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Free & Cheap Date Ideas in NYC Date ideas that cost little or nothing
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Free Illustration
Starts in 22h 47m
WED, NOV 4 · 10 AM–2 PM
64°F · Partly 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
Tours & walks
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📍 Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free
Starts in 22h 47m
WED, NOV 4 · 10 AM–3 PM
64°F · Partly 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
Arts & culture
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📍 Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Photo: Staten Island Museum
Starts in 22h 47m
WED, NOV 4 · 10 AM–12 PM
64°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Freshkills Park, North Park, Staten Island · official listing on statenislandmuseum.org · checked Oct 30
📍 Freshkills Park, North Park · Travis–Chelsea, Staten Island
Free; donations welcome
Free Photo: Green-Wood Cemetery
Starts in 23h 17m
WED, NOV 4 · 10:30 AM–11:30 AM
64°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 3, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn · official listing on green-wood.com · checked Nov 3
📍 Green-Wood Cemetery · Greenwood Heights, Brooklyn
Free
Free Registration required Limited spots
Starts in 23h 47m
WED, NOV 4 · 11 AM–12:30 PM
68°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at The Long Island Museum, Art Museum, Long Island · official listing on longislandmuseum.org · checked Oct 25
Arts & culture
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📍 The Long Island Museum, Art Museum · Stony Brook, Long Island
Free program for individuals living with dementia and care partners · registration required
Free
Starts in 23h 47m
WED, NOV 4 · 11 AM–3 PM
68°F · Partly 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 23h 47m
WED, NOV 4 · 11 AM–3 PM
68°F · Partly 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
Starts in 23h 47m
WED, NOV 4 · 11 AM–3 PM
68°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Rutan-Becket House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Arts & culture
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📍 Rutan-Becket House (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Registration required Photo: Center for Brooklyn History
Starts in 1d 7h
WED, NOV 4 · 6:30 PM–8 PM
65°F · Mostly Cloudy
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Center for Brooklyn History, Brooklyn · official listing on bklynlibrary.org · checked Nov 2
Painting & crafts
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📍 Center for Brooklyn History · Brooklyn
Free · registration required · Free; register on the library page
Pay what you wish Photo: Wonderville
Starts in 1d 7h
WED, NOV 4 · 7 PM–11 PM
64°F · Mostly Cloudy
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · at Wonderville, Brooklyn · official listing on wonderville.nyc · checked Nov 2
Music & nightlife
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📍 Wonderville · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Suggested donation; pay what you wish; Free to attend; 21+
Free Registration required Photo: SILO Brooklyn
Starts in 1d 7h
WED, NOV 4 · 7 PM–3 AM (NEXT DAY)
64°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
Starts in 1d 8h
WED, NOV 4 · 7:30 PM–9:30 PM
64°F · Mostly Cloudy
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Pete's Candy Store, Brooklyn · official listing on petescandystore.com · checked Oct 31
Music & nightlife
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📍 Pete's Candy Store · Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Free · 21+
Pay what you wish Photo: LunÀtico
Starts in 1d 9h
WED, NOV 4 · 9 PM–11:30 PM
64°F · Mostly Cloudy
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · at LunÀtico, Brooklyn · official listing on barlunatico.com · checked Nov 1
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📍 LunÀtico · Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Suggested donation; pay what you wish; no reservations
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