Frequently Asked Questions

You must sign up in advance, and you need to pre-pay. The reason for this is that we have to confirm who is coming in order to organize the event with an equal number of men and women. Sign up as soon as you know you can attend as events fill up quickly!

The ticket price is $30. An additional $5 surcharge applies to tickets purchased less than ten days before the night of the event.

While we prefer online booking, if that doesn't work for you please feel free to contact us and we'll be happy to make other arrangements.

Please give us at least five days notice and we will gladly give you a refund. However, as Madcity Speed Dating events are dependent on participant attendance we cannot give any refunds if we have less than five days notice or if you do not attend

The time frame is approximate, but most events last about 2 hours.

We hold our events at a variety of local restaurants. Past venues have included the Avenue Bar, the Brink Lounge, Essen Haus, Cloud 9 Grille, Pedro's, Come Back In, Mexicali Rose, and J.T. Whitney's. Additionally, we are always open to suggestions so if you have a favorite location that you would like to recommend, please let us know!

Naturally, the number of people attending any given event often fluctuates. We generally plan on having 10 to 15 pairs at each event. After experimenting with different limits in the past, we have learned to cap the events at 16 pairs. Any more than that is a lot more fun in theory than it is in practice!

Absolutely not! We make no pretenses that couples truly get to know one another in under eight minutes, but then again, that's not the point. Madcity Speed Dating operates under the belief that most singles know if they're interested in another person within a relatively short period of time. It's about personal chemistry. Madcity Speed Dating events are simply a way to meet many, available people in a single night.>

While there is no formal dress code at these events, we recommend that participants dress "smart casual", which is to say, dress as you would for any other date. The main thing is to be confident and allow your natural personality to shine through. One of the easiest ways to do this is to dress in something that makes you feel comfortable, so don't over do it.

I'm just outside of an age group, but I prefer to date in that age range.

Can I attend the event?

After careful consideration, we have decided to allow one or two singles outside the advertised age range to attend each event. However, this exception applies only to people a year or two outside the cutoff. In order to maintain the integrity of the age brackets, we ask that you clear it with us before signing up. This allows us to make sure that the majority of the people in attendance fall within the advertised age range.

To keep the events low pressure, un-awkward and comfortable for everyone, there are two rules you need to know. 1. You may not ask anyone for their contact information (phone number, e-mail address, last name, etc.) or ask anyone out on a date. 2. You may not ask sexually explicit questions or say anything that may be interpreted as threatening in any way.

If the event is full, we encourage you to still contact us so we can add you to the waiting list. Between last minute obligations and good old fashioned “cold feet”, it is not uncommon for individuals to cancel at the last minute. When that happens, the slot is given to the next person on the waiting list.

A typical Madcity Speed Dating event breaks down as follows:

The events begin promptly at 7:30, though we ask everyone to arrive at 7:00 which allows plenty of time for registrations. During registration, each person is welcomed by the hosts and given a packet with everything they'll need for the evening. Once everyone has arrived, the hosts start things off by explaining both the matchcards and the evening’s procedures. Each participant starts the evening in an assigned seat and with the ring of the bell, each couple engages in the first of several "mini-dates." After every date, participants answer the question of whether or not they would like to meet their counterpart again in the future by checking either "yes" or "no" on their score card. Each date lasts 5-8 minutes, depending on the number of people present, with an additional 30 second “buffer” period between dates. When the time is up, the men rotate tables while the women remain seated. This process continues until midway through the event, when a brief break is taken for bathroom use and, if desired, a trip to the bar. After the break, the event resumes, with the second half following the same format as the first. After the end of the final date all the score cards are collected and the tabulations begin! The hosts usually stick around for a while after our events and we encourage everyone to continue mingling as well. Once we have the results worked out, we send each speed dater an email with the contact information of their matches. After that, the rest is up to you!

We understand that speed daters are often anxious to get their results, so we do all we can to send them out within 24 hours of the event.

Absolutely! Sometimes finding that special someone can be a numbers game and we are more than willing to accommodate individuals wanting to participate in multiple events.

You may meet one or two people that you have seen before, but the vast majority will be new faces. If you want to know who will be at an event that you have previously met, feel free to contact us.