Christmas Date Ideas
Dating during the christmas be a festive and romantic time of year: Christmas is often associated with feelings of warmth, love, and happiness, making it a great time to go on a date. There are many festive events and activities that can make for fun indoor or outdoor christmas date ideas, such as ice skating, visiting holiday markets, or viewing Christmas lights. It’s a a time for trying new things such as trying out a new restaurant or doing a new activity together.
We’ve compiled out best date ideas during christmas below so you don’t have to!
Best Christmas Date Ideas
Wrap gifts together
Read our blog post date night gifts for more ideas!
Enjoy a movie night
Teach each other one of your family’s holiday traditions
Decorate a gingerbread house together
Attend a holiday concert
Get in the holiday spirit and support you rlocal arts venues!
Take the plunge at a Polar Bear Plunge
Foodie Christmas Date Ideas
Explore these foodie date ideas for a more low-key christmas holiday.
Have a Cozy Coffee Shop Date
Find a local coffe shop near you that is open late and stay until it closes doing board games or simply talking all night.
Bake Christmas Cookies
Bake them together or have a competition on who can make the best cookie.
Cook a Christmas Dinner Together
Cozy Coffee Shop Date
Create your own Christmas cocktails
See who can make the best christmas cocktail.
Find a Christmas Market
Go on a Food Tour
Have a wintry indoor picnic
Host a gingerbread house decorating competition
Cocoa party at home
See who can make the best homemade cocoa.
Create a winter garden
Take a Christmas cooking class
Christmas Movie Drinking Game
Make Eggnog
See who can make the best eggnog.
Hot Chocolate Bar
See who can make the best homemade hot chocolate.
Make fireside smores (indoors or outdoors)
Splurge at that fancy restaurant
Christmas Date Ideas at Home
Explore these at home date night ideas for a more low-key christmas holiday.
Binge some Netflix Christmas flicks
Christmas Game Night
Read our other post to discover date night game ideas.
Christmas Movie Drinking Game
Gift Wrapping Date
Have an Indoor Christmas Picnic
Holiday Movie Marathon
Meet Under the Mistletoe
Revisit Your Favorite Christmas Children’s Books
Snuggle by the Fireplace
Take a Virtual Christmas Class
Write a Christmas Newsletter
Holiday Movie Marathon
Christmas Game Night
Create the ultimate Christmas playlist
Simply put on mariah carey christmas radio or use our date night song playlist.
Gingerbread House Competition
Go through old toys to Donate
Hot Chocolate Bar
Make a Homemade Christmas Gift
Make a naughty and nice list
Make Christmas Stockings
Make DIY ornaments
Make Your Own Advent Calendars
Meet Under the Mistletoe
Put up decorations
Revisit Your Favorite Christmas Children’s Books
Take Christmas photos together
Don’t have a christmas card yet? This is a perfect opportunity to make this years!
Watch childhood Christmas home movies
Write a Christmas Newsletter
Bake Christmas cookies
Christmas Card Photoshoot
Christmas Cookies
Cook a Christmas dinner
Cookie baking bonanza
Go caroling
Sing Christmas carol karaoke
Active Christmas Date Ideas
Explore these active date ideas for a more active christmas holiday.
Attend a Christmas Concert
Build a Snowman
Christmas Light Tour
Cuddle animals at the local shelter
Cutting down your Christmas tree
Decorate a neighbor’s home
Escape to a Romantic Christmas destination
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Gingerbread House Competition
Go caroling
Go on a Christmas cabin getaway
Go on a Christmas light road trip
Go on a hot cocoa crawl
Group Game Night
Have a Snowball Fight
Hit the Slopes
Holiday Shopping
Ice Skating
Indoor Christmas Picnic
Look at Christmas lights together
People-Watch at the Mall
Play in the Snow
Polar Plunge
Put up decorations
Romantic Sleigh Ride
Sing Christmas carol karaoke
Go Sledding
Go Stargazing
Take a midnight walk (or a midnight snowshoe)
Take a sleigh ride
Take a spa day or Have a DIY Spa Night
Read our recent blog on how to have a spa date night at home.
