Finding other Pagans can be surprisingly awkward. The nearest moot may be two towns away, the local group may not suit you, and some people would rather avoid organised religion altogether.
What exists
Moots — usually informal, pub- or café-based meetings. Low commitment, variable quality, good for meeting people without joining anything.
Open rituals and seasonal events — public or semi-public celebrations of the festivals. Useful for atmosphere and for seeing how a group works before getting closer.
Covens, groves, hearths — smaller, often closed or semi-closed working groups. Entry requirements vary. Some are excellent. Some are not.
Festivals — larger gatherings, sometimes camping, sometimes day events. Intense, social, occasionally overwhelming.
Online spaces — forums, Discord servers, social media groups. Convenient and uneven.
How to approach them
Go once as a visitor before deciding anything. Watch how people speak to newcomers, whether disagreement is tolerated and whether the same two people do all the talking.
Leaving after one visit is not rude. Neither is practising alone. A person may want company without wanting group ritual, or ritual without a new social life.
See also How Solitary Pagans Connect and What Is a Pagan Moot?.
Community and dating
Dating within a small group has an obvious complication: if it ends, both people may still attend the same events. Be discreet, do not recruit mutual friends into the disagreement, and remember that the other person still has to live in the same local scene.