Thu 22 Oct · 6pm
The Chippo Hotel · Chippendale
your mate pitches you to the room, then everyone mingles
Get ticketsFrom $49 on whatson.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au Ask your mates if they’re keenGet a link for the group chat · no app neededYour crew, sorted
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A mate takes the microphone for two minutes with a short slide deck about why their single friend is a catch. It is funny, it is flattering and not at all awkward. Once the pitches are done there are no games, everyone just mingles over a drink. Liked the look of someone? Go up and say, "Hi, I liked your pitch!"
Come to pitch a mate, be the date, or simply mingle and enjoy the show. Not single? No problem — non-single friends are welcome to come along and support their mate. Singles get a green wristband and non-singles an orange one.
The night takes place in The Den at The Chippo Hotel, a live-performance room with a proper stage and professional lighting inside one of Sydney's best-known vegan gastropubs, with a leafy beer garden alongside. It suits singles and their friends from their early twenties to late thirties.
Quick answers
When is Date My Mate at The Chippo Hotel?
Thu 22 Oct 2026, 6pm.
Where is it?
The Chippo Hotel, Chippendale, NSW.
How much are tickets?
From $49, as the source listed it when Keen last read the listing. The ticket page has the current price.
Where do I get tickets?
On whatson.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au. The button at the top of this page goes straight there.
How do I find out which of my mates are keen?
Tap "Ask your mates if they're keen" on this page. You get one link for the group chat, and your mates answer keen, maybe or can't in their browser, with no app and no sign-up. It is free.
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