Best last-minute digital gift ideas for Father’s Day

Yes, Father’s Day is this weekend. But before you have a full-blown panic attack because you forgot to pick up a gift worthy of dad’s admiration, take a deep breath. After all, the internet is filled with a treasure trove of gift cards, subscriptions, and other great digital gifts you can buy today or at any point this weekend.

To help make your life a little easier, we’ve curated a list of some of the best digital gifts we’ve either used ourselves or gifted to our friends and family. We’ve organized the list based on various interests, too, so you can find the perfect present whether your dad is into the arts, exercise, or something else entirely. That way, you’ll be able to gift something more thoughtful than a generic

Amazon gift card

— even if that is still a totally viable option in our book.

No matter whether you’re shopping for a movie buff or an avid sports fan, there are a number of subscriptions on the market that’ll grant your dad access to a wide range of content. Below are just some of the most popular, followed by a few catered toward anime diehards, horror lovers, and those looking for something more niche.

• A Netflix gift card, available at
  
  Amazon
  
  ,
  
  Target
  
  
  ,
  
  
  Best Buy
  
  , or
  
  Walmart
  
• A Hulu gift card, available at
  
  Best Buy
  
  ,
  
  Target
  
  , or
  
  Walmart
  
• A subscription to
  
  Max
  
  , formerly known as HBO Max
• A subscription to
  
  YouTube TV
  
  or
  
  YouTube Premium
  
• A Paramount Plus gift card, available from
  
  Best Buy
  
  ,
  
  Walmart
  
  , or
  
  GameStop
  
• A
  
  Peacock Premium
  
  or
  
  Peacock Premium Plus
  
  subscription
• A Sling TV gift card, available from
  
  Best Buy
  
  ,
  
  Target
  
  , or
  
  Walmart
  
• An
  
  Apple
  
  gift card to stream content on Apple TV Plus, which you can pick up at
  
  Amazon
  
  ,
  
  Best Buy
  
  , or
  
  Target
  
• An
  
  Amazon gift card
  
  so dad can pick up a subscription to
  
  Amazon Prime Video
  
• A
  
  Showtime subscription
  

• A gift card to
  
  Shudder
  
  , which is a streaming service dedicated to horror, thriller, and supernatural movies
• A
  
  Crunchyroll gift card
  
  for the anime lover in your life
• A
  
  BritBox subscription
  
  , which is tailored toward fans of British shows and movies
• For MMA lovers, you can gift a subscription to
  
  DAZN
  
  so they can stream live fights as well as a wealth of original programming. This includes not only past fights but also profiles on famous fighters like Manny Pacquiao

• An AMC Theatres gift card, available from
  
  Amazon
  
  and
  
  Best Buy
  
• A Regal Cinemas gift card from
  
  Amazon
  
  ,
  
  Target
  
  , and
  
  Best Buy
  

For health and wellness enthusiasts, a number of services offer a wealth of streamable fitness and even meditation classes. There are also a number of more unique gifts that can help your dad practice self-care and lighten his load, including services that will do the grocery shopping on his behalf. Below, we’ve listed out some of the more popular options as well as a few lesser-known gifts that’ll help your dad take care of both his body and mind.

• A
  
  Fitbit Premium
  
  or
  
  Apple Fitness
  
  subscription
• A gift card from
  
  ClassPass
  
  , a subscription service that grants access to thousands of gyms, fitness studios, salons, and spas
• A gift card for
  
  Calm
  
  , a meditation app, or
  
  Headspace
  
  , a mindfulness app
• A gift card for DoorDash (
  
  Amazon
  
  ,
  
  Target
  
  ) or a grocery delivery service like
  
  Instacart
  
• A
  
  gift card
  
  from or
  
  subscription
  
  to SoulCycle
• A
  
  Spafinder gift card
  
  , which you can also buy from
  
  Target
  
• A gift card to a meal prep service that offers a healthy selection of meal kits, such as
  
  Fresh N Lean
  
  ,
  
  Blue Apron
  
  , or
  
  HelloFresh
  
• An
  
  Amazon Prime
  
  or
  
  Walmart Plus membership
  
  so they can enjoy free and fast delivery as well as discounts on almost everything

Whether your dad is a musician or just loves to unwind with some music, there are a lot of digital gifts you can buy. We all know about Spotify and Apple Music, but there are also other streaming services that you can gift as a subscription, some of which we’ve highlighted below.

• A Spotify gift card, available from
  
  Amazon
  
  ,
  
  Best Buy
  
  , or
  
  Target
  
• An
  
  Amazon Music Unlimited
  
  subscription, which you can gift via a
  
  regular Amazon gift card
  
• A
  
  YouTube Music subscription
  
  , which you can gift via a
  
  Google
  
  Play gift card (
  
  Amazon
  
  ,
  
  Best Buy
  
  ,
  
  Walmart
  
  )
• A Tidal gift card, available from
  
  Walmart
  
  ,
  
  PayPal
  
  , or
  
  Best Buy
  
• A
  
  Nugs.net gift certificate
  
  for those who enjoy listening to live albums and recordings

If Spotify and Apple Music are a little too cliché for you, why not gift a guitar lesson or vinyl record subscription? Here are a couple of more unique digital gift ideas for all the music-loving dads out there.

