Winter is here, New Year’s is over, and everyone’s turned into a hibernating bear. Sound about right? I do love to hunker down at home by the cozy fireplace, but there are so many fun opportunities to go out and enjoy the Wisconsin winter with your significant other. There’s even plenty to enjoy way before Valentine’s Day arrives. So if you are a Lake Country couple looking for ideas for romantic dates and even more specifically, date ideas for this cold weather season. …Lake Country Family Fun to the rescue! We’ve put together a categorized, winter-specific, date list for you and your loved one. So book that babysitter, make those plans and enjoy this month of love.
Note: Reach out to individual businesses for hours, availability and pricing. Lake Country Family Fun is not responsible for availability and pricing of these events.
1. Try Painting & Art
- Creative License in Hartford (website)
- Board & Brush Hartland – Wine and Painting Wood Sign Studio (website)
- A Stroke of Genius Waukesha (website)
- Soul Fire Art Studio Delafield (website)
- Creative Art & Wine Studio New Berlin (website)
- The Rustic Orchid creative workshop Mukwonago (website)
2. Attend Movies/Shows
- Marcus Cinemas/Movie Tavern – 5 Waukesha County Locations, Delafield, Menomonee Falls, New Berlin and Brookfield
- Silverspot Cinema at the Corners of Brookfield
- Performing Arts Calendar – Not many shows currently due to COVID
3. Enjoy Beer & Wine Experiences
- Raised Grain Brewery (website)
- Delafield Brewhaus (website)
- Spring City Wine House in Waukesha (website)
- Mr. Brew’s Taphouse in Menomonee Falls (website)
- Vino Ectera in Oconomowoc (website)
- Three Cellars in Menomonee Falls (website)
- Bernie’s Tap Room in Waukesha (website)
- Craft Beer Cellar Pewaukee (website)
- The Hive Taproom East Troy (website)
4. Indulge in Finer Dining
- I.d.- Make your next date-night a shared-plate night! (website)
- Belfre Kitchen Delafield (website)
- Butler Inn Pewaukee (website)
- Palmer’s Steakhouse Hartland (website)
- Golden Mast Okauchee (website)
- Zin in Delafield (website)
- Kurt’s Steakhouse Delafield (website)
- Artisan 179 Pewaukee (website)
- Mr. B’s Bartalotta’s Brookfield (website)
- The Union House Genesee Depot (website)
- Asiana Pewaukee (website)
- Ninja Habachi Sushi in Menomonee Falls (website)
- Lagniappe Brasserie New Berlin (website)
- Red Circle Inn Nashotah (website)
- Zesti Hartland (website)
- Melting Pot Brookfield (website)
- Coopers Hawk in Brookfield (website)
- David Alan’s SmokeHouse Mukwonago (website)
- Bass Bay Brewhouse in Muskego (website)
- Lago Su Bella in Oconomowoc (website)
- Coco’s in Oconomowoc (website)
- Twisted Fire in Oconomowoc (website)
5. Try Some Active Fun
- Workout together at a local YMCA Oconomowoc, Waukesha , Menomonee Falls or Mukwonago
- Try out Orangetheory Fitness in Delafield
- Get a burn at Burn Boot Camp in Sussex or Oconomowoc
- Guys can barre, too! Pure Barre in Delafield
- Try the WAC: Wisconsin Athletic Club (website)
- Escape Chambers Waukesha (Facebook page)
- Skyzone (it’s for adults too)
- Urban Air (it’s for adults too)
- Ice Skating or Sledding (see our Winter Fun Guide)
- Bowling – Sunset Bowl in Waukesha, Bluemound Bowl, Sussex Bowl, Alpine Lanes of Muskego, Fox Run Lanes in Waukesha, or Jay’s Lanes in Mukwonago
- Veloce Indoor Speedway is attached to Pointe Burger
- Adventure Rock Climbing Pewaukee/Brookfield
- Rent Snowshoes at Retzer
- Cross Country Ski at Lapham Peak
- Throw an axe together at Lumber Axe
- Try out football bowling at 1st and Bowl
6. Get a Couples Massage/Spa Services
- Woodhouse Day Spa in Mukwonago (website)
- Spargo in Pewaukee (website)
- Elegance Salon & Spa in New Berlin (website)
- Absolute Necessities Day Spa in Menomonee Falls (website)
7. Stay-at-home Fun Ideas
- Board Game Night or Card Games – Do you know how to play Cribbage? Ask me!
- Buy a Make Your Own 6-pack from Total Wine and have an at-home beer tasting date
- Make a fancy Dinner after kids go to bed (Try this one)
- Take a ‘ how well do you know each other’ quiz.
8. Miscellaneous, but Amazing, Ideas:
- Take a couples cooking class at the Petite Chef in Dousman.
- Sleigh Ride in Oconomowoc Hoof Beats Express (when they get enough snow – call for reservation!)
- The Ingleside Hotel Pewaukee has indoor/outdoor hot tub and water slides
- Volunteer Together (Food Pantry Guide: a great place to start to find local places to help out.)
- Visit Steven Paul Designs in Downtown Delafield for a one-of-kind, custom piece of jewelry from this beautiful, national award-winning studio.
- Plan your new home adventure with Victory Homes
- Visit one of Lake Country Family Fun’s local Coffee Shops for a date
- Go out for some Mexican. Take advice from our reader favorites!
- Attend a Friday Fish Fry.
- Attend the Ice Castles. You can even rent a private igloo!
- Dine in a Dome. Find 10 local dome options for dining here.
Specific Events around Valentine’s Day 2020
