• Browse the local farmers’ market.
  • Go on a picnic. All you need is a blanket, fruit, sausage, cheese, crackers and water.
  • Fly a kite.
  • Enjoy a romantic home-cooked meal.
  • Cook dinner together.
  • Go apple picking.
  • Give a massage.
  • Go to the beach.
  • Attend an open-air festival.
  • See an art-house movie matinee.
  • Build a snowman.
  • Have a barbecue.
  • Share a sundae.
  • Attend an art gallery.
  • Take a hike.
  • Go to a book signing.
  • Go for a bike ride.
  • Play miniature golf.
  • Attend a wine tasting.
  • Go fishing.
  • Go sledding (with a thermos of hot cider or cocoa).
  • Visit the zoo.
  • Rent a movie.
  • Pick up movie at your local library.
  • Drive go-carts.
  • Go window-shopping.
  • Invite friends over for board games.
  • Do a Google search for free things to do in your city.
  • Eat out with a gift certificate from Restaurant.com.
  • Drive through the country (especially good around Fall).
  • Play at a playground (swings and teeter-totters are fun!)
  • Attend a planetarium show.
  • Browse antique shops.
  • Go to an open mic night at a coffee shop or bookstore.
  • Volunteer at a favorite charity.
  • Attend a high school sporting event.
  • Watch Shakespeare in the Park.
  • Have an indoor picnic.
  • Star gaze (Orion is an easy constellation to spot).
  • Take a pottery class together.
  • Go bowling.
  • Play pool.
  • Go to the local community pool.
  • Feed the ducks at a local pond.
  • Go ice skating.
  • Go roller skating.
  • Play laser tag.
  • Play frisbee.
  • Go kayaking or canoeing.
  • Skip rocks at a lake.
  • Watch a meteor shower (here’s when they happen).
  • Attend a local high school, community college or university play or musical.
  • Go camping.
  • Play basketball together.
  • Visit a botanical garden.
  • Go spelunking (but be careful!)
  • Get a cup of coffee together (hopefully at a spot that offers free refills).
  • Take a factory tour. Breweries that offer free samples are especially fun.
  • Take dance lessons at a local community center.
  • Visit local historic landmarks.
  • Put together a puzzle.
  • Carve pumpkins (around Halloween).
  • Go strawberry picking.
  • Attend a flea market or swapmeet.
  • Check out yard sales.
  • Assemble a model airplane then fly it in a park.
  • Go out for brunch (cheaper than dinner).
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