About us
🌏 International Friends in Melbourne
New to Melbourne or love meeting people from around the world? Welcome!
Whether you've recently moved to Melbourne, are studying, working, travelling, or simply enjoy connecting with people from different cultures, this is a welcoming community where friendships begin.
Our professionally hosted social events bring together internationals and locals in a relaxed, friendly atmosphere, making it easy to meet new people and feel at home.
✨ What You'll Experience
🤝 Meet friendly people from all over the world.
🌍 Build genuine friendships while sharing cultures, stories, and experiences.
🏙️ Discover Melbourne through rooftop bars, hidden gems, cafés, walks, cultural experiences, and unique social events.
💬 Enjoy hosted activities and conversation formats that make meeting new people easy and natural.
🙋 Most members come on their own, so you'll always receive a warm welcome.
🍹 Stay afterwards to continue the conversations and spend more time with your new friends.
Whether you've been in Melbourne for a few days or many years, you'll always find friendly faces and a welcoming community here.
For over 10 years, Fast Friends has been bringing people together through professionally hosted social events in 30+ cities around the world.
Come solo. Leave with friends from around the world. ❤️
Click on the link to our website and have a look at our other cities that we host in -
https://fastfriends.co.uk/
I very much hope that you will join us and create a vibrant social community!
Upcoming events
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Meet New People & Make Genuine Friends | Fast Friends | Happy Hours| All Ages
Asian Beer Cafe, Melbourne Central, Level 3 211 La Trobe, Melbourne, AUGoing to social events but still finding it hard to actually meet people?
Fast Friends is designed to make that easier. We guide the conversations and rotations, so you get the chance to meet different people rather than leaving it to chance.
Join us at Asian Beer Cafe for a relaxed evening in Ronin's Chambers, with hosted Fast Friends rounds, fun conversation activities and great-value drinks.
🎟️ Book Your Spot: https://mel21stnov.eventbrite.co.uk
Early Bird: AUD $5
Regular: AUD $10
Cash at the Door: AUD $15
Advance tickets help us plan the right group size and have the private space ready for everyone.✨ Your Fast Friends Experience
🤝 Meet 15–25 new people through hosted conversation rounds.
💬 Great Conversations — fun prompts and conversation cards to move beyond “What do you do?” and discover shared interests.
🔀 Quick Connection Rounds — meet different people throughout the evening rather than staying with the same group.
🔒 Private space — Ronin's Chambers — a comfortable area exclusively for our group, away from the main crowd.
🍹 Happy Hour drinks — Asian Beer Cafe currently offers Happy Hours 4–9 PM, including $12 cocktails, $15 beer jugs and $8 pizzas.
❤️ Come solo — most guests do, and our host will help you feel welcome from the moment you arrive.🕖 How It Works
7:00 PM – Welcome
Meet your host, grab a drink and settle into Ronin's Chambers.
7:30 PM – Fast Friends
Meet a new person every few minutes through short, hosted conversations.
💬 Great Conversations
Fun prompts and activities help conversations flow and make it easier to find common ground.
From 8:30 PM – Stay & Socialise
Continue chatting, enjoy drinks and spend more time with the people you connected with.❤️ Why Fast Friends?
A room full of people doesn't automatically make it easy to make friends.
Fast Friends gives you a simple way to actually connect.
✔️ No wondering who to approach
✔️ Hosted rotations keep conversations moving
✔️ Meet a variety of new people
✔️ Conversation activities help break the ice
✔️ Private space for our group
✔️ Most guests attend solo
✔️ Plenty of time to socialise afterwards👥 Who Is It For?
All ages welcome.
Whether you're new to Melbourne, have lived here for years, or simply want to meet new people and make genuine friendships, you're welcome.
This is a friendship and social event, not a dating event.
Members from our other 3 Melbourne groups may also attend, creating an even more diverse mix of people.
Come solo. We'll make the introductions. You make the connections. ❤️About Fast Friends
For over 10 years, Fast Friends has helped thousands of people build genuine friendships through welcoming, hosted social events in 30+ cities around the world.
Come solo. Leave with new friends. ❤️4 attendees
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