Take an Evening Walk or Snowshoe
Take Your Picture With Santa
Find an Ugly Sweater Parade
Volunteer at a Soup Kitchen
Cook a Christmas dinner
Find a Christmas market
Go on a Food Tour
Have a wintry indoor picnic
Have an ugly sweater fashion show
Host a gingerbread house decorating competition
See the Nutcracker Ballet
Take a Christmas cooking class
Attend a glamorous party or event
Attend the Ballet
Browse a Christmas Craft Show
Go to an ugly sweater party together (or host one!)
Artsy Christmas Date Ideas
Explore these artsy date ideas for a more crafty christmas holiday.
Attend the Ballet
Browse a Christmas Craft Show
Christmas Card Photoshoot
Christmas Craft Night
Christmas Love Letters
Create Paper Snowflakes
Create the ultimate Christmas playlist
Go to an ugly sweater party together (or host one!)
Have an ugly sweater fashion show
Make a Homemade Christmas Gift
Make a naughty and nice list
Make Christmas Stockings
Make DIY ornaments
Make Eggnog
Make fireside smores (indoors or outdoors)
Make handmade Christmas cards
Make Your Holiday Wish List
Make Your Own Advent Calendars
See the Nutcracker Ballet
Take Christmas photos together
Christmas Date Ideas With Friends
Explore these friend date ideas for an inclusive christmas holiday.
Attend a Christmas Concert
Attend a glamorous party or event
Attend the Ballet
Browse a Christmas Craft Show
Christmas Card Photoshoot
Christmas Craft Night
Create Paper Snowflakes
Create your own Christmas cocktails
Cuddle animals at the local shelter
Decorate a neighbor’s home
Escape to a romantic Christmas destination
Go caroling
Go on a Christmas cabin getaway
Go on a Christmas light road trip
Go on a hot cocoa crawl
Go to an ugly sweater party together (or host one!)
Group Game Night
Have a Snowball Fight
Have an indoor Christmas picnic
Hit the Slopes
Holiday Shopping
Ice Skating
Indoor Christmas Picnic
Look at Christmas lights together
People-Watch at the Mall
Play in the Snow
Polar Plunge
Sing Christmas carol karaoke
Stargazing
Take a sleigh ride
Take a spa day
Take an Evening Walk or Snowshoe
Ugly Sweater Parade
Find a Christmas market
Food Tours
Get Decorating
Gingerbread House Competition
Have a wintry indoor picnic
Have an ugly sweater fashion show
Host a gingerbread house decorating competition
Make Your Own Advent Calendars
See the Nutcracker Ballet
Take Christmas photos together
Volunteer at a Soup Kitchen
Cheap Christmas Date Ideas
Explore these cheap date ideas for a more frugal christmas holiday.
Binge some Netflix Christmas flicks
Christmas Game Night
Christmas Movie Drinking Game
Classic Christmas movie night
Holiday Movie Marathon
Meet Under the Mistletoe
Present Wrapping
Revisit Your Favorite Christmas Children’s Books
Watch childhood Christmas home movies
Write a Christmas Newsletter
Bake Christmas cookies
Build a snowman
Christmas Cookies
Christmas Light Tour
Christmas Love Letters
Cookie baking bonanza
Cookie Swap
Cozy Coffee Shop Date
Gift Wrapping Date
Sledding
Take a midnight walk (or a midnight snowshoe)
Take Your Picture With Santa
Volunteer at a Soup Kitchen
Create Paper Snowflakes
Create the ultimate Christmas playlist
Create your own Christmas cocktails
Cuddle animals at the local shelter
Decorate a neighbor’s home
Go on a Christmas light road trip
Go through old toys to donate
Group Game Night
Have a Snowball Fight
Have an indoor Christmas picnic
Hot Chocolate Bar
Ice Skating
Indoor Christmas Picnic
Look at Christmas lights together
Make a Homemade Christmas Gift
Make Christmas Stockings
Make DIY ornaments
People-Watch at the Mall
Play in the Snow
Put up decorations
Take a spa day
Take an Evening Walk or Snowshoe