Valentine’s Day Event Trends
Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to exclude anyone, with singles, anti-Valentine’s and Galentine’s events enabling us all to get involved if we want to. In fact, Galentine’s events celebrating platonic female friendships, on ticketing and events platform Eventbrite have increased by 15% in 2022.
Whatever your status though, there’s something for everyone.
From a candlelit piano concert and naked neon light drawing to London’s biggest Valentine’s singles party, there’s something to do for everyone this Valentine’s Day, whether you’re coupled up or not. Here, Eventbrite has pulled together a few of the quirky events you can enjoys to including:
- Galentine’s Day and anti-Valentine’s Day events
- Date nights for couples
- Events for singles looking for love
- Virtual events for long distance relationships
Anti-Valentine’s Day and Galentine’s events
Charlotte Tilbury Galentine’s Masterclass
Where: Harvey Nichols, Leeds
When: Monday 14 Feb 6-8pm
Price: £38.32
Join Team Tilbury for its Galentine’s Masterclass where you’ll learn how to nail the perfect day to night makeup alongside some of your besties. Tickets include a glass of fizz and a luxury goody bag.
Galentine’s Day Sip With Jewels
Where: The Chocolate Factory, London N22
When: Sunday 19 Feb 3-5pm
Price: £100
Do you and your gals deserve a bit of luxury? We think so! Join Omolola Jewellery for a special Galentine’s Day jewellery making masterclass. This gorgeous company make beautiful Afrocentric pieces inspired by glamour of West Africa. Grab yourselves a cocktail and canape on arrival and let your creativity run free for the afternoon.
Anti-Valentine’s Day Breakup Club night
Where: Slay Glasgow, G1
When: Friday 11 Feb at 11pm – 3am on Saturday
Price: £8.14
Put down the tissues, wipe away those tears and forget about that no-good ex who broke your heart. Anti-Valentine’s Day Breakup Club allows you to sing, dance and get over it! Expect back-to-back empowering breakup anthems all night from DJ Belle DeHell, with confetti showers and original music videos on a 10ft by 8ft screen.
Colour Me Badd Dates ANTI Valentine’s Edition
Where: The Book Club, 100-106 Leonard Street, London, EC2A
When: Wednesday 16 Feb 9-8.30pm
Price: £5.98
Modern day dating can be fraught with disasters. Everyone that’s tried the dating scene has some war stories to tell. This hilarious open mic night run by Smudged Lipstick Events will embrace the terrible, cringe-worthy dating fails that we’ve all experienced while navigating the world of singledom.
Ideal date nights for couples
Looking to add some va va voom into your relationship then look no further than following selection of quirky and unusual events – ideal for dating and married couples.
Neon Naked Life Drawing Valentine’s Special
Where: Toulouse Lautrec in Kennington, London
When: Saturday Feb 12 at 1pm and 3pm
Price: £16.36
Whether you’re an accomplished artist or a complete amateur this vibrant art class will unleash your creativity and get you hot under the colour. Neon Naked is an immersive UV life drawing experience creating a colourful twist on a traditional life drawing art class. Models pose in a pitch-black room, but the lighting reveals they’re clad in bright neon paint. A one and a half hours life-drawing class is fun, affordable and a little bit different.
Valentine’s Moonlight Sonata by Candlelight
Where: St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh
When: Monday 14 Feb at 7.30pm
Price: £21.08 – £41.55
In the heart of Edinburgh, the walls of St Giles’ Cathedral will resound to the music of Beethoven, Chopin, Gershwin and Rachmaninov, played by British concert pianist, Daniel Grimwood, under the warm flicker of candlelight. With a mix of romantic and passionate sonatas from Beethoven, Chopin, Wagner and Liszt, there’s no better way to serenade that special one.
Valentine’s Clay Building by art-ful Pottery Cafe
Where: Art-Ful Pottery Café, 71 Rowlands Road, Worthing
When: Thursday 17 Feb at 7.30pm
Price: £27.54
We’ve all seen the steamy pottery wheel scene in Ghost starring Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze. Ever fancied giving it a go yourself? The Art-Ful Pottery Cafe in Worthing is running a Valentine’s Clay Building evening which it claims will ‘celebrate the wobbly bits!’ Couples are invited to leave their inhibitions at the door as they make booby mugs, willy vases – or anything else that might float their boat. Tickets include two firings and a return visit to paint.
Events for singles and those looking for love
The BIGGEST Valentine’s Singles Party in London
Where: Madison, EC4M
When: Friday 11 Feb at 7pm
Price: £11.37
Expect over 400 single men and women at this ‘Red Straw’ Valentine’s Singles party, promising to be the biggest singles night in the UK this Valentine’s Day. The night promises no name tags, whistles or cheesy ice breaker – guests are simply given a red straw on arrival to indicate they’re single and looking for love and there’s a post-event platform to contact anyone who catches your eye the following day.
Tantra Speed Dating
Where: Light Centre Belgravia, London, SW1W
When: Saturday 12 Feb 6-9pm
Price: £42.03 – £69.72
A totally different speed dating event promises to find your perfect match through a combination of relationship skill games, including verbal dyads, dance, light partner yoga and improv with this special Valentine’s event featuring roses, chocolate treats and Valentine’s-themed adaptations.
The Tantra Institute has a track record having arranged 80,000 dates across 30 cities globally.
Looking for love: the ups and downs of dating in 2022
Where: Online event
When: Sunday 13 Feb from 2-4pm
Price: Free
Dating has never been easy, but as dating went online it presents a whole new world of challenges. This intelligent discussion and social mixer will look at the highs and lows of internet dating and will discuss topics from dating scams and trends to broader chats on fear of commitment and whether dating in the age of COVID has become dysfunctional. Expect a big analysis of specific dating apps and the techniques they use to keep users online.
Virtual events for long distance relationships
Chocolate Experience For Two
Where: online
When: Friday 11 Feb at 7pm
Price: £39.95 for two people
If you’re miles apart, a Valentine’s chocolate tasting for two is a delicious match made in heaven that can help you connect. The one hour online tasting experience, hosted by award-winning chocolate maker James Walter, founder of Seed Chocolate, will take you through seven samples of Seed Chocolates, accompanied by a tasting profile colour map and tasting guide.