Rainy Day Date Ideas
Rainy day date ideas don’t have to be boring or lame! they provide an opportunity for newly dating couples or estabished couples to spend quality time together and bond in a cozy and intimate setting. Additionally, participating in indoor activities can add a sense of excitement and novelty to the relationship, as couples may not typically engage in such activities on sunny days.
Use these rainy day activity ideas to find inspiration and build something fun and unique! In the end, what matters is that you take the time to be with someone, not whether or not it’s sunny outside!
Rainy Date Ideas at Home
Want more At-Home Date Ideas? Check out our other blog post with even more ideas.
Battle it out during game night
Have a movie marathon
Possible Movie Marathons: Lore of the Rings or Harry Potter
Video Game Night
This may sound like one of the worsst date idea; however, it all depends on what type of game you choose!
Play Board Games at Home
Plan a Sunday brunch with Friends
Invite your closest friends over (and even acquantaines!) for an easy-to-assemble sunday brunch
Plan a Room Makeover
Stay in tonight, hop-on pinterest/instagram, and redecorate that room you’ve never had time for.
Tackle a home improvement project together
This can be a great rainy day date idea because it allows couples to work together and improve their living space, which can be a bonding and satisfying experience.
Stay in bed all day long or couch cuddling
This can be a great rainy day date idea because it allows couples to relax and spend quality time together in a cozy and intimate setting.
Make Paper Mache
This can be a great rainy day date idea because it allows you to be creative and express yourselves while also spending quality time together.
Make homemade pizza together
This can be a great rainy day date idea because it allows couples to bond over shared interests in cooking and enjoy a delicious meal together.
Play Never Have I Ever
Haven’t played this game with your significant other yet? Use our list of never have I ever questions to get started!
Have a Relationship Check-In
Get the conversation going with these relationship check-in questions.
Make bath bombs
Learn how to make a bath bomb at home!
Make a fort and watch movies or read books
This can be a great rainy day date idea because it allows you to enjoy a fun and cozy activity together while bonding over your shared interests in movies or books.
Scavenger hunt in your house
This can be a great rainy day date idea because it allows you to bond over shared interests in problem-solving and enjoy a fun and challenging activity together.
Build a Blanket Fort
This can be a great rainy day date idea because it allows you to bond over shared interests in building and enjoy a fun and cozy activity together.
Have a karaoke night at home
Catch up on shows you’ve missed at home with a bowl of popcorn and Netflix.
Put on your PJs and host an indoor movie night
Tidy up your home
Throw a game night or cocktail party at your place
Have a picnic in the living room
Expensive Date Ideas on a Rainy Day
Explore these expensive date ideas to splurge on a rainy day.
Paint Your Own Pottery
This is a great rainy day activity for couples because it allows them to be creative and express themselves while also spending quality time together; It can be a unique and memorable experience to make something special that can be kept as a reminder of the day.
Get a Couples Massage
Rainy days can make people feel cooped up and stressed. A couples massage is a relaxing and bonding experience that can help alleviate tension and improve overall well-being. Or, splurge on some products and have a spa night at home.
Get Pampered at a Day Spa
Rainy days can make people feel cooped up and stressed. A Day Spa can be a great way to relax, rejuvenate and spend quality time together.
Sample Wines at a Winery or Wine Bar
Wine tasting is a fun and romantic way to try new things together and bond over shared interests.
Artsy Date Ideas on a Rainy Day
Want more artsy date ideas? Check out our other blog post with even more ideas.
Go to a Bookstore or Library
Want to make it a memorable experience at the bookstore or library? Read out library or bookstore date ideas.
Visit a Museum or Art Gallery
Extra credit for checking0out a museum that’s outside of your comfort zone.
Listen to live music in an intimate space
Great way to enjoy music and each other’s company; bond over shared music preferences and enjoy the ambiance of the intimate space.
Attend an indoor sporting event
This is a great rainy day activity for couples with a shared interest in sports; it can be exciting and provide a sense of normalcy and routine.
Attend a music festival or Comedy Show
While you’re at it, here’s some candy puns and fish puns to make your partner snicker.
