Platonic friendships through shared activities

Do more of life with people who want to join.

Find people nearby who want to try the same activities, make new friends and turn “someday” into a real plan.

Find people and activitiesHow it works

Adults only · Platonic by design · You control who can contact you

Three friends walking together outside with coffee, talking and laughing

The human problem

Life should not depend on already knowing the right person.

Plans get postponed because the people you already know are busy, or simply are not up for it.

It can mean another evening at home, another class never booked, another plan abandoned. Leisure Friends exists to make finding the right person easier.

  • Adult friendship is hard to start.

  • Your friends aren’t always free.

  • Plans get put off.

  • An Activity is the reason to meet.

Two friends in a café, one talking with his hands while the other listens

On Leisure Friends

Real plans, and the people behind them.

Things you could do together

Browse Activities

  • First time at the wall — come be bad at it with me

    Devon, 34Bouldering

    I have been three times and I am still on the easiest problems. Looking for one other person who is also starting, so neither of us is the one holding the other up.

    When
    Thu 1 Oct · 6:30pm–8pm
    Where
    Clarksville, Austin, TX
    How many
    One to oneUp to Beginner

    See this invitation from Devon

  • Games night — bring one you love

    Amara, 29Board games

    Six of us around a table at a café that lets us stay late. Nothing that takes four hours to explain. I will teach whatever I bring.

    When
    Fri 9 Oct · 7pm–10pm
    Where
    Logan Square, Chicago, IL
    How many
    Small group, up to 6Any level welcome

    See this invitation from Amara

  • Market then breakfast, most Sundays

    Priya, 36Farmers markets

    I go early because it is quieter. Happy to show somebody the good stalls. This is genuinely just walking around buying vegetables, which is my favourite thing to do on a Sunday.

    Usual availability
    Sun · 9am–11am
    Where
    Zilker, Austin, TX
    How many
    One to oneAny level welcome

    See this invitation from Priya

  • The new Thai place, before the queue starts

    Nadia, 29Restaurant exploring

    I keep a list of places that opened this year and I am working through it. This one has been open a fortnight. Going early on a weeknight so we can actually get a table.

    When
    Thu 8 Oct · 6pm–8pm
    Where
    Hyde Park, Austin, TX
    How many
    One to oneAny level welcome

    See this invitation from Nadia

  • Chess outdoors while the weather holds

    Aurelia, 30Chess

    I bring the board. I am middling and I lose cheerfully. Sunday afternoons at the tables by the pavilion, and I am there whether anybody turns up or not.

    Usual availability
    Sat · 3pm–5pm
    Where
    Wash Park, Denver, CO
    How many
    One to oneBeginner and up

    See this invitation from Aurelia

  • I am doing five minutes and I need one friendly face

    Theo, 41Open-mic nights

    First time on a stage. I do not need you to do anything except sit near the front and look encouraging. Drinks are on me for the obvious reason.

    When
    Tue 29 Sept · 8pm–10pm
    Where
    Mueller, Austin, TX
    How many
    One to oneAny level welcome

    See this invitation from Theo

People you could meet

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How it works

How Leisure Friends works

  1. Find or post an Activity

    Something you actually want to do.

  2. Request to join

    The host reviews each request. Nothing is accepted automatically.

  3. Make a plan

    Message the host and agree the details.

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Member control

You decide who can contact you.

Platonic by design. No dating. No recruiting. No coaching. No selling services.

A discoverable profile means you are open to friendship introductions — not that everyone can reach you.

  • Choose who can message you

    By gender, age range, or nobody new. Activity requests and messages are separate choices.

  • Block or report in one tap

    On every profile, conversation and Activity.

  • Your area, never your address

    Only your city is shown.

  • First meetings in public

    Every Activity names a time and a public place.

Read the Community Guidelines

How it works both ways

A community built on mutual openness.

Being discoverable says you are open to meeting compatible people. It is not permission for everyone to make contact.

Find a person

Someone with shared interests nearby. Message them when both of your preferences allow it.

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Find an Activity

Something you would like to do. Send a Join Request, and talk with the host before you decide.

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Your next friend may already want to do the same thing.

Browse people. Explore Activities. Make a plan.

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Leisure Friends — find people nearby to do the things you have been meaning to do