Bars aren’t boring β you’re just not having enough fun. Sure, it’s fun to take a lap and nurse a seltzer with your girls for the first 10 minutes of your night out, but after that? Things can get pretty stale, pretty quickly. So, why not spice things up by taking on some of these bar side quest ideas on a night out with your friends?
ICYMI, side quests are spontaneous, sometimes silly, tasks that occur while you’re already doing a certain activity β like going out to a bar, party, or club. Usually, these side quests require branching out from your group, and getting other people in the night involved (which can lead to making new friends, of course). So, heading into your night out with a list of funny, unhinged “missions” is the way to take bar-hopping from typical to unforgettable. Think of it as a way to game-ify your night out: You can all work together to complete the entire list of side quests, or you can even make it a competition to see who can complete the most of them. Or, for the super competitive friends, you can each create your own list of side quests and missions, and see who was able to fully complete theirs by the end of the night.
So, without further ado, here are 25 funny and unhinged bar side quest ideas you can try with your friends.
25 Side QUest ideas to try at the bar with friends:
- Get five men to check their voter registration status.
- Send a round of water shots to another group.
- Draw a portrait of a random person on a napkin, then give it to them with a straight face. (Say nothing.)
- Get behind the DJ booth at least once.
- Challenge someone to an arm wrestling match.
- Get a stranger to agree to be your plus-one for a wedding.
- Play a round of Uno at the bar.
- Tell a person they look like a celebrity… who they obviously do not look like.
- Make a secret handshake with a stranger.
- Go out with a fake name and a backstory.
- Bring a prop β like a wild hat or sunglasses β and take pictures of five strangers wearing it.
- Every time you go to the bar for a drink, speak in a different accent.
- DoorDash your favorite fast food to the bar you’re at.
- Take a photo with the bouncer.
- Acquire five new followers on Instagram.
- Convince a stranger that your friend is a niche, but very famous, celebrity.
- Swing dance with a stranger. (Bonus points if they dip you.)
- Convince a bartender to hop on a TikTok trend with you.
- Pretend to recognize a stranger from high school.
- Take a photo of a stranger and set it as your lockscreen, then ask them to take a photo of you.
- Pretend it’s your birthday and get the entire bar to sing “Happy Birthday” to you.
- Bring a pen and give five “tattoos” to strangers. (Pics or it didn’t happen.)
- Convince people to gift you a random object β whoever collects the most wins.
- Start a game of tag.
- Collect a group of at least five strangers to take a group photo β and post it on Instagram.
Best of luck in your missions!