London 20 & 30s Community | The Great Friendship Project

Temperatures are rising again this week, and with the longest day of the year landing on Saturday, we’ll be celebrating with our first Summer Picnic of the year.

Yep, with the heatwave expected to last into the weekend, we’ll be heading back to Kensington Gardens (Hyde Park) to enjoy an afternoon in the sun, with social drinks and lots of 20s and 30s.

And throughout the afternoon, there’ll be the option to play some light-hearted park games like spike ball, frisbee, and football, but you're just as welcome to come along and unwind in the sunshine.

Feel free to bring any board games, card games, snacks or drinks you'd like and perhaps something to sit on.

These picnics are always something a bit special, and sadly very rare, so we’d love for you to join us while the sunshine lasts.

Please note this event is weather-dependent and may be cancelled if the forecast changes.

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On Sunday 22nd June, we're hugely excited to be hosting our latest FREE Board Games Afternoon, exclusively for 20s and 30s.

Yep, that's right - we're back and as always, we've booked out a big private space in central London and we’ve got a fantastic collection of some of the most popular games that you’ll be able to choose from.

From classics like Exploding Kittens and Uno, social deduction games like Secret Hitler and Werewolf, to party games like Codenames and Chameleon, you’re sure to find something you’ll love.

On top of this, you're also welcome to bring your own games that you love or have been excited to play with a group, providing they are short, easy to learn and accessible games.

Best of all, over the course of the afternoon, you'll be able to mix around, meet lots of other 20s and 30s whilst playing a range of different games.

So if you're looking to play some games, meet new people, and have a laugh then we'd love to have you join us for this.

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We don’t do boring Wednesdays... and so on 25th June, to spice up your midweek, we’ll be heading to the O2 for an adrenaline-fuelled evening of social fun.

Yep and for this one, we're off to Activate - one of London’s most exciting new venues, packed with high-energy games and immersive team challenges.

To kick things off, we’ll meet at a nearby pub so you can grab a drink, get to know your fellow competitors before the main event of the evening.

Inside the venue, you’ll find 9 high-tech game rooms, each offering a range of timed challenges designed to test your speed, skill, memory, strategy and teamwork.

You’ll be grouped into teams of 4, and in each game room, you’ll have the option to work together to beat the challenge or go head-to-head against your teammates to see who comes out on top.

Each room has multiple difficulty levels too, so you can replay your favourite games and level up as you go.

Your electronic wristband tracks your score throughout the session - both your personal tally and your team’s total, and your points can even be redeemed for prizes.

And if you’re not ready for the fun to end, there will be an option to head back to a local pub afterwards to cool off and swap stories.

It should be a great evening night of fast-paced fun - but as always, spots are limited, so grab yours while you can!

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We will be starting the evening at All Bar One in the O2 at 7:30pm to give you a chance to meet and with your fellow 20s and 30s.

However we'd kindly ask you arrive no later than 7:55pm, so that we can head over to the venue together and get checked in, ahead of the experience.

On Friday 27th June, we're really excited to kick off the weekend with something a little different… our very first Traitors Night.

Inspired by the hit TV show The Traitors, we’ll be testing your trust, teamwork, and ability to spot a liar - in a night full of sabotage, strategy, and suspicion.

And over the evening, as a team you will need to complete a series of fast-paced challenges, cryptic puzzles and hands-on creative tasks, all designed to teamwork, creativity, and logic.

The better you do at these challenges, the more gold you’ll earn for your team.

But be careful as hidden among you will be Traitors: secret saboteurs working from the inside to derail your progress and cost your team gold… all while keeping their identities secret.

As the game unfolds, tensions will rise and suspicions will grow, and your instincts will be put to the test, as you'll have chances to secretly vote on who you believe is betraying you.

Your team will lose gold for any traitors who remain undetected at the end of the game, so choose your votes wisely.

The team with the most gold at the end of the night will take home a prize, and there’ll also be rewards for the traitor(s) who best sabotaged their team without being caught.

And when the betrayal is done and the dust has settled, we'll then get out our large collection of Board Games to keep the fun going into the night!

It should be a fun night of mind games, laughter, bold moves, and unexpected betrayals, and so hopefully you can join us for this!

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