Looking for double date ideas, that are best done with friends? Different activities for double dates, that all couples can enjoy? Then here’s our top 50 recommendations.
Why Are Double Dates a Good Idea?
See, like group dates, double dates are actually very good for your relationship.
They provide a fun, social, lighthearted setting for you to interact with other couples; creating a healthy dynamic in your relationship.
In fact, going on a double date may be more effective at reigniting passion in your own relationship than the classic candlelit dinner for two. (Believe it or not!)
According to new research, striking up a friendship with another couple in which you discuss personal details may cause us to perceive our partners in a new light.
But what are the best double dates for couples, that aren’t going to be awkward, but instead – enhanced – by adding the additional people into the mix?
Well, let’s get stuck in, shall we?
55+ Double Date Ideas (That Are Even Better With Friends!)
In no particular order, here’s 50 double date ideas that are even better with friends!
Classic Double Date Ideas
Classic double date ideas include things like…
1) Go Bowling!
Bowling is one of the best double date ideas, as it brings out your competitive spirit! Play in doubles, against the other couple, or women vs. men. The options are endless!
2) Play Mini-Golf
Likewise, mini-golf always offers to be a popular double date idea for couples, for the exact same reason.
It’s fun, easy to play, but more interesting when there’s more of you!
3) Go For Drinks
Head to your local bar, but instead of going just the two of you – go with your closest couple!
There’s plenty of interesting questions to ask friends, to mix things up; and it turns a date idea that could be a little mundane, into an opportunity to get out and catch up. Similarly…
4) Go For a Meal
A meal is another one of the classic double date ideas. It won’t be as romantic as if you went just the two of you, but it can mix it up a bit!
5) Host a Double Dinner Date At Home
Alternatively, if you enjoy hosting as a couple, having friends over for dinner can provide a great opportunity for you to really work together as a team.
It’s a double date you can still do in the comfort of your own home, but with your favourite couple friends over to make it that little bit different! Speaking of food…
Foodie Double Date Ideas
If you’re looking for foodie date ideas you can do as a double date with friends, why not consider…
6) Do a Dinner Crawl
A dinner crawl is a super fun date idea for couples, whereby you have the starter at one restaurant, the main at a different restaurant, and dessert somewhere else
It’s fun, exciting and can add a bit of spontaneity into your relationship.
However – it’s something that some couples can feel a little shy to do, which is why teaming up with another couple can be the perfect solution!
7) Have a Cooking Battle
With your appetites awakened, put your skills to the test in a timed cook-off with an unexpected ingredient.
The fun of this is in the chaos of trying to work as a team. Judges’ choice can be based on taste, creativity, or sheer effort.
This double date idea also ties in nicely with a dinner party; again, taking it in turns to host!
8) Do Blindfolded Taste Testing
Spice up the foodie fun with a mystery-tasting game. Each couple picks out mystery foods, and the other must guess the ingredients.
The most wrong answers mean dishwashing duty! Throw in some weird flavors for extra laughs.
9) Give Pizza Making a Go!
Take the cook-off up a notch by making and trading pizzas. Expect sabotage and loads of teasing… Who knew pickles and pineapple could be a thing?!
This can turn out to be one of the most hilarious double date ideas, that you may not think of doing, just the two of you!
10) Have a Mocktail Making Contest
Wash down that pizza with a fun mocktail-making battle. Extra points for a creative name and presentation.
The best drink gets a permanent spot on your future party menu!
Don’t mind a sore head the next day? Then a Cocktail Making Content can also be an alternative.
Just tweak our couples drinking games, for the 4 of you and you’ll be guaranteed to have a night of endless laugher!
11) Have a BBQ Grill Off
If mocktails aren’t enough, fire up the grill and compete to see who can make the juiciest burger or the best ribs.
Secret Ingredient Challenge: Each team gets a surprise spice they must incorporate!
It’s fun, different and should certainly be added to your list of bucket list date night ideas for Summer.
12) Do a Pancake Art Competition
Next up – it’s a Pancake Art Competition, where you and your partner go head to head, trying to make each other’s faces with pancake batter and edible “decor.”
