Some people travel looking for the best parties, others travel to find the best beaches, while foodies look for the best restaurants and street foods. If you are looking for top-notch entertainment, there are plenty of cities where you can do some exciting and unusual activities. You probably know that the best karaoke parties are in Japan and Korea, and Las Vegas, Macau, and Monaco are the places to visit if you want to play casino games.
This time we’re going to talk about the best cities for bingo fans. If you think that all bingo venues are the same, think again because bingo has changed significantly lately. One of the key contributing factors to the modernization of bingo in general and bingo venues is the emergence and popularisation of online bingo. Players started switching online as it is a lot more convenient, so conventional bingo venues had to adapt and offer something new and exciting for a change.
London
London is the bingo capital of the world, and there’s a reason why it founds its way to the top of our list. There were more bingo halls in the UK’s capital in the old days than there are now, but we have bingo venues now. You may wonder what’s the difference between a hall and a venue, and to put it simply, venues are modern and offer more exciting bingo variants.
Nowadays, bingo games are organized at a lot of non-standard venues. It’s not just dedicated halls/venues.
Have you ever been to the Breakfast Club Battersea at Clapham? They’re now doing bingo nights, with party mashup, quiz nights, and other fun activities for all visitors. Tickets are available from £7, which is not a lot for an amusing and unusual bingo party.
Selecta Saturday Special is a bingo party at UKG Bingo at Camden from 6 pm until 9:45 pm. If you fancy bingo and garage music, this is the right place for you.
Finally, if you’re a house fan, you’ll have a blast at Brixton’s Cattivo, where Bubbles & Bingo events are held.
Paris
The city of light is another great city for bingo fans. You may think of the UK as a top bingo destination, but the game was played in France long before it made its way to Britain.
Bingo made it to France towards the end of the 18th century, and the French elite grew quite fond of it in the following decades. Nowadays, there are a lot of standard bingo halls in the French capital where you can play bingo every evening. One thing that’s typical for Paris is Bastille Day Bingo which takes place every year on the 14th of July in memory of the French Revolution and the attack on Bastille prison in 1789. One specific thing about Paris and Parisian bingo is that you need to yell ‘King’ when you hit bingo and not ‘bingo.’
New York
If you look at any list of top cities, New York will surely be on it regardless of the topic. So, it is hardly surprising that New York is also one of the best cities for bingo fans.
The Fifth Avenue bingo hall is one of the fanciest and most popular New York bingo venues. It opens every evening at 6 pm, and the most exciting thing about it is that there’s table service to get your food and drinks without any interruptions to the game.
Le Poisson Rouge Bingo Hall is located on Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village, and you can enjoy a game of bingo with a cocktail in your hand. If you are a fan of the funky sound, you will enjoy the standard DJ sets at this venue.
Glasgow
Even though London is the largest city in the UK and its capital, Glasgow has often been called UK’s bingo capital due to the popularity of the game in Scotland’s largest city.
Carlton bingo hall in Partick is one of the most famous bingo halls located in Glasgow’s West End. The place is sometimes referred to as the effs (F&F) since it used to be called that when it was just a dance hall. Then there’s Buzz bingo, located on Hawthorn Street, and this venue opens at 11 am. There are few Mecca bingo halls for more traditional bingo fun. Finally, there’s the Hillhead Bookclub, where the Lady Balls Bingo takes place.