Speed dating near you, from the Loop to the suburbs.
Downtown lounges, North Side neighborhood bars, North Shore wine bars and suburban restaurants with a parking lot — Chicago First Dates hosts fun, well-run speed dating and singles events all over Chicagoland. Pick the neighborhood or town that’s most convenient and find your next first date.
One city, dozens of ways to meet someone.
Wherever you are in Chicagoland, there’s a good chance we host an event nearby — most nights run downtown and on the North Side, with regular events in Schaumburg and the western suburbs, and every event is organized by age range so you’ll meet people at a similar stage of life. Choose your neighborhood or suburb below to see what’s coming up, what the venues are like, and which nearby places have their own page.
Speed dating in your corner of Chicagoland.
Tap a place to see what’s coming up nearby, or browse every location we serve.
From the lakefront to the collar counties.
Speed dating in downtown Chicago
River North, Streeterville, the Gold Coast, the Loop and the West Loop — where most of our calendar runs, minutes from every train line and the biggest, broadest rooms we host.
Speed dating on the North Side & South and West Sides
Neighborhood nights in Lincoln Park, Lakeview, Wicker Park, Logan Square and Andersonville, plus Hyde Park, Bronzeville, Pilsen and Beverly — smaller rooms, a short walk home.
North Shore, Northwest, Western & South suburbs
Evanston and Highland Park, Schaumburg and Arlington Heights, Naperville and Oak Park, Orland Park and northwest Indiana — same format, easy parking, no trip downtown.
How our local events work.
Every event follows the same simple, proven format, wherever you join us. You’ll arrive at a hand-picked bar, lounge or restaurant and enjoy ten to fifteen mini-dates of about five minutes each, with a break in between to grab a drink and mingle. Our host keeps everything on time and relaxed. Afterward you log in, choose who you’d like to see again, and we exchange contact details for every mutual match — usually within 24 hours. Read how speed dating works or the Chicago speed dating FAQ for the details.
Speed dating in other cities.
The format you’ll find at our Chicago nights isn’t unique to us. The same style of in-person speed dating runs in other big cities, so if you’re traveling, relocating or dating long-distance you can keep the momentum going: Speed Dating NYC with NY Minute Dating covers Manhattan and the boroughs, and NJ First Dates covers New Jersey. Different cities, same idea: real people, real conversations, one evening.
Find an event near you.
Browse upcoming speed dating and singles events across Chicago and the suburbs and reserve your seat today.
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