A Night out with New Friends: East Orange | Dinner with Strangers

When was the last time you did something completely spontaneous? Our series groups together complete strangers for a fun night out. That's right, you sign up, and we book the restaurant. We know life can get busy. Don't forget to spend time making new friends! Why do city life alone when you can build your community with us. This project is to host dinners in 200 cities to combat loneliness while supporting locally owned businesses.

Each month, dinner is held at a different restaurant. These dinners are not directly associated with the restaurants, but are simply based on a table reservation.

This micro-event is intended to be for 4-6 people maximum. If the evening you signed up for does not hit the minimum number of signups, please be open to joining us on another night with a fuller group. Check out our feature in Eventbrite's 2025 TRNDS report about embracing the micro-event trend. Watch our feature in a news segment on Nashville's Fox 17!

How does it work?

After you register, you'll be emailed an introduction message including a quick questionnaire regarding age, hobbies, and interests.

*Your registration does not include your individual food and drink purchases. A paid ticket simply makes you more committed to actually showing up.

*Sign up one time, and you'll join our database to be invited to all dinners for the rest of 2025 for free!

*These outings are intended to help people make friends. These are not singles gatherings.

*If you sign up the day of the gathering and do not get a welcoming message from us in time, simply email ZXJtYW50b3VyYWdlaW1wYWN0IHwgZ21haWwgISBjb20=, request a refund, or please be open to joining us on another evening.

Our vision is simple: we take the no gimmicks approach to networking. No need for yet another app to take up space on your phone - just four walls and a roof and good food for people to connect :) We coordinate with you directly, human-to-human.

If you have any more questions, please contact ZXJtYW50b3VyYWdlaW1wYWN0IHwgZ21haWwgISBjb20=!

Brought to you by event series Ermantourage.

You can also take a look at our main event calendar via Posh for coffee meets, evening hangouts, and more!

Also check out other Nonprofit events in West Orange, Trips & Adventurous Activities in West Orange.