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50+ Creative Long Distance Date Ideas to Keep the Romance Alive From Afar

If you are searching for some super fun and creative long distance date ideas, then look no further!!

While physical distance may be between you and your partner, there are countless ways to stay connected and strengthen your relationship, even from miles away.

Whether you are looking for virtual date night ideas or even seasonal themed date ideas, we have got you covered.

In this post, you will find 65 innovative and exciting long distance date ideas that will help to keep the flame burning, no matter the miles between you!!

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Long Distance Date Ideas

Seasonal & Holiday Themed Virtual Dates:

Fall Virtual Date Ideas:

1. Carve pumpkins together over a video call during the fall.

2. Share some fall recipes and cook or bake them together over video chat.

3. Take a virtual walk together through a beautiful fall scenic landscape over video chat.

4. Have a DIY fall craft night and create fall themed crafts together over video chat.

5. Watch classic Halloween movies together over video chat.

6. Select a variety of fall themed wines or hard apple ciders to taste together over video call.

7. Share spooky ghost stories or urban legends over video call.

8. Follow a fall themed painting tutorial together paired with wine over video chat.

9. Set up bonfires at both of your houses and roast marshmallows together or s’mores while on video call.

10. Plan and prepare a virtual Thanksgiving dinner together.

Winter Virtual Date Ideas:

1. Organize a virtual gift exchange for the holidays.

2. Have a holiday movie marathon together during the festive season.

3. Have a DIY winter craft night and make holiday decor and snowflakes together while on video call.

4. Take a virtual cooking class focused on holiday dishes or baking festive treats.

5. Choose winter or Christmas themed books to read together and discuss over video.

6. Buy gingerbread house kits and decorate them together over video call.

7. Buy holiday treats separately and have a dessert taste test together over video call.

8. Have a virtual Holiday light show and share virtual tours of holiday light displays in both of your areas.

9. Go Christmas shopping together for your friends and family over video chat.

10. Watch fireworks together on video call during New Year’s Eve.

Spring Virtual Date Ideas:

1. Have a virtual picnic together in a park with finger foods.

2. Set up easels outdoors and paint spring pictures together over video call.

3. Explore local farmers markets together over video call.

4. Do DIY rainy day crafts together over video call.

5. Motivate each other to tackle spring cleaning tasks and share each other’s progress over video call.

6. Workout together outside enjoying the spring weather over video call.

7. Start herb gardens together over video call.

8. Have an at home baseball game date where you both watch your favorite team with stadium themed food over video call.

9. Make a new spring themed cocktail or mocktail together over video call.

10. Go and get brunch together while one video chat.

Summer Virtual Date Ideas:

1. Share and cook some fresh summer inspired meals together over videos call.

2. Learn to make tropical drinks like pina coladas or mojitos together over video call.

3. Have a virtual ice cream date where you both go to an ice cream place and try ice cream together.

4. Have a virtual BBQ and grill your favorite summer BBQ dishes and enjoy them together over video chat.

5. Tie die matching couples shirts together outside over video call.

6. Share and taste different tropical fruits together while on video call.

7. Create seashell crafts together while on video call.

8. Watch fireworks together on video call during the Fourth of July.

9. Go fruit picking together while on video call.

10. Put together different summer themed Lego sets while on video call.

Other Virtual Date Ideas:

1. Have a virtual movie night and watch a movie together and share your reactions.

2. Have a virtual wine tasting by purchasing the same bottles of wine and sampling them together while discussing the flavors over video chat.

3. Coordinate a time to watch the sunrise or sunset together over video call.

4. Have a virtual coffee date and enjoy a cup of coffee or tea together over the phone.

5. Relax together while having a spa night over the phone.

6. Experience outdoor adventures together by taking each other on walks or hikes while on video call.

7. Choose a recipe, cook “together” via video call, and enjoy a meal simultaneously.

8. Have a virtual game night and play online games or video games together.

9. Choose a book to read over video chat and discuss it together.

10. Take an online class together, such as learning a new recipe, language, or dance.

11. Do a virtual museum tour and explore museums or exhibits online together.

12. Share your favorite music by creating a collaborative playlist.

13. Participate in virtual trivia games or quizzes.

14. Explore places virtually using Google Earth or watching travel documentaries together.

15. Research and plan future vacations you’d like to take together.

16. Exercise together through video chat.

17. Participate in online gaming tournaments or multiplayer games.

18. Solve puzzles together in a virtual escape room experience.

19. Take an online art class together and share your creations.

20. Binge-watch a TV series at the same time and discuss each episode.

21. Get creative with a virtual craft night where you can do crafts together like painting or making homemade gifts.

22. Have a virtual picnic over the phone with your favorite snacks and drinks while sharing details of your day.

23. Choose an audiobook to listen to simultaneously and discuss it later.

24. Have a friendly cook-off competition and share the results over video call.

25. Subscribe to a service that sends surprise boxes, and open them together.

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