1.Fun Surf LA
Venice
Catch your first waves together at Venice Beach with ISA-certified instructors; wetsuit and foam board included. Group lessons start from $75 per person, booked online.
Group lessons from $75 · book onlineVisit site →
Los Angeles Date Ideas to Prove You're Not Boring
Anyone can suggest dinner and drinks. These five Los Angeles dates are the antidote: hands-on, a little adventurous, and actually fun to do together, from catching your first wave at Venice Beach to flying a real trapeze over the Santa Monica Pier. Every spot below is verified by a real person, so there are no dead listings or places that quietly closed. Pick one and show your date you put in more thought than a reservation.
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2.Santa Monica Trapeze School
Santa Monica Pier
Fly a real flying trapeze out over the Santa Monica Pier, no experience needed. The Intro to Flying Trapeze runs from $49, so reserve ahead.
Intro flights from $49 · reserve aheadVisit site →
3.Good Dirt LA
Mar Vista / West LA
Get your hands muddy at a beginner wheel-throwing class and keep the piece you make. Sessions run select evenings and weekend afternoons, about two hours.
Select eves & weekend afternoons, ~2 hrsVisit site →
4.The Gourmandise School
Santa Monica
Cook a multi-course international meal side by side with a chef-instructor, then sit down and eat it (BYOB). Date Night classes run Friday and Saturday evenings, roughly 6:30-9:30pm.
Date Night series Fri + Sat, ~6:30-9:30pm · BYOBVisit site →
5.Sender One LAX
Westchester (LAX)
Learn to climb and belay each other on 60-foot walls in a one-hour intro class, gear and day pass included. By reservation, $39.
By reservation, gear + pass incl, $39Visit site →
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