16 Spectacular Christmas and Holiday Date Ideas in Utah

We do the activity every year, and last year we did it as a date. It was so nice. We quietly enjoyed the clip-clop of horses as we rode through their light display. These wagon rides are in a new location this year at Solder Hollow. We can’t wait to check them out

The Ogden Christmas Village is amazing. There are so many cute little displays and a ton of lights. This is the perfect spot to grab a hot chocolate and walk through the park together.

Temple Square still has a ton of lights and Nativities to enjoy. This is a fun date night, and you can also include the lights at the Gateway, The Giving Machines, and the Macy’s Candy Windows all in one night.

If you have never visited the Tree of Light in Draper, then you should definitely make a date night out of it. The tree is covered in millions of lights and is beautiful. There are lots of other lights throughout the park, too.

A fun Utah holiday date idea is the Lightwalk at Tracy Aviary. There are lights throughout the aviary, and a few spots where you can still enjoy the birds, too. This is a good one to just relax and enjoy being together.

Walking through any light display is fun for a date, but the Provo Riverwoods is extra fun. They have lots of lights, great photo spots, and a ton of fun shops. Make sure to stop in Moon Rare Books if they are open.

Park City’s Main Street is as perfect as a holiday movie. Walk down the street and look at the fun snow globe displays, and enjoy the lights. There are great shops to check out here, too.

One of our first Christmas date nights was the Provo River Cruise. This activity is a slow ride down a small area of the Provo River, but the lights reflecting on the water make for a great date night atmosphere.

Going to see a show or play together is a great date night. We enjoy seeing A Christmas Carol at Hale Center Theater Orem, but there are other places that put this production on every year, too. Perfect date night outing!

We love walking through a living Nativity, and it is extra special for date night. You can quietly spend time remembering the true meaning of Christmas together. We have a list of about 25 Nativities happening throughout the holiday season all throughout Utah.

Escape rooms make great dates as you work together to try and figure out puzzles together. Two places we really love with awesome Christmas themed escape rooms are The Escape Date (specially designed so two people can do the rooms on their own), and Escapes in Time.

There is a brand new perfect date night at the Shops at Riverwoods (mentioned above). Escapes in Time has created puzzle boxes that you search for like a scavenger hunt and then solve the puzzles inside like an escape room. It is a super fun date and affordable. Plus you get to enjoy the lights all around!

We love the bright and colorful lanterns at the Living Planet Aquarium, and it would be the perfect place to visit on a date. There are lots of great places for pictures. Plus you can enjoy the inside of the aquarium, too. So it’s a two for one date!

New in 2025, the Holiday Lights at the Ballpark at American First Square are a fun place to wander on a date. There are lots of great lights. Plus they have fun activities that are geared for families, but are still great as a date like mini golf and giant Reindeer Guess Who. And new dates are always fun during the holidays.