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Speed dating night for people in their 40s and 50s at Manahatta, with four-minute dates and matching on the Original Dating website.
Original Dating are running a speed dating night for 40s and 50s at Manahatta in Edinburgh on Thursday 28 January 2027, from 8 pm to 10 pm. It's a dedicated age-bracket event, so you'll be meeting people in their forties and fifties rather than a mixed crowd.
The format is straightforward: you'll meet between 12 and 20 people over the course of the evening, with each date lasting four minutes. There's a break halfway through to grab a drink and catch your breath before the second half kicks in. To keep track of who you've liked, everyone gets a Passion Passport™ to make notes as you go, which is handy when the names start to blur together. The whole thing takes about two hours from start to finish.
Original Dating frame it as face-to-face chemistry rather than screen-based swiping, and that's exactly what it is. You're not guessing from a profile; you're talking to people in person. The matching happens the next day via their website, so you can look back at your notes and decide who you'd like to see again.
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One guest who's been to a previous session described it as 'very lively, lots of people to meet', with a welcoming host and a modern, bright venue. Manahatta is easy to get to, with Edinburgh Waverley as the nearest station. Tickets are sold separately for men and women, and there are no tickets on the door, so you'll need to book in advance. Prices start from £17, and the night runs from 8 pm to 10 pm on Thursday 28 January.
