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52 Fun Date Night Ideas

One idea I've adopted this year from a great guy and entrepreneurial friend of mine named Evan is a going on a weekly date night. At first I was hesitant (for no good reason), but the more I thought about it the more excited I got. It's actually pretty simple. My wife Tunga and I found a jar (an old candle jar) and filled it with lots of fun date night ideas. And every week we pick one and then do it. That's it.

When I wrote 52 Questions for a Better Relationship, I included some of the ideas we picked and added quite a few more so you could make your own date night jar too if you wanted too. Here is the list:

52 Fun Date Night Ideas

  1. Plan a picnic
  2. Take a mini road trip
  3. Go snowshoeing
  4. Dinner and a movie
  5. Drive-in movie
  6. Go bowling
  7. Play a kids game
  8. Walk to dinner
  9. Go apple picking
  10. Stargaze
  11. Take the scenic route home
  12. Visit farmer’s market
  13. Sign up for a race
  14. Go to a sports game
  15. Visit a plant nursery
  16. Go kayaking
  17. Make a bucket list
  18. Attend book reading
  19. Give DIY massages
  20. Play outdoor sport
  21. Plan a long sleep in
  22. Explore a winery
  23. Wander a bookstore
  24. Play with puppies
  25. Take a surprise trip
  26. Sleep by fireplace
  27. Find a local swimming hole
  28. Go pottery painting
  29. Go thrift shopping
  30. Go on dinner cruise
  31. Take a brewery tour
  32. Discover a museum
  33. Act like a tourist
  34. Visit a flea market
  35. Have a game night
  36. Go to the opera
  37. Visit a gourmet grocery store
  38. Go on a hike
  39. Go to a dinner party
  40. Visit a coffee shop
  41. Go to a county fair
  42. Take a new class
  43. Learn a new dance
  44. Go to a trivia night
  45. Host a fondue night
  46. Volunteer together
  47. Try a fitness class
  48. Head to the spa
  49. Get extra sex ed
  50. Morning matinee
  51. Find an art gallery
  52. Drive without a destination
This is #5 in my occasionally romantic series 100 Awesome Things for Entrepreneurs where I remember little awesome reasons why I love being an entrepreneur.