If you are fortunate to have a close friend or two, I think it’s important to pour into those friendships and make the time to nurture them.
Good (and lasting) friendships can be hard to come by, as so many life changes as we get older can cause you all to become distant.
But the key is to be intentional about creating more amazing memories with your friends.
So here are 18 fun and meaningful friendship bucket list ideas to help you continue to strengthen the bond between you and your besties.
1. Join a Random Acts of Kindness Day
Spend the day together doing good deeds for strangers.
Pay for someone’s coffee or meal behind you, give a generous tip, donate blood, or leave change in a vending machine.
The smallest gesture can put a smile on someone’s face.
2. Attend a Cool and Quirky Festival
Attend a local or destination festival like the UFO Festival in Roswell, New Mexico, Burning Man in Black Rock Desert, Nevada, or EDC in Las Vegas.
No matter which festival you and your besties attend, you are bound to have a blast!
3. Get Permanent Jewelry…or Tattoos
Totally your choice of which, but either one is freaking awesome and unique!
While getting a tattoo is always an exciting event, opt for getting a permanent bracelet or anklet if your friend is tattoo-averse.
4. Try out an Escape Room
Challenge yourselves with an escape room adventure.
It’s a really fun way for you to work together as a team and test your problem-solving and investigative skills.
Then you’ll know who to go to when you need to find out the real tea!
5. Go Camping or Glamping
Disconnect and reconnect with each other by spending a night in the great outdoors!
You can choose to enjoy working together to pitch a whole tent or create a luxurious glamping setup.
6. Take a Cooking Class
Learn to cook a new delicious cuisine together!
Consider trying out French, Indian, Thai, or even competing to see who can make the best sushi roll.
7. Create a DIY Craft Project
Catch up with each other over a fun craft project like creating handmade friendship bracelets, designing custom coffee cups, decorating t-shirts, or making homemade candles.
8. Take a Dance Class
Whether it’s salsa, tap, or line dancing, learning a new dance style together can be so much fun (and humbling)!
9. Visit a Farmers’ Market
Enjoy the chill vibes of a farmers’ market together.
Walk along the rows of local vendors, and check out the variety of items you can take home.
Consider picking up fresh produce neither of you has ever eaten before, and try it together.
10. Take a Class to Learn Something New
It could be anything – photography, art, sewing or even learning a new language together (automatic language practicing partner).
Expanding your skills together is such a great way to grow closer.
11. Do a Volunteer Project
Give back to your community by volunteering together at a local charity, an animal shelter, or a food bank.
12. Create a Friendship Scrapbook
Collect mementos, pictures, cards, and notes that capture some of your favorite moments together, then create a scrapbook.
Digital photo albums are cool, but physical books can make it so much more precious.
13. Schedule a Weekend Getaway
Plan a road trip to explore a city you all have never been to before.
It’s a great way to bond while discovering new places and making new memories.
14. Try an Aerial Silks Class
There’s nothing funnier than watching your friend get wrapped in silk, hanging upside down, while trying to look cute at the same time.
This class can easily be considered a workout while also feeling like you’re a circus performer. Fun times!
15. Make a Time Capsule
Collect some of your favorite memories and bury them in a place you won’t forget.
If you’re not a fan of digging, store it somewhere both of you will have access to for the future.
Make a promise to dig them up in 10-20 years.
16. Create a Vision Board Together
Support for one another in sharing your dreams and goals is very important in a solid friendship.
Bust out those magazines (or laptop) and get inspired while talking each other through any obstacles you foresee in accomplishing your goals.
17. Participate in a Charity Run/Walk
Nothing like sweating with your bestie by your side for a good cause.
18. Take a Helicopter Ride
For the thrill-seeking buddies! Take loads of pictures while flying overlooking the beautiful landscape below.
These bucket list activities will not only help to create long-lasting memories, but they will also deepen your bond and make your friendship even stronger.
I hope you enjoy every single moment of your new adventures together!
Need some more bucket list ideas? Here are a few more to add to your list that you can easily do alone or with your buddies!
