Fun Ways to Hang With Friends in Adulthood

Creative

Making a big deal out of a small thing

• The age old debates. Finally get down to the truth about which is better- waffles of pancakes?

Best of the brand

• Buy every flavor of your fav snack and rank them best to worst. (ex. every Dorito bag, Olipop flavor, Cheez-it box)

Power point night

• At this point I think we’ve all seen the themed PowerPoint nights people have with their friends on TikTok or wherever you watch your short-form video content. Each person puts together a PowerPoint and presents it to the group. Everyone’s got something they feel a spike of passion for whether it’s a joke, conspiracy theory, or topic. You can make it as silly or serious as you want.

Thrift

• Go to a thrift and pick outfits for each other. Either something they would totally wear or never in a million years. Go out for dinner or bowling or karaoke in the fresh fits. You’re sure to have a laugh.

Clothing swap!!

• Check out the one I hosted with Lila.

Make Your Own

Townie Bar crawl

• Townie bars are cheap, close, and can really be a damn good time. Rally up the friend group for a DIY bar crawl around your fav spots. Add in challenges for each stop or dress up in a theme to really seal the deal.

 Wine tasting

• So you know you like white wine but… what kind? Buy a bottle of a few different types (Riesling, Chardonnay, pinot grigio, etc.) and discover what you like best! OR buy the same type (Pinot Grigio) but from different regions. Is New Zealand better than California? Or France? Or Spain?
  • You can of course do an organized wine tour, but if you get a few friends together, this is likely to be a lot cheaper, and you get to choose what you’re drinking.

Best in Town

• ex. Find 5 restaurants in your area to visit and rank who has the best margarita. Visit a new one each week and rank it over different categories like tartness, strongness, presentation, cost value, etc. (think 4 weddings)
  • Do this with donuts, waffle fries, mocktails, bubble tea, whatever you guys love, find the best one in town.

Scavenger hunt

• Ever seen the movie Sleepover? If not, I can’t really help you. It’s a classic. Grow up and watch this cheesy teenage chick flick and then we can talk.

BeerLympics

• Bonus points if you choose everyone’s walk out hype songs and make t shirts or have a costume theme

The Rotating Bartender

• Each person makes a round of drinks according to a specific theme. Come up with catchy titles and fun concoctions. I’ve seen people do this with Music artists, TV shows, locations, etc. Just be careful. If you’ve got a lot of people, that’s a lot of drinks. Maybe toss in a few mocktails or have half the people make a drink and half make a snack.

I know this list isn’t so convincing of this, but my friends and I actually aren’t big drinkers. So feel free to do any of these without drinking.