Things to do with friends.

Free, or nearly

• Walk somewhere new. A sea face, a lake, a part of the city none of you know.
• A picnic in the park. Snacks, a mat and a deck of cards.
• Sunrise or sunset. Pick a spot with a view, and get there on time.
• A game in the park. Cricket, football or frisbee. Anyone passing can join.
• Volunteer together. A beach clean-up or a tree-planting drive: a morning out that does some good.

Get moving

• Turf football and box cricket. Book by the hour and split it between you.
• A run or a cycle ride. Early, before the traffic and the heat.
• A trek. Start with an easy one, in a group, with a leader who knows the route.
• Badminton or pickleball. Courts are booked by the hour, and four of you make a doubles game.
• Swimming or climbing. Something new to try, and be bad at, together.

Easy, low-effort plans

• Chai or café hopping. Three cafés, one evening, one verdict.
• Board games or a console night. The game does the talking.
• Cook together. Everyone brings one dish, or you all make one big one.
• A movie or series marathon. Pick by vote, and phones down for the first half hour.

Nights out

• A gig or a concert. Big names or a small room: book early, and plan how you’re getting home.
• A club night. Check the entry rules first: some clubs have couples-only nights or limit stag entry.
• Karaoke. Nobody is judging. Everyone is waiting for their turn.
• A quiz night or an open mic. Play as a team, or watch from the back.
• A match screening. Cricket, football or a fight night, with a crowd on the same side.

Try something new

• A one-evening class. Pottery, cooking, dance or painting: nobody is good at it yet, which is the point.
• A photo walk or a food walk. An old part of town, a market, a street known for one dish.
• A festival. Garba at Navratri, pandal hopping at Ganeshotsav, a Diwali party, Christmas lights: all better in a group.

A bigger plan

A weekend away, a trek, a concert in another city. Pick a date first, book early, and let the group chat sort out the rest. The trips that happen are the ones with a date on them.

When your friends can’t make it

Half the plans above die in the group chat. Don’t let yours: decide what you want to do, and go anyway. On Dayzi, see plans near you for the same thing, who’s hosting and who’s going, and ask to join. Or post your own, like “Sunday 7am run, who’s in?”, and pick who comes.

Dayzi is free, 18+, and on Google Play and the App Store. It’s new, so the number of plans near you grows as more people join.