Despite the doom and gloom presented on the news, the Motor City has so much light to give. Every time I visit, I fall even more in love with the city, and I’m not the only one. Detroit is rockin’ these days!

My husband and I love heading to Detroit for a date night because there is always something going on or a great new restaurant to try. Although visiting in the summer is my favorite, there truly is tons to do during every season.

Here are more than 50+ unique date ideas in Detroit, organized by season. Of course, many of these can be done at anytime though, especially since our weather tends to be wonky here 😉

50+ Date Ideas in Detroit

FALL

• Check out the gorgeous fall colors at Belle Isle Park
• Go on a ghost tour at Historic Fort Wayne
• Visit the world’s oldest jazz club, Baker’s Keyboard Lounge, for a live performance
• Grab a drink at the {haunted?} Ghost Bar inside The Whitney
• Visit the Michigan Science Center for a show in the Planetarium
• Learn how to salsa at Vicente’s Cuban Cuisine {Lessons every Friday and Saturday}
• Take in a show with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra
• Try your hand at winning at one of the city’s casinos – MotorCity, MGM Grand or Greektown
• Learn about Detroit’s history at the Detroit Historical Museum
• Learn the art of making pie with Sister Pie
• Take in some live tunes at Cliff Bell’s
• Sport your Honolulu blue and cheer on the Detroit Lions at Ford Field

WINTER

• Nab tickets to a Red Wings game
• Ice Skate at Campus Martius
• Cozy up and search for rare books at John King Books
• Visit Cadieux Cafe for feather bowling
• Cheer on the hardcore gals that make up the Detroit Derby Girls at the Masonic Temple
• Visit the D for Noel Night and see the city’s most popular attractions for free
• Warm up with some OPA! aka flaming goat cheese {saganaki} at Pegasus in Greektown
• Check out the Fowling Warehouse for some football bowling {eat at nearby Polonia!}
• Grab some other couples and coordinate a hands-on workshop at Pewabic Pottery
• Visit the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History on a cold day
• Try your luck with the Trapped in a Room with a Zombie escape room
• Bundle up and watch America’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Woodward Ave.
• Check out cool cars at the North American International Auto Show during January
• Eat, karaoke, bowl and play vintage arcade games at Punch Bowl Social

SPRING

• Explore the flora coming to life inside the Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory on Belle Isle
• Attend a game for the Detroit City Football Club
• Take the free GM Renaissance Center tour
• Check out the Corktown St. Patrick’s Day parade
• On a cold night, hit up the Redford Theatre for a classic movie on the big screen
• Get the scoop on music in the D at the Motown Museum
• Attend the Tiger’s home opener 
• Visit Mexicantown for all the tacos and guac on Cinco de Mayo
• Get artsy at Painting With A Twist in downtown
• Visit both Lafayette Coney and American Coney Island and decide which is tastier
• Attend a wine tasting or game night at The Royce Detroit
• Explore the many galleries inside the Detroit Institute of Arts or check out Friday Night Live

SUMMER

• Catch a Tigers baseball game
• Visit Eastern Market for the season’s best produce
• Check out the city by riding a bike with the Slow Roll crew
• Go on a pub crawl while pedaling the HandleBar
• Tour the city onboard a Segway
• Watch the Detroit Grand Prix on Belle Isle
• Snap photos at the eerie and oh-so-gorgeous Michigan Central Station
• Take in dinner and dancing on the Detroit Princess
• Visit the original Buddy’s Pizza on Conant and play Bocce Ball
• Attend the rooftop party for the Ford Fireworks
• Picnic, take a kissing picture in front of Scott Fountain, ride the Big Slide, and watch the sun set over the city at Belle Isle Park
• Grab a bite at Mudgie’s Deli when they fly in lobster from Maine {during July}
• Bike the Dequindre Cut
• Stroll along the Detroit RiverWalk

What are your favorite dates in Detroit?

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