Here is your ultimate guide to unique and romantic holiday date ideas that will create unforgettable memories for you and your partner for years to come!
Get ready for your guide to the most romantic and memorable holiday date ideas!
The holiday season is approaching, and with it comes a special kind of magic in the air—the twinkle of lights, the scent of freshly baked cookies, and lots of holiday shopping!
It’s also the perfect time to create cherished memories with your partner.
If you’re on the hunt for unique and heartwarming ways to celebrate the season with your significant other, you’ve come to the right place. From festive adventures to cozy evenings by the fire, get ready for the best holiday date inspiration for you and your honey.
So, pour yourself a holiday drink, and let’s unwrap some exciting date ideas! 
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Romantic Holiday Date Ideas
1. Call out a sick day and watch holiday movie classics
Calling in a sick day can mean taking a break for your mental health as well. Thats why you and your partner should both call out and spend a cozy day in bed watching holiday classics! Can you think of any better way to spend your hard earned PTO?
2. Get DIY candle kits and make each others favorite scent
There are so many cute candle making kits for sale online! Why not create a memorable candle for one another? Here is a an awesome candle making kit from Etsy!
3. Go to a local Christmas market
Attend a locally hosted Christmas market this year! It’s fun and a great way to support small local businesses!
4. Go thrifting for the funniest white elephant gift
The best part about white elephant parties is picking out the whackiest gift to get! So hit up a local thrift shop and see what hilarious gifts you can find on a budget!
5. Do a cozy fireplace picnic in your living room
Who ever said picnics need to be outdoors? Grab a blanket, light up your fireplace and enjoy a super cozy and romantic picnic without ever having to leave your home. I call that a win win!
6. Have a romantic candle lit bath with wine
This is such a romantic and cozy way to spend an evening with your partner! Light a few candles and put on some romantic music. And for extra points throw in a bath bomb!
7. Have a cocktail crafting competition
Have a friendly competition to see who can craft the best holiday cocktail!
8. Go on a scenic drive and sing Christmas song classics
Grab a fuzzy blanket, stop at a Starbucks for some hot cocoa, and drive around looking at Christmas lights and blasting holiday classics! I can’t think of a better late night holiday date idea!
9. Try and rate every holiday drink at Starbucks
Nothing brings me into the holiday spirit quite like a holiday Starbucks cup! Plus every winter they come out with the best sounding holiday drinks! But who usually has the time to try them all?! Plan a fun date where you finally get one of each holiday drink and rate them all.
10. Go on a walk on a cold and snowy winter night
Late-night walks with your partner can be so special. They are always a great time for deep conversations and reflecting. So head out one night on a cold, snowy winter night and enjoy everything winter has to offer while spending quality time with your love.
11. Take a couples cooking class
Learn how to make delicious meals together by taking a couples cooking class! If you aren’t a fan of doing an in-person class, you can always sign up for a virtual one!
12. Go tubing
Find a big hill and take your date tubing! You can always get a 2 person tube to make things extra romantic 😉
13. Find an outdoor ice skating rink
This is the ultimate cliche date idea, but cliches are cliches for a reason! It’s fun, it’s romantic and it’s something new to experience together. Ice skating is the ultimate holiday date idea!
14. Explore a cute nearby towns Christmas festivities
Take a road trip to a cute town nearby that is known for going all out around the holidays! Stroll hand-in-hand through quaint streets adorned with twinkling lights, indulge in local holiday treats, and soak in the enchanting atmosphere.
15. Go wine tasting
Explore a local winery with your significant other, or stop by a liquor store and pick up a few bottles to try at home. Either way it’s a fun way to try something new and spend a romantic evening together!
16. Visit a Nordic spa
If you have a little extra cash to splurge this year this makes for the best date! Enjoy warm baths, saunas, hot tubs, steam rooms and maybe even a couples massage together! It’s the ultimate relaxing date and extra cozy on a cold winter day!
17. Shop for a tree ornament to commemorate the past year together
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18. Visit natural hot springs nearby
If you have hot springs near by, the winter is the perfect time to visit them! Think snowy and cold winter air mixed with a beautiful relaxing hot spring. That equals the perfect combo to me!
19. Go winter camping
No one said camping is just a summer activity. Plus if you two can spend a cold winter night camping together, you know your relationship can survive anything 
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20. Find a way to give back to your community together
Christmas is about spreading holiday cheer! Why not find a way to give back to the community this year? You can donate food, volunteer at a soup kitchen or take a shelter dog for a long walk! There are plenty of ways to give back!
21. Go on a snowmobiling tour
Book a snowmobiling tour through the mountains! It’s truly such a fun way to embrace winter and get some amazing views along the way! Trust me, they are incredibly fun, you won’t regret it!
22. Create the funniest Christmas card to send out this year
Why not make a dress up, take some photos and DIY Christmas card together to send out to friends and family this year? Or start a tradition of making one for just the two of you to enjoy!
23. Volunteer at an animal shelter
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24. Have a ginger bread house decorating competition
A little competition is always a fun idea. Buy a couple ginger bread houses and have a competition this year. It’s fun and its festive!
