Cheap Weekend Fun

Happy (almost) weekend! Here’s a few ideas of budget-friendly and/or free events in the Greater Boston area for the second weekend in 2014! If you missed my post about Free Ice Skating at Boston Common Frog Pond, that would be such a great cheap weekend fun activity this weekend or for future weekends!

Road to Sochi Tour: Friday, January 10th to Sunday, January 12th, 2014 at Boston Common Frog Pond. Get excited about the Olympics and head to Boston Common to try out your Olympic skills with fun games and more. Free.

Healthy Snacks Roadshow 2014: Saturday, January 11, 2014 from 10am-2pm at BodyScapes Fitness Gym in Brookline. Enjoy free healthy snack sampling, fitness demos, and more. Free. More info via BostInno’s article.

Mass Appeal Winter Concert: Sunday, January 12th, 2014 at 3pm at the Arts at the Armory in Somerville. Mass Appeal is an a cappella group of local ladies who love to sing. Free.

Harvard Museum of Natural History: Massachusetts residents are admitted free every Sunday morning from 9am to Noon year-round with proof of residency.

Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology: Massachusetts residents are admitted free every Sunday morning from 9am to Noon year-round with proof of residency

Winter Trails: Free Snowshoeing and Cross Country Skiing: Saturday, January 11, 2014. Over 100 resorts and Nordic centers nationwide offer a chance to try snowshoeing and cross country skiing for free.  To find a participating Winter Trails location near you, please head here. (Note: Every resort may offer something a little different, so make sure to read the details for each one).

In addition to these great Boston/Massachusetts weekend events, Ski NH is offering a great chance to ski and snowboard for free this week, January 11-17, 2014. For more information or to get started, please head here.

Also, just a heads up, the Annual No Pants Subway Ride will take place this Sunday, January 12th in the afternoon…

And most importantly, The Patriots take on the Indy Colts at Gillette Stadium on Saturday night! GO PATS!!! Hope you have a great weekend!