New to Seattle

Try free beginner-focused Nordic dance classes, with singles and couples welcome, frequent partner changes and no pre-registration required.

A roughly 3-mile Monday mini-run at Cal Anderson Park is designed for shorter distances and slower paces, with the majority of the group staying together with the slowest runners.

Play a wide range of modern board and card games at Shawn O'Donnell's, where the group is happy to teach newcomers and typically runs several games at once.

Help maintain and restore the upland woods and forest at Tulatuwx in this free Duwamish Alive volunteer event.

Volunteer at Duwamish Hill Preserve to remove invasive blackberry, support native habitat, and learn about restoration and stewardship.

Browse a free clothing swap with live block printing, a junk-journaling corner, a raffle and refreshments at Happitat.

Join a weekly Sunday board-game event where new or experienced players can drop in, join a group or start a game, with signs and nametags sometimes available to help people find one another.

Play cooperative board games such as Spirit Island at Third Place Books Seward Park; newcomers do not need to know the rules.

Drop-in foam dodgeball at Montlake Community Center welcomes newcomers with no experience needed, and the gym opens at 5pm for warm-up before games usually begin around 6pm.