College is expensive, but dating does not have to be. Lowell is full of inexpensive places to eat and visit for your Valentine’s Day date.
1. Tour the Boott Cotton Mills Museum
This museum is located right in downtown Lowell and admission is only three dollars for students. The museum has interactive exhibits as well as a 1920s-era weave room to show what it was like working in the mills during the Industrial Revolution. Their website lists dates in which admission is free.
2. UMass Lowell men’s basketball game
If you are looking for something to do related to the River Hawks, you should go to the Men’s Basketball game against University of Maryland Burlington (UMBC). Entry for UMass Lowell students is free and tickets for non-students are $10. The game will be held at Costello Athletic Center located on North Campus.
3. Merrimack Repertory Theatre
Located right next to the Lowell Memorial Auditorium, this small theatre is space to plays throughout the year and is an easy walk from the Inn and Conference Center (ICC) in downtown Lowell. “Tinkers to Evers to Chance” will be playing all throughout February. Tickets are $10 for UMass Lowell students.
4. Local restaurants
There are restaurants everywhere in Lowell. Merrimack Street offers a wide variety of different, authentic restaurants. Although they vary in price, there are a few that are easy to get away with spending $10.00 or less. If you are interested in going out for breakfast, Owl Diner on Appleton Street has amazing prices for breakfast sandwiches and specials starting at three dollars. For a dinner option, there is the Egg Roll Café on University Avenue that has a great selection of egg rolls for less than three dollars, as well as many other delicious meals.
5. Mill No. 5
This quaint, small business marketplace is one of the newest popular attractions in Lowell. It is located in an old cotton mill on Jackson Street on the fourth floor and has a lot to offer. With a vinyl record shop, a café, a nostalgic movie theater and everything in between, it is the perfect place to go for something romantic or casual. Movie tickets range from $6-$11.00, depending on the film.
