Our 50+ Cheap Date Ideas in Boston:
The First Fridays of every month, visit South End’s SoWa Open Studios
A Chocolate Tour or Food Tour Experience!
Ride Blue Bikes on the Esplanade
Sample Remnant Brewings kombucha at Somerville’s Bow Market (we visit on our Union Square Food Tour) and Littleburg’s yummy garage eats
$1 Oysters! Hint: we love the ones at Viale in Central Square
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Do a bubble tea tasting – which is your favorite boba? It’s a fun date ideas boston!
Check out our award winning food and chocolate tours!
Stare at the stars at a local astronomy open house
Try a new recipe at home
Visit Honeycomb Creamery in Porter Square, Cambridge on Taco Tuesday and afterwards check out Lizard Lounge for a show!
Try our Central Square tour, and go graffiti paint on Graffiti Alley or thrift along Mass. Ave.
Try yummy mochi donuts!
Free summer movies at the Hatch Shell or Boston Harbor Hotel
Play pool in the basement of Tasty Burger in Harvard Square
Arts and Crafts! Our favorites include: Craftzone (Brookline) and Splatter Zone (Easton)
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Picnic in the Boston Public Garden, Arnold Arboretum, or Kelleher Rose Garden
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Kayak on the Charles River!
Visit Somerville’s Assembly Row — you can splurge for a movie or just grab a slice at Ernesto’s, ice cream at JP Licks, and watch the Mystic River
Jordan’s Furniture offers all kinds of really cool indoor activities!
Take a beach walk, even in the winter. East Boston has amazing views
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Take a cycling class and splurge on some fresh fruit smoothies
Make a long mix on Spotify and take an evening drive together, blasting it
Stroll down our favorite street, Memorial Drive in Cambridge
Berklee College of Music Performance Center has INCREDIBLE talent, and they offer all kinds of amazing showcases – grab some pho afterwards
Tour Fenway Park and look for the red seat
Visit a farmer’s market — indoor, outdoor, yum!
Usher at Calderwood Pavilion, Central Square Theater, ART, or the Huntington Theater in exchange for a free show and then grab dessert afterwards
Buy fruit from Haymarket then mix it up with a smoothie blender and pour into nice cups from Home Goods
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Hit up record stores and also estate/yard sales searching for amazing tunes
Play house! Join Rover.com and dog sit
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Comedy Night!! From the Comedy Studio in Harvard Square to Improv Boston, get your belly laughing.
Flight club in the Seaport offers fun dart throwing (or you can try your hand at the People’s Republik for free!)
Venture to Lexington/Concord for Minuteman Park or the Little Women House, or Quincy for a historical tour!
DANCE! Shake your booty around town, and if you need encouragement for the classics check out some dance lessons
Take a water ferry to Salem and back
Check out our award winning food and chocolate tours!
Brighton Bowl offers a $30 hour bowling lane, which is built into a pizza restaurant!
Free museum nights
In nicer weather, visit the Boston Harbor Islands such as Spectacle Island, and look for sea glass
Do a Mike’s Versus Modern Cannoli Taste Test and grab a cappuccino at Cafe Vittorio in the North End
Check out the local zoo lights, often offered year-round at Franklin Park or the Stone Zoo
Seriously, try one of our historical neighborhood walking and food tours!
Wander through indoor markets together, from Formaggio to Eataly to Boston Public Market
Indulge in afternoon tea (see our post)
Tavern of Tales Board Game Cafe will have you learning D&D in no time
Check out the Harvard Art Museums – the natural history one has gemstones
Check out our award winning food and chocolate tours!
BRUNCH! We love brunch and the word foodie. So there!
Learn how to mix drinks together
Try a Tai Chi class and feel centered together
Host a murder mystery party — costumes and secrets galore!
Try a rose-shaped gelato cone at Amorino in Harvard Square
Our Food Tours and Chocolate Tours run weekly year-round and are the best Boston date night activity. Our guides are warm and welcoming, and you’ll discover hidden gems all over the city. Book today at www.offthebeatenpathfoodtours.com and visit the Tour Calendar to pick a date.
