Try using a telescope to take your stargazing date to the next level. You and your date can take turns looking at the stars through it. If you can, bring your date to a nice park or a beach to do your stargazing. Otherwise, your yard works just as well.
If you have the picnic in your own yard, you can also go a little further to create a romantic ambiance. Set up string lights or perhaps a couple of candles for the date. Alternatively, turn that picnic into a camping trip! Set up a tent in your backyard (or a nearby camping area) and spend the whole night snuggling with your date.
If you can, try exploring someplace new that neither of you has seen before!
Try creating your own game! Make a late-night TV bingo sheet for anything you might find (silly infomercials, cheesy TV movies, old comedy reruns), and start flipping channels.
For example, there are lots of goofy online quizzes about what movie couple you and your date are most like or what Disney couple you act like.
Plan a vacation that suits your style as a couple. Maybe you’re both adventurous and want to backpack across the country, or maybe you’d like to crash on a beach and drink cocktails. Complete the date by setting out snacks or ordering some dinner so the two of you can eat, drink, and enjoy the planning process together!
If there’s time, you could even make it a double feature. Pick a movie and have your date pick the other, so you can show one another a movie you love. Try building a blanket fort in your living room and cuddle up with your date inside it (with lots of pillows) while you watch the movie!
You could also do something a little unconventional, like having breakfast for late-night dinner. There’s never a bad time to make sweet, fluffy pancakes! If your date is late enough that you’ve both already eaten, skip dinner and go straight to dessert. Prepare dessert and eat it together—with mood lighting and small talk.
If you’re not in the mood to go out, just set up DIY karaoke at home by queuing up karaoke versions of songs on YouTube or Spotify!
Alternatively, order takeout and eat a restaurant-quality meal together at home. If you order early, you can get food from your favorite place and heat it up during dinnertime.
If you decide to go to a bar, turn it into a late-night pub crawl so you and your date can sample lots of delicious drinks. Try ordering cocktails for one another to spice things up!
You could also find a pool hall and play billiards. Like bowling alleys, there are plenty of late-night pool halls to visit on a date.
If you both have the funds, make a game out of it. Search the market for a small gift you think the other would like and exchange gifts at the end of the date.
Many other places might have live music, too! For example, you might find a group that plays Irish music at a local pub.
For example, you could go on a nighttime ghost tour of the city or a tour of iconic film spots if you love movies.
You and your date could also spend the previous night together, either doing one of the above activities or just talking! Then, head outside to watch the sunrise.