The other couple then gets to vote who is best, and vice versa. The worst two have to clean the griddle! (Just be sure to play fair!)
13) Have a Chili Cook-Off
If pancakes aren’t your thing, go the opposite route with a chili cook-off. One couple makes it spicy, the other makes it mild.
Who can handle the heat? If both couples survive, they get extra points for bravery!
14) Have a Ice Cream Sundae Face-Off
Another fun double date idea for foodies is to create the very best ice cream sundae.
The best combo gets a feature on all your Instagram or TikTok stories. The worst combo? Well, someone has to eat it… Although, I don’t think anyone will be complaining!
15) Sushi Rolling Showdown
Not in the mood for sweets? Then test your skills at rolling sushi, and watch in horror as your rolls fall apart. Losers must eat their creation—no matter how bad it looks! Talking of sea food…
Double Date Ideas For Water Lovers
With the Summer fast approaching, let’s throw in some double date ideas for water lovers…
16) Have a Fishing Contest
Head to a lake and see which couple can reel in the biggest catch. The couple with the smallest fish has to host a seafood dinner after!
This is a super nice double date idea however, because, as a group, you’ll have plenty more to talk about whilst you wait for your next fish to pop up.
17) Go Jet Skiing
Looking for a little more excitement? Then you can never go wrong with jet skiing!
The adrenaline rush, the wind against your face, and the throttle acceleration to beat the other couple make jet skiing one of the best double date ideas.
Come Winter, you can swap this for Snowmobiling. That’s right – there’s still alternatives for every season!
18) Go Kayaking
If the adrenaline rush from jet skiing feels too much, you can try a calmer version on the waters, with kayaking.
Tandem kayaks are perfect for double date ideas because you can kayak alongside each other – seeing who’s partner packs the strongest paddle!
You are also sure to enjoy plenty of laughter, as you realize paddling in sync as a couple is harder than it looks too!
19) Have an Inflatable Water Ball Race
If you’re looking for different summer date ideas, why not get zipped up in two’s inside the giant bubble?!
If trying to stand isn’t challenging enough, keeping the bubble under control calls for teamwork that ensures a hilarious challenge.
Don’t trust your partner enough with this one? Then jump in with your bestie instead and watch as your partner’s attempt it together!
20) Go Scuba Diving
If you want to make lasting memories with your favourite couple friends, why not tick off one of your couples bucket list ideas, like scuba diving?!
Armed with water-resistant cameras, take pictures of yourselves while you explore the deep.
There’s plenty of indoor places you can do this too – allowing you to swim with sharks even! So swat up, see what you can find and do something truly memorable together.
21) Have a Beach Volleyball Battle
We love recommending different sports for couples, but some are harder to do than others. For this reason, it makes sense to team up with another couple!
Beach volleyball is one of the best sports, and makes for a no-brainer beach date idea – all year round.
Dry off with a competitive 2-on-2 beach volleyball game.
Playing as couples makes it more fun, especially when you start developing secret signals and accidental sand dives!
22) Tackle a Water Park Obstacle Course
This is one of the most hilarious double date ideas. The slippery bouncy experience gets you laughing at each other so hard.
The last couple to get to the finish line has to do a silly dance in front of everyone.
Uh huh, you can bring out the very best dares for your friends as double date forfeits!
23) Try a Synchronized Swimming Battle
Now this is one of the most hilarious double date ideas, that keeps your relationship playful!
Show off your best water tricks and let the other couple judge. The more ridiculous, the better!
24) Hire a Boat Together
Now before we move away from water, I want to throw in the double date idea of hiring a boat together.
On a practical sense, it’s pretty handy as you spread the cost between the 4 of you, instead of just 2.
This means you can upgrade to something a little more luxury, which makes for a super special experience. Likewise…
25) Go on a Sunset Cruise
Double dates can be relaxing too remember. Seize the day with a sunset cruise – whether that’s on a weekend away, or the closest one to your city. It’s something you can never go wrong with!
Adventurous Double Date Ideas
Want to use double dates as an opportunity to really push yourselves, encouraged not only by your partner but also by your friends?
