Unique Date Night Ideas – Try Out These Five Date Night Ideas to Take Your Evening From Ordinary to Extraordinary

Tired of the normal dinner and/or a movie for date night? Looking to find a new, fun experience to build your bond as a couple? Here are five “outside the box” ideas to take your date nights to a whole new level.

Get in Touch with Your Inner Child at Kaleideum After Dark

Enjoy Kaleideum in a whole new way – without the kids and with an adult beverage! On the second Saturday of every month, Kaleideum is open to ages 21+ only. Each month has a different theme with fun, new offerings. You can explore the entire museum without worrying about chasing down the little ones!

Location: 120 W 3rd Street, Winston-Salem
Instagram: kaleideum
Information: kaleideum.org/kaleideum-after-dark

Enjoy a Baseball Game with the Winston-Salem Dash

There is no better summer date than a baseball game! Enjoy all the amazing food options this year, like walking taco, mac and cheese bites, deep fried Oreos and Chicago popcorn. Plus, there are multiple bars serving up tons of great drinks. If you go on a date night on Thursdays, you can enjoy $2 beers! Every Friday and Saturday night, you can enjoy a gorgeous fireworks display.

Location: 951 Ballpark Way, Winston-Salem

Instagram: wsdashbaseball

Information: milb.com/winston-salem

Get Haunted with Carolina History & Haunts’ Ghost Tour

Carolina History & Haunts offers year round ghost tours. Enjoy their West Endings 90-minute tour that takes guests through Winston-Salem’s Historic West End District. In addition to hearing some eerie stories, you will also hear a little bit of the city’s history. End the night after the tour at one of the great nearby bars, like Joymongers, The Remedy or Hoots Beer Co.

Location: Tours meet at, 848 W 5th Street, Winston-Salem
Instagram: carolinahistoryandhaunts
Information: carolinahistoryandhaunts.com/winston-salem-home

Try Multiple Flavors with Drink Flights

Did you know so many of our amazing restaurants and bars offer drink flights? Head to any of these places to get not one, but three or four smaller sizes to try out multiple flavors. A few fun options to consider are:

Mimosa flights: Midtown Cafe or Campus Gas
Whiskey flights: The Trophy Room or Three Bulls Steakhouse
Margarita flights: The Porch or Alma
Sake flights: Thai Harmony
Coffee flights: Footnotes
Wine flights: 6th and Vine

Work Together at Total Escape Game

Nothing helps you communicate more than a need to find a way to escape! At Total Escape Game, there are four different escape room games, all of which are multi-room. You can have an intimate game working together with just the two of you, or make it a group couples outing as the games accommodate up to eight or 10 people. New this year – they added a splatter paint experience if you want to also get creative.

Location: 280 Charlois Boulevard #200, Winston-Salem
Instagram: totalescapegame
Information: totalescapegame.com

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Suzy Fielders has had a passion for writing since her days in undergraduate school at Coker University, where she majored in Communications and Psychology. She loves hearing – and sharing – other’s stories as well as letting people know all the happenings, places, and events in and around Winston-Salem. Suzy, a Winston-Salem native, has written off and on for the magazine since 2013 and is excited to have multiple articles lined up for 2024 and beyond! In addition to her B.A. from Coker she has an M.A. in Communication Studies from UNC Greensboro. When she’s not writing or working with clients for her content marketing business, she enjoys spending time with her husband and three daughters.

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