Date idea generator: what should we do tonight?

No more "I don't know, you pick". Choose the kind of date, spin the wheel and let luck decide.

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All 48 date ideas on the wheel

Prefer to choose calmly? Here are all the ideas, grouped by kind of date.

Date night ideas at home (23)

Themed movie night: Pick a country and each of you brings a movie from there. Themed popcorn counts.
Restaurant night at home: Plan a 3-course menu, print it out and take turns being the waiter.
Living room picnic: Blanket on the floor, snacks, a playlist and phones away. Works even on a rainy day.
Game night with a scoreboard: Uno, chess or a card game. The loser picks the next date.
Recreate your first photo: Find your first photo together and recreate the pose, same outfits if you can.
Letters to open in a year: Each of you writes a letter to your future selves. Seal them with an opening date.
Mystery ingredient cook-off: One picks 3 surprise ingredients and the other has to create a dish with them.
Bake together: Pick a recipe neither of you knows how to make and give it a try together.
Living room karaoke: Queue songs on YouTube and rate each performance from 0 to 10.
Puzzle and wine: A 500-piece puzzle, wine or juice, and no rush at all.
Candlelit dinner, no phones: Phones go in a box until dessert. Just conversation.
Spa night at home: Face masks, foot massages and calm music. Take care of each other.
Draw each other: Paper, colored pencils and 15 minutes. Nobody is allowed to laugh at the result (try).
New series marathon: Pick a show neither of you has seen and watch 3 episodes in a row.
Question night: One question each, no skipping. Use our list of questions for couples.
Living room camping: A blanket fort, a flashlight and stories. A horror movie inside the fort is allowed.
Plan your dream trip: Pick the destination, a day-by-day itinerary and the budget. Maybe it becomes real.
Old photos afternoon: Show each other childhood photos and tell the story behind each one.
Homemade pizza from scratch: Dough, sauce, and each of you tops half the pizza however you like.
Wine and snacks night: A simple cheese board, a bottle of wine and an unhurried chat on the balcony.
Slow morning: No alarm, coffee in bed and a short walk afterwards.
Redo a corner of your home: Move the furniture around or decorate a corner so it feels like the two of you.
Plant something together: A pot of herbs or a succulent. Look after it like your first baby.

Date ideas for going out (17)

Sunset with snacks: Find a viewpoint or a high spot and bring snacks to watch the sun go down.
Tourists in your own city: Follow the route a tourist would take and take a photo at every stop.
Picnic in the park: Each of you brings two surprise foods. The basket only opens at the park.
Bike ride: Rent shared bikes and ride with no destination for an hour.
Bowling with a bet: The loser buys the ice cream or does the dishes for a week.
Ice cream tour: Try ice cream at 3 different places and rate each one.
Museum or exhibition: Each of you picks a favorite piece and explains why to the other.
Grocery store challenge: A small budget each to put together the other person's dinner. The rest is a surprise.
Bookstore swap: Each of you picks a book for the other to read. Talk about it afterwards.
A cuisine you have never tried: Pick a cuisine neither of you knows and go somewhere new.
Stargazing night: Leave the city or find a dark spot, lie down and find constellations with an app.
Fair or amusement park: Cotton candy, rides and at least one funny photo.
Breakfast out: Wake up early on a Saturday and find a new bakery for breakfast.
Dance in the rain: If there is no lightning, go out in the rain together, then hot chocolate.
Live music: Look for a bar with live music or a free concert in town.
Beach or waterfall day: Leave early, pack snacks and keep your phones in the bag.
Try something new: A trial dance, climbing or pottery class. Something neither of you has done.

Long-distance date ideas (8)

Video call dinner: Order the same food in each city and have dinner together on a call.
Online game for two: Pick a game you can play together on your phones and play for an hour.
Playlists for each other: Each of you picks 10 songs that tell your story and you listen together.
Surprise care package: Send a box of small things that remind you of each other. Open it on a call.
Virtual city walk: Pick a city on Google Street View and explore it together on a call.
Fall asleep on the call: Talk until one of you falls asleep. A long-distance classic.
Synced movie night: Press play together on the count of 3 and comment by text.
A 100 things together list: Start a list of things to do when you are together (or next year).

Frequently asked questions

What can couples do at home for a date night?

A themed movie night, a restaurant night at home, a living room picnic, karaoke, a spa night or a night of questions. Spin the wheel with the At home filter to pick one.

What are free date ideas?

Sunset with snacks, a picnic in the park, being tourists in your own city, recreating your first photo or writing letters to open in a year. Use the Free or cheap filter.

What can we do on a rainy day?

Living room camping, a puzzle, a new series marathon, baking together or a museum. The Rainy day filter shows only those ideas.

What are good long-distance date ideas?

A video call dinner with the same food, a synced movie, playlists for each other, a virtual walk on Street View or a surprise care package. Use the Long distance filter.