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?
Have a cupcake bake-off.
Tour open houses in your neighborhood.
Go on a group photo walk.
Have a bonfire.
Have a backyard picnic together.
Plan a group vacation.
Visit with the elderly at a senior 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.
Host a potluck brunch.
Sing karaoke together.
Do yoga together in the park.
Volunteer to walk shelter animals together.
Host a DIY ice cream sundae party.
Visit an art gallery.
Plan a "clothing swap" party to refresh your group's wardrobes.
Attend a local play.
Make s’mores.
Go to a petting zoo.
Play a game of capture the flag.
Join a recreational sports team.
Attend a parade.
Go to a baseball game.
Help elderly neighbors with yard work.
Have a car-washing party.
Have a water balloon fight.
Go to the drive-in movies.
People-watch together.
Tour a brewery as a group.
Build a sandcastle together.
Go camping.
Make tie-dyed t-shirts.
Here's how [2].
Play soccer.
Play disc golf in the park.
Lie out at a community pool.
Play flashlight tag.
Go see a Summer matinee movie.
Ride a roller coaster.
Make a slip and slide in your yard.
Watch fireworks.
Create cool things with flower DIYs.
Get some ideas here [3].
Have a group yard sale.
Skip rocks together at a pond.
Participate in a scavenger hunt.
Play minigolf.
Catch fireflies together.
Jump rope.
Chase down the ice cream truck.
Go to the farmers market together.
Give each other Summer pedicures.
Feed some ducks together.
Have an outdoor tea party.
Clean up trash in your community.
Play together in the sprinklers.
Collect seashells.
Set up a lemonade stand in your neighborhood.
Pick wildflowers.
Throw a backyard BBQ for friends and family.
Visit a free museum or factory tour.
Take a day hiking trip.
Go to a free music festival.
Go swimming.
Practice group meditation.
Do a group walking tour of your city.
Visit the library together.
Go fishing.
Ride bikes.
Go to the zoo.
Pick strawberries together.
Take a mini road trip.
