Don’t despair, there are still ways to show the love of your life — or your like of the moment — a good time.
Don’t believe me? Take it from Facebook crowd-sourcing.
Here are a few suggestions to plan a date night that will wow him or her for $15 or less:
💘 "Bar Louie has $5 burgers on Tuesday, then you could see a dollar movie at Danbarry Dollar Theater for $1.75 a ticket bargain night), then walk along Riverscape for a good night kiss....which is free." — Eva Costa
💘"$5 movie (Tuesday only) at the Neon and share popcorn." — Linda Lombard.
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💘"Drive to Young's Dairy, visit one of the parks in YS (Yellow Springs)." — Matthew M Leclaire
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💘" 1) The NEON for $5 movie night, 2) a free concert on the square at The Greene, 3) Full moon hike at The Glen, then ice cream at Young's, or Wine at The Emporium, 4) Rent a Link: Dayton Bike Share and ride to one of our local breweries for a flight of beer." — Lisa Grigsby
💘 "Sit in a hammock drinking homemade shakes or icees while cuddling. Also, Walnut Hills Park has a great view of downtown." — Aaron M. Glett
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💘“Go see some great local live music - there is a ton of great talent that can be found for a $5 cover.” — Jeff Opt
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💘"The Plaza! Done and Done! $5 a ticket." — Emily von Stuckrad-Smolinski
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💘"Hiking and buying a bottle of wine from Arrow Wine for later." — Neha Chandra
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💘 "If it is a Friday, there are free concerts at the Greene. Start out on a patio for happy hour. You can share a huge appetizer and either a beer or glass of wine. Then grab a cone to share and hang out on the lawn to hear some tunes." — Heather Holland Schroeder
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💘 "Soft serve and a stroll at RiverScape MetroPark." — Sarah Caplan
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💘 "Wednesday night Bar Louie's, split three $1.25 domestics then cross the street to Rave Cinemark for two $5.50 tickets to the movies," — Jeff Fluty
💘 "Mezzanine at Dorothy Lane Market, Friday 4-7, oyster happy hour ($1 per, order 6 and share); free hors d'oeuvres like baguette, brie, charcuterie; and wine tasting, some for $2 per glass -- you could have four wine tastes and still leave a dollar tip." — Lucy Baker
💘 "Picnic packed and ride down bike path along Riverscape." — Monica Deal
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💘 "Tacos at Taqueria Mixteca and Pokémon at Riverscape." — Melissa Fowler
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💘 "Go to the Air Force Museum. Walk and talk for free." — Julie Barhorst
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SLIGHTLY MORE THAN $15
💘 "Thursday night at the Black Box Improv Theater and maybe a couple of beers from Barrel House. "— Bryan Lakatos
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💘 "Happy Hour at Jay's — $5 for three amazing sliders; $4 well drinks, $4 house wine. Oooops, that would $18 unless you shared the sliders." — Sandy Bashaw.
💘 "Split an appetizer somewhere in the Oregon and see $5 Tuesday movie night at The NEON." — Bryan Stewart
$10 or LESS
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