Meet New People in Sydney Harbour National Park & Make Friends

Sydney is an outdoorsy, sociable city, so the easiest way to meet people is to join something active. Free Saturday morning parkruns at Centennial Park, St Peters and along the harbour draw big friendly crowds, and the Bondi to Coogee coastal walk is a classic meeting point for walking groups. Ocean swimming clubs like the Bondi Icebergs and Bold & Beautiful at Manly welcome newcomers, and social sports leagues for touch football, netball and beach volleyball run year-round. Bar trivia nights in Newtown, Surry Hills and the Inner West are an easy way to join a table.

Many people in Sydney moved from elsewhere, so expat and newcomer groups on Meetup, language exchanges in the CBD and volunteering with groups like OzHarvest or Bushcare are welcoming. For trips such as a Blue Mountains hike, a whale-watching cruise or a day in the Hunter Valley, GAFFL lets you find travellers and locals with the same plans, so you can team up and split costs instead of going alone.