While summer is coming to a close there is still plenty of time to check off items on your Summer Bucket List. Everyday is a weekend in the summer! This is the time to live it up before the summer ends and we resume our normal lives as Iowa City fills back in with students, work begins again at full speed, and classes resume. Just in case you thought your summer was seeming a little empty, here are ten things you must do in the last month of your summer vacation.
10. Hit Up A Festival
Festivals are a great way to spend your day In Iowa City. What's better than cute little vendors and greasy food? Festivals scream summer! Not only is there great food and drinks, but live music as well, and you just can't beat that! So make sure to reserve one day of your summer to hit up a festival, where you can walk around with a strawberry daiquiri, eat a funnel cake, and enjoy the live music and everything the IC vendors have to offer.
9. Grab Your S'well and Soak Up the Sun
If you can make it to a beach, we are all very jealous of you, but if you can't, there's no reason you can't still work on your tan! Grab a beach towel, something to read, a pair of sandals, a few of your besties, and don't forget your trusty S'well bottle to keep your drink cold, then head to the Pentacrest, or even your back yard, to catch some rays. Even if you can't go anywhere tropical, you can still look like you did!
8. Crack Open a Beer on Your Porch
Make it a party, or just a low key night with the cutie next door! There's nothing more relaxing than spending the day drinking a few craft beers from good ol' Dirty John's Grocery and laughing about "that one time freshman year" with your friends before life goes back to textbooks and lectures.
7. Play Frisbee in The Park
Do you remember the last time you played frisbee? If you can't recall, then it has been way too long, which means you need to gather up your crew and head somewhere with plenty of green space. It can keep you all entertained for hours, and what's more fun than a day out playing around? Extra points to the team who can carry their team mate on their shoulders and still catch the frisbee.
6. Try a Moscow Mule
There's a reason these bad boys have become so popular, they're super yummy! The drink and the copper mugs they're served in have become a staple for summer. This ginger beer is mixed with vodka and lime juice and garnished with lemon to make it the perfect drink for summer. The copper mug, while being super stylish, also keeps your drink nice and cold even in the summer heat!
5. Dance, Baby, Dance
Did you know that an hour of dancing burns roughly 400 calories? There's no way more fun to get in shape to see all of your friends and that guy from math lecture who you want to make jealous. So put on your dancing shoes and head to the studio, or if you have two left feet, have a few more Moscow Mules! If you drink enough of them surely you'll gain some skills for the club!
4. Buy Some New Kicks
If you live in Iowa City odds are you walk almost everywhere. From class to class during the week or bar to bar on the weekends, you need a new pair of shoes to replace the ones you practically wore through last year. P.F. Flyers are the perfect city shoe, and we've got them here for you at Tailgate (men's and women's sizes available)! Not only are they extremely trendy and stylish, but they make it feel like you're walking on clouds!
3. Do a Photo Shoot With Your Friends
Ever dreamed about being a model? Well, who says you can't be? Grab your phone and some friends and do a mini Iowa City photo shoot! There are so many great spots in Iowa City to take pictures, and it'll be a blast! Plus, there's bound to be some great shots to spice up your Instagram and make your followers that don't go to Iowa wish they did!
2. Patio Hop With Friends
Summer is prime patio hoping time, and since summer is almost over, now is your time to jump from one patio to the next enjoying the cold mixed drinks and beers and late nights with friends! Cheers to the summer!
1. Stop In To See Us!
Lastly, remember to pop in and see us before the year starts so we can make sure you're dressed for success! We've got all your school essentials right here at Tailgate! Sick shoes, awesome S'well Bottles, and t-shirts so soft you won't be able to pass them up. The best part about heading back to school is shopping for new school threads, and we've got tons of new graphics for you this school year! From classes to tailgates, we have the apparel you need to make a statement this year!
Have a Great Summer Hawkeyes!
