25 Orlando Girls' Day Out Adventures Under $50

You and your girls are ready to explore the town, but you don’t want to break the bank. You've come to the right place! We've rounded up 25 affordable ideas for your Orlando girls' day out in and around town. From free to $50, take a break from work and enjoy a girls’ day out. You deserve it!

FREE/CHEAP

Peruse Plant Street

Visit the Winter Garden Farmers Market Saturdays from 9am-2pm. Artists perform live music starting at 10am. Pick your favorite succulent plant and chat with local vendors. Explore downtown Winter Garden. Plant Street offers plenty of great photo ops with its historic trains and clock tower. Then, wander around the cozy SoBo Art Gallery, open Tuesday through Saturday from 10am-6pm.
FREE

SoBo Art Gallery Winter Garden
SoBo Art Gallery | Image credit: Kelly Lamano

Snap photos at Downtown Orlando's murals

Orlando's art community makes its presence known with bold murals throughout town. Our favorites: the monarch mural on Magnolia Ave. and the colorful city mural at the corner of E. Colonial Drive and Shine Ave. Check out our self-guided street art tour here.
FREE

Grab brunch and make friends

Gals That Brunch Orlando meets once a month for great food, drinks, and conversation. The group selects a restaurant for you and your gals to meet at each month.
FREE to attend. Pay for your food and drink order.

Expand your multimedia knowledge

Located on the second floor of the downtown Orlando Public Library, the Melrose Center is home to professional photography, video, and audio studios. Take classes to learn how to use the equipment or browse the books on the first and third floors.
FREE for Orange County residents

Melrose Center | Image credit: Diana Griffith

Admire local architecture

The self-guided SEE ART Orlando Walking Tour will lead you through Downtown Orlando to view the works of eight internationally-renowned artists.
FREE

Get your museum on

Bank of America cardholders may visit a museum for free during the first weekend of every month as part of their Museum on Us program. Check out the Orlando Museum of Art, Orange County Regional History Center, The Mennello Museum of American Art, and even the Orlando Science Center. If you aren't a Bank of America cardholder, the Morse Museum offers free admission on Fridays November-April from 4-8pm.
FREE

Learn about craft beers with girlfriends

Sanford Girls Pint Out brings women together to educate and enjoy craft beer. The nonprofit organization gathers for local meetups and fun themes, like bring your own vinyl night.
FREE to attend

Image credit: Sanford Girls Pint Out

Explore Millenia Lake

This little-known lake is one of our favorite spots in the Millenia area. It’s calm, quiet, and convenient. The 20-minute lake walk will be just enough to get your appetite going. Grab a bite at the Millenia Café during weekdays, or bring your own food on the weekends when the café is closed. Nearby shaded benches and docks provide plenty of great views of wildlife while you’re eating.
FREE

Sweat it out

Have you ever seen cycling on TV where everyone is pedaling away to blaring music and neon lights? Enter CYCLEBAR Winter Park. They provide shoes, towels, and tunes so you and your girls can get your cycle on. Stick around to explore Mead Gardens nearby.
FREE first ride

Get fit by the 408

Get out of the car – no one enjoys sitting in that 408 traffic! Lake Underhill provides a beautiful lake view, park benches, and – best of all – workout stations. Take turns and cheer each other on as you go from pull-ups to Pilates to walking the lake.
FREE

Lake Underhill Park | Image credit: Stephanie Patterson

Meet in Maitland

Visit the Maitland Farmers Market Sundays from 9am – 2pm to visit local vendors (Heartsong Cookies will melt in your mouth!) and enjoy live music. Stop by the Art & History Museums afterward for beautiful architecture.
$3-6/person

Raise a glass

Grab a wine list and get ready to check off your favorites! Cooper’s Hawk Winery Tasting Room operates daily beginning at 11am on International Drive and N. Alafaya Trail. Other wine hotspots we love include Imperial Wine Bar, Quantum Leap Winery, Wine Bar George and The Wine Room on Park Avenue.
$7/person

The Wine Room on Park Avenue
Image credit: The Wine Room on Park Avenue

Stretch and sip

Wake up and smell the brew. Yoga classes at local breweries are a huge hit. Instructors lead the class through yoga stretches – and on to a rewarding beer at the end of the session.

$5-10/person

$30 OR LESS

Take a walk outside and learn about birds

The Orange Audubon Society offers free bird watching and educational classes in Mead Gardens early Saturday mornings. Follow along on the tour, and then check out the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey.
$8/person

Catch a basketball game

Celebrating its 30th anniversary, the Orlando Magic continue to provide fun, affordable games. Cheer on the home team at the Amway Arena.
Starting at $12/person

Image credit: Kelly Lamano

Watch a film and play glow-in-the-dark mini golf

Visit Cinemark Orlando and XD for an early movie. Movie showings before 12pm cost just $6 per person. Keep your movie stub – you’ll receive $2 off Putting Edge indoor mini golf, located right across from the theater. Putting Edge will keep you on your toes with its glow-in-the-dark course. Wear white – your golf game will really glow!
$16.50/person

Check out Disney from the air

Rising 400 feet in the air, the tethered helium Characters in Flight balloon shows you Disney Springs from a whole new perspective. Bring your cameras to snap photos of the sky, the lake, and beyond.
$10/per person before 10am
$18/person after 10am with coupon

Be ICONic on I-Drive

ICON Orlando 360 has grown so much within the past 3 years. Check out the highlights – ICON Orlando (formerly known as the Orlando Eye), the aquarium, and take a picture with your favorite star at the wax museum.
$21/person with Florida resident discount

Image credit: Kelly Lamano

Work together to escape

Work in teams to complete a mission within 60 minutes at the Escape Game Orlando. You’ll receive three hints during the game, so use them wisely! Here are a few other escape room games in Orlando to tackle.
$27/person with coupon

Complete a Coffee Crawl

We've created this unofficial coffee crawl idea for you and your girls since Downtown Orlando is home to great, responsibly-sourced coffee shops. These options are all within walking distance of each other so you can walk off the caffeine rush.

$30 or less/person

Embark on your own taco tour

Orlando’s got plenty of quality taco options that don’t ring a “bell.” We recommend crafting your own 2-3 stop tour visiting some of these top stops around town. Get more ideas in our full guide to Orlando taco spots.

$30 or less/person

Tin & Taco | Image credit: Kelly Lamano

$50 OR LESS

Cheer on the Lions

Break out your best purple shirts for an Orlando City soccer game.
$30/person

Feast on your favorites

A guided food tour is the perfect way to find your next favorite restaurant. Offered in Sanford, Orlando, Winter Park, Audubon Park, Winter Garden, and Celebration.
$40-48/person

Audubon Park Brunch Tour - Airbnb Experiences
Image credit: Mosquito County Tours

Learn how to make a deep dish pizza

Wake up early for this one – UNO Pizzeria & Grill offers deep dish cooking classes at 8:45am every other Saturday. If you've got what it takes, the best deep dish pizza takes home a small prize. Everyone leaves with a recipe and devours their deep dish pizza by the end of the class.
$45/person

Watch a play, a concert, or a feel-good story

There are plenty of shows to choose from at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Whether Broadway’s your thing, or you and your girls just want to get out to enjoy some music, the Dr. Phillips Center provides an intimate experience.
Ticket prices vary.

About the Author

Born and raised in Orlando, Kelly Lamano works in the digital publishing industry by day, and provides print publishing solutions by night. When she’s not writing or taking photos, she loves walking nature trails and rewatching The Office. Follow Kelly’s lifestyle blog, Twentysomething Vision, at www.twentysomethingvision.com.