How to Find Frugal Summer Fun on A Budget

If you (and your budget) are ready for summer fun, then you’re in the right place. In this video, we start with tips to help you totally organize summer fun schedule and then give you ideas of where to look for free or frugal summer fun.

//TOOLS AND SERVICES WE RECOMMEND:

AFFILIATE DISCLOSURE: Links included in this description may be affiliate links. We participate in the Amazon affiliate program and several other affiliate programs, as well. If you purchase a product or service with the links that we provide we may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you.

DISCOUNT, COUPON, AND BROWSER EXTENSIONS WE RECOMMEND:

//WATCH MORE FRUGALITY VIDEOS:

// FREE RESOURCE

//COME SAY HI!

//ABOUT:

We're Hope and Larry and we love practical frugality. We raised our four sons, debt-free, including paying cash for our home when our income was well under the national average. For tips on saving money, budgeting, paying off debt, and setting goals (while living with a spirit of joy and abundance), subscribe to us here on YouTube and visit us at our website and on social media.

Information on Under the Median represents our opinions only. We are not medical doctors, medical professionals, nutritionists, or investment professionals. All content found on Under the Median is intended for informational purposes only. Please be sure to exercise due diligence and always contact a professional with any questions you may have regarding any information you have seen or heard on our YouTube channel. Use caution when following instructions in this video. The creator and publisher of this video will not be held responsible for any adverse effects that may arise from the use of any method on this channel.

//CONTACT:

[kimberlyc]

Our local town airport has retired airline pilots and military folk who gives airplane rides over a HUGE landmark (Stone Mountain) and a pancake breakfast every 2nd & 4th Saturday.
This is how I found out about the Civil Air Patrol and enrolled our son. By the time he was in high school, he had already flown 3 non-powered gliders.😊

[LauraMacMillan-elkc]

Every month, with the water bill, the town office here sends out a flyer detailing upcoming events in our town. We get our water bill digitally is email, the flyer is included that way too. It's a pretty good resource.
For example, the local museum is offering free gate admission for 5 hours on Canada Day. I've never been, despite living here for decades. Now's the perfect opportunity.

[me]

I really love going busking. Some of my friends and I gather together in a public space, and we make music, we work on a dance form, or we make visual art, just for the fun of it. Sometimes, people like what they see/hear, and we get a little tip, with monthly tips ranging from beer at the pub, all the way to the month's rent.

[sallyprzybil]

Don’t forget the old fashioned Sunday Drives in the country as a fun thing to do. My late husband and I use to do that often. We lived in Chicago at the time, one particular Sunday we took off from Chicago toward Wisconsin, we had so much fun exploring the countryside, and chatting that suddenly, we realized we were in Green Bay!

[ElizabethSchmidt-hvhg]

My local library offers some free passes to museums local state parks etc

[kathyharmon]

Just got over a serious illness that lasted several months, I am well now, I will be 67 in July and just retired in March, I am a 2 hour drive from a beautiful beach 🏖️ on Lake Michigan, I am planning to drive up for the day ( hopefully) once a week, taking my own food, the only cost is gas and fortunately my 21 year old car with almost 300, 000 miles gets very good gas mileage ( new brakes and rotors this week, mechanic said everything looks great, new tires this winter purchased on a Black Friday deal 😊) after being so seriously sick I am really looking forward to these trips ❤

[frugaldutchmom]

I love the yearly photography award idea! What a good and fun idea for an "age appropriate 😉" day out with your kids and their partners.

We do lunch in the car and a promise of a nice treat or snack when we get back to the car often on days out.
Pasta salad for lunch and a stop over at a grocery store for bread and cheese for dinner.
We have also brought one of those tiny camping burners, a pot and everything for hotdogs. Foldable camping table and chairs and we're eating outdoors

[dawnchristensen]

Thank you Hope and Larry. I really enjoy watching your channel. I love both of your sense of humor.

