205 'Alphabet Date Ideas' for Your Next Night Out
A popular trend in the dating scene, alphabet dating is a great way to expand on your activities when you go out. It can be hard to think of new, creative plans for you and your boo, but alphabet date ideas give couples a unique strategy for nights (or days!) out.
People of all ages can enjoy this trend, and it doesn't even have to be limited to romantic dates—you could take inspiration from this method and use it to make plans and brainstorm outings with roommates, neighbors, family members, etc.
If you're curious about how this works, or where to start, we have all of the details and a list of 205 amazing alphabet dating ideas for you to browse and try out!
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What Is Alphabet Dating?
Alphabet dating is most commonly used to plan your upcoming date nights. Starting at the top, you can choose an activity that begins with the letter A to do with your partner that you haven't done before or in a long time. Then for your next date night, choose something beginning with the letter B and so on.
You could also put another twist on this style and do as many "A" activities as you want before moving on to the next letter of the alphabet. Another idea would be to plan restaurants around the alphabet dating method and try to go out for dinner first at an eatery that begins with "A," then eat somewhere that begins with "B," etc.
(Remember, this could be a super fun way to plan outings with friends too!)
The Best Alphabet Dating Ideas From A to Z
If you're the type of person who wants to venture out and try something new, alphabet dating would be perfect for you. If you're coming up short on date ideas then this is the perfect place for you to start gathering inspiration.
Alphabet Date Ideas: A
1. Art show or classes
2. Apple TV marathon
3. Antiquing
4. Aquarium
5. Arcade
6. Amusement park
7. Axe throwing
8. Adopt a pet
Alphabet Date Ideas: B
9. Backpacking
10. Brunch
11. Bed and breakfast
12. Biking
13. Backyard BBQ
14. Bungee jumping
15. Bookstore
16. Bonfire
17. Boating
Alphabet Date Ideas: C
18. Comedy club
19. Candlelight dinner
20. Concert
21. Casino
22. Cornhole competition
23. Canoeing
24. Cooking class
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Alphabet Date Ideas: D
25. Dog park
26. Dollar menu dining
27. Dinner theater
28. Donut shop
29. Dancing
30. Drive-in movie
31. Darts at a sports bar
Alphabet Date Ideas: E
32. Evening walk
33. Escape room
34. Eight ball at a local bar
35. Elope
36. Explore a new city
37. Estate sale
38. Empire State Building
Alphabet Date Ideas: F
39. Food truck crawl
40. Frozen yogurt
41. Farmer's market
42. Fondue
43. Frisbee/fetch in the park
44. Fishing
45. Fancy restaurant
46. Foosball
Alphabet Date Ideas: G
47. Glass blowing
48. Gelato
49. Grand Canyon
50. Guitar lessons
51. Go-karts
52. Glamping
53. Game night
Alphabet Date Ideas: H
54. Hiking
55. Hot air balloon
56. Hula lessons
57. Hot yoga
58. Horseback riding
59. Hot tub
60. Hang gliding
Alphabet Date Ideas: I
61. Ice cream
62. Improv
63. Italian dinner
64. Indoor swimming
65. Ice skating (inside for summer, outside in the winter)
66. Indie film
67. Indian dinner
68. Intimate night at home
Alphabet Date Ideas: J
69. Juggling lessons
70. Jigsaw puzzle
71. Jewelry making class
72. Jet skiing
73. Japanese dinner
74. Junk food
75. Juice bar
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Alphabet Date Ideas: K
76. Kayaking
77. Knee boarding
78. Kebab dinner
79. Karate
80. Kickboxing class
81. Karaoke
82. Knitting class
Alphabet Date Ideas: L
83. Laser tag
84. Lawn bowling
85. Line dancing
86. Lobster dinner
87. Lunch date
88. Latin dancing lessons
89. Log cabin getaway
Alphabet Date Ideas: M
90. Margaritas
91. Massages
92. Musical
93. Magic show
94. Movie night
95. Monopoly game night
96. Murder mystery dinner
97. Medieval Times
Alphabet Date Ideas: N
98. Netflix
99. Nachos
100. Nail salon
101. National Park
102. Nerf gun fight
103. Night swim
104. Nature walk
Alphabet Date Ideas: O
105. Off-roading
106. Online gaming
107. Origami classes
108. Observatory
109. Open mic night
110. Outback Steakhouse
111. Obstacle course
112. Ocean cruise
Alphabet Date Ideas: P
113. Putt-Putt golf
114. Pizza
115. Piano bar
116. Photography lessons
117. Pickleball
118. Pub crawl
119. Paddle boarding
Alphabet Date Ideas: Q
120. Quesadillas
121. Quiet time together
122. Quilting classes
123. Quiznos
124. Questions to get to know each other/break the ice
125. Quiz night
126. Queen (or King!) for a day
127. Quick getaway
Alphabet Date Ideas: R
128. Rodeo
129. Rock climbing
130. Road trip
131. Roller skating
132. Ramen dinner
133. Read together
134. Renew vows
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Alphabet Date Ideas: S
135. Skydiving
136. Sushi
137. Swimming
138. Spa day
139. Scavenger hunt
140. Sightseeing
141. Stargazing
142. Six Flags
143. Snorkeling
144. Street fair
Alphabet Date Ideas: T
145. Tubing
146. Theater
147. Trivia night
148. Thrifting
149. Train ride
150. Tiki bar
151. Taco night
152. Tarot card reading
153. Target practice
Alphabet Date Ideas: U
154. Unicycle
155. Underwater restaurant
156. Universal Studios
157. Unplugged evening
158. UFC match
159. Ukulele lesson
160. Unwind at a hotel or spa
Alphabet Date Ideas: V
161. Video game night
162. Vineyard
163. Volunteer together
164. Vacation
165. Vintage car show
166. Violin lesson
167. Vegan dining
168. Vintage shopping
169. Visit with friends — make it a double date!
Alphabet Date Ideas: W
170. Whale watching
171. Winery
172. Water park
173. Walk together
174. Wax museum
175. White water rafting
176. Wakeboarding
177. Windsurfing
178. Whiskey distillery tour
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Alphabet Date Ideas: X
179. X-Men Marathon
180. XBox gaming night
181. X marks the spot — scavenger hunt
182. Exotic dining
183. Expo event
184. X Games
185. Excursion out of town
186. X-Files binge
187. Expensive dinner
Alphabet Date Ideas: Y
188. Yoga
189. Yard sales
190. Yes day
191. Yakisoba
192. Yahtzee
193. Yurt vacation
194. Yogurt shop
195. Yard party games
196. Yacht cruise
197. Yummy desserts
Alphabet Date Ideas: Z
198. Zip line
199. Zoom date
200. Zoo trip
201. Zamboni ride
202. Zodiac reading
203. Zeppoli at an Italian restaurant
204. Zumba class
205. Zombie movie
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