So, it's summertime and you want to hang out with your BFFs [1] . . . 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?
Tour open houses in your neighbourhood.
Go on a group photo walk.
Have a garden picnic together.
Visit the elderly at a retirement home.
Visit the closest beach or lake for a day in the water.
Train for a marathon together.
Attend a local sports game.
Learn a new language together.
Find pretty walls in your city and stage an Instagram photo shoot.
Do yoga together in the park.
Volunteer to walk shelter animals together.
Host a DIY ice cream sundae party.
Plan a "clothing swap" party to refresh your group's wardrobes.
Play a game of capture the flag.
Join a recreational sports team.
Do some gardening for your elderly neighbours.
Have a car-washing party.
Have a water balloon fight.
Tour a brewery as a group.
Build a sandcastle together.
Make tie-dyed T-shirts.
Here's how [2].
Play disc golf in the park.
Lie out at a community pool.
Go see a Summer matinee film.
Make a slip and slide in your back garden.
Create cool things with flower DIYs.
Get some ideas here [3].
Have a group garage sale.
Skip rocks together at a pond.
Participate in a scavenger hunt.
Catch fireflies together.
Chase down the ice cream van.
Go to the farmers market together.
Give each other Summer pedicures.
Feed some ducks together.
Have an outdoor tea party.
Clean up rubbish in your community.
Play together in the sprinklers.
Set up a lemonade stand in your neighbourhood.
Throw a BBQ for friends and family.
Visit a free museum or factory tour.
Go to a free music festival.
Practice group meditation.
Do a group walking tour of your city.
Visit the library together.
Pick strawberries together.