I know we all love the classic standby of a great dinner date, but sometimes we just need some fresh ideas for dates. Don’t worry. I’ve come to your rescue with a few things that have come to mind over the past few months.

My apologies in advance for only including things that I think sound fun (you can add a camping date to your own list, but I’ll skip that one for myself), and my apologies for dates that are localized to our area – but those can easily be swapped for your area’s own local attractions.

Have fun, and may the love and laughter be ever in your favor!

1. Make or build something together date
2. Thrift store date
3. Bookstore date
4. Fair date
5. Picnic in the park date
6. Mini-golfing and fro-yo date
7. Silverwood (or any theme park) date
8. Dinner + a show date
9. Dancing date
10. Coffeeshop date (find the cutest and coziest coffeeshop)
11. Movie date
12. Paddle boarding date
13. Escape room date
14. Walk through the neighborhood date
15. Serve others date
16. Ghetto date at the gas station
17. Make dinner with friends date
18. Greenbluff (or orchard/pumpkin patch) date
19. Watch the sunset
20. Watch the sunrise (with thermoses of tea/coffee + breakfast food)
21. Rowboat on the lake date
22. Babysit someone else’s kids date
23. Road trip date
24. Pottery or painting date
25. Shooting date
26. Geocaching date
27. Breakfast date
28. Bowling date
29. Treasure hunt date
30. Favorite movie date
31. Roller skating date
32. Childhood memories date
33. Bike ride date
34. Walk by the river date
35. Docksides + walk by the lake date
36. Book or movie themed date
37. Fancy/classy date
38. Game night date
39. Historical site date
40. Sporting event date
41. Holiday-themed date
42. Ice cream date
43. Cultural/political/community event date
44. Concert date
45. A “try something new” date
46. A “literary lover” themed date (see ideas in this blog post and this one)
47. Summer outdoor movie date
48. An “exploring nature” date
49. A “boring-chore-made-fun-with-you” date
50. A Home Depot/Ikea decorate-your-dream-home date
51. Star-gazing date
52. Talk by the fireplace late into the night date

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