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Free & Cheap Date Ideas in NYC

Date ideas that cost little or nothing

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 19h 52m
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
Outdoors

Green-Wood on Wheels: Stroller-Friendly Tour

📍 Green-Wood Cemetery · Greenwood Heights, Brooklyn
Free
Starts in 1d 1h
WED, NOV 4 · 4 PM–5 PM
69°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 3, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Marcy Library, Brooklyn · official listing on bklynlibrary.org · checked Nov 3
Painting & crafts

Teen DIY at Marcy Library

📍 Marcy Library · Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Free
Starts in 1d 3h
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

Armed Objects: Weapons, Ornamentation and the Museum (CBH Talk)

📍 Center for Brooklyn History · Brooklyn
Free · registration required · Free; register on the library page
Starts in 1d 4h
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

NYC Indie Games November Social at Wonderville (21+)

📍 Wonderville · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Suggested donation; pay what you wish; Free to attend; 21+
Starts in 1d 4h
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

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

📍 Pete's Candy Store · Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Free · 21+
Starts in 1d 6h
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
Music & nightlife

Gustavo Figueiredo Trio (NYC debut) at LunÀtico

📍 LunÀtico · Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Suggested donation; pay what you wish; no reservations

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