Whether it’s your first or your 51st date, you’ll get bulk brownie points if you organise something with a healthy dose of wow factor. In this whopping countdown we rank the 201 best date ideas, updated for 2021.
201. Take part in AmazingCo’s online trivia with your loved ones and your friends
200. Go get some sushi, or make your own at home
199. Play some volleyball
198. Rent scooters and cruise around town
197. Go to a natural spring, if there's one in your area
196. Get competitive all from home with AmazingCo’s At Home Date Night
With our At-Home Date Night, you and your loved one will be set for 1-2 hours of challenges, games, activities and riddles, all from the comfort of home!
195. Get lost in a hedge maze
194. Play some squash
193. Get made up in ghoulish makeup and watch horror movies
192. Make a list of missions to accomplish together
191. Put together the ultimate song playlist
190. Cook a park -or garden- bbq together
189. Master your own cocktails
188. Do a MasterClass course together
With courses taught by the likes of Natalie Portman (acting), Gordon Ramsay (cooking), and Steph Curry (basketball), it’s well worth the $280/year cost of admission for two people.
Get an annual MasterClass subscription here.
187. Climb a tree (and unleash your inner child)
186. Get lost people-watching at a cafe, or for a socially distanced twist, rug up with hot chocolate at a park
185. Play a game from your childhood
184. Set out your bucket list and start ticking off items, together
183. Never underestimate the power of a good old fashioned movie night at home
182. Take turns cooking each other breakfast in bed
181. Do a home workout together
180. Stay in with AmazingCo’s Foodie Date Night
You and your loved one will be spending a delicious evening in together making your way through 10 different food related activities (including cooking, tasting, music, trivia and craft challenges!).
179. Make your own waterpark in the backyard
178. Complete a 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle together
Or each buy the same smaller pieced jigsaw, and see who can finish it first!
177. Play bingo
176. Get lost in reality with VR
175. Get competitive with a board game night at home
174. Give each other haircuts***
*** AmazingCo takes no responsibility for potential poor haircuts, nor the negative consequences that arise from receiving said poor haircut.
173. Babysit together
172. Play some poker!
171. Have a hit of tennis
170. If you’ll be spending lots of time together at home, deck the house in fairy lights for zen ambiance!
169. Enjoy a night making (and bingeing on) pancakes
168. Do each other’s make up
167. Make a Youtube video together
166. Learn Tai Chi together
165. Pretend to be super wealthy
Dress up and go to high-priced open homes and enquire about expensive yachts.
164. Conduct some science experiments together
There are plenty of fun ones on Youtube.
163. Donate blood together
162. Go on a metal detecting hunt
The cost of buying the metal detector may well be paid off on your first expedition. And, if not, it’s still a whole lot of fun.
161. Interview each other
Dig deep into each other’s pasts and find out what really makes you both tick.
160. Soak up your local history
Visit the historical landmarks in your town or city.
159. Go to some open homes
Perhaps even an auction or two.
158. Take part in a workout class together
157. Visit your grandparents - or give them a call if this is safer
156. Take a DJ class, or learn online!
155. Go on a brewery tour, or buy your own pretentious craft beers and jot down what you taste (for a stay at home alternative)
154. Train for a race together
153. Take joint music lessons, or rent an instrument and learn online
152. Have a drink at a rooftop bar, or make your own creations at home for a socially distanced twist
151. Go to the local town/city show
150. Take a walk through a rainforest
149. Get a tattoo or piercing together
148. Visit haunted houses or buildings in your area
147. Go to a local fundraising event
146. Record a podcast together
Who knows, it might be the next big hit!
145. Share a glass of red
Or two or three…
144. Play your favourite video game
143. Have some cocktails at a local landmark
142. Go on a dinner tour, or have an intimate dinner party at home!
Organise a progressive dinner date that starts somewhere for canapés and ends up somewhere completely different for dessert, or eat at different themed rooms in your home.
141. Go stargazing at the planetarium, or at a park
140. Go on a city walking tour
If there’s none organised in your city, make up your own.
139. Go to a cat cafe
138. Play some frisbee
137. Spend the day at the local pool
136. Do a trapeze class
135. Join a dancing class, or learn online!
134. Go on a motorbike ride
Safely, please.
133. Share a lunch hour date
132. Compete in your own Olympic games
131. Have a country-themed date night
Pick a country you both love (or would love to visit) and dedicate the whole night to it: food, outfits, the whole kit and kaboodle.
130. Go to an aquarium
129. Listen to a podcast together somewhere peaceful
128. Play some badminton
127. Attend a car show
126. Do some pottery painting
125. Go to a demolition derby
124. Take part in a pub crawl, or do an at-home one with friends!
123. Buy supplies from your local hardware store and build something together
A bird house, perhaps?
122. Visit the local cemetery
Not recommended for the faint hearted…
121. Paint together
Self-portraits, sceneries, fruit, or whatever else comes to you.
