tonight, perhaps

Date Night Ideas

Whether you have an evening at home or a passport ready, here are ideas worth getting dressed for.

Setting
Budget

Candlelit Pasta Night

Make fresh pasta from scratch together. Open the good bottle of red.

Indoor$

Stargazing Picnic

Drive past the city lights. Blanket, thermos, and the Milky Way.

Outdoor$

Private Wine Tasting

Book a sommelier-led tasting at a local vineyard.

Outdoor$$$

Build a Pillow Fort

Strip the bed, raid the linen closet, queue up an old film.

Indoor$

Couples' Pottery Class

Get clay on your hands. Make something gloriously imperfect.

Indoor$$

Sunrise Hike

Set an alarm you'll regret. Reach the summit before the sun does.

Outdoor$

Tasting Menu at a Hidden Gem

Skip the obvious. Book the place with no sign on the door.

Indoor$$$

Dance Lesson at Home

Cue a tutorial. Foxtrot in your kitchen. Laugh until midnight.

Indoor$

Rooftop Cocktails

Find a bar with a view. Order something you can't pronounce.

Outdoor$$

Vintage Bookstore Crawl

Hunt for first editions. Read each other your favorite page.

Indoor$

Hot Air Balloon at Dawn

The original grand gesture. Champagne included, always.

Outdoor$$$

Make a Time Capsule

Letters to your future selves, a polaroid, a song. Bury it.

Indoor$