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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 22h 58m
Every Sat · 10 AM–12 PM
53°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park, Brooklyn · official listing on prospectpark.org · checked Oct 30
Outdoors

Introduction to Birdwatching Outings in Prospect Park

📍 Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park · Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Completely free, no registration
Starts in 23h 58m
SAT, OCT 31 · 11 AM–12 PM
54°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Playground (in Phil "Scooter" Rizzuto Park), Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Tours & walks

Discovery Hike: Urban Wildlife

📍 Playground (in Phil "Scooter" Rizzuto Park) · Phil "Scooter" Rizzuto Park, Queens
Free (NYC Parks event)
Starts in 1d 0h
SAT, OCT 31 · 12 PM–1 PM
56°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Pelham Bay Nature Center (in Pelham Bay Park), Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Tours & walks

Outdoor Skills: Animal Tracking

📍 Pelham Bay Nature Center (in Pelham Bay Park) · Pelham Bay Park, Bronx
Free (NYC Parks event)
Starts in 1d 0h
Every Sat, Sun · 12 PM–5 PM
56°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Lefferts Historic House, Prospect Park, Brooklyn · official listing on prospectpark.org · checked Oct 30
Arts & culture

Exhibit: The Shirley Chisholm Way at Lefferts Historic House

📍 Lefferts Historic House, Prospect Park · Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Completely free
Starts in 1d 1h
SAT, OCT 31 · 1 PM–2 PM
58°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Beach Channel Drive and Beach 88th Street (in Bay Breeze Par, Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Tours & walks

Howl-oween Doggie Day Walk

📍 Beach Channel Drive and Beach 88th Street (in Bay Breeze Park) · Bay Breeze Park, Queens
Free (NYC Parks event)
Starts in 1d 1h
SAT, OCT 31 · 1 PM–2 PM
58°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Lincoln Road and Ocean Avenue Entrance (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Arts & culture

Folklore Tales on the Trail Hike

📍 Lincoln Road and Ocean Avenue Entrance (in Prospect Park) · Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Free (NYC Parks event)
Starts in 1d 2h
SAT, OCT 31 · 2 PM–3 PM
59°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Visitor Center at the Boathouse, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn · official listing on brooklynbridgepark.org · checked Oct 28
Music & nightlife

Free Halloween Piano Concert with Rob Schwimmer

📍 Visitor Center at the Boathouse, Brooklyn Bridge Park · DUMBO, Brooklyn
Free admission; no tickets or reservations.
Starts in 1d 2h
SAT, OCT 31 · 2 PM–2:45 PM
59°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Wave Hill, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Arts & culture

Public Gallery Tour

📍 Wave Hill, Bronx
Free (NYC Parks event)

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