Nothing says romance like spontaneity. Tell your sweetheart to pack an overnight bag, bring some dress clothes and keep the destination a secret.

Accommodations

Choose from one of the area’s superb hotels, many of which have coupons for valuable discounts at area restaurants. For hotels with romance packages click here LCCVB.org.

Things To Do

• Take your sweetie horseback riding to start the afternoon. Brighton Recreation Riding Stable offers trail rides or lessons year-round.
• Or, during the winter months, take your special someone skiing at Mt. Brighton.
• For an extra special treat, rev up the romance with a hot air balloon ride with Renaissance Balloons, Inc. in Howell.

• Kensington Metropark
• Pinckney State Recreation Area or the
• Howell City Park

Howell Opera House

The Opera House, a designated historic landmark, is a great place to take a date. This gorgeous building is an architectural and cultural centerpiece in downtown Howell.

• Experience concerts, performances, art exhibits or other special events open to the general public.
• Friday nights during July and August, the Opera House sponsors free, outdoor concerts downtown at the Howell Amphitheatre. Click on the link above to view the schedule.

Howell’s Main Street Winery

Sample some wine from the best wine list in Livingston County at Howell's Main Street Winery, also a downtown historic landmark.

• Taste a few from their selection of more than 30 vino varieties.
• Check out their list of events from the link above.
• See for yourself if the old building is haunted. Mysterious happenings are the norm...

Alternatives

• Take in a play, art exhibit or a “Blue Lantern Concert” in the intimate setting of the CoBACH (City of Brighton’s Arts, Culture and History) Center. Thursday evenings during the summer, The Brighton Art Guild hosts “Art at the Millpond” where artists display and sell their work. Some Thursdays include live music performed by guild members.
• Check out the free open-air concerts Sunday evenings in the Gazebo at the mill pond in Brighton. See the schedule in our events brochure by clicking here.
• If you’re in town at the right time of year, you could even catch the annual Detroit Symphony Orchestra's concert at Kensington Metropark.