- 14. FREE Helium Balloon Rides - Thursdays - Sundays at Orange County Great Park.
- 50. Farmer's Market in Santa Monica - Every Sunday 9:30 AM - 1:00 PM.
- 80. Free at LACMA - Free live jazz concerts on Fridays and latin music on Saturdays.
- 91. LA Friday Night Skate - Every Friday night in Hollywood or Santa Monica and then lessons on the first Sunday of every month.
- 104. Shoot Arrows like Cupid - Free archerly lesson every Saturday morning in Pasadena.
- 122. Kayak though Naples Canals - Anytime for only $8 per person.
- 131. Saturday Nights at The Getty - Free outdoor concerts at the Getty Museum on Saturdays through August.
- 140. Last Friday on Main Street, Santa Monica - monthly.
- 146. First Fridays on Abbot Kinney - monthly.
- 179. Summer Live Music at Malibu Wines at Saturdays and Sundays 1-3 PM or Fridays and Saturdays 7-9 PM.
- 181. Greek Fests 2010 - Usually free and once per month at various locations through summer.
- 182. Cinespia Cemetery Screenings - Watch movies under the stars and picnic w/ BYOB & DJ on Saturdays only (not FREE, but only $10 pp).
- 183. Devil's Night Drive-In - Watch movies in a drive-in like good ol' times on Saturdays (not FREE, but only $10 pp).
- 191. Free Bands in the Sand - Free sunset concert at Newport Beach every Saturday through Summer.
- FREE Orange County Great Park Celebration, which includes an aerial show, laser light show, live music and more on Saturday, July 10th 3-9:30 PM). Make sure to combine it with the free helium balloon ride (see #14 above).
- FREE Shakespeare by the Sea outdoor play and picnic on weekends at various locations throughout the summer, dog-friendly too!
- FREE Summer Concert Series in Dana Point, Huntington Beach and throughout Orange County on Sundays and other days (via @JustSpottedOC).
- FREE Laguna Beach Festival of the Arts 7/5-8/31 (click HERE for more info).
- FREE OC Fair 7/16-8/15.
- FREE Movies in the Park at The Grove every Thursday through August.
- FREE Twilight Dance Series every Thursday through September at Santa Monica Pier.
- FREE Dance Downtown at the LA Music Center Plaza on various dates through September.
- FREE Grand Performances at the Cal Plaza every weekend through August.
- FREE Long Beach Sea Festival - Movies at the beach Tuesdays through Thursdays at various locations.
- FREE Jazz Concerts at Hollywood and Highland every Tuesday through summer with an optional $10 wine tasting with apps.
- FREE Pasadena Film Festival every weekend in July.
- FREE Summer and Music Events every weekend through August in Long Beach.
- FREE Concerts in the Park at Manhattan Beach Polliwog Park every Sunday through September, picnic & BYOB.
- FREE Outdoor Cinema Food Fest on almost every Saturday in July and August at Exposition Park plus a few special days at Grand Hope Park and La Cienega Park, showing FREE movies but no picnic required here because food trucks galore show up every time.
Since I am not posting regularly at the moment, this "master list" will be a living document to which I'll add. Feel free to kiss and tell me when you find something free and cheap to do too! Use the comment section below, or submit the Contact Me Form (see at the top menu bar of my blog), or send me a tweet @365CheapDates. Have fun whatever you do!