Looking for some cheap date ideas in Boston and beyond? Below are a few ideas that I’ve come up with, and don’t forget to leave your date ideas in the comments below!

Cheap Date Ideas in Boston

• Take advantage of Free Museum Days
• Visit the Museum of Science or New England Aquarium for free with your BPL card
• Take a walk through Boston Common & Boston Public Garden
• Walk/Run/Bike along the Esplanade
• Check out a local comedy show
• Enjoy Improv Aslyum Nightcap on Friday and Saturdays (free show at 11:30pm)
• Enjoy live music and half-price appetizers at local dining spots
• Hike Blue Hills
• Play Tourist and Hit up the Freedom Trail
• People watch at Faneuil Hall & Watch Street Performers
• Airplane watch from Castle Island
• Enjoy $1 Tacos, $2 burgers, and more happy hour specials
• Visit a local brewery for cheap or free beer
• Go on a $1 beer crawl (and see who spends less)
• Check out vintage or local markets (like SoWa or Davis Flea)
• Stargaze at Coit Observatory
• Enjoy a free class, tour or event at BPL
• Spend the (warm) day at Boston Harbor Islands
• Enjoy free concerts at the Hatch Shell in the summer

General Cheap Date Ideas (From Anywhere)

• Rent a movie from Redbox (and look for promo codes for a free movie!)
• Cook dinner together
• Take a hike!
• Scavenger Hunt
• Make Ice Cream Sundaes
• Take a free cooking class from Williams Sonoma
• Attend a free Home Depot Workshop together
• Go for a bike ride
• Fly a kite
• Have a picnic for lunch or dinner
• Take a drive and explore back roads
• Volunteer together
• Explore Farmers Markets
• Go to free wine or beer tastings
• Workout together
• Go to a matinee or cheap movie theatre
• Karaoke or Open Mic Night (or people watch)
• Play board games at home or a bar with board games
• Double date for Trivia night (and hopefully win something!)
• Sightsee and visit landmarks in your own city
• Split Dessert
• Ice Skate
• Hang out at a local bookstore
• Go to a local festival or free event
• Attend free lectures
• Take a dancing class at a local community center (or look for daily deals)
• Take a scenic road trip
• Visit movie locations and watch the movie (again)
• Spa night at home
• Start a TV series together (and have a marathon)

Also, if you do want to check out a nice restaurant, consider getting a Restaurant.com (affiliate) voucher to get a certain dollar amount off when you spend a certain number. Through Tuesday, February 11, 2014, use promo code DEAL to get $25 vouchers for $4 (and more!) at Restaurant.com.

Okay, what is your favorite cheap date in Boston and beyond?