Unique Austin Date Night Ideas For Tired Parents

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We could all use a night out away from the kids once in a while. If you’re bored of the same old restaurants or movies dates, try something new from our list of unique Austin date night ideas for tired parents!

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Unique Austin Date Night Ideas For Tired Parents

Antiquing/ Thrifting: don’t just go to H-E-B or Target to shop on your date (although this can be fun too)! Mix it up. You live in Austin, arguably one of the COOLEST cities in the world. Find a unique vintage store, thrift store, or antique shop and take your time poring over the goods. You could literally never do this with your kids, so it will feel like a treat!
Glass blowing class at Ghost Pepper Glass.
Have your Tarot Cards read together at Nature’s Treasures.
Go Axe Throwing at Urban Axes or Class Axe. This also makes a fun group date night out with friends!
You could use a laugh. Try local comedy like Esther’s Follies, Fallout Comedy, or Cap City Comedy Club.
Live jazz (or any live music, but jazz sounds so relaxing for a tired parent)!
Cheese tasting at Antonelli’s (they offer date night classes!) We did this recently and had the best time!
Relive your honeymoon or first date/plan a vacation: Here’s how it works. Where did you go on your honeymoon? Find a local restaurant that serves food from that place here in town! Where did you go on your first date? Go back there or find a place that has a similar vibe and relive the night. Where do you want to go on vacation? Find a local spot that has food from that area and try it out! Pretend you’re on vacation.
Painting with a Twist always has something fun to paint. My favorite right now is the “Paint Your Pet” class! This is great for kids or adults. Bring your own drinks/food!

Unique Austin Date Night Ideas For Tired Parents

Cooking classes at Sur la Table (they have so many themes to choose from!)
Upstairs Circus is described as DIY workshop meets bar and I think that sounds so fun! Would also be cool for a girls night out.
All-you-can-play video games at Cidercade: not just for kids, this place is so much fun for grown-ups too! And they have great pizza, drinks, and dessert pizza.
Wine tasting in Georgetown: Georgetown is home to a few wineries! Try Grape Creek On The Square, Barons Creek, or Georgetown Winery. Then stroll around the Georgetown Square.
Share a milkshake: The Yard Milkshake Bar has fancy shakes that are perfect for sharing.
Slow North offers fun candle making classes where you get to design your own candle scent!
Have a tea party at Rivery Coffeehouse in Georgetown. Call ahead to book this magical experience.
Have brunch while you play electronic shuffleboard at Electric Shuffle. They bring you mimosas and delicious plates of food. Fun for a date with just two people, or even a group date (guys vs gals).
See a play! We saw Noises Off at the Zach Theatre and it was delightful.

Unique Austin Date Night Ideas For Tired Parents

Piano bar: when was the last time you went to a piano bar? Try Rockey’s Piano Bar in Round Rock or Redd’s Piano Lounge at Kalahari.
Mural selfies along South Congress or South 1st Street, then grab something fun to eat.
Coffee shop & crossword puzzles date (or board games, or both).
BINGO date: not just for old people! Ok, maybe it is. But it’s still fun to try to win! Don’t forget your daubers and good luck charms.
The 4 Course Date: One person picks the first place-drinks! The other person chooses the next place- appetizers to share! Then switch again and that person chooses that next place- the main course (share if you’re getting full). Then the other person gets to choose the dessert place. If that’s all too much, you can combine the drinks/appetizers and the main course/desserts and only hit up 2 places.
Random word date: say a random 5 letter word. 1st letter = what you wear 2nd = where you go 3rd = activity 4th = conversation 5th = eat/treat.

Unique Austin Date Night Ideas For Tired Parents

Bookstore date: Go to a local bookstore and find a cookbook that contains a recipe you’d like to cook together on your next date. You could also find a book for your kids, find a book for each other, find a joke from a joke book to read over coffee at the book store, or find a travel book for a destination you want to go, then use it to plan that vacation on a future date.
Vintage store date: set a budget and each of you shop within that amount for the other person. Then change into your new threads and go out to eat!
Schedule a Plant Party For Two! For $130 you can enjoy your own Plant Party at a studio in East Austin. They supply all necessary elements to build your own terrarium, including glass, plants, rock, moss and personal hands-on instruction. Terrarium builds are a fun hour-long workshop where you can create your own design and byob.
Couples massage: the ultimate date for tired parents everywhere.
Go karting at COTA! Take a spin around the race track at the Circuit of the Americas. You can get individual go karts or squeeze into a double!
Hangout together at H Mart! This place literally has everything: an arcade, a grocery store, a food court, rolled ice cream, a bakery, little boutiques, a hair salon, even a shop for BLINDS! They even have karaoke on some nights and would be the most fun date night.