[sheilafreisthler]

I live in west-central Ohio. I’m within 90 minutes of Columbus, Cincinnati and Toledo, so finding free events in one of those cities is fairly easy if I want to drive. However, my small city offers free concerts on the court square on Friday evenings during the summer. We also have a wonderful Farmers Market throughout the summer. A lot of the smaller towns in the area also have some sort of festival. There’s a large, beautiful park nearby that is hosting a Cruise-In, and also a Civil War encampment this year. And my great grandchildren are involved in sports so I’m able to attend those games. I don’t lack for things to do!!

[ParkDari]

For winter The Annual Great Backyard Bird Count in Feb for 4 days is great fun

[graceerhart]

State Parks- inexpensive fun, even an ordinary stroll is nice. And Magnolia Park, a big community park is free. Take a walk, sit on a bench, watch a butterfly, just enjoy

[MegaBpop]

I didn’t know all these great ideas. Thank You ! With the cost of inflation, we are watching where our dollars go. When the kids were small we packe sore made sandwiches and ate in the car at theame parks. I would allow to spend money on ice cream inside the theame parks. So it was a win for everyon😊e.

[chaoshome]

Oh yes local theaters do cheap summer movies (were free back when I was a kid) but now $1to$5 some upwards to $10 including drink popcorn and fruit snack... also Tuesdays at our local theater tickets are only $6 and half price popcorn! Look into that also!!

[Meli_Mels]

Every year our library hosts movies in the park. And a series of free concerts. I add them all to our calendar. I also figured out another neighboring city has a free concert with the sympony. A nearby college holds a free jazz festival. Free fun!

[sallyprzybil]

If there is a College nearby, or Community College, check out their Theater or Music departments for free or inexpensive events. Student productions, Music recitals, Choir Concerts, Orchestra or Band programs can be very enjoyable. Also sometimes they have Art displays, students photography displays that are fun to see. Don’t forget about college sporting events, baseball games, track and field, gymnastics events, all fun things to do. And now that you’re Seniors you qualify for a discount lifetime membership, costs about $80, for admission to all the National Parks! Small cost for a lifetime of admissions!

[c.reinhardt]

Great idea's, love your videos when I get free time.

[graceerhart]

I am in the Society for creative anachronism where we do medieval re-enacting. Events you have to pay for, but practices and demos are free. Fighting and fencing practice takes place every week, weather permitting, and archery every first and third Sunday. There are no weekly meetings right now, but there are free gatherings at the Sheriff's center once a month, and those are free. They are a good opportunity to chat with friends, try your hand at illumination, or other medieval skills, ask for help with projects and the like. There are realistically very few to no events in summer, but free meetings and practices about. And no matter where you live, there is an SCA. It is not only national, but Global. So think about going to a demo, a practice, a meeting, and learning some medieval history. No cost, and no garb at practices.

[chaoshome]

Love the photo contest with teen and adult children HOW MUCH FUN!!
Also a scavenger hunt is fun!

Some states have a free app with tickets to go to different places for school aged kids and their parents... so ages 17& under!
For Kansas it's called Sunflower Summer...
All through the state!! At different state parks free camping, free museums, free nature area visits, library activities etc...
also going to the library they hand out passes to things sometimes!! But so many events at the library!!
County & state Fair is fun but entering into competitions can somdtimes get you in free or get ride passes! So create some art or pies together and then go and enjoy the Day out!
Pizza hut does a summer program free kid-sized pizzas for reading! Also have a homeschool program too!!
Another idea we get a membership for a zoo or kids place like science city .... we budget $100 to $300 which allows our big family of 9 to get the membership, with discounts in shops and concessions too! But then after 2 or 3 visits it pays for itself! We attempt going once a month!! So so fun!

[kimberlystrickland]

Don't forget to take some family photos during the photo contest.

[marilynlight]

Waiting to hear what you got to say. Listening for my son and girlfriend and kids.