50+ Epic Fun Date Ideas That You're Guaranteed to Love!

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Need some fun date ideas that’re not dinner and a movie? This post is all about epic & romantic date ideas that are anything but basic and that you’ll be guaranteed to love...

If there is one thing the last couple of years have shown us, it’s how important love is. And living, actually living. That probably sounds super cheesy but it’s true! We’ve been given an opportunity to look at life and love in a whole new way.

Honestly, actually being able to go out on a date has become so much more special and something to appreciate. Whether you’re going out on a first date or it’s your 500th date, it’s an opportunity to do something fun and exciting with someone you love (or really like, or even just someone you’re starting to get to know!).

It can be hard to come up with date ideas outside of like a dinner date. (Trust me, I know!) But those are so… done and lowkey cliché (we’ve all gone on a million dinner dates before!). Don’t get me wrong a good old dinner date has it’s time and place but sometimes you want to do something different and fun, right?! Which is why this post contains EPIC date ideas that are just fun and unique and romantic.

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50+ Epic, Romantic & Fun Date Ideas That You’re Guaranteed to Love!

1. VISIT AN ART GALLERY: Art galleries are such a beautiful place to spend time together, strolling and looking at beautiful art. Art can be deep and it can bring out so many emotions and feels, which is why it makes for the perfect place to go on a date…

2. OUTDOOR PICNIC: If you pick the right location, a picnic is such a cute, intimate affair. Honestly, what’s better than food and good scenery with someone you enjoy spending time with.

3. FOOD TRUCK HOPPING: For the foodie couple! If you live in a city with lot of food trucks, a fun thing to do would be to go around, hopping from truck to truck, tasting food (the weirder the better!). This could work with hole-in-the-wall restaurants too, the goal is to try a lot of food and have fun!

4. GO TO AN ARCADE: Arcades are super fun, this would be the perfect date to just not take each other too seriously and have a blast. And if y’all are a little bit of a competitive pair then an arcade would be the perfect place to let out that playful competitive spirit…

5. COUPLES GAME NIGHT: Having a game night is another great date idea that’s super chill and fun and a great way to get to know each other on a new level. You could play games like Uno or Monopoly or even scrabble (if you’re feeling frisky!)…

6. GO KART RACING: If kart racing is available near where you are, why not go there for your next date. Y’all know go-karts are fun and thrilling, I mean name one person that’s gone go-karting and has come back mad about the experience!

7. WINE TASTING: Wine Tasting is a classic. We all know wine and romance go together so well. So find a local winery or wine-shop and just have a blast tasting wine and pretending to be sophisticated.

8. BACKYARD MOVIE NIGHT: Think about it, it’s a cool evening, there is a romantic outdoor setup in your backyard full of pillows and blankets and snacks, some fairy-lights sprinkled about, and a projector playing rom-coms…

9. HOTEL STAYCATION: We all need even just one night of pure relaxation and planning a little staycation could be the perfect way to do that. So book a hotel room somewhere nearby, order foodservice or go to a spa. All you gotta do on this date is enjoy being pampered and relax…

10. GO TO A CERAMICS CAFE: A quick google search can tell you if you have those ceramic cafes around. You know the places that let you paint ceramics (like plates or mugs). This type of date could be super fun but also meaningful because you could paint custom plates for each other.

11. ROLLER SKATING: This is the type of date idea that is fun whether you’re both beginners or not. But think about it, if you’re both beginners this could be the type of hilarious date that goes down in memory…

12. COUPLES YOGA: If you swear by yoga then bring a partner along for your next session! The best part about a yoga date is that you can do it at home or at a studio (a lot of places have couples yoga sessions!)…

13. MAKE S’MORES INDOORS: S’mores are a delicious classic and sure you can build a backyard fire and roast s’mores and have it be a super romantic date, but if that’s not an option then you can easily get yourselves one of those indoor s’mores kits or even just have a fun s’mores baking session!

14. GO ON A ROAD TRIP: Who else finds long car rides to be really relaxing and enjoyable? The perfect date idea could be to plan a road trip to somewhere far away and just enjoy the journey to get there…

15. HAVE A PICNIC IN THE CAR: This sounds super weird but it’s fun, I swear! This works really well if you have a hatchback or a car with extra room inside or foldable seats. Stuff the space in your car with pillows and blankets and snacks and drive to like a park or something and just relax in your cozy car sanctuary.

16. MAKE A MEAL TOGETHER: There is something painfully romantic about cooking with someone you really like or even love. The slow process of making something together out of a random bunch of ingredients. Talking and tasting, ugh! It’s honestly always feels like a scene out of a rom-com…

17. GO BOOK SHOPPING: For the booknerds! I know any self-respecting booknerds dream date is simple going book shopping, strolling the shelves, smelling the pages. I’m telling you there is nothing more romantic than a bookstore.

18. SWIM IN A LAKE: Do you both like a little adventure? If you live near a lake or are willing to take a road trip to one, a little adventurous dip in a lake sound like the best kind of fun for two people.

19. SUNRISE PICNIC: If you can get past the fact that you’ll be waking up before dawn for this date, it’s actually quite spectacular. Actually watching the sun rise can be really romantic.

