First-Timers Zoom Speed Dating for Singles

First-Timers Zoom Speed Dating for Singles is happening on Sunday 1 November at 159 Parkdale Rd, Nottingham, starting at 19:00. It's a night specifically for people who've never done speed dating before, so if you've been curious but felt a bit out of your depth, this is the one to start with.

The format is straightforward: you spend three to five minutes chatting one-to-one with a series of singles before rotating to the next person. It's fast-paced and pressure-free, and you mark down who you'd like to see again. After the rounds are over, the organiser connects anyone who matched back, so you only get the details of people who were as keen as you were.

Speed dating in Nottingham usually works by age group, with separate sessions for 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s, and sometimes by profession or interest, with most drawing between 20 and 40 attendees. The nights are held in bars, restaurants and private venues across the city, and organisers often throw in a free drink on arrival and a relaxed mingling period after the formal rounds are done, so you can keep talking to the people you clicked with without the timer running down.

This one is at 159 Parkdale Rd on Sunday 1 November, kicking off at 19:00.