25+ Must-Do Dating Bucket List Ideas
Looking for dating bucket list ideas for adults? Check out our list must-do ideas and make your dates memorable. Happy memories build great relationships!
Bake together.
Find a recipe that you’d love to try, and bake it together. It’s win/win. Loving teamwork and chowing down. It doesn’t get any better than that.
Beer tasting at a local brewery.
Do you know the different types and flavors of beer? Why not learn more by taking a beer tasting class at a local brewery. (If you’d rather have a beer tasting party at home, see how here.)
Bicycle ride & picnic.
As soon as the weather is nice enough to get your bicycles out, plan a gorgeous cycle tour in your neighborhood and have a romantic picnic in the park. Or, make it a whole day event and tour your hometown, stopping at new eateries for snacks and meals. Who knows what you’ll discover together!
Billiards or pool is a fun pastime.
Play pool together at a nearby pub, or learn how to play if you don’t know how. It’s a skill that’s on many bucket lists!
Bonfire on the beach.
One of the simple pleasures in life is roasting marshmallows and making s’mores on a bonfire. And it’s a totally different experience when it’s just the two you with sound of the waves on the beach and the crackling of the bonfire.
Camping together has to be on your dating bucket list!
Get back to nature and go camping – any time of year. In fact, try it at different times of year just for the experience. If you don’t have camping equipment, borrow from a friend just so you can cross it off your dating bucket list. It’s always an adventure.
Dance party for two at home.
Sometimes we get stuck in a rut as a couple and forget the fun of dancing when we were first together. The only time we dance after we’ve been together for awhile is at weddings! Put on your favorite dance playlist and twirl your girl around the room.
Date night ideas card decide where you’ll go & what you’ll do.
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Drive-in movies are always a great idea.
If there is a drive-in theatre near you, you absolutely have to go see a movie there at least once during the summer. Check out their movie schedule and pick a great one for snuggles. (My dad’s girlfriend was so emotional at Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid that she ripped the padding off the door arm rest. Snuggles are better.)
Fondue night fun.
Romance + Fondue = Laughter, Fun & Yum! Fondue equipment* isn’t expensive and you can use chocolate or cheese in it for two different experiences. It’s a must-do on your dating bucket list.
Hike or go for a nature walk.
Exercising together, taking in the fresh air and navigating trails is a great breather break from the world. Again, take a romantic picnic.
Hot air balloon ride & see sunrise.
Champagne above the clouds in a hot air balloon is as romantic as it gets. It’s on almost everyone’s bucket list, but how many people actually do it? You be the one who crosses it off the list!
Journal together and keep love strong.
Journal together for 30 days, and reignite your deep love for one another. Prompts give you the opportunity to show gratitude and reconnect. Couples who journal together focus on bettering their relationship and getting to know their partner on a different level. The Keeping Love Strong Couples Journal is available in our Playtime & Party Store for $5.00.
Line dancing or country-western dancing lessons.
Sign up for country western or line dancing lessons. It’s fun learning together & dancing. Whether you enjoy country music or not, it’s great fun to try something truly unique.
Netflix & chill level up.
Drag the mattress into the living room and plop it right in front of the TV. Camp out in there for the weekend and binge watch your favorite movie series or a new TV show. Make themed food to match. Fairy lights around the mattress is a nice touch, too. (Wanna know who enjoys this idea the best? Your dog! Ours sure did.)
Outdoor markets are fun any day of the year.
Many of us stroll through an outdoor market looking for Christmas presents, but in most areas there are outdoor market all year long. Visit other times of year when the crowds aren’t as big, and enjoy looking at all the interesting products that aren’t available anywhere else. And of course enjoy a meal or a snack while you’re there.
Outdoor theaters level up a picnic in the park.
Binge-watching at home is fun, but when you’re old & gray together will you really remember sitting in front of the TV? Create happy memories by trying something new. Watch a movie in an outdoor theater. Don’t forget the picnic. Make it match the theme of the movie for more fun!
Picnic on the floor in bad weather outdoors.
Picnics are romantic! So have a picnic on the living room rug if the weather is bad. Nothing can stop a lovebird picnic. Definitely on the must-do dating bucket list.
Pottery class together is so romantic it’s in the movies.
Recreate the steamy pottery scene from the romance movie Ghost*. (Only, you’ll both be able to see each other without Whoopie Goldberg’s help.)
And the bonus: you’ll have pottery to display at home and you can proudly report, “we made those.”
How many dates end with a work of art you can keep forever?
Retro theater date to see a classic movie.
There’s something exciting about seeing a movie in a retro theater! They often have a weekend series on different themes such as movie genres or favorite actors. Check out the retro theater near you and plan a date or two around a classic movie you’d like to see. It’ll be a bust or a blast, but either way it’s fun!
Snow is romantic. Make snow angels, have a snow ball fight, make a snowman.
Christmas movies & winter romance movies always have the couple playing in the snow together. It’s romantic. So is warming up together afterward. Better put that on the dating bucket list, too.
Sparklers are fun any time of the year.
Stock up on sparklers and celebrate everything at any time of year with them. New haircut? Great day at work? Kids went straight to bed? Promotion? End the day together with sparklers, the mini-fireworks.
Stargaze together.
You can keep stargazing simple and lay on a blanket in your backyard, or sip wine on your deck. Or, you can make it a great adventure and take a picnic or go through the drive thru and pick up your dinner and go on a road trip outside of the city lights for better viewing.
Tailgate party for two.
Tailgate parties at the game are fun, but a tailgate party for two is it’s own kind of pleasure. Yes, you can tailgate any time of year. Bring hot food and drinks in the winter, and cold food and drinks in the summer. Easy, peasy.
Weight lifting or body sculpting focus together.
Weightlifting is an activity that requires pairs for safety. So why not have fun with it and body sculpt together?
Winter wine & cheese on your back deck.
When you’re home, it’s easy to turn a wine & cheese moment into an adventure by dining alfresco – even in the winter. Especially if you have an outdoor firepit or fireplace.
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