20. HAVE A PAINT AND SIP NIGHT: The combination of booze and terrible art will make for a hilarious and cute date night…

21. KARAOKE: You can never go wrong with good old karaoke, as long as you don’t take yourself too seriously.

22. GO TO THE BEACH: Spending time at the beach is one of those activities that never gets old especially if you go with someone you enjoy spending time with…

23. AT HOME SPA NIGHT: Breakout the face masks, the cozy bath robes, the wine and the cheesy romcoms!

24. MINI-GOLF: Or even regular golf, though mini-golf is cuter and much more young and fun.

25. RENT AN AIRBNB: What sounds better than renting out someone else’s house for a couple of days. And if you can find a cute Airbnb, like by a beachside or somewhere scenic, that’s another win.

26. BAKE BREAD TOGETHER: Baking bread is such a special/satisfying process and it would be so fun to make bread from scratch with someone. It has to be something unexpected like sourdough or something like that.

27. BOWLING: Bowling will always be the fun date night game to play. Unleased your playful competitiveness or completely destroy each other in the game, either ways you’ll have a blast.

28. STAR-GAZING IN CAR: You can totally build a romantic fort in your car and then drive out to see the stars. Obviously not in the middle of the city. Somewhere quiet and romantic

29. HAVE A TIE DYE NIGHT: Tie-dyeing is blast. You can totally make a date out of the activity. Make personalized shirts for each other or something.

30. GO TO A THEME PARK: This is a great date because it’s an adventure date! There’s so much you can do at a theme park, especially if you choose the right one.

31. DRIVE IN MOVIE: Drive in movie parks are such a fun way to see movies. All you need are lots of snacks, blankets and your movie partner of course…

32. ICE SKATING: This is more of a winter date but a lot of places have indoor ice-skating rinks so this could be a fun option even outside of winter.

33. VISIT A THEATER: Visit a local theater or a play house. They’re great way to experience stories and going there with your partner could be such a fun and unique experience…

34. GO CAMPING: I know, I know, who wants to sleep outdoors?! But hear me out, camping could be a great experience, you don’t have to completely rough house it if you don’t want to. But just being outdoors, together and one with nature would make the trip totally worth it!

35. BOOK A COOKING CLASS: Even taking one cooking class together would be a fun way to spend time together and learn how to make a meal you’d have never known how to make in the first place! Win win…

36. SWIM IN A LAKE: As someone that is surrounded by lakes, I can verify that a lakeside picnic and date is one of the most romantic and fun things you can do.

37. GO HIKING: If you enjoy hiking (or even if you don’t, it’s all about the scenery for this one) hiking is a great way to spend time together (while also getting those steps in)…

38. INDOOR PICNIC: Need something a little more intimate than an actual outdoor picnic? A cutely set up indoor picnic could literally be the perfect date.

39. RENT A CANOE: Can you picture anything more romantic than lazily gliding along in a canoe?

40. STREET FOOD HOP: This is obviously for the people that live around areas with large street food culture. A fun thing to do would be just hopping from stall to stall together trying out different foods.

41. GAME PARK DRIVE: An insanely good date idea would be to book a ticket at a game park and just go on a mini-safari with your partner.

42. HOME DECOR STORE WINDOW SHOPPING: You know what would be really fun to do? Walk around home decor stores (the kind that stock home furniture and electronics), you don’t have to buy anything but just looking at cool furniture and perusing the shelves. I’ll admit, it’s a lot more fun than it sounds…

43. FRUIT PICKING: A lot of places have orchards that allow in the public to pick fruits, that kind of thing. So bring the love interest along. Spend the day strolling through trees and picking fruit.

44. VISIT COMEDY CLUB: Need a light and fun date? Spend the day/night laughing or cringing at terrible jokes with someone, it’s a fun date either ways!

45. GO SEE A MOVIE: I know this may seem like a basic date idea, but the movie industry has just started to pick back up again so every new movie release feels exciting, so why not go see a movie you’ve both been anticipating as a fun date night.

46. RENT OUT QUAD BIKES: Quad-biking is a blast. And honestly a fantastic date idea. Rent out a couple of quad bikes and have a fun adventure.

47. VIDEO GAME NIGHT: The best part about a video game type of date night is that it cam be virtual too, if you wanted. You could play a multiplayer game and chat through headsets. Or you could plan a real video game night, play two person games and just have fun together…

48. VISIT A ZOO/ANIMAL SANCTUARY: Think about it, you could spend the day with someone you really like, petting adorable animals and learning more about the creatures we share the earth with. It could be one of those quietly meaningful dates.

49. BOOK A POTTERY CLASS: Not only is this a super fun date, learning how to make pottery but it could also be hilarious watching each others attempts if you’re both beginners!

50. PICK BOOKS FOR EACH OTHER AND READ TOGETHER: Picking out books for each other to read and then spending an afternoon or night just reading and enjoying each others company is the type of thoughtful date that is actually a really nice experience to be a part of…

51. EXPLORE A CITY: If you have a bit city near you, a really cool thing to do would be to go around exploring the city and all the cool sites and things to do…

52. COFFEE SHOP DATE: There is no place like a good old coffee shop. Especially if this is going to be a first date type of situation, a coffee shop is the kind of low commitment but still intimate place that would be perfect for a first date.