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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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SUN, NOV 1 · 10 AM–7 PM
57°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Brookfield Place, 230 Vesey St, Manhattan · official listing on bfplny.com · checked Oct 31
Arts & culture

Canstruction: giant sculptures made of food cans

📍 Brookfield Place, 230 Vesey St · Battery Park City, Manhattan
Free admission · canned-food donations welcome
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SUN, NOV 1 · 11 AM–10 PM
57°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Times Sq - 42 St, Manhattan · official listing on envoyevents.com · checked Oct 31
Arts & culture

The Grand Ofrenda at Times Square

📍 Times Sq - 42 St · Times Square, Manhattan
Free
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SUN, NOV 1 · 5 PM–7 PM
57°F · Mostly Clear
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Why this place: Free · at Flatiron Wines & Spirits, Manhattan · official listing on nyc.flatiron-wines.com · checked Oct 25
Drinks & tastings

Free tastings at Flatiron Wines

📍 Flatiron Wines & Spirits · Flatiron, Manhattan
Free
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SUN, NOV 1 · 6 PM–8 PM
57°F · Mostly Clear
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Why this place: Free · at Astor Wines & Spirits, Manhattan · official listing on astorwines.com · checked Oct 25
Drinks & tastings

Free wine & spirits tastings at Astor Wines

📍 Astor Wines & Spirits · NoHo, Manhattan
Free
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SUN, NOV 1 · 6 PM–7:30 PM
57°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center, Manhattan · official listing on lincolncenter.org · checked Oct 30
Arts & culture

Día de Muertos Celebration with Guachinangos

📍 David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center · 1887 Broadway, New York, NY 10023, Manhattan
Free
Starts in 2h 33m
SUN, NOV 1 · 9 PM–11:30 PM
55°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

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