Vancouver
Photo credit: Granville Street
You don’t have to splurge to have fun with your special someone! Here is a list of 20+ free date ideas in Vancouver.
- Yoga: Lulu lemon, the most popular athletic brand offers free yoga classes across Vancouver in their many stores. Zen out, together!
- Cliff Jumping: Get that adrenaline pumping! Beautiful BC is scattered with great locations to get that heart pumping jump in. For beginner’s head to Pool 99, a 2o foot drop located at Lynn Canyon.
- Quarry Rock: If you live in Vancouver, you are aware of how fit and active everyone is. A hike is the best way meet your fitness goals, connect with nature, and your partner. Quarry Rock is an easy starting point as its pretty quick and easy but the view from the top is panoramic of Deep Cove!
- Instagram Date: We’re all obsessed with Instagram these days, so why not show off how cute your date is! Vancouver is super picturesque, with one of the favorites picture spot being a colorful mural at City Centre Motor. Head to 2111 Main street for your newest trendiest, couple pic.
- Granville Island: Get lost at Granville Island! Most people only think there is the Public Market, ignoring all the cute shops and awesome galleries to explore beyond it. It’s a great spot to spend the day strolling and enjoying the impressive views.
- Kitsilano Beach: A favourite of locals, this park and beach combo is the ideal setting for a date! Walk around the vast property before settling on joining a game of beach volleyball or dip your toes in the sparkling ocean.
- Commercial Drive: Commercial Drive is probably the hippest zone in Vancouver. Therefore, it is easily one of the more interesting place to window shop and people watch hand in hand. Most places are locally owned so there is a lot of character in this hood!
- Drum circle at Third Beach: Head to Third beach after the sun sets to enjoy the everyone welcome, community focused drum circle! So, bring a date and an instrument (or not) and enjoy the sense of spirt found only here.
- Europe? Gastown?: Would love to take your lover to the romantic streets in a city in Europe? Luckily, Gastown offers a free alterative and comes a close second! The streets are riddled with stone and brick building and quirky, local alternative shops. Don’t forget to watch the famous steam clock!
- Queen Elizabeth Park: Easily one of the prettiest and largest parks in the city, head here for a good ol’ fashioned game of Frisbee or disc golf! Stick around long enough to watch the sunset over the city surrounded by the lovely flower gardens.
- Vancouver Art Gallery: Enjoy art even on a tight budget. The Vancouver art gallery is a great, unique art zone that offers rotating galleries and often very famous exhibits, too. Pick Tuesdays which is a by donation night and with a smile you can stroll in without paying a dime.
- Wreck Beach: If you can brave the many, many wooden step to the end, you can enjoy the picturesque Wreck Beach which actually doubles as a nude beach if you’re feeling risqué!
- Salsa Lessons: Learn to move as one with free Salsa lessons in Robson Square throughout the summer. A fun and fantastic way to get to know your special someone even better.
- Volunteer together: Spend your free time together doing a worthwhile cause. There are many people and organization who could use extra hands and skills around the city so it is bound to be a date that is very rewarding for everyone.
- Boogie together: During the week, if you head to the Granville Street Entertainment District, you’ll be pleasantly surprised to see that there is no entrance cover to most of the biggest night clubs that charge way too much on the weekend! Get out your best dancing shoes and dance the night away together.
- Stanley Park: This popular ocean side sea wall is on the best in the entire world. You and your date can enjoy the beauty of it for completely free. Enjoy making new memories by walking, running or even biking this picturesque trail.
- Snowshoeing at Seymour: If you ask around, you can get surely get your hands on a pair of snowshoes in a city like Vancouver. Then, head to the stunning winter wonderland to enjoy free access to tons of trails!
- Christ Church Cathedral: Located in the heart of downtown Vancouver, you and your date can marvel in the gothic architecture in this historical church.
- Robson Street Window Shop: Doing…mostly anything with your love is always fun! Robson Street has some of the fanciest stores and therefore, most extravagant window displays in the city for you to enjoy!
- A Board Walk and a Love Lock: Grab an old lock and walk hand in hand along boardwalk beside the Fraser River (near Pier Park in New Westminster) to leave your love engraved and locked, forever!
- Robson Square: Concerts can be expensive. Instead, opt for the many and talented singers, artist and magicians that often line the streets around Robson Square for free shows all day and into the late evening!
- Lighthouse Park: One of the prettiest parks Vancouver offers. Located in West Vancouver, you and your date can stroll through the many well marked trails before arriving at the beautiful lighthouse where you can really admire each other and the view of the Pacific.
- Lynn Canyon Suspension Bridge: A free and lesser known alternative to Capilano Suspension bridge, this park is beloved by locals for its stunning beauty, waterfall and mini hikes! It’s a charming place to bring a date to explore as you pass over the bridge that is 50 meters above the water!
- Marks Summit: For the well-rehearsed in hiking couple, Mark’s summit will offer you more of a challenge to really get the blood pumping! This 11km round trip is well worth the aching muscles for the world class view at the top.
**Arranged in no particular order!
just wanted to comment on item # 23. Lynn Valley Suspension bridge is actually 50 meters (164 feet) above the water not 50 ft, big difference