120. Lead each other on a tour of your city
119. Go skateboarding
118. Throw a garden party for two
117. Go sky diving
116. Relive your first date
115. Go horseback riding
114. Go skinny-dipping
113. See a fortune teller
112. Cheer on your local team
Pick a sport, pick a local team, and go cheer your lungs out.
111. Play with some puppies
Go pet store hopping and cuddle the newborn pups.
110. Do a mud or colour run
109. Go whiskey tasting, or get whiskey delivered to your home with a subscription service!
108. Visit your favourite book store, or have a cozy reading day at home
107. Become photographers for a day
106. Go water skiing
105. Laze around in a field
104. Go ten pin bowling
103. Get some ice cream
102. Donate to a local charity
101. Make an amazing race for each other
100. Do a surfing lesson together
Can’t surf? This makes it even funnier!
99. Do a coffee shop crawl
98. Blow your mind at a science centre
97. Do a live drawing class
96. Dress up to the nines and sip cocktails and sparkling from home
Who said you needed to go out to “go out”?
95. Get fish and chips by the water
94. Take a yoga class, or join an online one
93. Visit the countryside and enjoy the road trip up
92. Pick a mishmash of ingredients and cook something crazy
91. Hit a morning movie - or watch it in bed!
90. Watch the sunrise
89. Do a local council activity
88. Spend the night by the fire cooking smores
87. Go for brunch - or treat your loved one to a well deserved breakfast in bed
86. Do a real triathlon
85. Do a funny triathlon
Pick three whacky events (eating a litre of ice cream, going on a rollercoaster, swimming in a lake) and see who can do them the fastest.
84. Get lost in IKEA
83. Redecorate a room in your house
82. Order takeout and support local small businesses
81. Binge watch a TV show
80. Pet the animals at a shelter
79. Star gaze from a mountain
78. Go coupon shopping for activities
Visit sites look Scoopon and Groupon to snag yourself a deal.
77. Go happy hour hopping, or enjoy an at-home bar crawl instead!
Line up some bars with the best and longest happy hour deals and hop from deal to deal.
76. Play some ping pong
75. Go bungee jumping
74. Go snorkelling
73. Play some pool
72. Take a scenic train ride
71. Play some darts
70. Try to break a world record
You can pick one from the official Guinness World Records book here.
69. Pick a sport you know nothing about and go to a game
68. Assume new identities and pick each other up at a bar
67. Watch a marathon of movies from your childhood
66. Fly kites
65. Spend the day at a coffee shop building a puzzle
64. Go hang gliding
63. Take a chopper ride
62. Visit the zoo
61. Go for a walk or drive with the sole goal of getting lost
60. Go antique shopping
59. Set a destination and get there with only a compass and map
58. Hire a luxury car and go cruising
If you’re Australian, click here to hire a prestige, luxury car with Unique Car Rentals.
57. Try your hand at a sport you've both never played before
56. Go to the snow
55. Visit the local arcade
54. Learn a new language together
You can use the Duolingo app or a service like Rosetta Stone.
53. Take a long walk to dinner
Pick a restaurant five or 10 kilometres away and get there by walking.
52. Visit the local nursery
And choose a plant for you both to keep.
51. Brew your own beer
50. Take a boat ride
49. Play some pub trivia
48. Visit a jazz club
47. Chill out in a flotation tank
Watch the stress float away…
46. Give each other a massage
45. Get a couple’s massage
44. Go garage sale hopping
43. Volunteer
Find a cause that you’re both passionate about and spend the night volunteering your time.
42. Take a dance class, or join online
41. Visit a farmer’s market
40. Take an art class
39. Take a cooking class, or join online
38. Stage a cooking contest
The poor man’s MasterChef: Agree on a limited number of ingredients and see who can out-cook the other.
37. Have a TV show marathon
36. Try your hand at archery
35. Escape from an escape room
34. Have dinner at a themed restaurant
33. Watch the sunset
32. Go go-karting
31. Have a staycation at home
Buy hotel-esque slippers and order ‘room service’ (takeout).
30. Order tickets to a film festival
29. Go for a swim and sauna
28. Make pizzas at home
27. Go fishing
26. Help make someone else’s day by doing something kind together
25. Sing karaoke
24. Go fruit picking
23. Play some paintball
22. Go roller skating
21. Play some putt-putt
20. Go zip-lining
19. Go to an open mic show
18. Go indoor trampolining
17. Go rock climbing
16. Go thrift shopping
Give yourselves a spending and time limit, and see who can score the best outfit find.
15. Go bike riding
14. Try a new cuisine
13. Relax at the spa
12. Go paddle boarding or kayaking
11. Stage a water fight
10. Head to the beach
9. Go camping
8. Visit a winery
Or do a wine tasting at home night instead!
7. Take a mini trip somewhere local
6. Go to the drive-ins
5. Go hiking
Get out and about in nature away from the crowds.
4. Go ice skating
And sip on some hot chocolate at home after.
3. Go to a comedy show
2. Go on a Mystery Picnic
1. Go hot air ballooning
Conclusion
There you have it, our countdown of the 201 best date ideas. Remember, if you’re looking for something really special to do this weekend, check out our boutique experiences for couples.