Then here’s some adventurous double date ideas for you to consider… Uh huh, you can’t say we don’t think outside the box!
26) Go Skydiving
Let’s kick off the crazy date ideas, with this dose of adrenaline rush. Stick together against gravity long enough to take pictures of all four in the sky!
Remember – you can always ease into this with…
27) Try Indoor Skydiving
You want the skydiving experience, but your team would rather play it safe? Visit a flight chamber for the perfect simulation.
It’ll be a double date you end up talking about for years to come!
28) Go Ziplining!
Nothing bonds a group like soaring through the air together. Extra points for the best battle cry or mid-air pose.
If anyone chickens out, they owe everyone a round of drinks afterward!
29) Go Bungee Jumping!
Double date ideas aren’t complete for adrenaline junkies without a bungee jump date.
This will only be for the bravest group of friends – of course! But it can actually help doing it as a double date, as the extra peer pressure gets you to do something you’ll actually be really glad you do!
Who’s going to scream the loudest?! You’ll soon find out!
3o) Go Rock Climbing
Pick your gears and conquer a new mountain. The first couple to get to the top wins. Or, at the very least, you’ll have a few extra hands to help you out!
31) Head To a Theme Park
Ride as many coasters as possible, spurred on, once more, by your closest couple friends.
Waiting in the queues won’t be half as boring when you turn this into a double date. Why not grab a pack of cards and take them with you to play whilst you wait?!
32) Test Your Balance at Ice Skating
Glide hand in hand on an outdoor or indoor rink.
This is a popular date for couples – one that you’ve probably already done before, which is why it makes it that little bit different by going with another couple too.
See which couple can skate the best together. If you’re feeling brave – you might even like to tackle a lift or two!
33) Head To a Trampoline Park
Trampoline parks can often be seen as just for kids, but they’re SO MUCH FUN!
By going with another couple, you therefore feel a little braver, and a little less out of place.
Bounce around, care-free; as this double date takes you back to your youth!
34) Take on an Escape Room
An escape room is a no-brainer double date idea (for those feeling brave enough) as 4 heads are always better than 2…
By teaming up, you’ve got more chance of breaking up, before the time is up!
35) Take on a Scavenger Hunt Around The City
Likewise, city scavenger hunts are now growing in popularity as a double date idea.
Check off fun and weird things on your list before the other couple… Or, team up altogether, as a 4 and see how many things you can find before the time runs out.
Budget-Friendly Double Date Ideas
Let’s move onto our final category for double date ideas – throwing out suggestions that, thankfully, won’t break the bank!
This can prove helpful when other couples are short for cash, as it means you never have to miss out on spending quality time, both together and with friends.
So, what have we got for you? Well…
36) Cook-Off Using Only What’s in the Fridge
We’ve mentioned quite a few foodie double date ideas, but they often fall into the category of budget-friendly when you work with what you’ve already got in, because – well – you’ve got to eat!
Challenge your inner chefs with random leftovers in the fridge and see which couple comes up with the most creative meal. Make fun out of the barest minimum! It’s more fun than you’d think!
37) Do a Backyard Olympics
Make up ridiculous sporting events and go for the gold!
This is one of the best last minute date ideas, that’s super fun & original too.
38) Do a Thrift Store Outfit Challenge
Raid each other’s wardrobe, pick out outfits for each other, and wear them in public. The more absurd, the better.
By doing it altogether as a double date, it feels far less embarrassing and instead – just care-free fun!
39) Make DIY Phone Cases
If you’re a fan of different craft date ideas, then decorating your own phone cases can always be a pretty fun and cost-effective double date.
Sit with your bestie as you make ones for your boyfriends, and vice versa. It’s a very sweet and different double date idea if you’re running out of new things to do!
40) Do a Tie-Dye Content
Take your old T-shirts and have a go at tie-dying together.
Who can make the most stylish design? Everyone wins with a cool new, (hopefully) wearable shirt! It’s also pretty good for the plant too, which is certainly a win-win.
