For our cheap date night in the summer months, we get ice cream from Marble Slab Creamery and a walk around the pond at Bradley Fair. We follow that up with window shopping at all of the shops and relaxing on a comfy couch with a cup of coffee at Barnes and Noble. Even with a book or magazine purchase off the clearance rack, we enjoy a full date night for under 25.00. – Tim Kaul

Walk the dog, go to the flea market on Saturday morning, then hit up the art museum for free admission! – Jessica White

There are a few go-to things we do for a cheap date night. If it is during basketball or football season, we hit Larry Buds to watch a game. It never fails – the two of us walk out of there stuffed and happily buzzed and we only spent $30. For an at home option, we have “make your own pizza night” and play music trivia in a homemade game where we use the cable music channels (e-mail me for a “how-to”). For the split decision – stay home and go out – we make dinner at home and then hit someplace with a good jukebox. We play all of our faves and rock out. Savutes, Barney’s and Paula’s all have awesome jukeboxes. – Jana Curl

We grab cheeseburgers at Southeast Carry-Out, then go someplace with live music and coffee. Alternatively, if we had to feed the kids before we left home (which means we’ve probably eaten, too), we might hit the west Borders and find all the books we want to check out at the library later. Oh, once again, coffee. Always coffee. On the extremely rare occasions that we’ve got the house to ourselves and there’s a good chance nobody will come home? Brew a pot of coffee, see what Netflix has sent lately or what we can pay-per-view, and cuddle on the couch. Turn off all phones. See, if anyone comes home, or calls, we’ll pause the movie… and never finish it, because we’ll be too busy being parents. – Stephanie Cloud Seery

Final Fridays. They’re perfect for blending in since buyers are the minority here. Plus, all the things to do and see will distract your
date from the fact that you’re avoiding the cash bars. – Brandon McPeak

We like anything competitive, so bowling or pool are usually our go-to cheap dates. On Saturday night, you can bowl an unlimited number of games at Northrock Lanes for $11/person after 11 pm. If we go the pool route, we’ll find a low-key spot and challenge each other to a marathon of pool. With cheap beers and 75 cent games, we never spend more than $20. Neither of us are very good, but it’s fun to try. If we want to stay in, we have Dinner & a Documentary night. We check out a DVD from the library or stream a documentary through Netflix (there are a TON to choose from) and cook together. – Shea Sylvia

Sometimes, when we want to have time to ourselves but don’t have extra cash for a babysitter and dinner and a movie, we have a date night at home. We put the kids to bed a little early and have dessert and watch a movie On Demand. It’s very casual and low-key but something we can indulge in more often than a full-blown date night. – Andrea Anglin

My boyfriend and I love to grab a bottle of wine and a redbox movie. You can find a good bottle of wine for less than $10 so it doesn’t have to be expensive. When it’s warmer, we also like to just adventure around outside in the evening. We love walking around the Keeper of the Plains area. It’s great on a crisp or warm night and good for people watching as well. – Liz Sothman

On my very favorite date, we picked up some ice cream from Cold Stone and headed to the park. While we ate our ice cream, we played on the swings and walked along the path. After that we played tennis and of course I beat him so that made it even better! We only spent about $10 and it was an afternoon of fun. On another date, we drove around all the rich neighborhoods in ICT and picked out houses that we liked. Besides the gas used in driving, it was a free afternoon spent daydreaming about the houses we’d never be able to afford. Rollerskating is another fun idea. Couple skating to “Red Red Wine”? Yes, please! We also volunteered and cooked for the homeless. It was morning full of doing good and making (and eating) pancakes. It doesn’t get better than that. – Carly Holmes

What’s your favorite cheap date activity in Wichita? Let us know in the comments.

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