This Summer, Take Our Your Town Isn’t Boring Challenge

No matter how small, your area, town, or city isn’t boring. It’s all about looking in the right places for the little moments of joy!

Take our outdoor challenge this summer. See how many of these ideas you can do. Make memories with simple activities in the sunshine. Above all, have fun!

Outdoor Edition

• Walk to the top 5 attractions or points of interest.
• Photograph a little piece of nature among buildings.
• Find and listen to someone playing music outdoors.
• Photograph a solitary tree.
• Have lunch at a place with outdoor seating.
• Go for a bike ride.
• Attend a seasonal or annual event.
• Play a lawn game in a park.
• Join an outdoor walking, running, or workout group.
• Start a ‘best summer photos’ friendly competition in an online group.
• Attend a summer fair or festival.
• Photograph your town or city at sunset from an outdoor viewpoint.
• Find a place with summer flowers.
• Explore a nearby neighborhood in the sunshine.
• Find the most interesting shadow cast by the sun.
• Photograph street art or an art installation.
• Find, join, or organize a game at the local park.
• Have a picnic lunch on a park bench.
• Find and photograph a tree-lined street.
• Take a time-lapse recording of water, like a fountain or river.
• Stand in the very middle of a park or garden.
• Have dinner at a food truck stop or street food market.
• Watch or partake in an organized fun run.
• Photograph a butterfly.
• Photograph a place that feels full of happiness.

Get the Your Town Isn’t Boring Challenge printable here.

July Edition

This July, see if you can find:

• Flowers arranged to form a picture or spell a word.
• A brightly colored food truck.
• County fair.
• July 4th fireworks.
• Row of two or more houses with July 4th decorations.
• A community July 4th parade or celebration.
• Music festival.
• Organized team game at a park.
• Outdoor or pop-up cinema.
• Baseball or softball league.
• An annual event that is unique to your town.
• The best place to watch the sun setting over your town.
• Any inflatable on a body of water.
• A farmers’ market.
• A carpark hosting an event.
• A park with lots of people in it.
• A group of cyclists.
• A backyard cookout.
• The biggest sale or discount item at a garden store.
• An indoor activity happening outdoors.
• A lesser-known, shaded hiking trail.
• Something colorful or interesting in the sky.
• A food-themed festival.
• A place with beautiful nighttime lighting.
• A wildflower field.

Get the July Edition printable here.