Meeting People in Milan: Where to Go

Meeting people in a city is easier when you attend a recurring event: a choir rehearsal on Tuesday, a run on Wednesday, a language evening during the week. 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
Urban Runners	Wednesday: Campo Sportivo XXV Aprile, Via Cimabue 40; Friday: WhyRun, Corso Sempione 6, by Parco Sempione	Open running training, several levels	Wednesday and Friday, meet at 7 pm	Free for the open training sessions (2026)	Just join in
The Milan Tandem Club	Venues vary, such as Fondazione Feltrinelli and Combo Milano	Language tandem and conversation	Irregular dates, see Meetup	Not stated	Meetup
Corale Polifonica Città Studi	Città Studi, Auditorium Stefano Cerri, Via Valvassori Peroni 56	Open choir rehearsals, to listen or sing along	Tuesday evening, September to June, until 11 pm; start 8:30 pm or 9 pm, check beforehand	Free (2026)	Just come; choral experience and an audition to join the choir
Casa di Quartiere Acquabella	Casa di Quartiere Acquabella	Canto Corale, choir singing	Wednesday from 9:30 am for two hours, autumn course until mid-December	No tuition fee; a 5 € course registration fee and the Casa's membership card are required (2026)	Through the Casa's office
Play and Connect	Al Basell, Via Bengasi 1, and other venues	Game nights	From time to time	Not stated	Meetup
Milan Games & Friends	Venues vary, such as Draft? in Via Ronchi 39; in late summer Parco Sempione	Games, plus shared meals, bowling, cinema and exhibitions, in Italian	Irregular dates, see Meetup; confirm the start time	A minimum spend at the venue of 6.90 € at a recent game night (2026); conditions vary	Meetup
Tour Quiz Milano	Routes vary; the Best of Milan route starts at Piazza del Duomo	City quiz on foot in teams, by X City Tours	Irregular dates, most recently Saturday afternoons	25 € per adult, plus a 0.63 € service fee when booking through X City Tours (2026)	Meetup for planning, ticket via Eventbrite or X City Tours
Atelier Solis	Via Andrea Solari 2A	Saturday drawing and painting course	Saturday, 10 am to 1 pm, twelve lessons from October to December	230 € a month or 675 € for twelve sessions (2026)	On the atelier's website
La Scatola Lilla	Via Privata della Braida 5	Reading Party: an hour of silent reading, then conversation	From time to time; check the events page for the next session	Free (2026)	Via the link on the event page

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

Running

Urban Runners (Campo Sportivo XXV Aprile and Parco Sempione)

A running club that holds open, free training sessions on Wednesdays and Fridays, with sessions for different levels. On Wednesdays, the training is on the track at the Campo Sportivo XXV Aprile, Via Cimabue 40; on Fridays, the group meets at WhyRun, Corso Sempione 6, by Parco Sempione. You meet at 7 pm, the run starts by 7:30 pm, and you can simply join in; check the club's calendar for changes. The club also announces open events on its website, such as a five-kilometre run. The open training sessions are free (2026); membership of the club is a separate matter. Urban Runners training sessions, urbanrunners.it

Talking

The Milan Tandem Club (venues vary)

Evenings with at least two languages and conversations about culture, everyday life and interests, at changing venues such as the Fondazione Feltrinelli and Combo Milano. The club meets on irregular dates; check Meetup for the next one. The page gives no price. The Milan Tandem Club on Meetup

Singing

Corale Polifonica Città Studi (Auditorium Stefano Cerri, Città Studi)

The Corale Polifonica Città Studi holds open, free choir rehearsals every Tuesday evening from September to June at the Auditorium Stefano Cerri, Via Valvassori Peroni 56. You can come to listen or to sing along. The rehearsals end at 11 pm; the city gives 8:30 pm as the start and the choir gives 9 pm, so check the start time before you go. The open rehearsals are free (2026). If you want to join the choir regularly, you need previous choral experience and must audition. Corale Polifonica Città Studi, the open rehearsals on the City of Milan's website

Canto Corale at the Casa di Quartiere Acquabella

The Casa di Quartiere Acquabella, a neighbourhood house, runs Canto Corale, a choir singing group, on Wednesday mornings from 9:30 am for two hours; the autumn course runs until mid-December. There is no tuition fee, but the course registration costs 5 € and you need the Casa's membership card (2026); you sign up through its office. Canto Corale on the City of Milan's website, courses at Acquabella, acquabella.org

Playing

Play and Connect (Al Basell and other venues)

Play and Connect: Game Nights in Milan holds game nights for new and experienced players, sometimes with a cultural theme, at Al Basell, Via Bengasi 1, and at other venues. They take place from time to time; the dates are on Meetup. No price is given. Play and Connect on Meetup

Milan Games & Friends (Draft? and other venues)

Milan Games & Friends is a Meetup group for getting to know people in Milan, mainly over games, plus shared meals, bowling, cinema and exhibitions. You can come on your own. The meet-ups are in Italian, and the group recommends Italian at around B2 level. Game nights take place at venues such as Draft? in Via Ronchi 39; in late summer, the group also plays in Parco Sempione. Times and venue conditions vary. A recent Draft? listing gives a minimum spend of 6.90 € (2026), but lists both 8 pm and 8:30 pm as the start; confirm the time before going. The dates are irregular according to Meetup; check there for the next one. Milan Games & Friends on Meetup

Exploring the city

Tour Quiz Milano (city centre)

Tour Quiz Milano is a city quiz by X City Tours that you play on foot in a team, taking about two to two and a half hours; the material is in English, Italian and Russian. Routes vary. The Best of Milan route starts at Piazza del Duomo and includes the city centre, Brera and Castello Sforzesco. Meetup says you can come alone and join a team, but the X City Tours ticket page says you need a team of at least two. Confirm the arrangements before booking. It costs 25 € per adult, plus a 0.63 € service fee when booking through X City Tours (2026). Signing up on Meetup is only for planning; you buy the ticket through Eventbrite or the X City Tours website. The dates are irregular, most recently on Saturday afternoons; check the next date beforehand. Tour Quiz Milano on Meetup, X City Tours

Drawing

Atelier Solis (Via Andrea Solari)

Atelier Solis, at Via Andrea Solari 2A, runs the Corso Modulare del Sabato, a Saturday drawing and painting course from 10 am to 1 pm, with twelve weekly lessons from October to December. The course is open to all levels and taught in small groups, with limited places. It costs 230 € a month for four weekly sessions, or 675 € for twelve sessions (2026); you sign up on the atelier's website. ateliersolismilano.it

Reading

La Scatola Lilla (Via Privata della Braida)

La Scatola Lilla, an independent bookshop at Via Privata della Braida 5, holds a Reading Party: for an hour, everyone reads a book of their own in silence, and afterwards people share their thoughts on what they have read. It is free (2026). Afterwards, you can stay for dinner; no price is stated for the meal. The Reading Party takes place from time to time; check the events page for the next session, and sign up through the link on the event page. La Scatola Lilla

Going alone

A shared activity makes it easier to start talking, because it gives you something to talk about: the route, the language, the song, the game, the book, the drawing. The first evening is often the most awkward, and each time you come back, you are more likely to see familiar faces. At Milan Games & Friends, according to the group, you can come 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 the run again on Friday?" or "I'm going to the language evening next week, 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.