My 50th post!

Today is Bulldog on a Budget’s fiftieth post! In celebration, I have created...

50 Things to Do in Athens…for FREE!

(A huge thanks to the sisters of Sigma Alpha Iota for some of these great ideas)

1) Take a stroll through the student art galleries in Lamar Dodd.

2) Stargaze on the top of a parking deck.

3) Go people watching downtown. Thursday nights are best time to stake out.

4) Have a picnic lunch in the peaceful and lovely Founder’s Memorial Garden.

5) Two snacks came out of the vending machine? Squeezed your way onto an Orbit bus? Celebrate your small victory by ringing the chapel bell.

6) Play some good ol’ Ultimate Frisbee on Myers Quad.

7) Attend a recital or a concert at the Hugh Hodgson School of Music. You will make a music student very happy to have an audience.

8) See how much free swag you can get from apartment complexes. T-shirts, coozies, pens, magnets, water bottles… the possibilities are endless.

9) Attend a campus religious service at a place of worship, either similar to or different from your own faith.

10) Try on clothes you could never afford at some boutiques downtown.

11) Go to game day… without going to the game. Dawg Walk, school spirit, Southern hospitality, and delicious tailgating smells are all free.

12) Revisit your favorite books from childhood at the Curriculum Materials Library on the second floor of Aderhold Hall.

13) Lectures, guest speakers, and seminars are often free to attend and often feature free food!

14) Ride an Athens Transit bus to a new and exciting place.

15) Go for a run at the Intramural Fields or at Spec Towns Track.

16) Get a free hug from Miss Sandra at Snelling Dining Commons.

17) Play at the epic World of Wonder Community Playground on 4440 Lexington Road.

18) Join CCF (Christian Campus Fellowship) at Memorial Hall Ballroom on Mondays at 12:00 PM for a free lunch and a short message.

19) Get some friends together with their laptops and hold a Sporcle tournament. Race each other on the same quizzes to see who knows the most trivial information. 

20) Tour the Terrapin Brewery! Enjoy the laidback atmosphere, and taste the beer for free if you’re 21. 

21) Enjoy the view out of the windows on the seventh floor of the main library.

22) Tour the Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall Sports Museum. See Herschel Walker’s Heisman trophy and a variety of memorabilia from throughout Georgia’s athletic history.

23) Stop and smell the roses (or whatever is in bloom) at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia.

24) Go to a performance at UGA Dance Department.

25) Take a dip at Ramsey’s aquatic center.  Check this open swim schedule for more information. 

26) Volunteer! Visit Common Ground Athens for opportunities in the area. 

27) Drive to Greene County to see the famous Iron Horse statue.

28) Go puddle stomping on a rainy day.

29) Bike the trails at the North Oconee River Greenway.

30) Peruse the goodies out at J&J Flea Market on 11661 Commerce Road.

31) Take your picture with as many bulldogs as you can in the We Let the Dawgs Out exhibit, located at various establishments around the Athens area.

32) Go see the Tree that Owns Itself.

33) Listen to a street musician playing downtown.

34) See all sorts of cute critters at Bear Hollow Trail Zoo in Memorial Park. 

35) Attend a free sporting event. Anything but football, basketball, or Gym Dogs is typically free to watch.

36) Participate in a free karate class on Tuesdays at 5:30 in Tate 311.  

37) Take your picture with the Double Barreled Cannon outside of City Hall.

38) Read a book or relax in the Latin American Ethnobotanical Garden.  

39) Find out the date for the next Dawgs After Dark. Use your student ID to get tons of great free stuff.

40) Strike up a conversation with Michael Davenport, the artist without arms who draws arches and bulldogs with a marker in his mouth.

41) Go on a mission for your dream man. Take a picture of him and upload it to TapThatUGAGuy.

42) Take a nap in the basement of Snelling.

43) Visit the Athens Farmers Market, either at Bishop Park on Saturdays from 8 to noon or at City Hall on Wednesdays from 4 to 7.

44) During the first week of each semester, all classes at the Ramsey Center are free! Try Zumba, a spin class, or another fun new form of exercise.

45) See the sloth skeleton in the Georgia Museum of Natural History.

46) Clean out the pantry. Put your random ingredients into Super Cook and make whatever recipes sounds the best.

47) Browse the Red & Black calendar for free concerts, exhibitions, and events around town. 

48) Hold a golf ball collecting contest with friends at the UGA Golf Course.

49) See a free preview of a movie at the Tate Theatre.

50) Walk under The Arch… if you dare.

After publishing 50 posts, I have decided that in order to bring UGA students the best content and creativity possible, I am going to reduce my daily posts to weekly posts. From now on, you can look out for Bulldog on a Budget every Monday!