Discover 60+ Third date date ideas
Coming up with ideas for your third date might be easier for some than others. You already had some spark of romance and fun together during your first and second dates. After the initial awkwardness you are now enjoying spending time together in a more relaxed state. For some, getting the details about the other’s likes and dislikes is enough to come up with an interesting and creative third date idea. For others it puts the pressure over finding an even better activity than the last time. We are here to help you with a list of fun, out-of-the-ordinary and cosy third date ideas that will help you find out whether you really click and can help you build a meaningful connection together with your date. Don’t overthink it - we are here to help!
Cultural Heritage Trail Drive
Create an itinerary that includes visits to historical landmarks, cultural centers, and museums showcasing local heritage. Research guided tours or self-guided audio tours available at each location. Learn about the region's history, art, and traditions through interactive exhibits, artifacts, and multimedia presentations. Capture moments with photos and discuss your favorite discoveries over a meal at a local restaurant specializing in regional cuisine.
Brewery Tour and Tasting
Explore local breweries known for their craft beers and unique brewing processes. Many breweries offer guided tours where you can learn about the brewing process, ingredients, and history of the brewery. Sample a variety of beers from their taproom or tasting room menus. Consider purchasing merchandise or a growler of your favorite beer to take home as a memento of your visit.
Vintage Car Show and Cruise
Attend a local vintage car show or classic car rally. Admire restored vehicles from different eras and chat with owners about their passion for automotive history. Join a group cruise after the show to explore scenic routes together.
Roadside Diner Tour of Classic Eateries
Explore nostalgic roadside diners or iconic eateries known for their comfort food and retro ambiance. Order regional specialties like burgers, milkshakes, or homemade pies. Capture the vintage charm with photos and share your favorite finds with friends.
Visit a Historical Site
Explore a local historical site or monument. Entrance fees vary, usually around $5-$15 per person.
Craft Brewery Tour
Tour a local craft brewery and sample different beers. Tours usually cost around $20-$30 per person.
Local Theater Production
Attend a local theater production or community play. Tickets are typically around $10-$20 per person.
Cultural Dance Class
Learn a traditional dance from another culture, like salsa or tango. Classes usually cost around $20-$40 per person.
Origami Workshop
Learn the art of origami together. You can find free online tutorials and all you need is paper. It’s a low-cost, creative activity.
Kintsugi Workshop
Learn the Japanese art of Kintsugi, repairing broken pottery with gold. This mindful and creative activity costs around $40-$60 per person.
Volunteer at an Animal Shelter
Spend a day volunteering at an animal shelter, helping with tasks like walking dogs or cleaning enclosures. This meaningful date is typically free.
Planetarium Sleepover
Some planetariums offer sleepover events with night sky observations. This unique experience costs about $50-$100 per person.
Historical Reenactment Event
Attend a historical reenactment or living history event. Entry fees vary, typically around $10-$25 per person.
Beekeeping Tour
Visit a local apiary and learn about bees and honey production. Tours usually cost about $20-$40 per person.
Archery Lesson
Take a beginner’s archery lesson at a local range. This adventurous date costs about $20-$40 per person.
Trampoline Park
Bounce around and relive your childhood at a trampoline park. This energetic date costs about $15-$25 per person for an hour of jumping. Wear comfortable athletic clothes and be ready for a workout.
Pottery Class
Get creative and make your own pottery pieces in a pottery class. This artistic date costs $30-$60 per person. Wear clothes you don’t mind getting a bit messy, and enjoy the hands-on activity.
Geocaching Adventure
Use GPS coordinates to find hidden "treasures" in your area with a geocaching adventure. It's free or requires a minimal cost for a premium app ($10/year). Bring a small trinket to leave behind and wear comfortable shoes for walking.
Mystery Picnic
Embark on a fun and unique adventure with a mystery picnic. A company provides clues that lead you to your picnic spot and meal items. The cost is around $70-$100 per couple. Choose a location with beautiful scenery to enhance the experience.
Karaoke Kitchen Showdown
Turn your kitchen into a karaoke stage and have a sing-off while cooking dinner together. Bonus points for creative duets and hilarious performances! You can find karaoke videos online on youtube or on spotify, just search for "karaoke version"
Neighborhood Scavenger Hunt
Create a list of quirky items or landmarks to find around your neighborhood. Set a time limit and race against each other to see who can find them all first. These can be graffiti places, specific plans or flowers or even romantic memories, such as the place of your first kiss.
Memory Lane Bike Ride
Take a leisurely bike ride through your neighborhood or a nearby park. Along the way, stop at significant spots—like where you had your first date or shared your first kiss—and reminisce about fond memories together. If you don't have a bike rent one on Donkey Republic or a bike-rental place (average price 5$/hour)
Stargazing Adventure
Grab a blanket and head to a nearby open space away from city lights. Bring along a stargazing app - like Nights Sky, or Star Walk - to identify constellations and enjoy a romantic evening under the stars.
Food Truck Frenzy
Explore the local food truck scene and challenge each other to try new and unique dishes from different trucks. Get a notebook or open the notes app on your phone to rate your favorites and enjoy a budget-friendly feast on-the-go.
Cooking Class with a Twist
Take a cooking class together, but with a unique theme like sushi rolling, pasta making, or chocolate truffle crafting. Learn new culinary skills while bonding over delicious food. Cooking classes go from 30$-100$ depending on location and cousine, you can find something that will fit your budget.
