225+ Fun Things To Do With Friends!

Look, we’ve ALL been there… We meet a new friend, or hit up an old friend, and they lay this on you…

“What should we do?”

“Uhh…I don’t know, I’m good with whatever…”

I think it’s always better to have a plan rather than just doing the same old thing.

If you’re looking for things to do with friends, you are in the right place. I have 225+ things on this list that you can do with friends.

So if you’re…

• Looking for things to do with friends on the weekend. Check.
• Looking for things to do with friends at home. Check.
• Looking for things to do with friends when bored. Check.

…I’ve got you covered!

Doing memorable or even challenging things with friends is important because it can lead to peak experiences that you’ll remember for the rest of your life.

Keep this list handy and you’ll never run out of things to do.

If you’re looking for topics to bring up while you’re doing things with friends, be sure to check out my list of 300+ conversation topics and starters.

Ready? Let’s dive in!

Here Are 225+ Things To Do With Friends…

Fun Things To Do With Friends

Sometimes you just need to blow off some steam from the week and have some FUN!

1. Meet for coffee
2. Watch funny videos on YouTube
3. Tour a local brewery
4. Find an interesting local exhibit at a museum
5. Go to a local play
6. Rent bikes and tour the city
7. Have a picnic at a nearby park
8. Take some artsy photographs with your phone
9. Visit a farmers market on a Saturday morning
10. Find some hiking trails nearby
11. Go camping and build a fire!
12. Kayak or canoe at a lake or river
13. Go wine-tasting
14. Go axe throwing
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16. Go rollerblading or rollerskating; try not to fall down!
17. Go stargazing
18. Visit a Dave and Buster’s
19. Attend a concert
20. Get some ice cream
21. Build something together
22. Play a new card game
23. Play dominoes
24. Visit a cafe that plays live music
25. Make candles as gifts
26. Have a spa day
27. Make music together
28. Sit in a hot tub
29. Do the Hot Ones Challenge
30. Fly a drone together

Active Things To Do With Friends

Being active with your friends is a great way to make awesome memories!

31. Play a round of mini-golf
32. Throw a frisbee around the park
33. Play table tennis
34. Join a local kickball league
35. Go swimming at the local pool or YMCA
36. Go fishing
37. Play volleyball (Aviators optional)
38. Go for a run together
39. Go ice skating
40. Indoor skydiving
41. Indoor rock climbing
42. Play tennis
43. Go to a basketball game
44. Start a fitness challenge
45. Go on a horseback riding tour
46. Kick a soccer ball around
47. Play catch with a baseball and gloves
48. Play paint ball
49. Go to the gym together
50. Take a Krav Maga class
51. Ride some one-wheels
52. Work out outside together
53. Do push ups
54. Ride razor scooters
55. Play croquet
56. Play horseshoes
57. Play dodgeball with 3 friends
58. Go bowling
59. Do CrossFit together
60. Play laser tag
61. Have a water gun fight
62. Have a Nerf gun fight
63. Visit an indoor trampoline park
64. Go to the driving range
65. Play golf
66. Play 1-1 Basketball
67. Play H-O-R-S-E
68. Go to the batting cages
69. Throw the football around in the back yard
70. Go to a yoga-for-beginners class
71. Play frisbee golf
72. Do Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
73. Run a 5K
74. Visit a skate park
75. Drive go-carts

‍Learn A New Skill With Friends

Learning new skills and hanging with your best buds? Sign me up for that class!

76. Take a woodworking class
77. Go to a salsa dancing class
78. Go to an outdoor fitness class
79. Go to a swing dancing class
80. Go to a fire spinning class
81. Learn how to drift cars (with an instructor!)
82. Learn calligraphy together
83. Learn a dance from YouTube
84. Use memory methods to memorize impossibly difficult things.
85. Take a photography class
86. Take a leather-working class
87. Sign up for a pilates class
88. Take a pottery class
89. Learn a new language
90. Learn an instrument together
91. Learn how to cook a steak
92. Learn sign language
93. Take a drawing class
94. Sign up for a beginner’s cooking class
95. Learn easy magic tricks

Things To Do With Friends At Home

Sometimes, you just need a night in. Here are some great things to do with friends that do not require leaving home!

