50+ Free or Cheap Date Ideas For the Summer

Looking for free or cheap summer date ideas?!

If you’re looking to impress with some fun summer date ideas, look no further. I'm a firm believer that you should never sacrifice quality time because of money, and these 50 Free or Cheap Summer Date Ideas are not only affordable, but FUN, cute & perfect for summer love. 

One of my favourite summer dates is to just grab my boyfriend and go for a drive or motorcycle ride (sorry mom). There's something so special about keeping it simple & just connecting over fresh air and good conversation. 

Summer is the perfect time to make some memories, and these dates will help you connect, fall deeper in love, and have a total blast together. These free or cheap summer dates are restriction friendly (Covid and financial, lol) and will support whatever plans you have already. 

Grab your significant other, your go-to summer outfit, and make 2021 the summer of your life!

50+ Free or Cheap Summer Date Ideas

3. Have a beach day

4. Spend the afternoon at the lake

5. Start a game of beach volleyball

6. Host a BBQ with friends

7. take a roadtrip together

8. Outdoor movie night

9. Camping trip

10. Go to a drive in movie together

11. Go on a bike ride together

12. Volunteer somewhere you both care about

13. Visit an ice cream shop with lots of flavours, and pick out surprise flavours for the other person

14. Go bowling

15. Take a class together (cooking, drink mixing, sewing — whatever you want!)

16. Learn a new skill together

17. Download Duolingo or Rosetta Stone and learn a new language together!

18. Go thrift shopping together and pick out an outfit for the other person with a budget of $20

19. Take turns cooking dinner for each other

20. VISIT A NEW COFFEE SHOP EVERY WEEK AND ORDER THE SAME DRINK AT EACH TO COMPARE

21. Clean out your closets together

22. Meal prep together

23. Go grocery shopping! (It sounds crazy, but some of my favourite days with my boyfriend have been spent wandering around Safeway)

24. Costco hot dog lunch (the BEST.)

25. Pick a book to read together!

26. Spend some time setting goals together!

27. Plan a trip you want to take in the future (even if it’s years away!)

28. Spend time with each others’ families

29. Drive to a nearby city and explore it together

30. Go berrypicking together

31. Watch the sunset together

32. Go stargazing

33. Rent paddle boards and explore the water together

34. Train for a race or competition together

35. Go for an early morning walk

36. Play mini golf

37. visit a winery

38. Hit up a farmer’s market

39. Float down a river

40. Have a campfire together

41. Go roller skating

42. Have a water balloon fight

43. STAR WARS MARATHON

44. Go to a driving range

45. Have a board game tournament

46. Find a DIY Home project to build together

47. Pick one item each at the beginning of the summer & through trading only, see who can end up with the best item at the end!

48. BUY A POLAROID OR FILM CAMERA AND DOCUMENT ONE THING EVERY DAY

49. Keep a journal together

50. Create a vision board together of what you want your future to look like

51. Spend time just dreaming, not planning, about where you want life to take you

Oh my gosh, just writing this post has made me SO freaking excited for this summer! It might look a little different than normal with Covid, but I am happy and excited to make the best of it this year. Spending time with people we love is honestly all I could ask for!

I hope these free summer date ideas inspired you too! Make sure to leave a comment & let me know what your favourite ways to spend time with your significant other are -- I'll add them to the list!