Third Date Ideas
Third dates are fun because you’re already past the nervousness of the first two dates, and can truly enjoy their company without the stress of getting to a third date. A third date can be an importat to continue getting to know someone and to determine if there is potential for a longer-term relationship. Having a third date idea can help to solidify the relationship and shows you are both interested/committed to getting to know each other better.
We’ve compiled a list of third date ideas to help you determine if you are compatible and a potential future together.
Best Third Date Ideas
Go to a Local Event
Check Facebook events, EventBrite, or another local event source for new ideas.
Walk in a Park or Nice Area of Your City
Meetup in a central and convenient location to them and see where the walk takes you (e.g., drinks, dinner, ice cream).
Go to Museums!
Art museums are preferred since you usually aren’t required to read much, thereby not engaging with your date. This is a good third date idea because it involves walking, learning new things, sharing a new experience, and prevents any fear of awkward silences.
Go Partner Dancing
Any type of dancing will work– Swing, Salsa, Contra, Country Line Dancing. A lot of bars and restaurants now host social dancing on weeknights and weekends, so check your local Google Maps or Event calendars! This makes an awesome winter date idea, too!
Salsa, Bachata, Swing, or Line Dance socials almost always have a beginner lessons for 30 minutes before the actual social. This also makes for a good date idea if you want an alcohol-free date. Note: The dance socials usually start at 9 or 10pm, so expect a late night out!
Attend a Beer Tasting
Head to nearby brewery and get a flight of their best sours, ales, porters, IPAs, Double IPAs, ect. If you have an animal (and the brewery allows it), bring them along!
Go to a Game Night
Attend a friend’s game night or hit up a local brewery and play the board games while having a beer.
Foodie Third Date Ideas
Foodie dates are a great option on a third date to explore your local restaurants and are a great chance to talk about most peoples passions: food.
Go to a Cheese or Chocolate Tasting
Go Strawberry, Blueberry, or Blackberry Picking
Find out when local berries are rip in your region and have a day of picking strawberries, blueberries or blackberries.
Pack a Picnic Basket and Go to Unique Location
Don’t have time to prepare a picnic? Grab food from a specialty store or stop by a fast casual place before you head to the picnic spot. If you live near a beach, use this as a great beach date idea!
Essential Picnic Items: Cooler; Wine; 4-Pack of Seasonal Beer; Paper Towels; Blanket; Plates/Utensils; Cups; Bug Spray
Find The Best Happy Hours and Make Appetizers Your Meal
This is the best way to explore a restaurants menu. Or, find a restaurant specializing in small plates.
Get Brunch on the Weekend
Take them to your favorite brunch place or nice coffee shop near you.
Active Third Date Ideas
Planning an active date idea on a third date helps to keep the conversation fresh and allows time for deeper connections since you already know each other well enough.
Go Hiking
If you’re comfortable with eachother, choose a small hike in a state park to keep the conversation flowing.
Break a Record Together
Visit https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/ and see what records you guys can break!
Go Waterskiing or Wakeboarding
Hit Up a Photo Booth
Do some Google-ing to find a venue, bar, or restaurant that offers a photo-booth before you go out.
Work Out Together
Go for a short run or bike ride, Hot Yoga Studio, Free Bootcamps, Crossfit Class, or search Groupon for cheap and unusual workout classes.
Go Through a Corn Maze
This is more of a fall date idea but plenty of towns/cities have corn maze attractions near them!
Go to a Sports Game
Get out of the house or restaurant dating scene and find a local sporting event.
Take an Improv Class
If your city/town has an improv venue, they’re likely to offer improv classes for the public.
It is a more expensive date idea, though. In Boston, improv classes are $325/per person, once a week, for 8 weeks (so, ~$40/class) at a local improv venue.
Head to an Open Mic Or Improv Night
Improve classes too expensive? A cheaper date idea is attending an open mic night (usually free) or an improv main stage show costs ~$30
Other Third Date Ideas
Go to a Drive-In Theatre
This makes a great car date idea! Grab some snacks and get comfy with your date. If it’s a busy theatre, park near the exit so you don’t have to wait as long.
Find a Cheap Psychic and Get a Reading
These are the places you usually see around town and wonder who goes to them. Give it a try!
Attend a Lecture At a Local University Or Community College
A lot of colleges offer free lectures to student and the general public. Visit your local college event page for event listings.
Volunteer at an Animal Shelter or Food Pantry
Pay it forward in your local community by volunteering at an animal shelter or food pantry.
Go to the Circus
Feel like a kid again and attend a local circus act, or spend more money for Cirque du Soleil.
Go to Trivia Night at a Bar
Most bar trivia happens on weekday nights. Check EventBrite, Facebook Events, or ask around for the best trivia night in town.
