Photo by Madison Busick
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