Free Entertainment Ideas

• A fun and free family entertainment activity is to go to one of your local parks or gardens and have a picnic. Pack your own food and drinks as well as a football or bat and ball and get some exercise in the great outdoors.
• If you are under-utilising your gym membership consider your local parks for exercising. Most parks will have bars & other facilities for exercises that you can use for free. Also you will be motivated and have fun if you go exercising with a friend who lives nearby.
• Most cities will generally have free entertainment at museums and/or art galleries. Such places will offer pleasant entertainment for parents and fun yet educational activities for your kids and teenagers.
• If you are a movie buff and love to go and see movies on the big screen, consider becoming a member at your favourite movie cinema as these generally offer cheaper tickets or special offers such as buy 1 get 1 free.
• For a memorable, low budget holiday or weekend activity with the kids go camping, fishing or for a hike in the woods. Even teenagers like outdoor activities and they are not only fun and healthy but are also a great form of free entertainment.
• Taking the family and kids to a museum is a wonderful way to teach them lots of useful information as well as save money. Most museums have free tours as well as regular days or evenings where admission is free or reduced, so check this out before you go.
• Read your local council newsletters and newspapers as these have important news and information about free entertainment at local events, festivals and organized activities.
• If you go out regularly then you should purchase a local Entertainment Book, which is filled with numerous restaurants, cinemas, DVD hire, entertainment venues and family activities offering special deals such as "buy 1, get 1 free" and "25% off" vouchers.
• Local events and concerts are always looking for volunteers to help out, so if you volunteer your services you will not only be helping out the community but you will also be able to see a portion of the event for free.
• Whilst not being free entertainment you will get more value for your entertainment dollar if you take your family to a matinee movie. Ticket prices for movies and plays during the early afternoon are usually much cheaper than if you go during the night time.
• When you are planning on going out to either the movies, ten pin bowling, tours, etc always check to see if they have days where they are offering special deals. These may not be free but often if you go out during the week then you will get better value for money or cheaper family entertainment.
• When you go out to sporting events or outdoor performances take along your own picnic food and drinks from home. Nothing is more overpriced and expensive than the food and drinks at sports stadiums or concerts.
• If your children like animals then you may be able to save money on entertainment by taking out a family zoo membership. This will allow you to visit either the same zoo many times during the year or sometimes even a range of zoos throughout the year.
• When you are going to any form of free entertainment you can also save money by either carpoolling with like minded people, walk or use public transport to save on parking fees & petrol.