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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 4d 16h
Every Sat · 10 AM–12 PM
62°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park, Brooklyn · official listing on prospectpark.org · checked Oct 30
Outdoors

Introduction to Birdwatching Outings in Prospect Park

📍 Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park · Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Completely free, no registration
Starts in 4d 18h
SAT, NOV 7 · 12 PM–4 PM
64°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 23, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Bronx River House (in Starlight Park), Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 23
Painting & crafts

Traditional Indigenous crafts at Bronx River House

📍 Bronx River House (in Starlight Park) · Starlight Park, Bronx
Free
Starts in 4d 18h
Every Sat, Sun · 12 PM–5 PM
65°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Lefferts Historic House, Prospect Park, Brooklyn · official listing on prospectpark.org · checked Oct 30
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Exhibit: The Shirley Chisholm Way at Lefferts Historic House

📍 Lefferts Historic House, Prospect Park · Prospect Park, Brooklyn
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