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Free & Cheap Date Ideas in NYC

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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 10h 22m
Every Sun, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 11 AM–6 PM
49°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
Arts & culture

Bronx Museum of the Arts (Always Free)

📍 Bronx Museum of the Arts · Bronx
Free
Starts in 12h 22m
Every Sun, Sat · 1 PM–4 PM
51°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · repeats, so you can go another time · at Museum of Bronx History, Bronx · official listing on bronxhistoricalsociety.org · checked Nov 11
Arts & culture

Museum of Bronx History

📍 Museum of Bronx History · Norwood, Bronx
Suggested donation; pay what you wish; members free. No one is turned away.
Starts in 5w 6d
SAT, DEC 26 · 11 AM–12 PM
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Why this place: Free · at Crotona Nature Center, Crotona Park, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 7
Painting & crafts

Nature's Workshop: Winter Landscape Watercolor at Crotona Nature Center

📍 Crotona Nature Center, Crotona Park · Crotona Park, Bronx
Free
Starts in 5w 6d
SAT, DEC 26 · 1 PM–2 PM
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Van Cortlandt Nature Center, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 7
Outdoors

Birding: Winter Waterfowl at Van Cortlandt Park

📍 Van Cortlandt Nature Center · Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx
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