10 Fun Date Ideas for Valentine's Day

This Valentine's Day celebrate all forms of love, including friendships and self-love. Engaging in fun and meaningful activities can amplify the joy of the day, whether you're spending it with a partner, friends, or yourself. These date ideas serve as a reminder to cherish relationships and celebrate love throughout the year, fostering connections that go beyond Valentine's Day itself.

1. Visit an Art Gallery or Museum.
Researchers have found that when we see beautiful creative endeavors, our brains release dopamine, the hormone associated with feelings of love.

2. Have a Date Night In. Set up string lights. Make a blanket fort. Order one another dinner. Whip out your phones and order each other delivery through an app. Surprise each other since you won't have to order from the same restaurant!

3. Volunteer Together. Whether it's spending a couple of hours serving meals, cleaning up a beach, or building houses, doing good just makes you feel good.

4. Get a Read on Each Other. Head to your local library or bookstore and pick out books for one another. You may be surprised at what your partner chooses!

5. Go to a Comedy Show. Laughter triggers the release of endorphins, the body's natural feel-good chemicals, so what better way to bond than laughing together all night?

​6. Get Your Tarot Read. Fortune-telling is risky activity, but at its best, you can learn so much about each other. Head to a local shop, get it read virtually, or buy a pack of tarot cards and take turns looking into each other’s futures.

7. Join a Class Together. Learning a new skill together like painting, dancing, or cooking could bring you and your date closer.

8. Recreate Your First Date. Where did you guys have your first date? Go back and relive it! Go to the bar where you first got drinks, the cafe where you first got coffee, or re-watch the first movie you saw together.

9. Go Thrift Shopping. Head to a thrift shop and pick out the wackiest outfits you can find for each other. Bonus points if you wear them to dinner or drinks afterward.

10. Tour Your (or Your Date's) Old Neighborhood. Spend the day on your old stomping grounds – favourite hangouts, best eats in town, your best friend’s house, and all your favourite memories.