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65 Super Fun Vancouver Things To Do With Your Significant Other In 2016
Or with your best friends.
May 18, 2016, 08:48 AM
September 24, 2021, 10:20 AM
We've got you covered for date night all year round. There are so many date ideas in Vancouver other than Netflix or your typical dinner at a restaurant. You won't be unsure what to do or bored in any of the seasons in Vancouver with this list!
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Here are 65 things to do with your other half (whoever it is, maybe it's your best friend, boyfriend, or sister) for the rest of 2016:
Summer ⛵️
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1. Go for a surf trip in Tofino
2. Take your relationship to new heights (literally) and go skydiving
3. Cliff jump
4. Go windsurfing at Jericho Beach
5. Hike to a lake in Whistler
6. Train together to conquer an obstacle course race like Tough Mudder
7. Play volleyball at the beach
8. Be part of a drum circle
9. Go for a horseback riding tour in the backcountry
10. Dance the day away at a music festival
11. Go skim boarding at the beach
12. Go on a road trip to visit the 6 creepy abandoned places in BC
13. Experience fireworks at the Celebration of Light in English Bay
14. Play frisbee golf at Queen Elizabeth Park or Jericho Hill
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15. Cuddle up to a free outdoor movie
16. Happy hour at a patio
17. Kinda like Pokemon in real life, go geocaching
18. Get lost in a garden
19. Do some good and help keep a clean ocean with the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup
20. Go old school and head to a drive in theatre
21. Soak up the sun and go jet skiing
22. Play archery tag
23. See a Whitecaps Game
24. Go on a train trip across Canada
25. Go whitewater rafting
26. Watch a play on the beach at the Shakespeare festival Bard on the Beach
27. Explore some of the absolutely surreal places in BC on this list
28. Get classy and dress in all white for Dîner en Blanc in August
29. Road trip to a water or theme park
30. Camp out at a BC provincial park
31. Run a marathon or half-marathon together
32. Cozy up and watch a stunning Vancouver sunset
33. Be amazed by the Perseid meteor shower
34. Escape to the sea and rent a houseboat
Fall ?
35. Relax at a hot spring
36. Compete or work on your team skills at a game-themed bar
37. Star in your own action movie and take a Parkour class together
38. Have a weekend getaway and rent a mansion for super cheap
39. Adopt an unusual but cute animal (that you can legally own in Canada)
40. Laugh to improv comedy
41. Get cheap but delicious food for under 6 bucks at places like The Warehouse
42. Make it a double date and try an escape room
43. Eat your heart out at EAT Vancouver in September
44. Attend a painting and cocktail party with Colours and Cocktails
45. Play bubble ball soccer
46. Dance the night away at a nightclub
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47. Participate in The Color Run
48. Try an acai bowl
49. Visit the Vancouver Art Gallery on Tuesday for entrance by donation
50. Show that your relationship rocks and go indoor or outdoor bouldering
51. Take a cooking class together
52. Play with kittens at Catfe
53. Skateboard around the city
Winter ⛄️
54. Zipline through the snow at Grouse or Whistler
55. Go on a blind date (literally) at Dark Table
56. Experience winter wonderland with a sleigh ride on Grouse
57. See lanterns light up the night at the Winter Solstice Lantern Festival
58. Go sledding, tobogganing, and tubing at Mount Seymour
59. Attend the Santa Claus Parade in downtown
60. Skate for free at Robson Square
61. Heli-ski
62. Get festive at the annual Vancouver Christmas Market
63. Hit the slopes and shred some powder with your skis or board
64. Be dazzled by the holiday lights for Canyon Lights at Capilano Suspension Bridge
65. End the year with a Polar Bear swim
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