- 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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