Take a Much-Needed Break With One of These Weekend Away Ideas
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We all need to get away from time to time. While trips abroad and vacations planned months in advance are great, sometimes a weekend break is all that is needed to recharge.
We’ve put together a range of ideas, activities, and getaways that could all be done on a Saturday, Sunday, or a full weekend. There are so many fun things you could do, either on your own, with friends, or with the whole family.
Get-Together
One of the best ways to spend quality time with friends or family is to all go away together. These ideas are great for that.
- Relaxing mountain cabin stay
- Potluck and games weekend away
- Yoga retreat
- No-screen rural getaway
- Spa hotel weekend
- Camping with grilling and games
- Photography excursion in a scenic place
- Treehouse stay
- Rural cycling trip
- RV rental and weekend road trip
Nature
If you want to have some time in nature to recharge and have fun, try some of these.
- Beach house stay
- Weekend on a sailboat
- Rural writing retreat
- National park camping weekend
- Hot spring retreat
- Nighttime animal safari
- Camping and guided foraging expedition
- Weekend farm stay
- Bird-watching excursion
- Caving tour
Festivals
It’s not just music festivals that provide an opportunity for a weekend away. Get inspired with these suggestions.
- Renaissance fair
- Hot air balloon festival
- Film festival
- E-sports tournament
- Literary festival
- International food festival
- Jazz festival
- Dance and music festival
- Comic book convention
- Seasonal festival or market visit
City Breaks
If you want a break but still want lots to do, a 24-hour or 48-hour city break may be exactly what you need.
- Weekend city shopping trip
- Musician or band live concert
- Weekend market visit
- Food tour
- Musical at the theater
- Art gallery tour
- Specific museum exhibition visit
- Sporting event
- Tour or art installations or street art
- ’48 hours in’ non-stop tourist tour
Activities
These activities are ideal to plan over a weekend. You could do them on a single day, or plan them as part of an itinerary for a weekend away.
- Fishing trip
- Cultural heritage tour
- Lakehouse stay with water activities
- Amusement park
- Ghost town visit
- Overnight scenic train ride
- Vineyard weekend stay
- Kayaking or canoeing weekend
- Overnight guided sunrise hike
- Water park
Active
Here are some suggestions for an active weekend of sports or outdoor activities.
- Group hiking expedition
- Horseback riding and ranch stay
- Distance running or a triathlon event
- Skiing weekend
- Mountain biking weekend
- Volunteering weekend
- Late-night stargazing
- Go-karting weekend
Events
Have a look for weekend events like these that could either be local or worth driving to for a weekend away.
- Day at a racetrack
- Classic car convention
- Traveling carnival
- Pop-up markets
- Cosplay convention
- Pet expo
- Cooking show competition
- Local parade
- Technology and innovation fair
- Flower show
Road Trip
Here are some fun ideas for a weekend road trip.
- Drive-thru animal park
- All or part of an iconic route
- Film and TV location tour
- Music-themed road trip
- Lakes loop
- National park loop
- Coastal drive
- Birthplace of a famous musician or author
- Historical town visit
- Redwood tree national or state park visit
Want to make weekend breaks a regular thing? Get this list as a PDF here, and put it up on your notice board or fridge door to inspire you to plan your next getaway.
And if you’d rather stay in, try one of these weekend staycation ideas.
What’s your favorite weekend getaway or activity? Let me know below, and enjoy getting inspired the ideas!
