Sweet summertime, y’all! J and I pride ourselves in our date nights! We never get bored and given the current pandemic circumstances, we have to sometimes get a little bit creative.  Luckily, it’s summer, so finding something to do (especially outdoors) is not that difficult! Here are our 6 Summer Date Night Ideas.

6 Summer Date Night Ideas

Make sure to check out these posts too: Date Night In With Our Favorite Board Games & Why Date Nights Matter.

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Head to a Local Farm/Orchard

This is one of our favorite things to do! We love heading to a local farm, pick some fresh strawberries or apples (depending on the season) and grab a bite of eat outdoors.

Drive-In Theater

These are popping up even more so, since it allows you to stay in your cars.  It’s pandemic approved (ha), so you not only can catch a movie without the germs, but you get to spend it outside! Bring a couple of chairs, a light blanket, and some drizzled popcorn (code: ASD10)!

Take a Cooking Class

So, J and I did this once and it was the most fun date ever! Everyone is at their separate cooking stations, so it’s socially distanced, and you get to learn some great cooking tips from an instructor, which in our case, is usually a local chef! If this isn’t available in your area, pick a fun recipe from your favorite cookbook and cook together!

Pick an Outdoor Activity

We like to play a little bit of tennis, get some steps in, and catch a casual dinner or some takeout after.  You could also go for a hike instead, take an outdoor yoga class, etc. There are always tons of local options. We always like to end this with roasting some s’mores in our backyard fire pit, because we earned those mallows!

Watch the Sunset

Don’t downplay this one! We hop in the car, head to DQ and snag a frosted animal cookie blizzard (or two…or three…) and go for a drive.  We head down to the river and watch the sunset while indulging in our fave treat.

Photography by Erin Trimble

Go to a Farmer’s Market

This is more of a day date, but we love exploring our local farmer’s markets post-workout. We snag some fresh veggies and local meat after our leg day and our plans for the evening are to make dinner with those ingredients.  These are my favorite kind of dates, because I love exploring what new things are at the market!

What do you all do for date night during the summer?