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Free & Cheap Date Ideas in NYC Date ideas that cost little or nothing
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Starts in 1d 7h
WED, NOV 11 · 10 AM–3 PM
56°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
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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📍 Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free
Starts in 1d 8h
WED, NOV 11 · 11 AM–3 PM
58°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
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📍 H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free
Starts in 1d 8h
WED, NOV 11 · 11 AM–3 PM
58°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Arts & culture
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📍 H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Illustration
Starts in 1d 8h
WED, NOV 11 · 11 AM–3 PM
58°F · Mostly Sunny
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Why this place: Free · at Rutan-Becket House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
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📍 Rutan-Becket House (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Illustration
Starts in 1d 8h
WED, NOV 11 · 11 AM–3 PM
57°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center (in Williamsbridge Ova, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Painting & crafts
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📍 Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center (in Williamsbridge Oval) · Williamsbridge Oval, Bronx
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Photo: Bronx Museum of the Arts
Starts in 1d 8h
Every Sun, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 11 AM–6 PM
57°F · Mostly 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 · Bronx
Free
Free Registration required Photo: SILO Brooklyn
Starts in 1d 16h
WED, NOV 11 · 7 PM–2 AM (NEXT DAY)
56°F · Mostly Cloudy
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at SILO Brooklyn, Brooklyn · official listing on dice.fm · checked Nov 2
Music & nightlife
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📍 SILO Brooklyn · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Free · registration required · Free with advance RSVP on DICE; 21+ · 21+
Free Illustration
Starts in 1d 17h
WED, NOV 11 · 7:30 PM–9 PM
56°F · Mostly Cloudy
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Bushwick Comedy Club, Brooklyn · official listing on bushwickcomedy.com · checked Nov 5
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📍 Bushwick Comedy Club · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Free
Free to enter Illustration
Starts in 1d 19h
WED, NOV 11 · 10 PM–2 AM (NEXT DAY)
54°F · Mostly Cloudy
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · at Mood Ring, Brooklyn · official listing on moodringnyc.club · checked Nov 7
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📍 Mood Ring · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Free to enter · purchases optional · Free entry; full bar. 21+ with ID · 21+
Free to enter
Starts in 1d 19h
WED, NOV 11 · 10 PM–2 AM (NEXT DAY)
54°F · Mostly Cloudy
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · at Talon, Brooklyn · official listing on talonbar.com · checked Nov 7
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📍 Talon · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Free to enter · purchases optional · FREE Karaoke every Wednesday 10 PM–2 AM; drinks sold at the bar. 21+ · 21+
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