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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 7h 12m
SUN, NOV 1 · 2 PM–3 PM
60°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

Beethoven Piano Sonatas with Jeffrey Swann

📍 Visitor Center at the Boathouse, Brooklyn Bridge Park · DUMBO, Brooklyn
Free admission; no tickets or reservations.
Starts in 14h 12m
SUN, NOV 1 · 9 PM–1 AM (NEXT DAY)
54°F · Partly Cloudy
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · at Pete's Candy Store, Brooklyn · official listing on petescandystore.com · checked Nov 1
Music & nightlife

Late live music at Pete's Candy Store: MILLÁR, The Magnificent Electric, Arlo Indigo (21+)

📍 Pete's Candy Store · Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Suggested donation; pay what you wish; Free to attend; 21+; 21+
Starts in 14h 12m
SUN, NOV 1 · 9 PM–11:30 PM
54°F · Partly Cloudy
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · at LunÀtico, Brooklyn · official listing on barlunatico.com · checked Nov 1
Music & nightlife

Jorge Roeder New Quartet at LunÀtico

📍 LunÀtico · Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Suggested donation; pay what you wish; no reservations
Starts in 2d 13h
TUE, NOV 3 · 8:30 PM–9:45 PM
60°F · Partly Cloudy
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · at Eris Mainstage (Brooklyn Comedy Collective), Brooklyn · official listing on brooklyncomedycollective.com · checked Nov 1
Music & nightlife

Eiffel Tower Mic: free 21+ open mic at Brooklyn Comedy Collective

📍 Eris Mainstage (Brooklyn Comedy Collective) · Brooklyn
Suggested donation · pay what you wish · Free with a suggested donation to the BCC Diversity Scholarship fund · 21+
Starts in 2d 13h
TUE, NOV 3 · 8:30 PM–9:45 PM
60°F · Partly Cloudy
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · at Eris Deep Space (Brooklyn Comedy Collective), Brooklyn · official listing on brooklyncomedycollective.com · checked Nov 1
Music & nightlife

Pump Up: The Jam weekly improv jam at Brooklyn Comedy Collective (21+)

📍 Eris Deep Space (Brooklyn Comedy Collective) · Brooklyn
Suggested donation · pay what you wish · Free with a suggested donation to the BCC Diversity Scholarship fund · 21+
Starts in 2d 14h
TUE, NOV 3 · 9 PM–11:30 PM
60°F · Partly Cloudy
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · at LunÀtico, Brooklyn · official listing on barlunatico.com · checked Nov 1
Music & nightlife

Malika Zarra Quartet at LunÀtico

📍 LunÀtico · Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Suggested donation; pay what you wish; no reservations
Starts in 3d 12h
WED, NOV 4 · 7:30 PM–9:30 PM
65°F · Partly 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

Wednesday trivia at Pete's Candy Store (21+)

📍 Pete's Candy Store · Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Free · 21+
Starts in 3d 14h
WED, NOV 4 · 9 PM–11:30 PM
64°F · Partly Cloudy
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · at LunÀtico, Brooklyn · official listing on barlunatico.com · checked Nov 1
Music & nightlife

Gustavo Figueiredo Trio (NYC debut) at LunÀtico

📍 LunÀtico · Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Suggested donation; pay what you wish; no reservations
Starts in 4d 12h
THU, NOV 5 · 7 PM–11 PM
67°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · at Pete's Candy Store, Brooklyn · official listing on petescandystore.com · checked Nov 1
Arts & culture

Rally Reading Series at Pete's Candy Store (21+)

📍 Pete's Candy Store · Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Suggested donation; pay what you wish; Free to attend; 21+; 21+
Starts in 4d 13h
THU, NOV 5 · 8:30 PM–9:45 PM
66°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · at Eris Deep Space (Brooklyn Comedy Collective), Brooklyn · official listing on brooklyncomedycollective.com · checked Nov 1
Music & nightlife

Demon Time improvised sketch night at Brooklyn Comedy Collective (21+)

📍 Eris Deep Space (Brooklyn Comedy Collective) · Brooklyn
Suggested donation · pay what you wish · Free with a suggested donation to the BCC Diversity Scholarship fund · 21+
Starts in 4d 15h
THU, NOV 5 · 10:30 PM–2:30 AM (NEXT DAY)
65°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Public Records, Brooklyn · official listing on dice.fm · checked Oct 30
Music & nightlife

Mousse T. at Public Records (21+)

📍 Public Records · Gowanus, Brooklyn
Paid; 21+
Starts in 5d 12h
FRI, NOV 6 · 7 PM–11 PM
65°F · Light Rain Likely
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Pete's Candy Store, Brooklyn · official listing on petescandystore.com · checked Nov 1
Arts & culture

Dead Pete's Society poetry open mic (21+)

📍 Pete's Candy Store · Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Free · 21+
Starts in 5d 14h
FRI, NOV 6 · 9 PM–4 AM (NEXT DAY)
64°F · Light Rain Likely
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Elsewhere, Brooklyn · official listing on elsewhere.club · checked Oct 30
Music & nightlife

Chatroom: OSGEMEOS (free with RSVP, 21+)

