May 262011
Summer is here and so are the Orlando deals. Check out this list activities that will keep your family entertained on a budget.
- Kids bowl free at Boardwalk Bowl and Colonial Lanes.
- $1 movies at Regal movie theaters.
- Free entry to three Orlando museums during the first weekend of every month for Bank of America and Merrill Lynch customers through the bank’s Museums on Us program.
- Free entry to Florida State Parks on Sunday, July 17th and 50% off entry on June 19th when visiting with fathers for Father’s Day.
- Go online to order books, CDs or educational DVDs and the Orange County Library will deliver them right to your home—for free!
- Keep your kids reading with special programs and events during Orange County Library’s summer reading program.
- Volunteer in the community with Hands on Orlando. They make it easy for you to get involved by coordinating and managing hands-on volunteer projects—all you have to do is sign up, show up and make a difference.
- Scope out all of the restaurants that offer Kids Eat Free programs in Orlando.
- Save at local Orlando restaurants, specialty stores, Orlando accommodations and more with Buy Local Orlando card. The card is free and can be printed online or picked up at a participating merchants.
- Kids earn a free book when they read eight with Barnes & Noble summer reading program.
- Bring your little ones to Harry P. Leu Gardens for Orange County Library System’s storytelling program. The event and gardens are free during the first Monday of each month at 10 a.m., excluding holidays.
- Popcorn Flicks in the Park, held on the second Thursday of each month, features free outdoor films for the whole family in Winter Park.
- Pick up fresh flowers, taste local fare, stock up on colorful produce and shop unique handmade goods at a variety of free farmers markets throughout Orlando.
