To help you pick the perfect one, we’ve gathered up 25 of the best experience gift ideas for 2020 below. Some of these activity-based gifts help you create a special experience at home and others get you out and about doing something unforgettable. So what are you waiting on? Check out the experience gifts below and get ready to give the best gift this holiday season to your friend or family member. Trust us, it’ll be something they’ll treasure for years to come and be a great way to end 2020. The only downside? It’ll be hard to top these experience gifts next year! Here at Parade.com, we’re all about sharing products we love with our audience. When you make a purchase on an item seen on this page, we may earn a commission, however all picks are independently chosen unless otherwise mentioned.
25 Experience Gift Ideas
1. Gifts for Disney Fans
A one-year subscription to Disney + is the perfect 2020 present. And with hundreds of Disney-inspired TV shows, throwback series and movies, anyone who receives this present will be super-happy. $70, us.subscriptioncard.disneyplus.com
2. Gifts for Wine-Lovers
Seeing how you can’t go wine taste with all of your girlfriends right now because of social distancing, give them the joy of sampling some new wines with this wine sampler kit. It includes 12 glass-sized pours of white and red wines. $129, getvinebox.com
3. Gifts for Musical People
Do you have a friend who is dying to learn how to play the guitar? If so, help them learn how to with these online lessons from Earl Carter. Before you know it, they’ll be playing you what they learned! $40 per 30-minute sessions, carteraudio.wixsite.com
4. Gifts for Learners
Now that everyone is spending more time at home than ever before, you and your friends can do things that you’ve always wanted to do, like learn a new language! Rosetta Stone offers 10-minute lessons in every language from Spanish to French to Vietnamese! The best part is you can learn it from the comfort of your computer. Lifetime subscription $199, rosettastone.com
5. Gifts for Adventurers
With tons of amazing experiences offered, like hot air balloon rides and white water rafting, a Cloud 9 Living gift card is the ultimate present to give the adventurous person in your life. And since it can be used in cities all over the country, it doesn’t matter where they person you give it to lives. $50 and up, cloud9living.com
6. Gifts for the Celeb-Obsessed
Check out Cameo to see if the celeb your friend loves is on there and you can have them record a personalized message. From baseball players to Housewives, there are so many to choose from! Prices vary, cameo.com
7. Gifts for Photographers
Do you know someone who would kill to have a photography lesson from Annie Leibovitz? You can make their dream come true this year by gifting them with a class from her thanks to her online Master Class. $15, masterclass.com
8. Museum Tour Gifts
People that live in big cities, like N.Y.C, L.A., Chicago, San Francisco and Washington D.C. can take advantage of this unique experience from Museum Hack that lets you get a private museum tour! Prices vary, museumhack.com
9. The Gift of Luxury
Give the gift of R&R to a loved one by booking them a stay at a luxury hotel that they normally would never book for themselves. It’ll be a special present that’ll help them escape everyday stresses and get a little vacation, too. Prices vary, tablethotels.com
10. Crafty Gifts
The DIYer in your life will be obsessed with this gift from Think of Craftsy. The artsy service offers over 1,500 video classes that teach everything from how to create floral arrangements to how to embroidery. $8 per month or $80 per year, craftsy.com
11. Girly Gifts
Send a FabFitFun box to your BFF this year! It’s full of all kinds of products ranging from beauty and fashion items to exercise gear. Each box is based on the season and it’ll be an experience your friend will look forward to getting in the mail during throughout the year. A year subscription $170, fabfitfun.com
12. Bookworm Gifts
Calling all book-lovers, this audible gift is a great way to get lost in a story! It includes access to three audiobooks each month so you can enjoy a book literally wherever you go! $15 per month, amazon.com
13. Gifts for Circus-Lovers
If you have a family member who lives near N.Y.C., L.A. or Washington D.C., who have always wanted to join the circus, now is their chance! Give them the experience of going to trapeze school where they can learn how to fly through the sky. Prices vary, trapezeschool.com
14. Gifts for Gardeners
Whether your loved one has a green thumb, or wish they did, they’ll fall in love with this plant subscription box. You can choose the planter color for them and then they’ll receive an easy-care plant each month. Before they know it, they’ll become a plant expert! $42, theshill.com
15. Gifts for Movie Buffs
Impress you girlfriend or boyfriend by bringing them on their very own private movie theater date! That’s right, AMC is letting you rent out one of their theaters so you can still enjoy a movie date night out (minus all the other people.) You two can have the entire theater to yourselves as you watch your favorite film on the big screen. $99, amctheatres.com
16. Date-worthy Gifts
Make some unforgettable memories with your significant other this year with thisDate Night Bucket List gift. Trust us, it’s full of simple, cute and out-of-the-box date experiences you two will love. $18, uncommongoods.com
17. Gifts for Gym Gurus
Social distancing may be the reason why your gym-loving bestie hasn’t been able to go to her favorite class lately, but a virtual gym membership where she can train with instructors from all over the country will lift her spirit! Starting at $9 a month, classpass.com
18. Sweet and Tasty Gifts
Help someone learn how to make mocha ice cream with this kit from Uncommon Goods. There’s no way you can go wrong giving this yummy experience! $32, uncommongoods.com
19. Gifts for At-home Comfort
Unfortunately, having a day at the spa isn’t likely to happen for a while, so why not bring the spa home to someone instead? This portable sauna lets you do just that! It comes with a chair, footpad and handheld remote. $180, amazon
20. Gifts for the Fisherman in Your Life
Help your dad or husband learn how to fish like a pro! They’ll discover how to fly cast, release fish and choose the right tackle, leaders, knots and flies. You’ll be impressed what skills they pick up in this class by Orvis. Prices vary, orvis.com
21. Gifts for Daredevils
Seeing how there are over 49 flight schools all over the U.S., it’s not as hard as you’d think to sign someone up for a flying lesson! Xperience Days helps you find a location where you can take flying lessons in your area. Starting at $110, xperiencedays.com
22. Worldly Coffee Gifts
Each month different coffee beans from around the world are spotlighted with this Atlas Coffee Club gift that has them delivered to your door. It’ll be as if you traveled around the globe to try them all. You can even select your roast preference, the number of bags you want, how often you want to receive it and your grind type. Prices vary, atlascoffeeclub.com
23. Gifts for Car-Lovers
Surprise your husband this year with the chance to drive his dream car thanks to Drive Share. The company is like Airbnb, but it lets you rent out a classic car in your area so you can cruise around in it for a day. Prices vary, driveshare.com
24. Dance Class Gifts
With over 600 classes to choose from and a variety of styles, the dancer in your life will love this fun present! It’ll help keep them on their toes and let them learn new choreography at their own pace. $20 per month, steezy.co
25. Gifts for Tree Climbers
If your bud isn’t afraid of heights, check out a thrill-seeking gift like a treetop adventure course! It’s both challenging and fun as you make your way across platforms, rope bridges and zip lines. Starts at $35, goape.com Check out: Best Gifts Under $100Best dad gifts50 best Christmas gifts for teens!All the best gift basket ideas for holidays!50 gifts for the dog-lovers in your life!
