Valentine's Day Parties For Single People

Are you boycotting all of the Valentine's Day hoopla? Or just looking to party away from the mobs of sickeningly sweet couples? Go out and celebrate your singlehood with your pals at one of these anti-Valentine's Valentine's Day parties.

• 1st Annual Valentine's Day Singles Ball at Hudson Terrace
  Find the love of your life or a random Valentine hook-up at this fabulously fancy Valentine's Ball for singles at Hudson Terrace. Enjoy chocolate-covered strawberries, a champagne reception, and an open vodka bar from 9pm to 10pm while you dance the night away under Swarovski crystal chandeliers. Doors open at 8pm. Tickets are $30 for ladies and $50 for gentlemen.
  
  Hudson Terrace, 621 West 46th Street between 11th and 12th Avenues, 212-315-9400



• Valentine's Day Confessional Culture Variety Show
  Nothing says intimacy like sharing your embarrassing secrets, mixtapes, love letters, and old diary entries with a bunch of strangers over PBRs. Celebrate Valentine's Day by turning your painful personal memories into art. Join oversharers from PostSecret, Found Magazine, Mortified, SMITH’s Six-Word Memoirs, and Cassette from my Ex. Audience members will have the opportunity to share a six-word memoir, secret, or story.
  
  Tickets are $15 and include a copy of Six-Word Memoirs on Love and Heartbreak or a Mortified, Found, or PostSecret book, while supplies last. VIP tickets are $50 and include three featured books and two drinks. All proceeds benefit Housing Works.
  
  Housing Works Bookstore Cafe, 126 Crosby Street near East Houston, 212-334-3324



• Valentine’s Day Losers’ Lounge At Joe’s Pub
  This one's a good bet for singles or couples. You certainly don’t need a partner to enjoy the Loser's Lounge tribute to Bond (James Bond) at Joe's Pub. Admission is $25 per person and there will be two shows on February 14th at 7PM and 9:30PM. Tickets are available online, at the box office, or by phone at 212-967-7555.
  
  Joe's Pub, 425 Lafayette Street between East 4th Street and Astor Place, 212-539-8770



• Ex-orcism at The Village Pourhouse
  The Village Pourhouse is throwing an “Ex-orcism" party for haters of all things pink and heart-shaped. Display a picture of your ex on a dart board and unleash your fury. Hit the bull's eye and win an hour of open bar. Bad aim? There will be free Bud Light for all who bring photos, regardless of dart skills.
  
  Village Pourhouse, 64 Third Avenue at 11th Street, 212-253-6955



• Singles in the Cellar at ONE Little West 12th
  ONE Little West 12th in the Meatpacking District is throwing a singles party in their VIP Cellar Room. Dine on "Make Your Own Mac'n Cheese" and sip from "Breakup Flirtinis." Upstairs, the couples will be dining on Beef Wellington for two, while the singles are partying down below.
  
  ONE Little West 12th, 1 Little West 12th Street at 9th Avenue, 212-255-9717



• Cupid Is Stupid At The Town Tavern
  The good people at The Town Tavern see Valentine’s Day as just another excuse to drink. Their Cupid Is Stupid Party will feature drink specials ($3 Cosmos, $2 Stoli cocktails, $3 shots of Love Potion) and free tarot card readings.
  
  The Town Tavern, 134 West Third Street between Sixth Avenue and McDougal Street, 212-253-6955



• Haters' Party at Nolita House
  After the lovers finish dining between 5 and 10PM, Nolita House is hosting a party for the haters with drink specials and artisan cheeses. Who needs love when you can have great cheese?
  
  Nolita House, 47 East Houston Street between Mott and Mulberry, 212-625-1712



• Union Bar vs. Cupid
  Join the Union Bar crowd for a night of drink specials, loud music, and hostility against Cupid. Bring your entourage and mingle with other singles.
  
  Union Bar, 204 Park Avenue South between 17th and 18th Streets, 212-674-2105



• No Love @ The Cow
  Those cute Aussies at The Sunburnt Cow are offering an all-you-can-drink singles night for just $20 for two hours of boozing. There will be something called "the ice luge of love" involved.
  
  The Sunburnt Cow, 137 Avenue C between 8th and 9th Streets, 212-674-2105



• Singles Party at People Lounge
  NY Minute Dating is hosting a free Valentine's Day party for singles at People Lounge on the Lower East Side. As of Thursday evening, approximately 300 singles had already RSVPed, so you know the place will be hopping. Happy hour drink specials and prize giveaways are planned. You must email valentineguestlist@nyminutedating.com to get on the guest list.
  
  People Lounge, 163 Allen Street between between Rivington and Stanton Streets, 212-254-2668