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10 Cool Date Ideas For When Things Heat Up In Phoenix

Summer does not have to halt your dating life.

Rebecca Swyers

May 07, 2019

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10 Cool Date Ideas For When Things Heat Up In Phoenix

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Polar Play - Ice Bar

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While I have not been here, it is definitely on my summer bucket list when it gets to be 120 degrees here in Phoenix. Polar Play's Ice Bar lets you get out of the heat and play ice games, look at ice sculptures, and lounge in the below freezing temperatures. One ticket gives all-day access and a non-alcoholic beverage. While putting on layers and puffy jackets might not be considered sexy, it is a good way to get out of the summer heat.

Phoenix Art Museum

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Phoenix Art Museum is a great way to beat the heat and get cultured at the same time. While tickets can be on the pricey end of the spectrum, every Wednesday is free from 3-9. Instead of spending all that money on tickets, take your date to a nice dinner before hand! The museum is cool and will take a few hours to walk through and talk about.

Press Coffee Tasting

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Press Coffee Roasters offers coffee tastings at two locations, one in Chandler and one in Scottsdale. It is an hour-long session where you will learn about the origins and their flavors. While it costs $20 to register, each attendee will get a $10 Press gift card after the fact. If you and your date are coffee lovers, this is a great idea to do this summer!

Go to OdySea Aquarium

https://www.odyseaaquarium.com/

OdySea Aquarium is another way to stay indoors on a date and see some cute sea animals at the same time. This is a more expensive date option but fun none-the-less. This is a great way to talk while walking around, learning about the ocean, and seeing all these ocean animals.

Go to AZ on the Rocks

https://www.azontherocks.com/climbing/first-time-visitors/

AZ on the rocks is a fun way to stay active in a cool, air-conditioned facility this summer. If your date is fairly active and enjoys heights, this is perfect for you. Without gear, it can be a little expensive, but it is worth it. This is a fun way to bond with your date and spend time exercising all at once.

Go to the movies

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Movies are a cheap way to get out of the heat, eat some snacks and have some entertainment. There are plenty of different types of theatre's you can go to too: drive-in, regular theatre's, luxury theatre's, etc. Some theatres even will serve you food and drinks while you recline and watch a movie. Summer is the perfect time to go to the theatre!

Go on a tour at Four Peaks brewery

https://www.fourpeaks.com/category/beer-releases/

On Saturday's, the tours at Four Peaks are completely free. If you like beer, this is a cool way to see how it is made and get cool. The fact that is free is even cooler. Four Peaks is one of the most popular breweries in the valley so it would be awesome to see how it was made before you drink it.

Go ice skating.

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Ice skating is an easy option for when it gets hot. There are plenty of ice skating rinks across the valley, might as well take advantage of them. It is a cheap option for a date that will keep you cool. While it can be a little embarrassing because you may fall, it is fun to joke about the falls the rest of the night.

Take a day trip up north.

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While this can be a little pricier, taking a trip up north to Flagstaff or Prescott is a good way to cool off. Blasting the AC on the drive there and then the temperature drop un north, it is a fun road trip and date. While singing along to all your favorite songs and eating snacks, this is a good way to stay outside and be cool.

Go to Postino's wine cafe

https://www.postinowinecafe.com/p/our-story.html

Postino's wine cafe is a great date idea. Wine and bruschetta is a perfect place to go on a date to. The setting is cute, the food is good and the wine is better. Must-go during the summer.

After trying these 10 things, what are your best ideas for dates here in Phoenix?

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10 Cool Date Ideas For When Things Heat Up In Phoenix

Summer does not have to halt your dating life.

In This Article:

Polar Play - Ice Bar

Phoenix Art Museum

Press Coffee Tasting

Go to OdySea Aquarium

Go to AZ on the Rocks

Go to the movies

Go on a tour at Four Peaks brewery

Go ice skating.

Take a day trip up north.

Go to Postino's wine cafe

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No one best represents the struggle like our favorite 90s squad.

1. When course schedules are released and you have a conflict between two required classes.

2. When there is only one section of a popular course.

3. Receiving the 18,000 emails reminding you to register ASAP.

4. When you need to see an advisor, but they are too busy/unresponsive.

5. Trying not to dress like a bum for your appointments with your advisors/department heads.

6. When you have a perfectly planned out schedule, and one class ruins it.

7. Carefully moving things around to accommodate a different class/section.

8. Waking up at 6:00 a.m. for your enrollment time.

9. Concocting a new schedule at your enrollment time after your original plan gets changed.

10. Getting into a class and filling the last available seat.

11. When all of your classes finally go through.

12. Realizing that you forgot a class that was a pre-requisite for everything else.

When your capability of "adulting" is put to the test

Nobody deserves to be living in poverty.

"Nobody living in one of the most influential nations in the world should be worried about making ends meet."

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What are the benefits of raising the minimum wage?

What are the states that have set a $15/hour minimum wage?

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Because who understands your bitterness better than April?

1. When you have to provide an "interesting fact" for your first day ice-breaker.

2. When your professor is babbling on and on in his lecture.

3. When you edit your friend's paper and they get an A.

4. When it's 2 AM and you remember you have a test tomorrow.

5. When you finish taking the test and you're pretty sure you failed...

6. ...but then you get the test back and somehow passed.

7. When you've been up for 12 hours straight writing a paper.

8. And then you manage to stay awake in class the next day.

9. When you have to butter up your professor for an extra credit opportunity.

10. When you're assigned a group project.

11. And your group-mates are trying to chat about life instead of the assignment.

12. When it's your last class of the day and you're about to go home.

13. But then you remember rent is due tonight and the anger comes back.

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