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25 cheap dates under $25 in Tampa Bay that are actually good

By CL Staff on Fri, Feb 7, 2020 at 10:41 pm

Low on cash? Looking for a cheap Valentine's Day date? Just don't want to spend a lot of money your significant other? It's all good. Tampa Bay is packed with great date ideas that are $25 or less. Here are a few ideas to get the wheels of love turning.

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Brew Bus tour

4101 N. Florida Ave., Tampa, (813) 990-7310, Click here for more info
Every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, Brew Bus offers a Hop On Hop Off Bus Tour. Pre-sale tickets are $10 and walk-ups are $15. Visitors can begin at any location, get off and hop back on as they please.

Photo via Brew Bus/ Facebook

USF Botanical Gardens

12210 USF Pine Drive, Tampa, (813) 974-2329, Click here for more info
Walk around the 16-acre living collection of plants, animals and natural habitats belonging to the USF Botanical Gardens. There are over 3,000 specimens, and students get in for $1 with their ID. Talk about good vibes.

Photo via USF Botanical Gardens/ Facebook

Hideaway Café, St. Petersburg open mic on Thursdays

1756 Central Ave, St. Petersburg, (727) 644-7895, Click here for more info
Every Thursday, Hideaway Café hosts the “Living Room Open Mic W/ Rebekah Pulley” from 6 p.m.-12 a.m. and encourages all singer/songwriters to express their talents. On Monday, Feb. 10, the Listen Up Film Series is hosting a screening of the movie “Fiddlin’” at the cafe.

Photo via Hideaway Cafe/ Facebook

Explore Sawgrass Lake

7400 25th St. N., St. Petersburg, (727) 217-7256, Click here for more info
Established in 1972 to provide Pinellas Park with flood protection, Sawgrass Lake Park has turned into a local getaway lying about 10 minutes from downtown. Whether you’re searching for gators, birds, armadillos or pokemon go players, there’s something here for every couple.

Photo via Colin Wolf

Walk around a cemetery

5300 Interbay Blvd, Tampa, (813) 274-8615, Click here for more info
The city owns and operates four cemeteries (Jackson Heights, Marti/Colon, Oaklawn, and Woodlawn), totaling about 40 acres with over 29,000 recorded burials. Oaklawn, Tampa's first cemetery, even offers a walking tour, and was deeded in 1850 as a final resting place for "White and Slave, Rich and Poor."

Photo via Tampagov.net