205 'Alphabet Date Ideas' for Your Next Night Out

Vanessa Hall

Sun, July 28, 2024 at 1:40 PM UTC

6 min read

Alphabet dating is a popular trend where couples plan unique activities based on the letters of the alphabet, providing a fun and creative way to spice up date nights.
This trend can be enjoyed by people of all ages and can also be used to plan outings with friends, roommates, or family members, offering a wide range of possibilities for fun and exploration.
From art shows and apple TV marathons to kayaking and karaoke, there are 205 amazing alphabet dating ideas to choose from, making it easy to find inspiration for your next date night adventure.

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

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

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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