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Photo by Timothy Barlin<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a>white book page on blue ceramic plate<\/p>\nHit up your favorite coffee joint for some fancy lattes.<\/p>\n
If this is your first date, remember not to judge them for ordering something pumpkin spice flavored.<\/p>\n
Life is short…<\/p>\n
And you are very single.<\/p>\n
Afterward, hit up a bookstore or wander through the library together and talk about all the books you would read if you didn’t work 80+ hours a week to keep the lights on.<\/p>\n
Cocoa in The Park Yes, another hot drink, only this time, it’s chocolatey and won’t give you the caffeine jitters. You’re already nervous enough to take them out as it is…<\/p>\n Plus, you could even make the cocoa yourself at home, on the cheap! Fill up a thermos, grab a few mugs, and take a little stroll through your nearest park. Romantic!<\/p>\n Read More:\u00a0Lubbock Restaurants That Closed and Still Hurt Like a Bad Breakup<\/a><\/p>\n Apple Cider and The Corn Maze Did you know you can easily make your own apple cider with apple juice? SUPER SIMPLE. You just pop it in the microwave and add some cinnamon sticks, a little brown sugar, and red hot candies.<\/p>\n Boom.<\/p>\n Apple cider.<\/p>\n Grab your hot apple cider and the apple of your eye, and check out the corn maze at At’l Do Farms! It’s only September 12 through November 7th, and they’ve got pumpkin patches, sunflower fields, hayrides, and of course, a big, awesome corn maze to get lost (and make out) in!<\/p>\n A Real Night Out If hot drinks and wandering around Lubbock aren’t your cup of tea, check out the fall schedule for shows at Cactus Theater. It will give you an excuse to dress up fancy and maybe even grab a steak before the show nearby at Triple J Chophouse & Brew Co.<\/p>\n Remember…<\/p>\n You don’t need a cabin and a mountain view to enjoy a night of fall fun with your favorite person.<\/p>\n You just need Lubbock to stay below 80 degrees for more than a few minutes…<\/p>\n Keep scrolling for more fun date night ideas in the galleries below!<\/p>\n 4 Fun and Flirty Date Ideas For Lubbock Lovers<\/p>\n Dating in Lubbock doesn’t have to be boring.<\/p>\n Gallery Credit: Chrissy<\/p>\n 7 Lubbock Date Night Ideas That Your Darlin’ Will Love<\/p>\n There’s nothing wrong with dinner and a rom-com, but it might be time to change things up.\u00a0<\/p>\n Gallery Credit: Chrissy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Something about fall in Lubbock makes sitting across from someone special with a hot drink suddenly feel like…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":437836,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[168,170,169],"class_list":["post-437835","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lubbock","tag-lubbock","tag-lubbock-headlines","tag-lubbock-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/437835","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=437835"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/437835\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/437836"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=437835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=437835"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=437835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"woman](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/photo-1600698484323-9ee2603febab.jpeg\")
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