Cheap Things to Do With Friends in Summer
70+ Cheap or Free Things to Do With Your BFFs This Summer
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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?
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.
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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.
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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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