Starts in 1h 40m
SAT, NOV 7 · 2 PM–4 PM
63°F · Mostly Sunny
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Why this place: Free · at Maplewood Memorial Library, Community Room, New Jersey · official listing on southorangedowntown.org · checked Nov 7
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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 22h 40m
SUN, NOV 8 · 11 AM–5 PM
58°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Studios across South Orange and Maplewood, New Jersey · official listing on southorangedowntown.org · checked Nov 7
Studio Tour SOMA 2026
Starts in 23h 40m
SUN, NOV 8 · FROM 12 PM
61°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Wayne Public Library, New Jersey · official listing on wayne-dev1.cloudaccess.net · checked Nov 7
High Mountain Meadow Poetry Series
Starts in 2d 23h
Every Tue · 12 PM–3 PM
60°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Secaucus Public Library, New Jersey · official listing on bccls.libcal.com · checked Nov 7
Senior Movie at Secaucus Public Library
Starts in 3d 7h
TUE, NOV 10 · 7:30 PM–9 PM
56°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Huntington Public Library, Long Island · official listing on huntingtonarts.org · checked Nov 7
Huntington Camera Club Weekly Meeting
Starts in 6d 1h
FRI, NOV 13 · 2 PM–3:30 PM
51°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at The Long Island Museum Studio, Long Island · official listing on longislandmuseum.org · checked Oct 25
Stitch & Chit-Ch(at) at the Long Island Museum
Starts in 1w 4d
WED, NOV 18 · 7 PM–8:30 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Online via Zoom, Long Island · official listing on longislandmuseum.org · checked Oct 29
Stealing America: Free Virtual Lecture with Linford D. Fisher
Starts in 1w 5d
THU, NOV 19 · 4:30 PM–6 PM
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Zimmerli Art Museum, New Jersey · official listing on zimmerli.rutgers.edu · checked Nov 7
Bodies of Flora: In Conversation
Starts in 1w 6d
FRI, NOV 20 · 6 PM–8 PM
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Levittown Public Library, Long Island · official listing on levittown.librarycalendar.com · checked Nov 7
Party Through the Decades
Starts in 2w 0d
SAT, NOV 21 · FROM 7:30 PM
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Enlow Recital Hall, Kean Stage, New Jersey · official listing on newjerseystage.com · checked Nov 7
Mozart Requiem - Kean University Fall Choral Concert
Starts in 3w 1d
SUN, NOV 29 · FROM 7 PM
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Guild Hall, Long Island · official listing on events.longisland.com · checked Nov 7
Feel Good Films: Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Starts in 3w 5d
THU, DEC 3 · 5 PM–8 PM
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Zimmerli Art Museum, New Jersey · official listing on zimmerli.rutgers.edu · checked Nov 7
SparkNight: LOVERULES Art Party
Starts in 3w 6d
FRI, DEC 4 · 4:30 PM–9 PM
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Rankin Hall, Saint Peter's University, New Jersey · official listing on saintpeters.edu · checked Nov 7
Rankin Arts: Tradition. Technology. Transformation - December Exhibition
Starts in 3w 6d
FRI, DEC 4 · 5 PM–10 PM
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Art House Gallery, New Jersey · official listing on arthouseproductions.org · checked Nov 7
9th Annual Affordable Art Show Opening Reception
Starts in 3w 6d
SAT, DEC 5 · 11 AM–5 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Village of Port Jefferson, Long Island · official listing on portjeffarts.org · checked Oct 26
Port Jefferson Charles Dickens Festival
Starts in 3w 6d
SAT, DEC 5 · 11 AM–5 PM
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Parrish Art Museum, Long Island · official listing on parrishart.org · checked Nov 7
Winter Welcome Day - Free Admission
Starts in 4w 0d
SAT, DEC 5 · 2:30 PM–5 PM
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Zimmerli Art Museum, New Jersey · official listing on zimmerli.rutgers.edu · checked Nov 7
Rediscovered Voices: Women Composers from the Soviet Republics
Starts in 4w 0d
SUN, DEC 6 · 12 PM–5 PM
✓ Verified Nov 4, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Long Island Museum, 1200 Route 25A, Long Island · official listing on longislandmuseum.org · checked Nov 4
Long Island Museum Winter Open House
Starts in 4w 1d
SUN, DEC 6 · 2 PM–4 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Port Jefferson Free Library, Long Island · official listing on portjeff.librarycalendar.com · checked Oct 26
Dickens Festival Carols & Crafts
Starts in 4w 1d
SUN, DEC 6 · FROM 4 PM
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Enlow Recital Hall, Kean Stage, New Jersey · official listing on newjerseystage.com · checked Nov 7
Fall University Choir and Concert Choir
Starts in 4w 1d
SUN, DEC 6 · FROM 5:30 PM
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · at St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, New Jersey · official listing on saintpeters.edu · checked Nov 7
The Fourteenth Annual Festival of Lessons and Carols
Starts in 5w 6d
FRI, DEC 18 · 2 PM–3:30 PM
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · at The Long Island Museum Studio, 1200 Route 25A, Long Island · official listing on longislandmuseum.org · checked Nov 7
Stitch & Chit-Ch(at) at the Long Island Museum
Starts in 6w 1d
SUN, DEC 20 · FROM 7 PM
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Guild Hall, Long Island · official listing on events.longisland.com · checked Nov 7
Free Feel Good Films: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Starts in 7w 4d
THU, DEC 31 · FROM 12 PM
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Newark Public Library, New Jersey · official listing on npl.org · checked Nov 7
Blooming Crabs: An Exhibit by Artist Sasha Keys
Starts in 9w 6d
SAT, JAN 16 · 10 AM–12 PM
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Sachem Public Library, Long Island · official listing on sachem.librarycalendar.com · checked Nov 7
Ukulele Jam Session
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