Meeting People in Valencia: Where to Go

Meeting people in a city is easier when you attend a recurring event: a language exchange on Thursday, a dinner on Wednesday, a games night every two weeks. You see the same faces again, and a stranger quickly becomes someone you know. In Valencia, many of these meet-ups take place in English or in several languages. 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)	Language
Social Runners Valencia	The Turia, Puente de Serranos	Group run	Regular runs, dates on Meetup	Not stated	English and Spanish
Nexo Social Club	Patraix, Tu Pádel Valencia	Nexo Padel: one hour of padel, all levels	Friday, time on the event page	10 € per person with court hire (2026)	Not given
Ludolanguagex	Benimaclet, Casa Pueblo	Language exchange with games	Thursday 8 pm, most weeks	Free entry; you order something at the venue (2026)	Many languages, including Valencian
Valencia Language Exchange	Bigben, plaza Honduras 36	Language exchange with a quiz	Thursday from 8:30 pm	1 € at the door without membership; you order something at the venue (2026)	Not given
Timeleft	Restaurants and cafés; venues vary	Dinner or a café meet-up with strangers	Dinners Wednesday 9 pm, café meet-ups Saturday 3 pm	Subscription, amount not given; you pay your own bill at the venue (2026)	Spanish or English
VLC Board Games Night	Bar 10 Asador El Argentino, near Russafa and Montolivet	Board game night	Every two weeks, Thursday from 7 pm	Not stated	English
La Catrina Bilingual Pub Quiz	Russafa, La Catrina Café & Rock	Quiz in English, in teams	Thursday 7:30 pm	2 € per person (2026)	English, all levels
Book Lovers Valencia	Ciutat Vella, Book Lovers Valencia bookshop	Silent Book Club: silent reading, then a chat	Tuesday or Wednesday 7:30 pm, alternating	Not stated	English-language bookshop; discussion language not given
Hackerspace Valencia	Calle Francisco Martínez 19	Open evening at a hackerspace	Every other Tuesday, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm, except public holidays	Not stated	Page in Spanish

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

Running and padel

Social Runners Valencia (Puente de Serranos)

A running group that meets at the Puente de Serranos, in the Turia, open to different levels of experience, in English and Spanish. The runs are regular; dates and sign-up are on Meetup, and the group's website points there too. Neither page gives a price. Social Runners Valencia on Meetup, socialrunners.es

Nexo Padel (Tu Pádel Valencia, Patraix)

Nexo Social Club, an open club for newcomers, travellers and locals, plays padel on Fridays: at Nexo Padel, you play for an hour on two courts at Tu Pádel Valencia, Carrer dels Fogainers 5, in Patraix. All levels are welcome, and on site the group splits up by level; there are eight places. The time is on each event's page, so check it before you go. It costs 10 € per person including court hire (2026), and you can rent a racket for an extra charge. You RSVP on Meetup and buy a ticket on the club's website. If you are on your own, come anyway, the club says. nexoactivities.com, Nexo Social Club on Meetup

Languages

Ludolanguagex (Casa Pueblo, Benimaclet)

A language exchange with games at the Casa Pueblo in Benimaclet, on Thursdays at 8 pm, most weeks according to its calendar. The meet-up welcomes practice in English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Portuguese and Valencian, among other languages; all levels are welcome and there are games ready to play. Entry is free; you are expected to order something at the venue (2026). Ludolanguagex on Meetup

Valencia Language Exchange (Bigben, plaza Honduras)

Valencia Language Exchange runs language exchanges every week. On Thursdays, from 8:30 pm, there is one at the Bigben, plaza Honduras 36, followed by a quiz, the YO QUIZ. You don't need to be a member: without membership you pay 1 € at the door, and you must order something at the venue (2026). Thursday language exchange, price and conditions, valencialanguageexchange.com

Eating and meeting new people

Timeleft (restaurants and cafés)

An app that brings you together with people you don't know yet. In Valencia, dinners take place on Wednesdays at 9 pm and meet-ups at cafés on Saturdays at 3 pm. You sign up on your own, the app puts you in a group, and when you book you choose Spanish or English; the app tells you the venue before the meet-up. You need a subscription, whose price is not shown on its page, and you pay your own bill at the venue (2026). Timeleft in Valencia

Games, books and projects

VLC Board Games Night (Bar 10 Asador El Argentino)

A board game night run by the Valencia International Community, every two weeks on Thursdays from 7 pm, at the Bar 10 Asador El Argentino, near Russafa and Montolivet. There are more than 60 games, and the announcement says that people coming on their own are welcome. The games night is in English. The announcement gives no price. VLC Board Games Night on Meetup, Telegram channel

La Catrina Bilingual Pub Quiz (La Catrina Café & Rock, Russafa)

Every Thursday at 7:30 pm, La Catrina Café & Rock, Calle Cádiz 54, in Russafa, runs a quiz in English, with questions about food, films, books, sport, music and pop culture. All levels of English are welcome. It costs 2 € per person (2026). You come with a team of up to six people or on your own, and then you are put in a team; teams should arrive at least 20 minutes early to get a table. You RSVP on Meetup. La Catrina Bilingual Pub Quiz on Meetup, La Catrina events

Book Lovers Valencia (Ciutat Vella)

The Book Lovers Valencia bookshop in Ciutat Vella runs a Silent Book Club on Tuesdays or Wednesdays, alternating, at 7:30 pm. After a short introduction, everyone reads in silence for an hour, and then there is time to talk about books. The bookshop gives English as its language. Places are limited, and an RSVP on Meetup does not guarantee a spot; no price is given. Book Lovers Valencia on Meetup

Hackerspace Valencia (calle Francisco Martínez)

Hackerspace Valencia opens its doors at calle Francisco Martínez 19 every other Tuesday, from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm; when the Tuesday is a public holiday, it stays closed. The announcement says that non-members are welcome to get to know the association and its projects. The page is in Spanish and sets no language for the evening; it gives no price either. Hackerspace Valencia on Meetup, hackvlc.es

Going alone

Pick one format and go three times before you judge it. The first time is often the most awkward, and every time you return, you are more likely to see familiar faces. A shared activity can make it easier to start a conversation by giving you something to talk about: the language, the game, the book, the route.

Good openers are deliberately ordinary: "Is this your first time too?", "How did you find out about it?", "Which language are you practising?" 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 games night again in two weeks?" or "I'm going to the language exchange on Thursday, 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.