Food Truck Frenzy
Hunt down a food truck festival in your area and sample a variety of cuisines from different trucks. Challenge each other to try something new and unexpected, like a gourmet grilled cheese or Korean BBQ tacos
Progressive Dinner
Instead of dining at one restaurant, plan a progressive dinner where each course is enjoyed at a different eatery. Start with appetizers at a cozy cafe, move on to mains at a trendy restaurant, and finish with dessert at a charming bakery. Use Yelp or Tripadvisor to get places with good ratings.
Mystery Ingredient Cooking Challenge
Pick out a few mystery ingredients from your pantry or local grocery store, and challenge each other to come up with a delicious dish using only those ingredients. Get creative and see what culinary masterpieces you can whip up together!
Nature Photo Walk
Set a theme for your photo walk, such as "textures," "colors," or "patterns," and challenge each other to capture photos that fit the theme in unexpected ways. You can use your photos to capture the moments.
Go to an Open Mic Night
Write a short poem or story on the spot and perform it together at the open mic event, embracing the spontaneity and creativity. Open Mic Nights are usually free to enter, you can see if there are any available ones on Facebook or you can google nearby places.
Capture the Canvas Outdoors
Try painting with your non-dominant hand or with your eyes closed. If you are looking for even more adventure, try painting with your brush in your mouth or within your toes.
Pottery Sculpting Challenge
Have a pottery sculpting competition where you both try to make the most whimsical and comical sculptures.
Finger Painting Date
Instead of traditional painting, have a finger-painting session where you can playfully create colorful and abstract masterpieces.
Zoo Date
Visit a zoo or wildlife sanctuary and challenge each other to identify the most animals by their scientific names.
Try geocaching
Go on a treasure hunt using GPS coordinates and discover hidden treasures in your area. You never know what treasures you may find!
Have a cooking challenge
Have a cooking competition where you both prepare a dish using random ingredients from your kitchen. Then, judge each other's creations.
Make an at-home photoshoot
Find some inspiration on Instagram or Pinterest and create a collage of you two together in fun and cute positions together.
Listen to a podcast together
Create some topics you are both interested in, draw from the options and listen to a podcast together. It can be jokes, how-to's, skincare routines or maybe a podcast about your favourite series
Dance like you have never done before
Hit the road and find a dance club that seems really out of your comfort zone. Maybe some line-dancing or R'n'B ?
Create a food tour
Write down 5 different cuisines or food types that you both would want to try. Make some searches for the best food places that offer these - and you got yourself a food tour!
Go bowling
Make the trickiest shots you can do. It is not about scores now, the one being the most creative wins!
Build a fort
You can finally create your dream fort in the living room. Try to make it extra special with fairy lights, blankets and fluffy pillows. You can also get the TV on and watch a movie from your built fort.
Go stargazing
Pick two star constellations each before the evening. The one who finds both their constellations first wins!
Go hiking
What can be more relaxing then a hike together in nature. Try birtwatching and try to identify some plants if you can
Take on a home improvement project
Write down a list of stuff you would like to improve at home. Whatever matches on both of your lists will be your home improvement project.
Hit the beach
Try to find the a hidden beach close to you. Don't forget sunscreen and some refreshments! No beach available? Try out the park nearby
Treat yourself
Treat yourself with a spa day. Get some face masks, scented candles, calming music and give each other massages!
Have a theme movie marathon
Find a movie you both want to see. Match your food or clothes to the movie. You can even strech this out to weekly dates. (a Harry Potter marathon maybe?)
Write down a bucket list
Sit down and plan your future. You can set the timelimit, the agenda and even whether you choose next friday's dinner or baby names!
Be kids in an amusement park
Get the weirdest looking ride for kids (where you are still allowed to sit in) and give it a go!
Play minigolf with your wrong hand
If you are pro minigolf players - start playing with your wrong hand. Laughs are guarenteed - and the score won't even matter anymore. Beginners may play the normal way.
Watch childhood cartoons
Create a list of your 5 favorite cartoons you watched as a kid. You can even show off one or two episodes. Don't forget to sing the theme song! Was it Donald Duck, Phineas & Ferb or Barbie?
Go wild at a karaoke bar
Go easy with "Lemon tree" or let your wild side side come out with pretending you are Beyonce!
Play video games
Get your Xbox fired up, or an old PC game you haven't played in ages. Don't forget the snacks! There are plenty of games free online, or you can download games from Steam
Highligt moments
Make a Top 5 moments board based on your favorite memories that happened in the past year together. Either write them down and pin it on a board or save it digitally.
Test hot cocoas
Find at least 3 different hot-cocoa making recipe. Try all of them out and rank them from best to worst! Hot cocoa is super easy to do, as you only need simple ingredients like cocoa and sugar as well as milk. All of the ingredients can be found in a supermarket.
Quiz each other
How well do you know your partner? Find out with some quiz questions you set up about yourselves! You can also download the Trivia Games app, or the Trivia Star app. If you have time and creativity, you can even make up your own questions.
Have a tea-time afternoon
Make a cozy afternoon tea date with biscuits and enjoy each other company. Perfect for a rainy day! Go for some romantic tea types like fruits, chocolate flavoured tea or orange tea.
Attend a comedy show
Try to find a comedy show near you, it can be an open-mic kinda thing or some famous comedian. You choose! You can visit a famous comedian for about 150$ or an up-and-coming entertainer for 30-50$
Take an exercise class
Attend and exercise class together. Write down all options for classes and pick out the winner from the bowl. Exercise classes go from free up to 60$. You can find them on Facebook events, or just check out some gyms around you, maybe your membership already allows it.
