Your Friday the 13th CoMo Dare List

Friday the 13th gets a bad reputation, but we’re calling it an excuse to take a few chances. Try the new place, wear the outfit, say yes to the last-minute invite. Here are 13 ways to shake up your routine in CoMo, and maybe get a good story out of it.

Consider this your excuse to break out of the usual “Where do you want to go?” “I don’t care, where do YOU want to go?” routine.

Let a friend order your drink🍹

Hand over your budget, your preferences, and your hard no’s, then let them take the wheel. Coffee, cocktails, and mocktails are all fair game. Worst case, you find out your best friend has terrible taste.

Try a restaurant you’ve never visited 🍽️

You know that spot in CoMo you keep driving past and saying, “We really need to try that”? Consider this your official sign to actually pull into the parking lot. Bonus points if nobody in your group has been there yet either.

Put your name on the karaoke list 🎤

Pick the song you perform flawlessly in your car and find out whether that confidence survives a microphone. Bring a friend for backup vocals and emotional support. A crowd singalong counts as help from the universe.

Go on a blind date with a book 📚

Browse a local bookstore and choose something outside your usual genre, or ask a bookseller to pick for you. Give them a few clues about what you like, then let them surprise you. At least this blind date won’t spend the whole night talking about an ex.

Order the menu item you always skip 🌮

Ask your server about something unfamiliar, check that it fits your dietary needs, and give it a chance. Your regular order will understand. You’ve been seeing each other exclusively for years.

Let a coin pick dinner 🪙

Choose two local restaurants you’d both be happy with. Assign heads and tails, flip, and commit. If you’re secretly disappointed by the result, congratulations: you finally figured out what you wanted.

Wear the outfit you keep saving ✨

The boots. The jacket. The outfit that’s apparently waiting for an engraved invitation. Wear it to dinner, drinks, or a coffee run. “Friday in Columbia” is a perfectly good occasion.

See a band you’ve never heard of 🎸

Check a local venue’s lineup, grab a ticket, and go in without studying the entire discography first. There’s something fun about hearing a song you love for the very first time in a room full of people.

Go on a $13 treasure hunt 🛍️

Hit up a local antique shop or thrift store with a strict $13 limit. See what happens. A great paperback? A weird mug? A tiny ceramic goose you suddenly can’t live without? Let fate, and the clearance rack, decide.

Say yes to a last-minute plan 🎟️

A friend has an extra ticket? There’s a show starting in an hour? Is your evening still wide open? If it fits your budget and sounds fun, go for it. Give “I would’ve gone if I’d known sooner” the night off.

Go on a solo date ✨

Grab a seat at a local restaurant, catch a movie, or take yourself out for dessert. No group chat, no coordinating schedules, no waiting for someone else to be free. Your own company might turn out to be a pretty great Friday night plan.

Make the first move 💬

Compliment someone’s outfit, introduce yourself to a fellow regular, or ask someone to dance. A little friendly conversation could start a new connection, or just be a nice moment between strangers. Either way, you survived saying hello.

Let go of 13 things 👋

Clear out 13 things you no longer use, wear, or even remember buying. Donate what’s in good shape and give your space a little breathing room. If an unlucky number helps you reclaim that chair covered in clothes, we’re calling it good luck.

You don’t have to do all 13. One small adventure is enough to give you a new favorite place, a funny story, or a reason to get out of the house. (And we have tons of events on our page for you to try them all out!)

Which number are you trying first? Tag the friend you’d trust to order for you and the one who needs absolutely no control over your evening. 🤣