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Free and cheap date ideas in NYC: gallery nights, free concerts, walking tours, tastings and markets worth wandering. Pair any of these with a walk and you’ve got a night out. For paid ideas, see Date night.

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Starts in 1d 17h
Every Thu · 10 AM–4:30 PM
67°F · Chance Rain Showers
✓ Verified Nov 3, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Wave Hill, Bronx · official listing on wavehill.org · checked Nov 3
Tours & walks

Wave Hill Free Thursdays (Hudson River gardens)

📍 Wave Hill · Bronx
Free at the listed days and hours · Free all day Thursdays.
Starts in 2d 22h
FRI, NOV 6 · 3 PM–4 PM
67°F · Showers And Thunderstorms
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Center for Brooklyn History, Brooklyn · official listing on bklynlibrary.org · checked Nov 2
Tours & walks

Battle of Brooklyn Exhibition Tour at the Center for Brooklyn History

📍 Center for Brooklyn History · Brooklyn
Free · registration required · Free; reserve a spot via the registration link
Starts in 3d 16h
SAT, NOV 7 · 9 AM–3 PM
60°F · Chance Rain Showers
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Tours & walks

Queens Super Hike (15 miles)

📍 Flushing Meadows Corona Park · Flushing, Queens
Free; registration required
Starts in 3d 16h
SAT, NOV 7 · 9 AM–3 PM
60°F · Chance Rain Showers
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Unisphere (in Flushing Meadows Corona Park), Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Tours & walks

Queens County Parks Super Hike

📍 Unisphere (in Flushing Meadows Corona Park) · Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens
Free (NYC Parks event) · registration may be required
Starts in 3d 20h
SAT, NOV 7 · 1 PM–2 PM
64°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Juniper South Playground (in Juniper Valley Park), Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Tours & walks

Autumn Eco Crafts and Exploration

📍 Juniper South Playground (in Juniper Valley Park) · Juniper Valley Park, Queens
Free (NYC Parks event)
Starts in 3d 20h
SAT, NOV 7 · 1 PM–2:30 PM
64°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Crotona Nature Center (in Crotona Park), Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Tours & walks

Native American Heritage Month: Indigenous Plant Practices

📍 Crotona Nature Center (in Crotona Park) · Crotona Park, Bronx
Free (NYC Parks event)
Starts in 3d 20h
SAT, NOV 7 · 1 PM–2 PM
64°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · at East Fourth Street Community Garden, Brooklyn · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 31
Tours & walks

Historical Walking Tour from the East 4th Street Community Garden

📍 East Fourth Street Community Garden · Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn
Free
Starts in 3d 21h
SAT, NOV 7 · 2 PM–3:30 PM
64°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Lefferts Historic House, Prospect Park, Brooklyn · official listing on prospectpark.org · checked Oct 30
Tours & walks

Battle of Brooklyn Walking Tour

📍 Lefferts Historic House, Prospect Park · Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Free with RSVP
Starts in 4d 18h
SUN, NOV 8 · 11 AM–12:30 PM
56°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Soundview Park, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Tours & walks

Ranger walk at Soundview Park

📍 Soundview Park · Soundview, Bronx
Free
Starts in 4d 18h
SUN, NOV 8 · 11 AM–12:30 PM
57°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Forest Park, Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Tours & walks

Ranger hike in Forest Park

📍 Forest Park · Woodhaven, Queens
Free
Starts in 4d 18h
SUN, NOV 8 · 11 AM–12:30 PM
56°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Lafayette Avenue and Colgate Avenue (in Soundview Park), Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Tours & walks

Fall Foliage Hike

📍 Lafayette Avenue and Colgate Avenue (in Soundview Park) · Soundview Park, Bronx
Free (NYC Parks event)
Starts in 4d 18h
SUN, NOV 8 · 11 AM–12:30 PM
57°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Myrtle Avenue and Park Lane South (in Forest Park), Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Tours & walks

Fall Foliage Tree ID Hike

📍 Myrtle Avenue and Park Lane South (in Forest Park) · Forest Park, Queens
Free (NYC Parks event)
Starts in 1w 3d
SAT, NOV 14 · 1 PM–2:30 PM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Prospect Park Picnic House, Brooklyn · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Tours & walks

Fall foliage hike in Prospect Park

📍 Prospect Park Picnic House · Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Free
Starts in 1w 3d
SAT, NOV 14 · 1 PM–2 PM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Riverdale Park, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Tours & walks

Ranger walk in Riverdale Park

📍 Riverdale Park · Riverdale, Bronx
Free
Starts in 1w 4d
SUN, NOV 15 · 11 AM–12 PM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Pelham Bay Park, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Tours & walks

Ranger walk on Hunter Island

📍 Pelham Bay Park · Pelham Bay, Bronx
Free
Starts in 2w 3d
SAT, NOV 21 · 11 AM–1 PM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Forest Park, Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Tours & walks

Ranger hike from Forest Park's Overlook

📍 Forest Park · Kew Gardens, Queens
Free
Starts in 3w 3d
SAT, NOV 28 · 11 AM–12:30 PM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Springfield Park, Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Tours & walks

Ranger walk in Springfield Park

📍 Springfield Park · Springfield Gardens, Queens
Free
Starts in 3w 4d
SUN, NOV 29 · 11 AM–12 PM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Pelham Bay Park, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Tours & walks

Ranger walk near Split Rock

📍 Pelham Bay Park · Pelham Bay, Bronx
Free
Starts in 7w 4d
SUN, DEC 27 · 1 PM–2 PM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Salt Marsh Nature Center, Brooklyn · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Tours & walks

Plants of the holiday season walk

📍 Salt Marsh Nature Center · Marine Park, Brooklyn
Free

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