SOBRIETY IN THE CITY is your guide to substance-free adventures and events in cities across the United States. We’re bringing you hidden gems, local hangouts, art exhibits, unique attractions and pop-up events, limited shows, and tours. Being fully present allows us to enjoy life to the fullest. But we’re still taking it all in, just one day at a time.
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We’re curating lots of ideas and content on how to live your best sober lifestyle in cities across the USA. Make sure to check out these cities where we have Sober Curators actively keeping us up to date with the latest events and hot spots to check out.
DALLAS – MINNEAPOLIS/ST PAUL – SEATTLE – NYC
If you have the perfect sober city movement agenda, reach out to us! We would love to share your ideas with our community. DM us on social media or email us directly at thesobercurator@gmail.com.
Thinking about bigger travel plans than just a day or two in a city? WHAT A TRIP brings you sober travel tips and agendas galore.
Senior Sober Curator travel contributor Teresa Bergen visits Shipshewana, Indiana, a rare dry town in the heart of Amish country. From horse-drawn buggies and the Menno-Hof museum to Amish auctions, bulk food stores, musical theater, flea markets, and kayaking the Pigeon River, Shipshewana offers a peaceful, alcohol-free travel experience rooted in simplicity, curiosity, and small-town charm.
Kim Bellas of Sober Is the New Cool reflects on the annual White Party in New York City, where more than 40 women from Canada and the United States gathered for an evening of sober connection, friendship, wellness, and a sense of belonging. At the heart of the night was the White Heart Initiative and its simple but powerful message: “I’m glad you exist. The world is a better place because you’re in it.”
Giesen 0% is bringing non-alcoholic wine spritzes to Pride House LA/West Hollywood’s World Cup kickoff weekend, celebrating Pride Month, LGBTQ+ athletes, and mindful drinking in one major cultural moment.
Teresa Bergen takes readers on an alcohol-free trip through Pensacola, Florida, from shore diving and dolphin tours to parks, historic forts, beach walks, vegan dining, cat cafés, and sober-friendly surprises. Even with its beach-town party energy, Pensacola offers plenty for nondrinkers who prefer their fun in, on, or under the water.
Twenty years. One Diet Coke. One very glittery gift bag. The AB That’s Me Birthday Kit is live at Sober AF Bottle Shop in Tacoma — and yes, they ship.
Kindred Spirits in downtown Richland, Washington, is more than a nonalcoholic bar and bottle shop. Founded by Marlys and Chuck Aspinwall after reassessing their relationship with alcohol, the Tri-Cities shop now offers NA spirits, wines, botanicals, sober events, book clubs, paint-and-sip nights, and a welcoming space for alcohol-free community.
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