Women in Sydney are going to these picnics where no one knows each other
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Have you ever been on a walk in the Sydney botanical gardens, Hyde Park or Fitzpatrick Park, Picnic Point, seen groups of friends having a picnic on a perfect 24 degree day and wish you had a group of friends to organise a picnic with?
This is not uncommon. In fact, when we first started the group social dinners and brunches, so many of our guests asked if we could run a picnic as the next event. And we found that our friend making picnics have become our most popular event - we’ve now had hundreds of people attend, many forming new friendships that have lasted since our first picnic three years ago!
What happens at the Conscious Connection matched picnics?
Prior to the picnic, attendees will have recieved a questionaire that helps us get to know them better. This is what we use to group people into small groups of 5 based on similar interests and what types of people they want to meet.
When people start to arrive, our host will greet everyone and help with introductions. There’s drinks and nametags layed out which gives you something to do while you’re egerly checking out who else is at the event (and try to guess who will be matched with you at your table).
There’s some ice breaker games that set the tone and the vibes up, and you might already hit it off with some of the guests before you’ve even found your seat!
Each picnic setting has allocated seating and a picnic platter that looks almost too good to eat. Conversation flows with your group and its easy to figure out why your table was matched together. Time feels like it flies because before long you’ve already bonded with your group for 2 hours, talking about hobbies, travel, families and plans for the rest of the year. The host tells everyone to exchange contact details and then organises a group swap so you can meet even more people and by now, the energy at the picnic is contageous. Everyone is having fun and no one realises how loud the chatter has become.
As the picnic starts to wrap up (you can’t believe how quickly the time flew), the host has organised a bar for anyone who is keen to kick on. And to no surprise - the majority of guests end up going to the bar… no one wants to leave when they’ve been having so much fun!
Who attends these friend making picnics?
We attract so many different types of women to our events, but the picnics in particular bring some of the greatest people together. Some common reasons our guests have for attending our picnics:
they’ve recently moved to Sydney and looking for a new social circle to explore Sydney and join in on activities like theatre, parties or sports.
they’ve realised their friendships have moved into different life stages. Their friends from school aren’t as available or they’re only seeing them a couple of times a year. They’re looking for friends to fill up their social calendar.
and sometimes they don’t have a reason, they just love trying new things - even if it means doing things alone. finding themselves at events and starting new hobbies isn’t uncommon for them and meeting new people is an added benefit.
A sweet DM we got from one of the guests at our Sydney matched picnic
Another guest review just shows the types of “yes people” who come to our events!