Visit an Aquarium or Zoo
Visiting an aquarium or zoo on a rainy day can be a unique and educational experience. It can be a great way to bond over shared interests in animals and nature.
Visit an Antique Mall or Flea Market
Visiting an antique mall or flea market on a rainy day can be a great way to discover new things together and bond over shared interests in history, art, and design.
Make art together
Making art together can be a great rainy day activity for couples that can be a creative and bonding experience.
Make a scrapbook of your old pictures together
Making a scrapbook of old pictures can be a great way to reminisce and bond over shared memories.
Make a memory jar and fill it with memories.
Visit the aquarium
This can be a romantic and unique experience that allows couples to bond over shared interests in the beauty of marine life and enjoy a unique activity together.
Active Date Ideas on a Rainy Day
Want more Active Date Ideas? Check out our other blog post with even more ideas.
Visit an indoor amusement park (if you’re lucky enough to have one nearby).
Visit an escape room
Take a walk together and let the rain pour down on you
Go to an Arcade or BarCade
Read out blog post on how to have a fun arcade date night!
Go Cafe Hopping
Go on a walk and find the best puddle you can.
Jump in it, and get your feet wet!
Get lost in a bookstore together and find each others’ favorite genre
Do some thrift shopping
Get Creative at a Pottery Shop
Explore a neighborhood you don’t know very well
Go for afternoon tea in a cozy place
Get out and get groovy with a dance class
Get tickets for an upcoming concert and plan a fun outfit for it!
Go shopping together
Discover underrated works of art
Play indoor mini golf
Whoever comes in last place has to buy the first beer!
Plan a photo scavenger hunt
Try out a group fitness class
Try a Paint and Sip Class
Or, have a painting date idea at home.
Take a weekend trip together
Try a new sport at an indoor sport center.
Relive Your Youth at the Arcade
Learn something new with a workshop or cooking class
Go to Karaoke or Dancing
Go Bowling, then enjoy a few beers.
Go book shopping or go to the library together
Go to an Escape Room
See if you can get out before time runs out!
Go to a trivia night
Try out our questions for space trivia questions, 80s movie trivia, or 90s movie trivia.
Go to the Mall
Go to an Arcade
Go to a cooking class together
Go wine tasting
Foodie Date Ideas on a Rainy Day
Explore these foodie date ideas to try on the next rainy day.
Make Conversation Heart Cookies
Use our conversation heart sayings to make heart cookies on valentines day.
Cook a meal or have Fondue Together
Bake Bread or Cookies Together
Eat at the newest farm-to-table restaurant
Go on a Wine Tasting Tour
Watch Movies at a Vintage Theater
Volunteer at a local animal shelter
Tour a Local Brewery
Visit a neighborhood coffee shop.
Visit a bookstore and read to each other in the kids’ section.
Sit down for a cooking class, then eat what you make for dinner!
Sip on Some Tea and Eat Scones
Sip on some hot chocolate while indulging in a book at your local coffee shop or library
This also can make a good winter date idea that is relatively cheap.
Have a cooking class or bring in delivery food and share
Host an indoor picnic
Have dessert first—then cook dinner together
Get creative in the kitchen
Try out a new recipe together
Have a fondue or picnic dinner by the fireplace
Other Date Ideas on a Rainy Day
Do some thrift shopping
Test your puzzle skills with an escape room adventure.
Go to a Movie
Take a Jigsaw Puzzle Date
Do they have a birthday coming up? Find a photo of both of you and do a puzzle with your photo on it for an awesome birthday date idea.
Have a Photography Session
Paint your own pottery or build something together.
Order room service and stay in at a hotel
Light some candles and take a relaxing bath together.
Indoor trampoline park or bowling alley
Go to Indoor Climbing
Hold an indoor scavenger hunt
Hit the movie theater
You may even score a matinee discount!
Have a progressive dinner, where you go to different restaurants for each course
Have a movie marathon of all your favorite movies
Have a DIY spa night
Go to the wine bar and nibble on small bites while you sample tastings
Get up to date on the latest TV series together
Get Crafty at Home
Who doesn’t love macaroni art?
Do a workout class or gym date
It’ll get your heart pumping.
