When the temperatures heat up in the summer or drop to freezing in the winter, you can still have a really fun date night indoors in Greenville, SC. We’ve got the best ideas for indoor dates, from axe throwing to seeing a play to dancing and rock climbing.
If the idea of feeling sweat drip down your back while on a date outdoors this summer doesn’t sound romantic, we can sympathize. Summers, while fun in South Carolina, can be brutally hot, and planning a fun date together where you aren’t melting may take some creativity – and that’s where we can help you out. And on cold winter nights, you can stay warm indoors while having fun together, too!
Fortunately, there are lots of fantastic places in the Upstate to have a memorable and cool date night in the AC besides the standard dinner and a movie. You can enjoy some quality time together while also maybe even checking off some bucket list items. No matter your interests, we think you’ll find something on this list where you can plan a great summer or winter date night together.
Best Indoor Date Night Ideas for Playing
Group Therapy Pub & Playground
Located in Camperdown Plaza in downtown Greenville, Group Therapy has an 18-hole mini-golf course, axe throwing, curling, ping pong, and tons more, plus an extensive bar and food menu. You must make reservations to play the games.
Escape Rooms
Solve puzzles together in themed rooms at Escape Artist Greenville or Trapped in the Upstate.
Upstate Pinball Museum & Arcade
Throw it back to the 90s with an awesome arcade that has more than a dozen pinball machines, but old school games like Nintendo, Paper Boy, and Pac-Man. It’s $10/person for all-day play. Vaughn’s Food Hall is right next door, where you can grab dinner together.
Double Stamp Brewery
Play Nintendo together at the bar while enjoying delicious craft beer or sodas made right in-house at Double Stamp Brewery in Greenville.
Pinky’s Revenge
Get some 80s square pizza and play lots of fun arcade or video games together at Pinky’s Revenge.
Best Indoor Date Nights for Busting Stress
Break some stuff
Take a bat to some glass, an old car, or windows at Mad Smash Rage Room in Taylors Mill. You’ll absolutely love breaking stuff, we promise!
Throw an axe
See who has the best axe throw at Craft Axe Throwing in Greenville
Go to an art gallery
Gazing at pretty art is a great way to bust stress and relax. Head to the Greenville Center for Creative Arts on the first Friday of the month from 6-9 pm for free, or visit the Greenville County Museum of Art downtown, also free.
Best Indoor Date Nights for Making Something Together
Maybe you’re trying to have a cozy, rainy day date that goes beyond the living room or playing board games. Go out and make something together! These make for a great romantic indoor date!
Create some art
Make some art together at TReehouse Cafe & Art Studio, TR Makers Co., Vino & Van Gogh, or Wine & Design.
Make pottery
Get on the pottery wheel to create your own pottery pieces at Hollowed Earth Pottery or In the Potter’s Hands.
Paint your own pottery
If you’d rather paint your own pottery than create it, go to Hearts of Clay in Spartanburg, Color Clay Cafe in Greenville, or Glazed in Clemson.
Pour your own candles
You can make your own soy candles together at Greenville Soy Candle Company in downtown Greenville.
Best Indoor Date Nights for Shows
These shows are a great way to enjoy time with each other, and are also the perfect excuse to catch your favorite comedy show, a tour through outer space, or even a rock concert.
Starry Nights
Relax in the planetarium at Roper Mountain Science Center and gaze up at the stars and learn about our magnificent solar system at Friday Starry Nights. They also offer the Laser Days of Summer shows that feature rock music and lasers (in the winter, Holiday laser shows are quite fun too). You must buy tickets online ahead of time.
Live theater and comedy
There are plenty of places to catch live theater and comedy in Greenville like the Peace Center, the Logos Theatre, Greenville Theatre, Warehouse Theatre, City of Greer Center for the Arts, and the Younts Center for Performing Arts. Some local comedy clubs include The Comedy Zone, Alchemy Comedy Theatre, and Cafe and Then Some.
Best Indoor Date Nights for Active Couples
Go dancing
If you love to dance – or want to learn – there are some great spots to do so. Check out country line dancing at Cowboy Up Greenville. Landmark Hall in Greer and the Blue Ridge Dance Lab in TR they have different dance nights so check their website.
You can also dance the night away at one of these local music venues (many of which are breweries, so you can grab a drink and relax or dance!)
Indoor Rock Climbing
Challenge your partner to see who can climb an indoor mountain at Climb at Blue Ridge in Taylors, BlocHaven in Greenville, ProjectRock in Easley.
Looking for more things to do as an adult in Greenville, SC? We’ve got your Ultimate Adulting Guide to the Upstate.
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