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Daily · 6 AM–11:59 PM
44°F · Mostly Cloudy
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Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Brooklyn Bridge Park - Pier 1, Brooklyn · official listing on publicartfund.org · checked Nov 11
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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.
Starts in 9h 50m
Daily · 8 AM–4 PM
44°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Brooklyn Army Terminal, Brooklyn · official listing on brooklynarmyterminal.com · checked Nov 10
Brooklyn Army Terminal Public Campus
Starts in 11h 50m
Daily · 10 AM–4 PM
48°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Pratt Institute Brooklyn Campus, Brooklyn · official listing on pratt.edu · checked Nov 10
Pratt Institute Sculpture Park
Starts in 13h 50m
Every Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun · 12 PM–6 PM
51°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Smack Mellon, Brooklyn · official listing on smackmellon.org · checked Nov 10
Smack Mellon
Starts in 13h 50m
Every Sun, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 12 PM–6 PM
51°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn · official listing on airgallery.org · checked Nov 11
A.I.R. Gallery Free Admission in DUMBO
Starts in 20h 50m
SUN, NOV 15 · FROM 7 PM
45°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Pioneer Works, Brooklyn · official listing on pioneerworks.org · checked Nov 1
Terence Tao: Six Math Essentials at Pioneer Works
Starts in 22h 50m
SUN, NOV 15 · 9 PM–2 AM (NEXT DAY)
44°F · Partly Cloudy
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · at Mood Ring, Brooklyn · official listing on moodringnyc.club · checked Nov 5
Free late-night karaoke at Mood Ring (21+)
Starts in 1d 12h
Every Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 10:30 AM–5:30 PM
48°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at International Studio & Curatorial Program, Brooklyn · official listing on iscp-nyc.org · checked Nov 11
ISCP Galleries (Free Admission)
Starts in 1d 16h
MON, NOV 16 · 3 PM–5 PM
53°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Brooklyn Public Library, Central Library, Brooklyn · official listing on bklynlibrary.org · checked Nov 2
Creative Writing Workshop at Brooklyn Public Library Central
Starts in 1d 20h
MON, NOV 16 · 7 PM–9 PM
47°F · Clear
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Brooklyn Public Library, Central Library, Dweck Center, Brooklyn · official listing on bklynlibrary.org · checked Nov 11
The 1778 Treaty with the Delaware: A Roundtable at Central Library
Starts in 2d 11h
Every Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 10 AM–4 PM
49°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Harbor Defense Museum, Brooklyn · official listing on harbordefensemuseum.com · checked Nov 10
Harbor Defense Museum at Fort Hamilton
Starts in 2d 11h
Every Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 10 AM–5 PM
49°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Weeksville Heritage Center, Brooklyn · official listing on weeksvillesociety.org · checked Nov 10
Weeksville Heritage Center
Starts in 2d 19h
TUE, NOV 17 · 6 PM–7:30 PM
52°F · Clear
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at DeKalb Library, Brooklyn · official listing on bklynlibrary.org · checked Nov 11
BYOB Quiet Reading Party at DeKalb Library
Starts in 4d 20h
THU, NOV 19 · 7 PM–9 PM
56°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Brooklyn Public Library, Central Library, Dweck Center, Brooklyn · official listing on bklynlibrary.org · checked Nov 11
Helen Tworkov on Buddhism in America at Central Library
Starts in 6d 12h
SAT, NOV 21 · 10:30 AM–12:30 PM
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Flatbush Library, 22 Linden Boulevard, Brooklyn · official listing on bklynlibrary.org · checked Nov 10
Repurposeful Ancestry Lab Repair Café at Flatbush Library
Starts in 6d 12h
SAT, NOV 21 · 10:30 AM–12 PM
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Dyker Library, Brooklyn · official listing on bklynlibrary.org · checked Nov 11
Current Events in Government & Politics at Dyker Library
Starts in 1w 0d
SUN, NOV 22 · 9 PM–2 AM (NEXT DAY)
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · at Mood Ring, Brooklyn · official listing on moodringnyc.club · checked Nov 5
Free late-night karaoke at Mood Ring (21+)
Starts in 1w 2d
TUE, NOV 24 · 6 PM–7 PM
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Sunset Park Library, Brooklyn · official listing on bklynlibrary.org · checked Nov 11
Sunset Park Book Discussion: Sula at Sunset Park Library
Starts in 2w 5d
FRI, DEC 4 · 4 PM–8 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn · official listing on nyctourism.com · checked Oct 26
Grand Army Plaza (Brooklyn) Hanukkah menorah lightings
Starts in 2w 5d
FRI, DEC 4 · 7 PM–9 PM
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Brooklyn Public Library, Central Library, Dweck Center, Brooklyn · official listing on bklynlibrary.org · checked Nov 11
Layli Long Soldier Discusses We at Central Library
Starts in 3w 0d
SUN, DEC 6 · FROM 1 PM
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Pioneer Works, Brooklyn · official listing on pioneerworks.org · checked Nov 11
ASL Tour of There's no me without you at Pioneer Works
Starts in 9w 1d
MON, JAN 18 · 10:30 AM–12:30 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at BAM Howard Gilman Opera House, Brooklyn · official listing on bam.org · checked Oct 26
BAM 41st Annual Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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