As much as we love well-planned date nights, sometimes they just don’t happen. If you are constantly looking for spontaneous things to do with your boyfriend or your spouse, you are in the right place.
As the temperature going up, the fun and excitement is escalating as well.
Whether you are an outdoor person that enjoys water and sunshine, or a homebody that prefers Netflix and chill, here are 69 creative summer date ideas to try!
We’ve put these fun date ideas in alphabet order. It’s going to be a busy and fun summer for you and bae. Now onto the ideas.
Awesome Summer Date Ideas A to Z
A – Aquarium, Apple picking, Acro-yoga, Act like you belong, Arcade
- Acro-yoga: This beautiful combination of acrobatics and yoga can be the best way to introduce your spouse into the yogis world. It put your teamwork, mutual trust and (of course) balance to test. Not for everyone, but definitely worth a try.
- Act like you belong: Choose any local event that doesn’t require an admission, like a summer parade. Act like you are one of the participants and guess who get busted first.
- Arcade: Hours with fun arcade games will get you and your date bounce up and down. Perfect as a first date idea as well.
B – Baking, Backyard movie night, Bookstore, Beach, Bike-riding, Body painting
- Backyard movie night: create a perfect drive-in in your backyard and enjoy the full intimacy (grab your make-out blanket or put out your air mattress if you like). Click here for our full backyard drive-in DIY guide.
- Bookstore: Go to any local bookstore and choose a book for your sweetheart. Take it as a chance to get to know each other better.
- Body painting: Perfect intimate date idea to bond with your spouse. Take your clothes off and paint on each other. Don’t look in the mirror before both of your artworks are completed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTdYGHweu9k
C – Convertible elope, Coupon blind date, Camping
- Coupon blind date: Want to make your date night affordable and unexpected? One of you pick 10 coupons that can be used on a date. Write them down and put in a container. The other randomly draws one from your “date night box”.
D – Driving range, Dessert hunt
- Driving range: Golfer or not, enjoy the fresh air and bright sunshine in the lawn! If one of you is more experienced, teach the other one how to do it and enjoy the snuggling.
E – Escape room, Explore a new city
- Explore a new city: If you have 2 or 3 days time, perfect! Drive to a city nearby that you have never visited or lived in before and explore!
If you don’t have that time, pick 2 to 3 new locations in your own city and travel like a tourist. You may find some new fun of local dating.
F – Farmer’s market, Fishing
G – Gondola ride, ghost tour, Go-Kart racing
H – Hammock, Hotel pool date, Hiking
I – Ice-cream date, Indoor rock-climbing
- Ice-cream date: Can’t think of anything more summer-appropriate than ice-cream and popsicles.
J – Jump from a waterfall, Jodo, Jogging
- Jump from a waterfall: (Of course a small one) Perfect for those who want to take their adventure to the next level this summer. If there isn’t in your city, hit the pool and do a jump!
- Jodo: Jodo is an ancient Japanese martial art, meaning “the way of stick” in Japanese. It takes great strength and agility to master this art. Let’s see who’s a better fighter.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM_eRs64ehg
L – Learn to dance, live shows
K – Kayaking, Karaoke
M – Mini-golfing, Make s’more, Maze
- Maze: Get in a maze from different entrances and find each other.
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N – Netball, Netflix, National park
O – Outdoor concert, Observatory
P- Photo challenge, Pool party, Palm reading, Puppet show
Photo challenge: Set the timer and let’s see how many great shots you can get for each other in 10 minutes! (inspired by the talented Jordan Matter, check his video below!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylPcbRgLa4A
Q – Quesadillas, Quickdraw, Quiz
Quickdraw: Draw anything on paper and let your sweetie guess.
R – Roller skating, Remodel a room, RV getaway
S – Stargazing, Sunrise, Scavenger hunt, Sports bar night, Skydiving, Spa
T – Thrift shopping, Tubing, Theme park, Trivia games
U – Ukulele, University tour
V – Vineyard tour, Volunteering
W – Water balloon fight
Y – Yogurt-making
X – X-box gaming, “X”hibit
Z – Ziplining, Zoo
Cool? Can’t wait to try all these couple dates! This summer is going to be so sweet and memorable for you and your sweetie with these summer date ideas!
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Happy Dating!