25. Create DIY advent calendars for eachother
Fill an advent calendar with little treats and gifts for your partner to open up each day leading up to Christmas. It’s such a thoughtful way to show your appreciation for them during the holidays.
26. Go on a Santa pub crawl
Dress up in your DIY ugly Christmas sweater, put on your Santa hat and go on a pub crawl with your partner and a few friends! Drinking and spreading Christmas cheer are what the holidays are truly about.
27. Set up a scavenger hunt for your partner
Set up a festive scavenger hunt for your partner. It can be a fun holiday date or you can use it to lead up to a big gift you have planned for them.
28. Book a cozy cabin in the woods as a getaway
A cold winter + a cozy cabin = the ULTIMATE holiday getaway!! Treat yourselves to a romantic adventure out in the woods where you can spend time together lighting a fire, making s’mores and just being cute and cozy together.
29. Go on a wine and cheese tasting tour
What is more romantic than a wine and cheese tour? Do a day trip or book a romantic winery tour. Either way, you cant go wrong!
30. Have an at home spa night with
Who said holiday date ideas have to be expensive? Put on your PJ’s, a Christmas movie and make some DIY face masks. To make it even more special take turns giving each other massages. This date is great for your wallet, your back, and your relationship!
31. Book a romantic carriage ride through the city
A romantic carriage ride through the city is the dream from fairytales! Make that dream a reality this holiday by booking a cute and romantic carriage ride through the city. (BTW try to research the company before you book so you can be sure they treat their horses well!!)
32. Set up a holiday inspired wine and paint night
Get creative this season by doing some art together while drinking wine. Plus if those paintings turn out well, you can turn them into Christmas gifts your mom will love 
33. Create a themed scrapbook together
Creating s scarp book is such a sweet way to keep your cherished memories together. Make it into a holiday date night by throwing on a cozy fire, grabbing some blankets, wine and putting on a Christmas movie.
34. Build a blanket fort and watch a cute Holiday movie or show
Blanket forts are even more fun when you’re an adult! They will take you right back to when you were a kid, and bring back the magic of your favorite childhood holiday movies!
35. Go watch a fireworks display together
Holidays usually equal fire works. Make a romantic date night out of it by packing a picnic and going to watch a fireworks show together.
36. Experiment with making mulled wine
Mulled wine is a holiday classic! It’s warm, it’s cozy and it’s absolutely delicious. Plus it’s budget friendly since you can turn a cheap bottle of wine into a cozy treat!
37. Have a sugar cookie decorating competition
Everyone knows sugar cookies are tasty, and even better when you decorate them yourself. Have a date night where you two sit down and see who can decorate a better cookie. Is there any better competition than one that results in food to eat after?!
38. Cuddle up and have an at home reading date
A warm and cozy home, the fireplace turned on, and your partner next to you, what could be missing? A good book to read! So turn off the TV and opt for a reading date instead.
39. Spend a whole day decorating the house together for Christmas
Turn a holiday chore into a romantic holiday date night idea! Go out and buy a bunch of decor and spend some time decorating your house for the holidays. Nothing will bring in the Christmas spirit quite like a decorated home.
40. Go watch a hockey game
Hockey is a winter classic. Cheer on your favorite hockey team together as you attend a thrilling game during the holiday season. The electric atmosphere, cheering fans, and the fast-paced action on the ice make for an exhilarating and memorable holiday date night.
41. Go to a theater show together
Hit up your town’s production of the Nutcracker. Or if you’re feeling extra fancy, book a last-minute trip to New York and watch a Broadway show. Either way, the holidays are such a fun time to see a theater production.
42. Make a funny themed Christmas calendar
Why not prepare for the new year by creating a funny calendar together? Book a photographer or take your own pictures. You can even dress up in themes for each month. After you’re done, send your pictures to Shutterfly to make into a calendar. They always have great promos around the holidays so it’s a fun and affordable date idea!
43. Do a holiday puzzle together
Have a date night at home by putting on the fire, grabbing some hot cocoa, putting on a holiday movie and working on a puzzle together. Usually puzzles take a few nights to complete, so you and your significant other are guaranteed a little puzzle holiday date night all week!
44. Play a Christmas movie drinking game
Spice up a holiday classic by playing a holiday drinking game! Come up with your own ideas, or follow an online game! Either way it’s a fun way to spice up old holiday movie classics!
45. DIY ugly Christmas sweaters for each other to wear
Do you have an ugly sweater Christmas party to attend? Or just want something special and funny to put you in the holiday spirit? Make your ugly sweaters even funnier by DIYing each others. If you’re anything like me and my boyfriend you will definitely get pretty savage with it!
46. Warm up by going to a hot yoga class
Nothing feels better than hitting up a hot yoga class. It’s a great way to stretch out and get warm this winter holiday season!
47. Watch the sunrise on New Years day together and talk about your wishes for the following year
Make the New Year even more special by pulling an all-nighter (or waking up super early) to catch the sunrise on new year day. Talk, plan ahead, and just enjoy some quiet time with each other as you look forward to all of the new memories you will get to build together this upcoming year.
Hopefully you enjoyed and got inspired by these awesome and memorable holiday date ideas to try out this upcoming winter season!
