Starts in 2d 4h
Every Sun, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 11 AM–6 PM
67°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx · official listing on bronxmuseum.org · checked Oct 31
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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 5d 3h
SAT, NOV 7 · 10 AM–2 PM
60°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Hudson River Museum, Greene Education Center, Westchester · official listing on hrm.org · checked Oct 26
Teen sculpture workshop: Arts and Activism
Starts in 5d 5h
SAT, NOV 7 · 12 PM–4 PM
64°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Concrete Plant Park, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
5th Annual Community Banquet
Starts in 5d 7h
SAT, NOV 7 · 2 PM–2:45 PM
66°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Wave Hill, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Public Gallery Tour
Starts in 5d 12h
SAT, NOV 7 · 7 PM–11 PM
57°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · at 18th Ward Brewing (New Rochelle Taproom), Westchester · official listing on 18thwardbrewing.com · checked Oct 31
Free live music: Joe DiOrio at 18th Ward Brewing New Rochelle
Starts in 5d 13h
SAT, NOV 7 · 7:30 PM–9 PM
59°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Rockland Center for the Arts, Nyack & Rockland · official listing on rocklandartcenter.org · checked Nov 1
Unspoken Threads: Free Poetry and Music at RoCA
Starts in 6d 3h
SUN, NOV 8 · 9:30 AM–11 AM
55°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Wave Hill, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Fall Birding
Starts in 6d 6h
SUN, NOV 8 · 1 PM–3 PM
60°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Valley Cottage, Nyack & Rockland · official listing on valleycottagelibrary.org · checked Oct 26
Art in Public Places 40th Anniversary Celebration
Starts in 6d 6h
SUN, NOV 8 · 1 PM–2 PM
61°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Crotona Nature Center (in Crotona Park), Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Nature's Workshop: Create Your Own Nature Field Guide
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