or from 5 to 10 kilometres, depending on the location. Sessions take place every week at the Kielpark, in Berchem, in the city centre and at the Sint-Annabos, on different days from Tuesday to Saturday depending on the location. The course costs 35 € (2026). The autumn series started in September; you can sign up online or at the first session, so ask the club whether you can still join or when the next series starts. Beerschot Atletiek

Active Company Antwerp (Park Spoor Noord, Park den Brandt, Het Rooi)

Active Company Antwerp describes its sports offer as being for the LGBTQIA+ community and the people who support it. Its runs take place every Wednesday at 7:30 pm, alternating between three places in Antwerp: Park Spoor Noord, Park den Brandt and Het Rooi; the agenda announces the meeting point each week. Running is free for members, and non-members can try it once for free before deciding whether to join, according to the website (undated). Check the website for membership details. Running at Active Company Antwerp

Singing

Het Koor van 't Kiel (Ontmoetingscentrum Nova, Kiel)

A choir at the Ontmoetingscentrum Nova, Schijfstraat 105, in the Kiel neighbourhood, in partnership with the Academie Hoboken. According to Nova, the choir brings together people from different backgrounds. Rehearsals are on Tuesdays from 8 to 9:30 pm, from September to June. You should understand quite a lot of Dutch and be able to say something in it, and you must be 18 or older. The season costs 150 €, or 40 € at the reduced rate (2026). You enrol for the season, so ask whether you can still join. Het Koor van 't Kiel at Nova, Academie Hoboken

Buurtkoor Unik (Buurthuis Unik, Zuid)

The community choir for adults at the Buurthuis Unik, Fransenplaats 1, in Antwerp's Zuid district. It sings songs in all styles and languages; you don't need to read music, and anyone who likes singing is welcome. Rehearsals are every Tuesday evening from 8:15 pm, not in the school holidays. You can come for a taster session without commitment; the regular joining points are in September and January. The fee is 60 € a year (2026). Buurtkoor Unik at Zuidgeluid, Buurthuis Unik

Zingen voor Iedereen! (Madam Fortuna, Borgerhout)

Singing Sundays at Madam Fortuna, Sergeyselsstraat 20, in Borgerhout, on the second and fourth Sunday of the month from 7:30 to 9 pm; after the summer break they start again in September. Everyone is welcome, and you need no experience, no sheet music and no preparation. You sing in a circle without instruments, with sound, rhythm, body percussion and made-up language. It is free (2026). Check with Madam Fortuna whether you need to sign up. Zingen voor Iedereen! at Madam Fortuna, Madam Fortuna agenda

Dancing

ZoukLab ('t Werkhuys)

ZoukLab teaches Brazilian zouk. Its Level 1 course, ZoukLab Essentials, has twelve lessons on Tuesdays from 9 to 10 pm, from September to December 2026, at 't Werkhuys, in room 7. You need no dance experience and no partner. The course costs 160 € (2026), and you register on ZoukLab's page. The course has already started, so check the course page for the lesson dates and ask about joining or about the next course. ZoukLab events, ZoukLab Essentials course

Going alone

A shared activity makes it easier to start talking, because it gives you something to talk about: the game, the song, the route. The first evening is often the most awkward, and each time you come back, you are more likely to see familiar faces. Several pages here don't say which language is spoken; if you don't speak Dutch yet, ask the organiser beforehand. You can also book a Timeleft dinner on your own.

Good openers are deliberately ordinary: "Is this your first time too?", "How did you find out about it?", "Do you know this game already?" Ask one follow-up question and listen to the answer.

Making plans to meet again

A good conversation does not turn into a second meeting on its own. Before you leave, suggest something concrete: "Are you coming to choir again next Tuesday?" or "I'm going to the board games on Wednesday, want to come?" A specific suggestion is easier to answer than "We should do something sometime".

Try it this week

• Pick one format from the table above
• Put the date in your calendar and check it on the organiser's page
• Arrive five minutes early and talk to one person
• Before you leave, suggest a specific plan to meet again

For organisers

If you host evenings like these, you know the moment: people get on well and then lose touch. before is a web app for organisers. Guests check in at the door with a QR code in their browser, without installing an app, and anyone who likes takes a selfie. The day after, the afterparty is open from 10 am to 8 pm. Anyone who shared a selfie sees everyone else who shared one there and can press the button for meeting again for up to five people. From 8 pm each guest sees in the app whether their wish is mutual, and only then does a chat open. One-sided wishes stay invisible, and nobody receives a rejection. Nobody needs a profile. More on the page before for organisers.