Dinner and a movie are so cliche. Whether you’re spending the holiday solo or with your significant other, here are quirky events around Boston that could make this Valentine’s Day unforgettable.

Unlucky in Love Burlesque show
Winners of the Best Burlesque in 2011 from The Boston Phoenix and The Weekly Dig, the Boston Babydolls will tell the story of an unlucky writer trying to write a self-help guide to romance in “Unlucky in Love.” The Boston Babydolls burlesque troupe have been together since 2005, traveling the world on a mission to re-create the golden age of burlesque.
Davis Square Theatre
255 Elm St., Somerville
Feb. 10 -14, 8 to 10 p.m.
Tickets: $25-$45, but can be found for $12.50-$22.50 on goldstar.com or spreadsave.com

Valentine Crawl
This annual Crawl in Boston event will stumble through 16 different Faneuil Hall-area bars with four bars per two-hour time slot, including The Place, Hennessey’s, Ned Devine’s and Coogan’s Bluff. Each bar will be providing drink specials for $3 or less, and representatives from Captain Morgan will be with the group giving away free handouts all day.
First time slot features Kitty O’Shea’s, Red Sky, McFadden’s and Jose McIntrye’s.
Feb. 11, 12:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Tickets: $5, paid at start of crawl. Proceeds go to Hattie B. Cooper Community Center in Roxbury.

Flirt Fest
Flirt Fest dubs itself “the sexiest anti-Valentine’s Day party.” Tickets include light hors d’oeuvres from 7 to 9 p.m., a D.J. spinning top 40 dance music all night and more than $1,000 in available prizes. This event is 21+.
455-55 Union St., Boston
Feb. 14, 7 p.m. to midnight
Tickets: $15 for one, $20 for two until Friday Feb. 10, mcssl.com

A Very Fine Valentine featuring the Timberfakes and East Coast Soul
Two Boston cover bands, Justin Timberlake tribute The Timberfakes and their friends East Coast Soul, a dynamic funk, soul and R&B ensemble, will be playing favorite hits from Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson and more. This event is 21+.
Hard Rock Cafe Boston
24 Clinton St., Boston
Feb. 10, 8 p.m.
Tickets: $12, averyfinevalentine.eventbrite.com

Watson Adventures’ Naked at the Art Museum Scavenger Hunt
Participants will search the Museum of Fine Arts for art containing nudity. Must be 18 or older.
Museum of Fine Arts
465 Huntington Ave., Boston
Feb. 11, 1 p.m.
Tickets: $35.50 with a student ID, web.ovationtix.com

Mortified Boston: Doomed Valentines!
The Mortified series lets adults share the most embarrassing journal entries, letters poems, home movies and art from their teenage years. Mortified Boston is holding a special Valentine’s Day show with a night of embarrassing love-themed tales.
Coolidge Corner Theatre
290 Harvard St., Brookline
Feb. 13, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $15 in advance, $18 at the door, store.coolige.org

Franklin Park Zoo’s Lecture “Sex at the Zoo”
Dr. Rory Browne’s adult-only presentation will explore sexuality, relations and attraction, and will compare humans’ and animals’ reactions to these emotions. Dr. Browne will also discuss the pros and cons of being ‘hitched’ versus single in the animal kingdom.
Tropical Forrest, Franklin Park Zoo
One Franklin Park Rd., Boston
Feb. 10, 6 to 8 p.m.
Tickets: $20, $35 for two, zoonewengland.com

Boston Ballet presents “Simply Sublime”
“Simply Sublime” includes three works by three master choreographers George Balanchine, Michael Fokine and Christopher Wheeldon.
Boston Opera House
539 Washington St., Boston
Feb. 9-19, 7:30 p.m. or 1 p.m.
Tickets: $25-$137.00, boxoffice.bostonballet.org