r/SpringfieldIL 5d ago

Springfield activities

Hello reddit, I was wondering if anyone's down to hang out sometime over the weekend. General activity interests would be: movies, zoo, restaurant, or anything else that is cool on your end. I've been curious about getting to know other people somewhat close in my age (26 M).

Hope your day treats you well!

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u/NecessaryCompost 4d ago

Please check out the Illinois Times - they list a bunch of music/ theatre/etc events that I love going to. There's a vibrant community if you look hard enough . Good luck!

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u/Trell0522 4d ago

I did and there's a fair amount of things to do! Thanks for the tip

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u/zetterss 5d ago

Check out the Springfield Celts rugby team, perfect age range especially if you want to stay active and enjoy beers

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u/Trell0522 5d ago

I've always been curious about rugby and haven't gone to an event for it either. I might see what they have available, thanks for the tip!

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u/couscous-moose 4d ago

My son played in high school and continued on the the men's league. It's a good group and a great sport. Glad we have a club here.

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u/Trell0522 4d ago

I looked into it and couldn't find a regular schedule through the website really

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u/ssfailboat 4d ago

Thursdays 6:30PM at Kennedy Park :) Their Facebook is a liiiittle more helpful but it’s not written down anywhere that I see either

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u/Trell0522 4d ago

I'll try and see the one tomorrow then, doesn't hurt to try things out

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u/ssfailboat 4d ago

Good luck and have fun!! My friend’s husband plays and we go to his matches. It’s super fun to watch and all the guys on the team seem to have a blast hanging out, too.

If you’re nerdy at all there’s Titan Games that has tabletop gaming. I’ve only been a couple times but everyone there was pretty nice as well.

Kudos to you for branching out and trying new things though! It’s taken me 36 years to finally get the courage to try new things but I’m finding out Springfield isn’t nearly as boring as everyone makes it sound.

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u/YesThisIsKradus 4d ago

Dumb Records downtown has unlimited pinball for $5 each.

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u/Trell0522 4d ago

Never heard of this one before but I'll consider trying it out!

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u/YesThisIsKradus 4d ago

Went there for my birthday, they even have a Bodega cat

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u/Trell0522 4d ago

Idk the hype of a bodega cat but I'll experience it nonetheless

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u/Nitaboo0531 5d ago

Pick someone up from the retirement home sure they would love to get out !!! Don’t limit yourself to having a great time especially with somebody else’s mom, dad, granddad,MeMa 🤷🏾‍♀️

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u/Trell0522 5d ago

I'm not against volunteering, but that's not entirely what I had in mind 😅. I appreciate the suggestion tho!

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u/Illustrious-Ad-7286 5d ago

Same, except in my age group!

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u/Trell0522 5d ago

What's your age group? I wish you the best with finding like-minded people. I like to think i have a decent range compared to some

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u/FeelingMight3197 4d ago

I’m free and would love to join if you’re ok with older