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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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SUN, NOV 1 · 11 AM–4 PM
61°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park, Brooklyn · official listing on prospectpark.org · checked Oct 29
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Brooklyn FAM Festival: Shine Your Light

📍 Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park · Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Free, RSVP (food and drinks for purchase)
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Every Sun, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 11 AM–6 PM
61°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx · official listing on bronxmuseum.org · checked Oct 31
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Bronx Museum of the Arts (Always Free)

📍 Bronx Museum of the Arts · Bronx
Free
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SUN, NOV 1 · 12 PM–4 PM
61°F · Mostly Sunny
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Why this place: Free · at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
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Docent led tours of the Historic Conference House Museum

📍 Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
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Every Sat, Sun · 12 PM–5 PM
61°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
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Exhibit: The Shirley Chisholm Way at Lefferts Historic House

📍 Lefferts Historic House, Prospect Park · Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Completely free

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