This section is PACKED with two great sections! (#seewhatwedidthere)
WHAT A TRIP! Sober Travel Destinations and Sober Travel Tips by a group of Sober Curators who have traveled all over the globe! Make sure to check out our Sober Retreats Calendar too!
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 in all, just one day at a time. You can depend on this section for clean, creative alternatives to maximize your time in these fantastic cities. Bonus! We now offer a Sober Events Calendar featuring events in cities across the USA.
DALLAS – MINNEAPOLIS/ST PAUL – SEATTLE – NEW YORK CITY
If you have the perfect sober city movement agenda, contact us! We would love to share your ideas with our community. DM us on social media or email us directly at thesobercurator@gmail.com.
Alysse Bryson is hosting her first retreat with Evolve Retreats. Cover Story runs October 15 to 18 at the Kimpton Miralina in Paradise Valley, Arizona: four days of sunrise walks, sound healing, a professional photo shoot with Barbie Hull, and a live Sober Curator podcast recording in the desert. Early-bird pricing ends August 21.
Tiffany Jenkins flew across the country to accept the IOCDF’s 2026 Illumination Award and forgot to pack her clothes. The Sober Curator was at OCD Con 2026 in Seattle for all of it: the movie question everyone wants answered, worry scripts and hot dogs, the psych ward story she tells with zero filter, and a mother from Georgia turning unimaginable loss into a movement at the intersection of OCD and addiction.
The HER: Heal. Empower. Recover. podcast launches Aug. 2 at Inlet Theatre in Port Moody with comedy, a podcasting panel, a live recording and alcohol-free drinks. The evening will also raise funds for SHE RECOVERS and support its global recovery community.
The Gavin Sisters are redefining alcohol-free retreats with plant-based meals, real connection, comedy, and no preachy wellness vibes in Suffolk and Portugal.
Out of 8 billion people, sometimes you find the ones who change everything. Kim Bellas writes about her friendship with Eve Goldberg, the founder of BigVision NYC, who answered every parent’s greatest heartbreak by building a home where young adults in recovery find music, comedy nights, basketball, belonging and each other.
Five crossings in, I have a clear sense of why this slower way of traveling suits long-term sobriety better than…
Eight years alcohol-free, Megan Swan treated the Calgary Stampede like a reporting assignment: corporate open bars, a Michelin Key rooftop, the Badlands rave tent, tech mixers and the chuckwagon races, ordering zero-proof at every stop. The verdict: sober Stampede has arrived, the math favors the non-drinkers, and watch that checkout screen before you tip 36% without noticing.
A Machine Gun Kelly concert in Scranton reminded Julianne why sober community must be built with intention, compassion, and an open door for anyone curious enough to come.
A wine brand just became the official sponsor of a sober dance tour, and that tells you everything about where this culture is headed. Giesen 0% is pouring at Daybreaker’s “Let’s Be Friends” stops all summer, and we’ve got every city on the calendar.
Ashley McBryde’s NA-forward Redemption Bar is crossing the border this July with its first-ever Canadian pop-up at Cavendish Beach Music Festival in Prince Edward Island. For anyone who has ever loved live music and dreaded the drinking culture surrounding it, this one is for you.
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.
Senior Sober Curator Amy Liz Harrison explores the reality of modern air travel for sober and neurodivergent passengers and highlights 26 U.S. airports with meditation rooms, chapels, sensory rooms, and quiet spaces. While dedicated sober airport lounges do not exist yet, these alcohol-free spaces offer travelers a place to breathe, regulate, pray, journal, text a sponsor, or simply step away from the chaos of terminal bars and boarding-group mayhem.
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.”
In this Beyond the Happy Hour column, Sarah Alamo reflects on learning how to thrive during sober business travel, starting with her first work trip to Las Vegas at 23 days sober. From asking hotels to remove the minibar to finding steady footing on the first night, choosing great meals, exploring new cities, and staying sharp at client dinners, she reminds readers that sober work trips can become fuller, clearer, and far more enjoyable than expected.
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.
A golf holiday in Thailand can offer more than time on the green. This sponsored post explores how fresh air, movement, tropical scenery, spa treatments, nutritious Thai food, and a built-in digital detox can create a restorative wellness travel experience for the mind and body.
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.
The bartender looked momentarily confused when I ordered my third Diet Coke of the afternoon.”Are you sure you don’t want…
For couples who value mindful travel, an engagement ring can be more than a beautiful piece of jewelry. It can become a symbol of shared values, meaningful journeys, and a love story built with intention. This guide explores how conscious couples are choosing rings that reflect not only their commitment, but the life they are creating together.
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.
Three deaths. Eleven confirmed or probable cases. A ship that spent weeks at sea under international health surveillance before docking…
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.
The DJ booth is tucked between the espresso machine and the pastry case. It’s 10 AM on a Saturday, and…
Last week my best friend Amy Liz Harrison celebrated her 15-year soberversary, and we did what any two sober women…
Stephanie Housden wanted her shop to resemble her teenage bedroom. That’s why Sober AF is a bright teal and turquoise…
There are two kinds of people who walk into a non-alcoholic bottle shop for the first time. The first kind…
Join me LIVE on BACKSTAGE Wednesday, April 29, from 6 to 7 PM Pacific for a hands-on demo, tool reviews,…
Why Their Addiction Stories Feel Uncomfortably Real Television has never been particularly good at portraying addiction. Most shows fall into…
When we dreamed up the first-ever BACKSTAGE with The Sober Curator event featuring Rufi Thorpe, author of “Margo’s Got Money Trouble”,…
I have been sober for eight years. I say that with real gratitude. Eight years is a long time, and…
