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You can live big in Worcester on a very tight budget. Here’s a list of some of the best deals for college students!

Cheap Eats

• Coney Island Hot Dogs
  Cheap (and good) hot dogs and sandwiches
• NU Kitchen
  10 percent off for students, Mondays
• Bahn Thai
  10 percent off for students
• Park Grill & Spirits
  $6.99 burger night, Thursdays
• Volturno Pizza
  2-for-1 pizza on Mondays and Tuesdays
• Sake Bomb
  $5 apps and sushi, Thursdays 10 p.m.-midnight, and Fridays and Saturdays 10:30 p.m.-1 a.m
• Peppercorn’s
  $6 apps, Mondays-Fridays 3-5 p.m.
• Mezcal
  Cheap, delicious tacos every Tuesday until 10 p.m.
• Sole Proprietor
  Reduced price bar menu 4-6:30 p.m. Mondays-Fridays
• Via Italian Table
  $7 bar menu 11:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Mondays-Fridays
• One Eleven Chophouse
  $7 and $9 Happy Hour menu

Explore Outdoors

• Elm Park/Newton Hill
  Disc golf and recreation
• Worcester Common Oval
  Free events year-round, discounted seasonal ice skating
• Broad Meadow Brook
  Hiking and nature walking, free for Worcester students with college ID
• Quinsigamond State Park
  Swimming and recreation

Arts and Entertainment

• Worcester Art Museum
  $12 with college ID for non-city schools and free admission for students of colleges in Worcester
• The Sprinkler Factory
  Artist collective with free shows and events
• EcoTarium
  Indoor/outdoor science and nature museum, $14 with college ID
• ArtsWorcester
  Free art exhibits and events for public
• Escape Games
  Live action, interactive escape the room game
• Central Rock Gym
  $16 day pass for anyone younger than 23
• Grime Thrift & Vintage Store
  15 percent discount with college ID on Tuesdays

For more information, visit discovercentralma.org.

Courtesy of Discover Central Masssachusetts