Forget Dinner and a Movie: 10 Unique Toronto Date Ideas

1. Get Your Pong On at SPiN

For a change from the tried and true bar scene, head to King West and challenge your partner to a friendly game at SPiN, Toronto’s ping pong bar. After your match, grab a drink while soaking up some live music, or continue your night at one of King West’s many lively bars and pubs. (461 King Street West.)

2. Test Your Nerve With Toronto’s Edgewalk

If you’re looking for a totally unique, totally Toronto experience to bring you closer to your special someone – or if you’re just a couple of adrenaline junkies – then the CN Tower’s Edgewalk is a fun way to get your fix. The couple that dares together, stays together! (301 Front Street West.)

3. Connect With Your Inner Kid at Pursuit OCR

For a date night that’ll make you and yours SO feel like kids again, look no further than Pursuit OCR: climb, clamber and wind your way through its 10,000-square-foot obstacle course then grab your date by the hand and make a splash in Toronto’s only adult ball pit. (444 Dufferin Street.)

4. Graze Your Way Through the St. Lawrence Market

For a foodie’s dream date, bring your honey to the St. Lawrence Market and graze your way through its charming bakeries, cheese shops, butchers and artisans while soaking up the charm of this iconic 200-year-old Victorian marketplace. (92-95 Front Street East.)

5. Go “Skydiving” with iFLY Toronto

For a heart-pumping date that’s just wild enough – but still safe! – why not give iFLY Toronto a try? You and your co-pilot will feel like you’re flying with this gravity-defying “free-fall” simulation. (2007 Winston Park Drive.)

6. Release Your Inner Comedian at Second City

Be hands-on while you laugh your socks off by participating in one of The Second City’s super popular drop-in improv classes running every Monday and Friday. Then take in a show in the evening to keep the good times rolling! (51 Mercer Street (at Blue Jays Way).)

7. Up Your Snack Game With High Tea at the Royal York

If you want to treat your sweetie to a sophisticated rendezvous, take them to a tea time they won’t soon forget at the luxurious Fairmont Royal York. Savour hand-crafted pastries and dainty sandwiches in the Library Bar, then take a stroll through the lush rooftop herb garden afterwards. (100 Front Street West.)

8. Have an On-the-Water Adventure With Gone Sailing

If you’d rather be on the water right now, then put on your sailor’s cap and take your first mate on a nautical date with Gone Sailing Adventures. Feel the wind in your hair and soak up the Toronto skyline, then take a dip together in the bracing waters south of the Toronto Islands. (415 Queens Quay West.)

9. Brush Up Your Romance at an Art Battle

Competitive painting – it’s a thing! If you and your muse are skilled with a paintbrush, try your hand at Toronto’s very own Art Battle. Compete in three rounds of twenty-minute painting sessions, or just watch all the excitement as an audience member, for a date night that combines art, friendly competition and cocktails. (Various Locations.)

10. Go Back in Time at the Distillery Historic District

For the perfect walking date, take a stroll through TO’s pedestrian-only village, the Distillery Historic District. Wind your way hand-in-hand along cobblestone laneways lined with chic design shops, art galleries and designer boutiques. Then soak up the spirit of times gone by at one of the many cafes and restaurants that occupy the charming Victorian-era distillery buildings. (9 Trinity Street.)

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