Date Ideas in Dallas

Wander the themed gardens at Dallas Arboretum in East Dallas, including the Rose Garden.

Several picnic areas on the grounds welcome your own food, drinks, and coolers. The gardens are open daily from 9am to 5pm. Adult admission is $21.95 Monday through Thursday and $25.95 Friday through Sunday.

Challenge each other to a round at Another Round, an indoor mini golf bar in West Dallas.

Play 18 holes of mini golf and 9 holes of Duffleboard, with free arcade games, tabletop and patio games, and a full bar. Toast the winner with drinks afterward. Unlimited mini golf costs $12 before 4pm on weekdays.

Try a hobby together at Trade Oak Cliff, a pottery and art studio in Oak Cliff with beginner-friendly classes every week.

A ceramics class starts at $75 per person. Public open hours include Wednesdays from 10am to 4pm and 6:30 to 9pm. The entrance is four doors down from Oak Cliff Brewing Co.

Laugh together at Dallas Comedy Club in Deep Ellum, which stages stand-up and improv five nights a week and also runs classes.

Catch a specialty show called Is This a Date? Comedy dating game shows are part of the mix, and so are soft pretzels and cinnamon crunch shots.

Learn something new together at Arthur Murray Dance Center, a dance studio on LBJ Freeway that teaches couples dance classes. Beginner's lessons are available, and a class can lift a date night at any skill level.

Take on an outdoor course of rope challenges and zip lines up in the trees at Trinity Forest Adventure Park. The obstacles and zip lines add a little friendly competition between the two of you.

Head outside Dallas to Grapevine for Meow Wolf, an immersive art space inside Grapevine Mills. The installation is called The Real Unreal, and weekly events include 21+ nights.

Make it a fun date with an immersive cocktail class at The People's Last Stand, one you and your partner take together. The 75-minute class starts with a champagne toast and includes two craft cocktails.

Walk the 9.4-mile loop trail along the shoreline of White Rock Lake, the most popular trail in the city. If you would rather be on the water, single and tandem kayaks rent from $20.

Guided hikes through the Great Trinity Forest leave from Trinity River Audubon Center on the second Saturday of every month, and they suit couples who are outdoorsy. The hikes are free, and a reservation is encouraged. The center is about ten miles from downtown Dallas.