If your week is full, dating apps can feel like another inbox. Speed dating is the opposite: you give it one evening, somebody else does the organising, and you meet twelve people in about two hours. By 9am the next morning you know who you matched with.
Why speed dating suits a busy week
- One evening, a clear end. About two hours, done by 9pm.
- No admin. No profile to write, no messages to keep up with, no weeks of back-and-forth before a drink.
- Weeknights near the train. Our evenings run on Tuesdays and Thursdays, close to stations: Surry Hills is five minutes from Central, and North Sydney is near North Sydney station, a short trip from the CBD.
- A clear answer. Mutual matches arrive by email the next morning. No ghosting, no guessing.
- Refundable. If work runs late and you can't make it, cancel any time before the evening for a full refund.
Is it "professional speed dating"?
We don't screen by job, and we don't think you should be judged by one. What we do is sort every evening by age bracket, so you're meeting people at a similar stage of life, and run it carefully: a host, a reserved room in a good bar, an even room of twelve women and twelve men, and phones away. That tends to suit people who value their time.
Coming straight from work
- What you wore to the office is fine. Lose the lanyard. See what to wear to speed dating.
- Eat something on the way. The evening runs over dinner time.
- Leave work at the door. "So, what do you do?" gets asked a lot. Have a better answer ready, or ask a better question: our speed dating questions help.
Quick answers
When are speed dating evenings in Sydney held?
Oh Hi evenings are on Tuesday and Thursday nights in November 2026, starting at 7pm (6:30pm for the older brackets) and finishing about two hours later. See all dates.
Is there speed dating near the Sydney CBD?
Yes. The Surry Hills evening is five minutes' walk from Central, and the North Sydney evening is a short train trip from the city.
- Surry Hills, ages 28–38, Thursday 5 November at 7pm
- North Sydney, ages 32–45, Thursday 12 November at 7pm
- Bondi, ages 28–38, Tuesday 24 November at 7pm