Have you heard of Alphabet Dating? We have tons of ideas to help you on date nights.
This year, we decided to try alphabet dating to keep things fresh and exciting. Last year, we completed 52 unique dates, which I’ll admit was too ambitious.
Coming up with new and unique ideas weekly became stressful, and at a certain point, it became more about the idea than the date. This time around, we decided repeats are perfectly fine.
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Last Updated: July 28, 2025
A-Z Alphabet Dating: Fun Date Ideas from A to Z
The idea of this alphabet dating challenge is to get you out of a dating rut and give you plenty of ideas to try new things. I first put together this list in 2015 and have continued adding to it since. If not for this list, we would often default to a standard dinner and a movie;
Thanks to the Scrabble dictionary, we came up with all the ideas. It only took me two days to read through every word in existence. Now, I will dominate Scrabble!
The alphabet dating examples are open to interpretation. For instance, burgers can be going out to compare your city’s best tacos, staying in and making tacos together, or simply eating at your favorite taco joint. We also added places since this is a travel blog. If you can’t travel to a destination, you can get creative and put together a themed night.
Generally, people go in order from A to Z for the alphabet dating challenge, but we’re giving ourselves the freedom to go randomly.
A Date Ideas
Activities: Afternoon Tea, Apple Picking, Archery
Places: Alaska, Antarctica, Asheville NC
Cuisines: Asian, American, Argetine
See More: 35+ Date Ideas That Start with A – Alphabetical Date Ideas
B Date Ideas
B Activities: Beach, Brewery Tour, Broadway
Places: Beijing China, Big Bend National Park, Bryce Canyon NP, Belize
Cuisine: Belgian, Brazilian, Burmese
See More: Your Complete List of Date Ideas that Start with B
C Date Ideas
C Activities: Candle Making, Coffee, Climbing
Places: California, Canada, Charleston
Cuisine: Canadian, Chinese, Cuban
See More: 65+ Date Ideas That Start With C Activities
D Date Ideas
D Activities: Day Tripping, DIY Project, Drive-in Theater
Places: Death Valley National Park, Denali National Park, Destin Florida
Cuisine: Danish, Domican, Dutch
See More: Your Complete List of Date Ideas that Start with D
E Date Ideas
E Activities: Escape Rooms, Eighties, Espresso
Places: Ecuador, Egypt, El Paso
Cuisine: Ecuadorian, Egyptian, Ethiopian
See More: 20+ Date Ideas That Start With E Letter Activities
F Date Ideas
F Activities: Festival, Flower Fields, Food Tour
Places: Fez, Florida, France
Cuisine: Filipino, Finnish, French
See More: Your Complete List of Date Ideas that Start with F
G Date Ideas
G Activities: Getaway, Gondola Ride, Glamping
Places: Galapagos Islands, Georgia, Grand Canyon, Greece
Cuisine: German, Greek, Guatemalan
See More: 30+ Date Ideas That Start With G Activities
H Date Ideas
H Activities: Hike, Hot Air Balloon, Hot Springs
Places: Ha Long, Havasupai, Hawaii
Cuisine: Haitian, Honduran, Hungarian
See More: Your Complete List of Date Ideas that Start with H
I Date Ideas
I Activities: Ice Climbing, Ice Cream, Ice Skating
Places: Iceland, Indonesia, Italy
Cuisines: Italian, Indonesian
See More: 15+ Date Ideas That Start With I Activities
J Date Ideas
J Activities: Java, Jetski, Jigsaw Puzzle
Places: Jackson WY, Japan, Joshua Tree National Park.
Cuisine: Japanese, Jamaican
See More: Your Complete List of Date Ideas that Start with J
K Date Ideas
K Activities: Karaoke, Kayak, Kite Flying
Places: Kansas City, Key West, Kyoto, Kyrgyzstan
Cuisine: Korean, Kyrgyz
See More: 10+ Date Ideas That Start With K Activities
L Date Ideas
L Activities: Lake, Leaf Peeping, Local Adventure
Places: Las Vegas, London, Los Angeles
Cuisine: Lao, Lebanese
See More: 25+ Date Ideas That Start with L
N Date Ideas
N Activities: National Parks, Nature, Netflix and Chill
Places: Nevada, New Orleans, New York, New Zealand
See More: 15+ Date Ideas That Start With N
O Date Ideas
O Activities: Observatory, Ocean, Orchard
Places: Olympic National Park, Oregon, Orlando.
See More: 25+ Date Ideas That Start With O Activities
P Date Ideas
P Activities: Pickleball, Picnic, Pinterest Project
Places: Palm Springs, Paris, Peru, Portland, Portugal (Porto)
See More: 50+ Date Ideas That Start With P Activities
Q Date Ideas
Q Activities: Quadruple Date, Quiet, Quiz
Places: Quebec City, Queenstown, Quito
See More: 10+ Date Ideas That Start With Q Activities
R Date Ideas
R Activities: Recipe, Rock Climb, RV
Places: Redwood National Park, Rome, Reykjavik.
See More: 40+ Date Ideas That Start With R Activities
S Date Ideas
S Activities: Salsa Dance, Stargaze, Subscription Box Dates
Places: San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Sonoma Valley, South Africa, Spain
See More: 50+ Date Ideas That Start With S Activities
T Date Ideas
T Activities: Tacos, Tea Tasting, Travel
Places: Tennessee, Texas, Tokyo
See More: 50+ Date Ideas That Start With T Activities
U Date Ideas
U Activities: U-Pick Farm, Unplug (nothing digital), Upscale
Places: UNESCO Sites, United Kingdom, USA, Utah
See More: 10+ Date Ideas That Start With U Activities
V Date Ideas
V Activities: Vacation, Vino, Volunteer (we’ve gone to animal shelters to volunteer together)
Places: Vail, Valley of Fire, Vancouver BC, Vietnam
See More: 20+ Date Ideas That Start With V Activities
W Date Ideas
W Activities: Walking Tour, Waterfall Hike, Whale Watching
Places: Washington, Washington DC, Wyoming.
See More: 25+ Date Ideas That Start With W Activities
X Date Ideas
X Activities: X Games, Xbox, Xiaolongbao
Places: Xalapa, Xi’an, Xochimilco.
See More: 9 Date Ideas That Start With X Activities
Y Date Ideas
Y Activities: Yard Sale, Yelp a New Restaurant, Youtube (learn something new or watch fun videos)
Places: Yellowstone NP, Yokohama, Yosemite National Park.
See More: 10+ Date Ideas That Start With Y Activities
Z Date Ideas
Z Activities: Zipline, Zodiac, Zzzz’s (afternoon naps)
Places: Zimbabwe, Zion National Park, and Zurich.
See More: 9 Date Ideas That Start With Z Activities
Regardless of how busy or crazy life gets, Jacob and I have been challenging ourselves to make time for our marriage. We would love for you to join us in alphabet dating this year!
When was the last time you prioritized dating, and can you think of more dates starting with the letters E, Q, X, and Z? Comparatively, those were the tough ones to come up with for alphabet dating! Would you enjoy an alphabet dating challenge like this?
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