Olive Garden and My Gym are offering a Parents' Night Out special on Friday, Feb. 20 in which the restaurant will pay for childcare at the fitness center while parents have dinner.
Six My Gym locations in the Baltimore area are participating, with registration available on a first-come, first served basis.
Three of those, Timonium, Annapolis and Columbia, already have hit capacity, but the fitness centers in Bel Air, Owings Mills and Gambrills still have space available.
Olive Garden is offering a four-course Italian meal starting at $12.99 as part of its second annual Parents' Night event. Meanwhile, kids will be led in games and activities at the gym.
The restaurant chain began the promotion after finding that overall cost of childcare and dining is the biggest reason most parents stay home.
Couples can participate by contacting a My Gym location to register. Space is limited to about 30 kids at each participating My Gym locations.
lorraine.mirabella@baltsun.com