150 Examples of Activities

John Spacey, updated on December 08, 2023

Activities are things that humans do with their time. This can include the pursuit of fun, learning, play, adventure, self-fulfillment, connectedness, growth and bonding with others. Activities can be as intense as exercise as social as parties as competitive as sports or as reflective as quiet meditation. They can be established as habits or one time plans to fill some time. The following is a reasonably comprehensive and broad list of activities.

Acting	Aerobics
Antiques	Aquariums
Archery	Art Museums
Badminton	Baking
Ballroom Dancing	Baseball
Basketball	Baths
Beach Activities	Beauty Activities (e.g. Salon)
Beekeeping	Birdwatching
Blogging	Boating
Book Clubs	Bowling
Calligraphy	Camping
Canoeing	Capture the Flag
Caring for Pets	Carpentry
Chalk Art	Chatting / Messaging
Chess	Classes / Training
Cleaning	Coding
Collecting	Coloring
Community Events	Concerts
Conversation	Cooking
Cosplaying	Crafts
Creative Reuse	Cultural Events
Cycling	Dance
Darts	Dating
Daydreaming	Debate / Arguing
Decorating	Diary / Journal
Diving	Dog Walking
Drawing	Eating Out
Family Time / Visits	Fashion Diy
Festivals	Films
Fishing	Flea Markets / Garage Sales
Flower Arrangement	Flower Viewing
Flying Kites	Frisbee
Gardening	Going Out For Coffee / Tea
Golf	Gym / Exercising
Gymnastics	Hiking
History Museums	Hockey
Home Improvement	Horseback Riding
Ice Skating	Improv
Inline Skating	Jogging
Karaoke	Knitting
Learning a Language	Letter Writing
Libraries	Listening to Music
Low Technology	Martial Arts
Meditating	Miniature Golf
Moon Viewing	Motorbiking
Musical Instruments	Nature Studies
Nightlife	Origami
Painting	Parks
Parties	People Watching
Personal Reflection	Pervasive Games / Virtual Reality
Photography	Picnics
Ping Pong	Play
Playing Games / Cards	Plays
Pool / Billiards	Reading
Research	Robotics
Rock Climbing	Sailing
Scavenger Hunt	Scrapbooking
Sculpture	Sewing
Shopping	Sightseeing
Singing	Skateboarding / Longboarding
Skiing / Snowboarding	Soccer
Social Dancing	Social Media
Spas	Sports Events
Stargazing	Sunbathing
Surfing / Bodyboarding	Swimming
Tag	Teaching / Tutoring
Technology Diy	Tennis
Theme Parks	Travel
Tree Climbing	Trivia
Video Games	Video Production / Vlogging
Viewing Sunrise / Sunset	Volunteering
Walking	Weightlifting
Window Shopping	Woodworking
Working	Writing
Yoga	Zoos

Low technology is a passion for out-of-date technology such as old video games or music formats.

Creative Activities

The pursuit of creative expression.

Cultural Activities

Activities and events related to traditional culture or new culture such as youth culture, pop culture or subculture.

Social Activities

Social activities including networking opportunities and things you might do with people you know such as friends, family or neighbors.

Knowledge & Learning

The pursuit of knowledge and learning in some area that you find interesting.

examples of knowledge and learning activities

Physical Activities

Activities that involve physical movement and abilities. This includes sports, exercise and recreational activities that get you moving.

Leisure Activities

Things that you do for the joy of it without any particular goals.

Culinary Activities

Activities related to the cultivation, preparation and appreciation of food. This includes social activities such food tasting parties, hobbies such as growing your own herbs and educational activities such as cooking classes.