1. Attend a Sporting Event

Whether its something as popular as football, basketball, or baseball, or it's something fun to watch like soccer, hockey, or roller derby, or it's some random small sport that your school offers, attending a sporting event is usually free for any student. Going to watch a sport at least once a semester can make you feel included in the community of fans at your school, and give you an excuse to get hyped up and cheer for a couple hours, releasing built up stress. It's a great way to unwind after stressful times and to get involved in the college culture.

2. Attend a Theatre or Dance Production

Support your university's arts programs! Whether it's a play or musical, or it's a dance concert or ballet, you're guaranteed to enjoy yourself when you go see a show that's put on by your fellow students.

If you're a social butterfly, chances are when you do go, whether to a large production that's ticketed or a small one that's free to attend, you're likely to find someone you know either in the audience or on the stage, so not only will you be supporting students in the arts, you very well may also be supporting your friends' hard work. While these performances are much less often free, it's not often that they'll break the bank, and they are always worth it.

3. Attend a Concert

Again, support your school's art program! Whether you go to see an orchestra, a concert band, or a choir, enjoying the musical arts is a wonderful and emotional experience. It's a chance to relax and lose yourself in the music, and to discover some new stuff you may want to add to a studying playlist or maybe even an upbeat or hype playlist depending on the pieces performed.

Your fellow students work hard both in groups and individually to put on wonderful concerts and oftentimes they're overlooked and have significantly fewer people in attendance than they deserve. It's a great way to show your support and get a nice couple of hours of entertainment out of it.

The best part, most concerts at most universities are free and open to the public, so you can even bring your families along if you choose to and you can all enjoy an evening of good music together.

4. See a Featured Speaker

Campuses across the country tend to have some sort of statement to uphold, whether it's a clear-cut purpose of higher learning, or it's a more complex motto of producing students who are self-aware in different areas. To help uphold this statement, they tend to have people come into one of their large performance halls and give a speech.

Whether this is a keynote speech for a conference or just a one-time guest for an evening, it's an enriching experience. Your school or an organization within your school has paid to bring someone on campus, they expect people to show up and hear what they have to say.

Even if you don't know who the person is, you may find yourself being a big fan of what they do or what they have to say, and you will always come away from their speech motivated and having learned something. Seeing good speakers give good speeches is always something that pays off well.

5. Attend an Event On Campus

Events on campus come in many many forms, and vary from campus to campus. Some are long-standing traditions, some are happening for the first time ever, some have been around just a few years. These events may be big things like balls or carnivals or they may be as small as some free snacks and things being given out.

Regardless of what the events are, it's always a fun and engaging time to get out of the house/dorm/apartment and go enjoy what the people around you have been planning for you to enjoy. It's also a great way to really start to get to know people in your college community, a lot of them will be at these events, especially the social ones.

6. Attend an Off-Campus Event in Your Community

Finally, it can get a little cramped sometimes if you spend all your time on campus, even if you are being social while there. Luckily, college towns are always active communities who host all sorts of events. Whether it's an art gallery in some museum, a small business shopping day with sales all over, a concert in your town's square, or just a typical Saturday when people are out and about, you can find something in your community to do that will help you feel refreshed.

Save up a bit of money and check out some local stores or restaurants, look at flyers around town, get yourself in the know, and then attend events to see what your community has going on. Not only will you meet new people and have new experiences, but it's also a great way to network for your future, especially if you intend on staying in your college town after graduating.