100 Ways to Celebrate Friendship

Friendship deserves to be cherished and enjoyed. That’s something we encourage you to do every day. But sometimes you reach an important milestone with a friend, and it becomes time for a special celebration. This is one of those moments for us, as this is the Language of Friendship’s 100^th Post!

We started this blog in late February 2021 when the world was largely masked, shut down and unvaccinated. All that isolation was starting to get to us. We needed an outlet and a way to stay connected. Voila, the Language of Friendship was born.

For nearly two years now, we’ve been sharing friendship stories, research, book recommendations and other ideas—all in the hopes of helping you nurture the important friendships in your life. In honor of our 100^th post, we’d like to share with you these 100 ideas for celebrating friendship. What would you add to the list? Please share in the comments below.

1. Pop open a bottle of champagne
2. Take a trip somewhere you’ve never been
3. Deliver flowers
4. Make a photo book
5. Send a card
6. Bake cookies
7. Shout out on social media
8. Text a photo from years earlier
9. Share a meal at a fancy restaurant you’ve always wanted to try
10. Elevate birthdays to priority status: Make a date and celebrate together if you’re nearby or send something if you’re far apart. Let your friend know how happy you are to mark the day they entered the world!
11. Collaborate on a project
12. Head downtown for a shop-local spree
13. Plan an adventure
14. Take a class
15. Share a favorite song
16. Write a poem
17. Plan a movie night
18. Participate in a pub crawl
19. Make a picnic with your favorite foods
20. Read a book together: Need an idea? Consider our recent favorite, Lessons in Chemistry
21. Have an old-fashioned sleep-over
22. Brainstorm and list your future adventures
23. Exchange photos of your pets
24. Learn something new, such as a musical instrument or foreign language
25. Get matching t-shirts
26. Share a recipe
27. Visit Wine Country
28. Make a tribute video
29. Create a podcast
30. Binge watch a show together: Watch in person together if you’re nearby, on Netflix’s Houseparty if you’re apart—or simply connect afterwards to debrief on plot twists!
31. Spend the day at the beach
32. Make a tasty gluten-free recipe for your gluten-free friend
33. Embark on an epic road trip
34. Loan your friend a favorite sweater or clothing item
35. Visit a craft fair
36. Spend time with your friend’s family
37. Order take-out
38. Experience an Escape Room
39. Host a theme party
40. Show up in person: The pandemic made being there (literally) with our friends impossible for a while. Even now, it can be hard to manage conflicts, but sometimes it’s worth it. If your friend is celebrating an important occasion, like a wedding, performance or other milestone event, just GO.
41. Take in a ball game or sporting event
42. Visit a ‘paint bar’ and create something
43. Set a joint fitness goal
44. Take a cooking class
45. Share your daily Wordle score
46. Have a professional photoshoot
47. Create a new tradition
48. Go see live music
49. Do a puzzle
50. Visit a favorite vacation destination: For us, it’s Cape Cod! What’s a special place you’d like to share with a friend?
51. Play a board game
52. Revisit the place where you first met
53. Go on a hike
54. Make a playlist
55. Relax at a spa getaway weekend
56. Reach out to an old friend
57. Bake a birthday cake
58. Buy or rent a vacation house together
59. Order something custom- or hand-made
60. Do something wild and unforgettable: Have you ever parachuted out of an airplane, bungee jumped off a bridge or coasted in a hot air balloon?
61. Pick a weekday and visit a day spa with lunch
62. Go to Disney World
63. Start a text chain
64. Share a favorite quote
65. Plan a surprise
66. Hire a chef
67. Go on a rafting trip
68. Visit a fortune teller
69. See a Broadway show
70. Donate jointly to a charity: Need some ideas? Here are some thoughts to get you started.
71. Donate to your friend’s favorite charity
72. Make a bonfire/sit by the fire/firepit
73. Plant a tree
74. Volunteer together for an organization that is important to you
75. Go on a ski trip
76. Enjoy afternoon tea at an upscale hotel
77. Take a bike tour
78. See Shakespeare in the Park
79. Cook together
80. Lock yourselves inside together all day: Pick any day, whether it’s rainy, snowy, or even just too hot!
81. Take a comedy class
82. Visit an amusement or water park
83. Write a song
84. Go kayaking
85. Give each other wardrobe advice
86. Share health tips
87. Bake each other’s favorite dessert
88. Make toys for the local animal shelter
89. Camp out in the woods
90. Watch a 3D movie: Hello Avatar 2 or Imax!
91. Exchange photos of your pets
92. Sign up for a fun run or other physical challenge
93. Paint a masterpiece
94. Tour a museum
95. Invent a new game
96. Try out a new style of yoga
97. Dress up for a night out on the town, even if you decide to stay in
98. Hit the outlet stores
99. Treat your friends to their favorite hot beverage of choice
100. Cheers: Toast your 100^th blog post 🥂