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Cheap Things to Do With Friends in Summer

70+ Cheap or Free Things to Do With Your BFFs This Summer

Jun 26 2018

So, it's summertime and you want to hang out with your BFFs . . . but you don't want to spend a fortune every time you go out on the town! Well, there are plenty of affordable (or free!) things that you can do with your friends during the warm-weather season; it's just a matter of deciding on one. Ahead, scope out more than 70 cheap ideas for things to do with friends this Summer. What's better than spending time together and saving a few bucks?

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1. Have a cupcake bake-off.

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2. Tour open houses in your neighbourhood.

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3. Go on a group photo walk.

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4. Have a bonfire.

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5. Have a garden picnic together.

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6. Plan a group holiday.

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7. Visit the elderly at a retirement home.

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8. Visit the closest beach or lake for a day in the water.

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9. Train for a marathon together.

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10. Attend a local sports game.

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11. Learn a new language together.

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12. Find pretty walls in your city and stage an Instagram photo shoot.

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13. Host a potluck brunch.

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14. Sing karaoke together.

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15. Do yoga together in the park.

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16. Volunteer to walk shelter animals together.

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17. Host a DIY ice cream sundae party.

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18. Visit an art gallery.

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19. Plan a "clothing swap" party to refresh your group's wardrobes.

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20. Attend a local play.

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21. Toast marshmallows

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22. Go to a petting zoo.

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23. Play a game of capture the flag.

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24. Join a recreational sports team.

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25. Attend a parade.

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26. Go to a sports game.

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27. Do some gardening for your elderly neighbours.

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28. Have a car-washing party.

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29. Have a water balloon fight.

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30. Go to an outdoor cinema.

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31. People watch together.

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32. Tour a brewery as a group.

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33. Build a sandcastle together.

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34. Go camping.

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35. Make tie-dyed T-shirts.

Here's how.

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36. Play football.

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37. Play disc golf in the park.

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38. Lie out at a community pool.

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39. Play flashlight tag.

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40. Go see a Summer matinee film.

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41. Ride a roller coaster.

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42. Make a slip and slide in your back garden.

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43. Watch fireworks.

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44. Create cool things with flower DIYs.

Get some ideas here.

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45. Have a group garage sale.

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46. Skip rocks together at a pond.

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47. Participate in a scavenger hunt.

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48. Play minigolf.

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49. Catch fireflies together.

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50. Skip.

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51. Chase down the ice cream van.

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52. Go to the farmers market together.

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53. Give each other Summer pedicures.

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54. Feed some ducks together.

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55. Have an outdoor tea party.

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56. Clean up rubbish in your community.

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57. Play together in the sprinklers.

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58. Collect seashells.

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59. Set up a lemonade stand in your neighbourhood.

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60. Pick wildflowers.

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61. Throw a BBQ for friends and family.

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62. Visit a free museum or factory tour.

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63. Take a day hiking trip.

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64. Go to a free music festival.

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65. Go swimming.

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66. Practice group meditation.

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67. Do a group walking tour of your city.

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68. Visit the library together.

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69. Go fishing.

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70. Ride bikes.

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71. Go to the zoo.

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72. Pick strawberries together.

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73. Take a mini road trip.

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