Love may be priceless, but unfortunately, dating is not — most especially in a city as expensive as Toronto, where the dating scene can make a hole on your wallet. But there is hope. Not all dates have to cost your entire bank account, or even any money whatsoever. Here are some FREE date ideas in Toronto!
1. Take a brewery tour
If you and your date like beer, Amsterdam Brewhouse is the perfect for you, which has a free tour and tasting Monday through Thursday at 5pm.
2. Visit Museums
Aside from helping you rack up overdue fines, make good use of your library card by having free passes to various museums and attractions in the city.
3. Dance the night away by the lake
Spend a grand total of zero dollars dancing by the lake with your loved one. Thursdays throughout the summer see the waterfront turned into an open-air dance floor with Dancing on the Pier, complete with a different live band each week and even dance instructors on hand to guide those whose feet do both happen to be left.
4. Watch free movies
Catch free flicks at Harbourfront, where you can watch movies by the lake for free all summer long. Yonge-Dundas Square also hosts free movie nights throughout the summer and TIFF in Your Park sees free movies coming to parks across the city.
5. Hang at the Botanical Garden
The Toronto Botanical Garden offers a relaxing option for a casual warm-weather date. The landscaped grounds are open daily from dawn until dusk. Admission is totally free. There are four acres to explore consisting of 17 themed gardens.
6. Do some yoga in the park
Attlend Flow-Active’s free yoga classes in High Park from 10-11am Sunday mornings. There’s a suggested donation of $2-$5 but otherwise, you just need your mats and yoga gear. Styles vary week to week so you won’t get bored if you make it a regular thing.
7. Listen to live music
Listen to free music no matter what kind of music you and your date are into, from Indie Fridays at Yonge-Dundas Square to Toronto Music Garden’s Summer Music in the Garden series.