41) Go Sunset Chasing
You can also never go wrong with a sunset double date. Take it in turns to find somewhere new; then compare sunsets each time!
42) Have a Comedy Night at Home
If you’re looking for more double date ideas guaranteed to make you laugh, then why not host a comedy night with your favourite couple at home?
Order some takeaway pizza and binge watch comedy roadshows together.
It’s a great, relaxed, double date idea after a long week, that’s always bound to lift your spirits! Similarly…
43) Watch Live Music at a Bar
Drinks double dates are always good, but when you can pair this with live music for extra entertainment – it steps it up another notch!
You don’t have to spend a lot or drink a lot. But there’s some seriously underrated talent out there that you can see in person if you swat up on what’s on in your local area on the weekend.
44) Head to a Karaoke Bar
Talking of music – why not head to a karaoke bar?! Sing duets as couples, or challenge each other to the worst song performances for laughs.
Laughter is always the way to a person’s heart. It’s also going to bond you with some good quality experiential intimacy (one of the fundamental types of intimacy all relationships need.)
And let’s be fair – this is something that you’re far less likely to do just the two of you, which is where double dates actually really support you!
45) Recreate Tik-Tok Videos At Home
You can tell we’re in the 21st century when this gets thrown out as a double date idea. But it can actually be a lot of fun!
Watch Tik-Tok dance videos and have a laugh together trying to re-create them in your living room! Record them so you can watch them back.
It’s actually a surprisingly heartfelt double date that again, is made earlier by doing with another couple.
46) Play Card Games
From Uno to Spades, dice board games, the lot – let the games begin, going head to head against another couple. You’ll be amazed by how fast time passes.
Some of the simplest double date ideas can actually be the best!
47) Play Truth or Dare
Another game that’s always better to play when there’s a couple more of you is truth or dare.
See, there’s plenty of dares for couples that you can do together once your friends have gone. But by playing with others – it helps to get you into it!
Pair this with a couple of drinks out or at home, and you’ll make yet more funny memories that you’ll always refer back to.
48) Play “How Well Do You Know Me?”
We’ve crafted the ultimate how well do you know me question game, so tap into it – play it for your next double date and see which couple knows their partner best!
This is one of the best double date ideas for bonding not only the 2 of you, but the 4 of you as friends. You’ll get to know both your partner and your friends far better from it!
49) Do a Paint Your Partner Night
Get the paintbrushes ready and sit opposite your partner, next to your bestie.
Chat away whilst you all paint your partner, then get ready for the most hilarious reveal at the end!
50) Have a Charades Showdown
Charade’s is a pretty hilarious game, where couples compete by acting out phrases or showing images without words. The more dramatic, the better!
51) Do an Obstacle Course Challenge
Like the idea of racing around? Then why not do your own obstacle course challenge?
Many outdoor parks have obstacle courses – or things which you can make your own on.
Test your endurance by racing as couples or teaming up against each other.
Expect hilarious wipeouts and triumphant high-fives.
52) Have a Video Game Night
If you’re looking for something more low-key a video game night is actually another pretty good shout when it comes to double date ideas.
Pick your favorite multiplayer games and battle it out in a mini-tournament.
Alternatively, you can almost bring this to life in real life…
53) Go To Laser Tag!
Form alliances or betray your teammate at the laser battle—no hard feelings! Laser tag is always better in a small group, and it’ll give you plenty to talk about after!
54) Go to the Circus
Love watching shows and performances? Looking for something more budget friendly? Then the circus is a great place to go on a double date with friends.
Start ticking off different things together. Trust me – you won’t regret it!
This leads us onto our final suggestion…
55) Write & Share Bucket Lists
Double date ideas should be inspired by your interests. Write all the fun date ideas that interest you all, then plan your future adventures around the ones you share in common.
This is a super sweet double date idea, that inspires not only the things you do altogether, but also encourages you to do more apart. 🫶
That’s All For This One
So there we have it – that rounds up our top 55 double date ideas to do with friends.
I hope this has filled you with plenty of ideas – including the date you will suggest next!
Have fun.
Love,
Ell_xx
