IN PHOTOS | 6 unique date ideas to celebrate Valentine`s Day 2026 in Mumbai

Updated On: 09 February, 2026 01:06 PM IST | Nascimento Pinto

Chuck the boring old rose-and-dinner-date. This Valentine’s Day, let love blossom with experiences and emotions through some of these non-cliche date ideas (Story by Tanisha Banerjee and Aarav Garg)

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<p><strong>Through ups and downs, together</strong><br />If you are looking for something fun, a trampoline park is the best place to take someone out to! Here, you can let your inner child run loose and have a great time with your partner laughing, jumping, and rolling over. At Bounce Mumbai, in Inorbit Mall, Malad, you can book hourly passes for R899 which start every 30 minutes from 10am onwards on the weekend and Tuesdays. This is a highly recommended spot for a date with a guaranteed dopamine rush, making you bond with your partner on a deeply emotional level. What a day!</p>

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Through ups and downs, together
If you are looking for something fun, a trampoline park is the best place to take someone out to! Here, you can let your inner child run loose and have a great time with your partner laughing, jumping, and rolling over. At Bounce Mumbai, in Inorbit Mall, Malad, you can book hourly passes for R899 which start every 30 minutes from 10am onwards on the weekend and Tuesdays. This is a highly recommended spot for a date with a guaranteed dopamine rush, making you bond with your partner on a deeply emotional level. What a day!

<p><strong>One for the screens</strong><br />Twenty-one-year-old graphic designer Pari’s ideas lean into dates that are less about performance and more about shared attention. At Baroke Listening Bar in Grant Road, you don’t just “go out” — you submit to a monthly vinyl calendar. You pick a genre, sit with it, and let the music do the talking, paired with cocktails</p>

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One for the screens
Twenty-one-year-old graphic designer Pari’s ideas lean into dates that are less about performance and more about shared attention. At Baroke Listening Bar in Grant Road, you don’t just “go out” — you submit to a monthly vinyl calendar. You pick a genre, sit with it, and let the music do the talking, paired with cocktails

<p><strong>Metro mein masti!</strong><br />Air conditioned, spread across the city and anonymous in the crowd – the Metro is the perfect spot for a low-cost date that lets you spend tons of quality time with your significant other! For Rs 70, you can travel the entire length of the new Aqua line, and truly connect with each other</p>

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Metro mein masti!
Air conditioned, spread across the city and anonymous in the crowd – the Metro is the perfect spot for a low-cost date that lets you spend tons of quality time with your significant other! For Rs 70, you can travel the entire length of the new Aqua line, and truly connect with each other

<p><strong>Go-Dating!</strong><br />Adrenaline junkies looking for a really high energy date would love going Go-Karting with their partner! This activity will surely make lovebirds bond over a shared thrilling experience, with a bit of healthy competition as well. Smaaash at Lower Parel offers a great Go-Karting experience in the city, at about R1999, and is the perfect way to create an ever-lasting bond with your significant other. So, ditch the fancy cafés and restaurants and go for a date that will set your hearts racing!</p>

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Go-Dating!
Adrenaline junkies looking for a really high energy date would love going Go-Karting with their partner! This activity will surely make lovebirds bond over a shared thrilling experience, with a bit of healthy competition as well. Smaaash at Lower Parel offers a great Go-Karting experience in the city, at about R1999, and is the perfect way to create an ever-lasting bond with your significant other. So, ditch the fancy cafés and restaurants and go for a date that will set your hearts racing!

<p><strong>Dheere dheere se zindagi mein aana</strong><br />A photo walk through Chor Bazaar isn’t about perfect shots but playful constraints — picking one colour and chasing it through lanes, faces. The date becomes a visual scavenger hunt</p>

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Dheere dheere se zindagi mein aana
A photo walk through Chor Bazaar isn’t about perfect shots but playful constraints — picking one colour and chasing it through lanes, faces. The date becomes a visual scavenger hunt

<p><strong>Ek boogie door</strong><br />Indie musician Bairagi’s version of romance is putting both people’s favourite albums into a wheel and spinning it. Whoever’s album comes up gets to talk about what this music means to them</p>

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Ek boogie door
Indie musician Bairagi’s version of romance is putting both people’s favourite albums into a wheel and spinning it. Whoever’s album comes up gets to talk about what this music means to them

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