What do you do for a night out when you are sober?

[Leavingonapetjlane]

I'm just pondering this really. I've really cut down my alcohol consumption, and I would like to give it up completely. But what do you do when you go out for an evening? A typical night out for me is dinner and drinks, or drinks in a pub, or pub quiz with drinks. I don't want to do any of those things sober (although could do dinner sober). What evening things can you do as a couple or with a friend that don't include pubs or alcohol? (I can only think of the cinema but that's not really a social evening out as you sit in silence for the most part)

What about martial arts displines then ?
such as Kendo , Twaekonda ect,

what about having a go at fun activities event like i went to such having a go at circus activities exercise sessions?

Novelty exercise sessions Zumba , boxercises yoga , mediation ect

learning a musical 🎼 instruments in a group setting such as classical music to Jazz ect

Joing amateur dramatics group, contemporary dance arts,

even learning to do salsa dancing, or ballroom dancing to northern dance and other genres of dance..

Join/ learn a quirky hobby such as learning archery ,musical instruments ect,

Join a historical re -anarchments society.

sorry if not spelt this properly,
it's when people dress up /act like they do back in history...

Definitely think visting art exhibitions in the evening is lovely idea,

visting inter -active theatre that's another good idea.

Honestly I have just started back at gym last week and it's helping me not want a glass of wine in the evening, I don't want to undo my good work and I've started to really really look forward to going too!!!!

Cinema (or theatre, if you have one near you), still go to the pub for dinner and drinks, afternoon tea (maybe not in the evening but late afternoon), a walk or a swim, take a class, have friends round or go to theirs (for drinks or cup of tea), film night at home with the kids. If we had more options, a museum (none open around here in the evenings). I also quite like going to bed early with a book, as I've done plenty of evenings out so don't feel the need to do them much now, would rather sleep!