Categories: Relationships

Free Local Date Ideas To Go On

To go on a date with someone you care about does not mean that you have to go broke to be around each other. There are plenty of free date ideas that can make your next date meaningful. 

Volunteer

If you and your date are both interested in helping other people in need. Then volunteering is a great way to spend a date. Different places offer volunteering opportunities based on the needs of the community. Check out some of the national organizations (Habitat for Humanity, United Way, etc.) that may have local locations as well as locations(Urban Ministry, churches) for your community.

Hike Or A Nature Walk

A day out in nature is a great way to spend on a date. The adventure allows you both to feel relax and see some beautiful scenery that makes part of the trip worthwhile. The other part is spending some time with your date. This date idea is a great way to spend the day, and it is free.

Take A Free Class

A date idea that could be interesting to do with your date is to take a free class. Many different classes can be offered in your community to try something different and experience something new. A good place to start looking is at your local library, community centers, and parks.

Movie Night

There are so many movies out there that you can watch as a date idea. If you have Hulu, Netflix, Prime, or cable, then you have the bases of a great movie night. All you need then is some snacks and to pick a movie you both can enjoy. You could make a day out of it by turning it into a movie marathon.

Game Night

Game night is a date idea that will help bring out the competitive sides of both of you. Pull out some games that you both will enjoy. Just remember, it is just a game. There is no need to have any hard feelings once the game is over.

Museum

There is all kind of museums out there that you can visit as a date idea. Depending on the one you choose, they might offer a free night at the museum. It will allow you to see something different while enjoying each other’s company.

Open Mic Night

A date idea that allows you to express yourself creatively or listen to some other people express themselves. Find an open mic night locally in the community. You can maybe read some of your poetry or listen to your dates poetry.

Bike Ride

A bike ride is a date idea that allows you to explore the city. There is possibly a bike path in your local area that you both can go on and see some new areas of the area.

Take a Walk

Taking a walk may not sound all that exciting, but it is a way for you both to connect with each other by talking. There are plenty of topics for you both to talk about and a chance to learn something new about each other. This date idea is one that will help build your relationship with each other.

A Picnic

Another date idea is to have a picnic in the park. If you are a person that likes nature, there is nothing like going out and being in the sun, eating, and just talking. It might be one of the simplest date ideas, but sometimes it is the simplest things that provided the most joy in those moments.

Cook Together

Cooking with your date is a date idea that you both can enjoy. There are so many meal ideas you can choose from. The time together will be worth the time.

Read

Some times you do not have to say anything to the other person for it to be quality time. Being in someone’s company can be enough. A date idea that will allow you to be free to explore a book while being with your date.

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Go to the park

Bring out your inner child with the date idea of going to the park. As long as you do not mind sharing the park with the neighborhood children, you can play on the equipment. Life is too serious, but on the playground, you get to be free with your date to laugh and play.

Go to the Beach

A day at the beach is a relaxing way to spend a date. It is a great experience to listen to the waves crashing on the shore. A date idea that allows you both to feel at peace with life, and to talk to each other without distractions.

Make a movie

If you and your date are YouTube fanatics, then a date idea is for you both to create your own YouTube video together.

Share the City

You and your date might have a favorite place in the city that the other may not have ever been to before. If that is the cause, then this is your chance to share different parts of the city that each one of you enjoyed. It will help to show another side of you that your date may have never seen before. Which could be a good thing for your relationship.

Go to the Gym

Maybe you or your date enjoy exercising or have a goal to be fit. Whatever your motivation is for going to the gym, you can make it into a date. Date ideas can be used to improve both you and your dates life. This date idea is probably not great for a first date, but a great one when you both become more comfortable with each other. 

These are just a few date ideas and plenty more out there to meet the interest of you and your date. So set a date and a time and enjoy each other’s company with one of these date ideas. 

Tell us in the comments, Which of these date ideas are you going to use for your next date?

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