Father's Day gifts
Father's Day in the US is on Sunday, June 20, 2027. Plenty of dads want one thing from it: a long afternoon outside, with the grill already lit.
So these picks lean toward the yard, the lake and the campsite, with a keepsake or two on the side. For gifts that work any time of year, see our gifts for dad.
Breakfast and the grill
Start with something that gives him the day off from the kitchen.
Kitchen
Cast iron griddle for pancakes and bacon
Typical price $25 to $50
A Saturday-size breakfast, on a Sunday.
Kitchen
Smoking wood chip sampler
Typical price under $25
Gives the grill something new to do.
Games and books
Three-month magazine subscription on his hobby
Typical price under $25
A new one shows up in the mailbox each month.
A day out with you
Book ahead. It's the same Sunday for every family in the country.
Sport
Dirt track or speedway night tickets
Typical price $25 to $50
Loud and dusty, and exactly what he'd pick himself.
Outdoors
Weekend campsite booking with a bundle of firewood
Typical price $50 to $100
Two nights, one fire and nobody checking email.
Experiences
Table for lunch at a barbecue place he likes
Typical price $50 to $100
Reserved, your treat, nobody arguing over the check.
Experiences
Half-day pontoon or kayak rental on a lake
Typical price $100 and up
Four hours of going slowly.
Keepsakes from you
Cards get put in a drawer. These get left on the shelf.
Personalised
Two framed photos of you and him at the same age
Typical price $25 to $50
Same pose, thirty years apart.
Games and books
Book of questions about his life to fill in
Typical price under $25
His stories, in his own handwriting.
Personalised
Framed map of the town he grew up in
Typical price $25 to $50
The streets he keeps telling you about.
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Sorted by what he carries, what he's into and what you can do together.