96. Binge-watch a tv series you both like
97. Find some crafts to do on Pinterest
98. Play rock-paper-scissors
99. Play low-stakes poker
100. Host a murder mystery party
101. Play checkers
102. Shoot a short movie with your phone
103. Buy a Rifftrax of a movie and watch it
104. Make some homemade ice cream
105. Start a nonfiction book club
106. Make brunch together and eat outside (10/10, would recommend)
107. Solve a 1000 piece puzzle
108. Play chess
109. Buy some plants and put them in pots. Name the plants.
110. Host a backyard barbecue
111. Repurpose clothing
112. Download a DJ app and pretend to be Daft Punk
113. Have a 90s themed party
114. Have a board game night
115. Make a cheese and meat board
116. Cook an old family recipe
117. Play co-op video games
118. Take turns trying to solve riddles
119. Tie-dye some old shirts
120. Have a garage sale
121. Make s’mores
122. Make ice cream sundaes
123. Play Pictionary
124. Draw or sketch each other
125. Make a chalk mural
126. Wash your cars together
127. Start a podcast
128. Watch an F1 race
129. Play a VR video game
130. Create time capsules
131. Create time capsule emails
132. Make a dessert
133. Play Trivial Pursuit
134. Listen to your favorite albums together
135. Make chocolate-covered berries
136. Create a photo collage of your pets
137. Get adult coloring books
138. Listen to a podcast or audio drama
139. Decorate mugs/wine glasses
140. Write a song
141. Play darts
142. Have a trivia game night
143. Try to break a world record
144. Have a painting party
145. Try a new recipe
146. Make chocolate fondue
147. Make a mosaic craft
148. Make your bucket-lists together
149. Movie night with snacks
150. Make your own pizza dough
151. Play Exploding Kittens
152. Paint a room together
153. Play Monopoly, destroy your friendship.

Things To Do With Friends On The Weekend

Alright! It's the weekend and it's time to explore your city!

154. Go for a scenic drive
155. Volunteer at a local charity
156. Attend a local symphony
157. Try open mic night at a comedy club
158. See a comic at a comedy club
159. Meet for brunch at a restaurant
160. Attend a movie in the park, or just download a movie to your iPad.
161. Visit a water park for the day
162. Go to the beach at sunset
163. Try floating in an isolation tank for an hour
164. Volunteer at an animal shelter
165. Visit a local aquarium
166. Sing your favorite song at karaoke
167. Go to a thrift shop and browse
168. Try an escape room (Head cow’s always chewing)
169. Feed pigeons at the park
170. Go to the movie theater
171. Attend a local film festival
172. Spend some time at a botanical garden
173. Play shuffleboard at a bar
174. Visit a cat café
175. Go apple-picking
176. Attend a live sporting event
177. Go to the horse track, bet responsibly on the horse with the most awesome name
178. Attend a food festival
179. Go to an art walk
180. Visit an amusement park
181. Dine out at a unique restaurant
182. Go to a bookstore and read the magazines
183. Go stand-up paddle boarding
184. Go to a dog park
185. Go bird watching
186. Lounge at a pool
187. Visit a museum
188. Attend a soccer/football game
189. Attend a ballet
190. Attend a local talk at your library
191. Attend a drum-circle
192. Try geocaching
193. Visit a bookstore
194. Visit a local planetarium
195. Tour a vineyard
196. Visit a petting zoo
197. Go to a local comic-con
198. Go shopping
199. Go on a ski or snowboarding trip
200. Go to a drive-in movie
201. Browse a comic book shop together
202. Go on a boat trip
203. Go on a road trip to a nearby city
204. Go zip lining
205. Go to a local meetup
206. Go to the zoo
207. Look at cool local architecture
208. Take a ghost tour
209. Go to a baseball game
210. Check out a viewpoint on a mountain
211. Go to a shooting range
212. Plan a weekend trip
213. Go sightseeing in your city
214. People-watch
215. Relax at a park
216. Fly a kite
217. Visit the CD section of a Barnes & Noble. Get freaked out. Leave.

Random Things To Do With Friends

Time to try a little randomness!

218. Play pool/billiards. Try to do insane trick shots!
219. Cook a meal together
220. Refurbish something
221. Have a bonfire/campfire
222. Build sandcastles, then destroy them like Godzilla would.
223. Try food from another country
224. Make new smoothie combos
225. Camp in the yard
226. Watch a documentary
227. Play 20 questions. Destroy your friendship
228. Give your friend a kidney (Okay, just making sure you’re paying attention!)
229. Start a paper mâché project
230. Draw and color MLB logos from the 1980s and 1990s (Only me? Okay.)
231. Cook a dish from another country
232. Have a scavenger hunt
233. Go Surfing
234. Browse Zillow and comment on how tacky other people’s decor is (Best thing I’ve found on Zillow is Pinocchio-style puppets hanging from the ceiling in an late-1800s house. That house isn’t selling.)

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There you have it! 225+ things to do with friends. You officially can’t say you don’t know what to do ever again!

Keep in mind that many of these activities can be done solo, and if you’re looking to be more social or make new friends you can check out check out other articles on my blog!

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