📍 Elsewhere · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Free with RSVP · 21+
Starts in 5d 15h
FRI, NOV 6 · 10 PM–4 AM (NEXT DAY)
63°F · Light Rain Likely
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at House of Yes, Brooklyn · official listing on calendar.houseofyes.org · checked Oct 30
Music & nightlife

House of Grooves: Eli Escobar All Night (21+)

📍 House of Yes · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Paid · tickets on the House of Yes site · 21+
Starts in 6d 4h
SAT, NOV 7 · 11 AM–5 PM
63°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Lafayette Avenue outside BAM Rose Cinemas, Brooklyn · official listing on bam.org · checked Oct 29
Music & nightlife

Playback's Free Street Party Outside BAM

📍 Lafayette Avenue outside BAM Rose Cinemas · Fort Greene, Brooklyn
Free street-party admission; optional purchases and separately ticketed films extra.
Starts in 6d 11h
SAT, NOV 7 · 6 PM–10 PM
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · at Pete's Candy Store, Brooklyn · official listing on petescandystore.com · checked Nov 1
Music & nightlife

Bright Five tech salon at Pete's Candy Store (21+)

📍 Pete's Candy Store · Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Suggested donation; pay what you wish; Free to attend; 21+; 21+
Starts in 6d 15h
SAT, NOV 7 · 10:30 PM–4 AM (NEXT DAY)
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Elsewhere, Brooklyn · official listing on elsewhere.club · checked Oct 30
Music & nightlife

Flava D + Made to Order at Elsewhere (21+)

📍 Elsewhere · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Paid; 21+
Starts in 1w 0d
SUN, NOV 8 · 12 PM–6 PM
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Pioneer Works, Brooklyn · official listing on pioneerworks.org · checked Nov 1
Arts & culture

Second Sundays Free Open House at Pioneer Works

📍 Pioneer Works · Red Hook, Brooklyn
Free · registration required · Free with RSVP
Starts in 1w 0d
SUN, NOV 8 · 5 PM–9 PM
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · at Pete's Candy Store, Brooklyn · official listing on petescandystore.com · checked Nov 1
Music & nightlife

Sunday music open mic at Pete's Candy Store (21+)

📍 Pete's Candy Store · Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Suggested donation; pay what you wish; Free to attend; 21+; 21+
Starts in 1w 5d
FRI, NOV 13 · 10:30 PM–4 AM (NEXT DAY)
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Elsewhere, Brooklyn · official listing on elsewhere.club · checked Oct 30
Music & nightlife

Cut Copy (DJ set) at Elsewhere (21+)

📍 Elsewhere · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Paid; 21+
Starts in 1w 6d
SAT, NOV 14 · 10:30 AM–2 PM
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Roebling Rink, Emily Warren Roebling Plaza, Brooklyn Bridge , Brooklyn · official listing on brooklynbridgepark.org · checked Oct 31
Painting & crafts

Roebling Rink Opening Day: Free Morning Skate Sessions

📍 Roebling Rink, Emily Warren Roebling Plaza, Brooklyn Bridge Park · DUMBO, Brooklyn
Free · registration required · Free admission for the 10:30 AM-12 PM and 12:30-2 PM sessions with a free ticket, while supplies last. Later opening-day sessions follow regular rink ticketing.
Starts in 1w 6d
SAT, NOV 14 · 12 PM–2 PM
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at The Green-House at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn · official listing on green-wood.com · checked Nov 1
Painting & crafts

Día de los Hongos: Free Myco-Drawing and Mushroom Walk at Green-Wood

📍 The Green-House at Green-Wood Cemetery · Brooklyn
Free · registration required · Free with RSVP
Starts in 1w 6d
SAT, NOV 14 · 12:30 PM–4 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Fairfield University Art Museum, Lower Connecticut · official listing on events.fairfield.edu · checked Oct 26
Painting & crafts

Fairfield University Art Museum Family Day

📍 Fairfield University Art Museum · Fairfield, CT
Free
Starts in 1w 6d
SAT, NOV 14 · 10:30 PM–4 AM (NEXT DAY)
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Elsewhere, Brooklyn · official listing on elsewhere.club · checked Oct 30
Music & nightlife

X-Coast (open to close) at Elsewhere (21+)

📍 Elsewhere · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Paid; 21+
Starts in 2w 4d
THU, NOV 19 · 6 PM–9 PM
✓ Verified Oct 27, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Brooklyn Museum Lobby, 1st Floor, Brooklyn · official listing on brooklynmuseum.org · checked Oct 27
Music & nightlife

Salsa Party at the Brooklyn Museum

📍 Brooklyn Museum Lobby, 1st Floor · Prospect Heights, Brooklyn
Free; registration encouraged
Starts in 3w 6d
SAT, NOV 28 · 10:30 PM–3 AM (NEXT DAY)
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Elsewhere, Brooklyn · official listing on elsewhere.club · checked Oct 31
Music & nightlife

DICKAPPOINTMENT Invites TROMAC (21+)

📍 Elsewhere · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Paid; 21+
Starts in 8w 4d
THU, DEC 31 · 10 PM–12:30 AM (NEXT DAY)
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Grand Army Plaza / Prospect Park, Brooklyn · official listing on prospectpark.org · checked Oct 26
Music & nightlife

Prospect Park New Year's Eve Fireworks

📍 Grand Army Plaza / Prospect Park · Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Free

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