Super Cool Summer Date Ideas!

Whether you’re a couple who have a couple of anniversaries under your belt or a young couple still seeing stars in each others eyes, the summer months are just the time to explore and have fun together.  But summer is only three months.  What we don’t want is the “What do you want to do?”…”I don’t know, whatever you want to do” conversation to take place…and last all summer.  So, Family & MWR has come to the rescue and put together a list of Summer Date Ideas for your and your other half to enjoy.

Below, is a list of Summer Date Ideas From A to Z.  There are 13 weekends from the start of summer (June 20, 2016) to the first day of fall (September 22, 2016).  If each weekend has 3 days (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday), that’s a total of 39 days to enjoy your loved one and go on some truly great dates!  So, get your calendar out to start making plans and start make memories!

Summer Date Ideas From A to Z

A – Arcade (there’s a new Dave & Busters in the Springfield Town Center)

B – Bowling (try Glow Bowling at the JBM-HH Bowling Center.  It’s awesome and affordable!)

C – Camping (take another couple or two and go pitch a tent in a local state park)

D – Drive-In (yep, there’s a couple around here. Our favorite is the Family Drive-In Theater in Stephens City, VA)

E – Exercise (go for an early morning tennis date or a bike rode along the Potomac River)

F – Festival (the festival circuit in the DC Metro area is always buzzing! Google it and see what’s upcoming)

G – Host a Couples Game Night

H – Hiking (been to Great Falls?)

I – Ice Cream (go to an old fashioned ice cream parlor and share a sundae.  Try Ben & Jerry’s in Old Towne Alexandria)

J – Enjoy a free jazz concert in the park (they have free concerts on The Mall quite often)

K – Karaoke (don’t be embarrassed if you can’t sing.  Most people singing karaoke can’t sing...just saying.)

L – Live Show (see a play, comedy show, or live band)

M – Medieval Times (the JBM-HH Leisure Travel Office sells discounted tickets!)

N – Nats Baseball (being at Nationals Park is a MUST during summer.  It’s electric!)

O – Outdoor Movies (Family & MWR offers Dive-In Movies June-August.  Watch a movie from the middle of our pool!)

P – Picnic (this one is a “gimme” but who doesn’t love a romantic picnic?)

Q – Quadruple Date (Invite your best couple friends to bring their best couple friends to bring their best couple friends…and make some new friends!)

R – Random Acts of Kindness (add money to an expired meter, offer to pump gas for a senior citizen, etc).

S – Stargaze (take a blanket to the park and stare into infinity, bring appropriate music)

T – Tag, as in laser tag (there are courses in Springfield and Woodbridge)

U – DC’s U Street Corridor (find culture, food, and parties on this famous street)

V – Take a day trip to a local vineyard

W – Waterfront (the Potomac River Waterfront on the Maryland side of the Woodrow Wilson Bridge is way cool)

X – Xplore new foods (play “eenie, meenie, miney, moe” to pick a new place for dinner and go there to eat, try a place with a rooftop deck)

Y – Saturday morning yoga in the park …oooohhhhmmmm….

Z – Zipline (there are a few zipline courses in the area.  Book a date and hit the ropes!)

There you have it!  Twenty-six super fun ideas for dates you and your special other can enjoy over the summer months!  Please take pics and share the good times with us on Instagram. Tag us @jbmhhfmwr!

And, as always, if you have a great idea to include, please leave a comment below!

~pmjp