Unique Austin Date Night Ideas For Tired Parents
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!
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Unique Austin Date Night Ideas For Tired Parents
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- 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.
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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.
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