• A
  
  Fender Play
  
  or Guitar Center (
  
  Amazon
  
  ,
  
  Target
  
  ) gift card so your giftee can learn how to play the guitar
• A
  
  Ticketmaster
  
  or StubHub gift card, the latter of which is available on
  
  Amazon
  
• A
  
  Vinyl Me, Please
  
  subscription for those who love spinning records
• A gift card to
  
  Bandcamp
  
  , the online record store and music community so dad can buy digital tracks and other items from his favorite musician

Obviously you could just gift a bibliophile a book and they’d probably be happy. But what if you don’t know what your dad is into or simply want to give him more options? In that case, a Barnes & Noble gift card or a subscription to something like Kindle Unlimited is a good idea. These kinds of gifts will grant dad access to thousands of titles and / or audiobooks.

• An
  
  Amazon Kindle Unlimited
  
  subscription, which grants members access to millions of ebooks, magazine subscriptions, and even select audiobooks
• A
  
  Comixology
  
  or
  
  Marvel Unlimited
  
  subscription for fans of comics and manga
• A
  
  Book of the Month
  
  membership, which will grant your giftee access to up to seven books a month
• A
  
  Scribd
  
  subscription, which grants members access to millions of ebooks, audiobooks, podcasts, magazines, and more
• A subscription to the
  
  Next Big Idea Club
  
  , a membership service where subscribers are sent titles selected by Malcolm Gladwell, Adam Grant, Susan Cain, and Daniel Pink
• A Barnes & Noble gift card, available from
  
  Barnes & Noble
  
  ,
  
  Amazon
  
  , or
  
  Best Buy
  
• A
  
  Bookshop.org gift card
  
  for those who are more into buying books from local bookstores
• If your dad is a fan of a certain Substack writer, a
  
  Substack subscription
  
  could be a welcome gift. To gift this, replace “subdomain” in the following URL with the name of the publication: https://subdomain.substack.com/gift
• You can also gift a subscription to newspapers like
  
  
  The New York Times
  
  
  or
  
  
  The Washington Post
  
  
  or publications catered to specific interests like
  
  
  Cosmopolitan
  
  
  or
  
  
  National Geographic
  
  

Movie buffs and bibliophiles are easy to shop for, but what do you get the creative type? It’s actually not that hard — just buy them something to help them create, whether that’s a website or a piece of art. Below are a few subscriptions and gift cards creators will love that you can also buy last minute.

• An
  
  Adobe Creative Cloud
  
  subscription, which provides access to Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, InDesign, and other Adobe
  
  apps
  
• A
  
  WordPress subscription
  
  so they can finally get their blog or passion project up
• A subscription to the coding educational platform
  
  Codecademy
  
• Their
  
  own domain
  
• A
  
  Craftsy
  
  membership, which grants access to a host of live and on-demand classes covering everything from baking to woodworking and drawing
• A Michaels gift card, which you can buy from
  
  Michaels
  
  ,
  
  Amazon
  
  ,
  
  Target
  
  , or
  
  Best Buy
  
• A
  
  MasterClass
  
  membership, which includes access to classes taught by world leaders and other subject matter experts (screenwriters, musicians, business experts, etc.)
• A gift card to
  
  ArtSnacks
  
  , a subscription service that delivers boxes of assorted art supplies

Is your dad in dire need of a break? Fortunately, the internet is filled with travel-oriented gifts, ranging from the obvious, like airline and Uber gift cards, to national park passes.

• A Pack & Go gift card from
  
  Amazon
  
  and
  
  Target
  
  , which can be used toward Airbnb, Southwest Airlines, Grubhub, Chevron, and Texaco
• A
  
  Rosetta Stone membership
  
  for aspiring polyglots
• An Uber (
  
  Amazon
  
  ,
  
  Best Buy
  
  ,
  
  Target
  
  ) or Lyft gift card (
  
  Amazon
  
  ,
  
  Best Buy
  
  ,
  
  Target
  
  )
• A Delta Air Lines gift card from
  
  Best Buy
  
  or
  
  Target
  
• A
  
  GetYourGuide gift card
  
  so they can enjoy guided tours and other cultural experiences at various destinations around the world
• An annual subscription to
  
  Going
  
  — aka, Scott’s Cheap Flights — so they can keep up to date on the latest flight deals

If you’re not sure which type of games your dad prefers, you can gift him an Xbox, PlayStation, or Nintendo subscription. Not only will these memberships grant him access to free digital titles but they also come with perks such as online multiplayer and cloud-based saves, among other incentives.

Alternatively, you could buy a gift card to a store like GameStop (

Amazon

,

GameStop

). This is useful if you don’t know which console your dad prefers or want to give him the option of buying accessories

and

games.

Sometimes the best gift card is one that’ll give your dad a ton of options, especially if you’re having a hard time figuring out what he wants this year. Gift cards from major retailers like

Amazon

and

Best Buy

are perfect in these situations, namely because they’ll let your dad choose whatever he likes from a wide range of departments.

• A
  
  Walmart
  
  gift card
• A
  
  Target
  
  gift card
• A
  
  Newegg
  
  gift card
• An
  
  Adorama
  
  gift card
• A
  
  B&H Photo
  
  gift card
• An eBay gift card, available from
  
  Staples
  
  or
  
  Kroger