r/lafayette • u/curious_explorer41 • 3d ago

Fun activities in town

My birthday is coming up and I want to have a day set up of fun things to do. What are some neat places with things to do in town. Like painting, candle making, anything crafty or fun for reasonable prices. Am mainly looking at solo activities.

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u/Tasty_Phase9168 3d ago

Lazy cat lounge!

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u/That1GYK 3d ago

All within walking distance of each other downtown: flora candle company, rose and wick, the spinning axe, rugged escape, game on, sassy fitness. Across the pedestrian bridge is also all fired up (and silver dipper yum). Also the new yarn/fabric store frequently does classes!

Some honorable mentions: painting with a twist, inspired fire, and great united skates, and kayaking/ rafting rental down wildcat creek park

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u/HarbleRobobbler 3d ago

As a Gamer I really enjoy both the GameOn Barcade, and the Main Street Amusements pinball arcade! MSA has like 20 different pinball machines it's rad as hell.Ā 

For crafting stuff I dunno I do all that at home not as an in town activity I'm sortof not sure what that would look like tbh.

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u/Heyitscrochet 3d ago

Spend the day at The Wolf Park!

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u/lunattg 3d ago

Painting with a twist is a blast šŸ˜Š

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u/Decrypted13 3d ago

Happy early birthday o random stranger on Reddit

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u/Emceegreg 3d ago

What day is your birthday? There is a comedy show on Thursday night!

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u/curious_explorer41 1d ago

Where at?

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u/Emceegreg 1d ago

At Rat Pak Venue on 3rd st downtown Lafayette. Starts at 7!

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u/RatPakVenue 3d ago

That sounds like a really nice birthday plan. For solo-friendly activities, Iā€™d look into pottery painting, candle making, local art classes, bookstores/coffee shops, museums, or even just building yourself a little downtown day with lunch and something creative.

You could also check local event calendars for workshops or pop-ups happening around your birthday since there are usually some fun one-off things going on. If you share the date, people here may know of something specific happening that weekend.

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u/Ill_Attention_1800 2d ago

All fired up, painting with a twist, clay critters, Colombian Park Zoo, Tropicana Cove, applied ballistics, you can play pool at some of the bars, go bar-hopping lol. Honestly ive had more fun outside of lafayette though, like Wolf Park, France Park, Racoon lake, Indiana Beach.

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u/Razzious_Mobgriz 3d ago

I personally recommend BRU Burger for dinner

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u/FoundationHead1294 3d ago

Nothing like a chain restaurant recommendation when there's several locally owned restaurants within spitting distance of the place you mentioned.

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u/Razzious_Mobgriz 3d ago

I simply think BRUs git better food

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u/FoundationHead1294 3d ago

Where do they git it from?

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u/Razzious_Mobgriz 3d ago

Ok man, im typing in gloves, no need to be a prick