Starts in 4d 23h
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
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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 0h
SAT, NOV 7 · 11 AM–5 PM
64°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Lafayette Avenue outside BAM Rose Cinemas, Brooklyn · official listing on bam.org · checked Oct 29
Playback's Free Street Party Outside BAM
Starts in 5d 4h
SAT, NOV 7 · 2:30 PM–5:30 PM
66°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Wonderville, Brooklyn · official listing on wonderville.nyc · checked Nov 2
Dragon Dance: free Pokémon Champions tournament at Wonderville (21+)
Starts in 5d 4h
SAT, NOV 7 · 2:30 PM–4 PM
65°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Warner Library, Room C, 121 North Broadway, Westchester · official listing on warnerlibrary.org · checked Nov 2
Pamela Knowles & Friends: Free Library Jazz Concert
Starts in 5d 4h
SAT, NOV 7 · 3 PM–6 PM
66°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Weeksville Heritage Center, Brooklyn · official listing on weeksvillesociety.org · checked Oct 30
Before It's Gone: Archive to Survive book launch and panel
Starts in 5d 7h
SAT, NOV 7 · 5:30 PM–7 PM
65°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Pier 3, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn · official listing on brooklynbridgepark.org · checked Nov 2
Nature Journaling: Nature After Dark at Brooklyn Bridge Park
Starts in 5d 7h
SAT, NOV 7 · FROM 6 PM
64°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · at Pete's Candy Store, Brooklyn · official listing on petescandystore.com · checked Nov 1
Bright Five tech salon at Pete's Candy Store (21+)
Starts in 5d 8h
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 9h
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 5d 10h
SAT, NOV 7 · 9 PM–11:30 PM
59°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · at LunÀtico, Brooklyn · official listing on barlunatico.com · checked Nov 2
Anant Pradhan with Larry McDonald (Jamaican jazz) at LunÀtico
Starts in 5d 11h
SAT, NOV 7 · FROM 10 PM
58°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · at House of Yes, Brooklyn · official listing on calendar.houseofyes.org · checked Nov 1
Scorpio Stings with Junior Sanchez (21+)
Starts in 5d 12h
SAT, NOV 7 · 10:30 PM–4 AM (NEXT DAY)
58°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Elsewhere, Brooklyn · official listing on elsewhere.club · checked Oct 30
Flava D + Made to Order at Elsewhere (21+)
Starts in 5d 12h
SAT, NOV 7 · 11 PM–4 AM (NEXT DAY)
57°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Public Records, Brooklyn · official listing on dice.fm · checked Oct 30
Benji B, Louise Chen, Hidden Spheres and more at Public Records (21+)
Starts in 6d 1h
SUN, NOV 8 · 12 PM–1:30 PM
62°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Old Stone House, Brooklyn · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 30
Native American Heritage Month: Early Food Traditions at the Old Stone House
Starts in 6d 1h
SUN, NOV 8 · 12 PM–6 PM
62°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Pioneer Works, Brooklyn · official listing on pioneerworks.org · checked Nov 1
Second Sundays Free Open House at Pioneer Works
Starts in 6d 2h
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 · FROM 5 PM
62°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · at Pete's Candy Store, Brooklyn · official listing on petescandystore.com · checked Nov 1
Sunday music open mic at Pete's Candy Store (21+)
Starts in 6d 10h
SUN, NOV 8 · 9 PM–11:30 PM
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · at LunÀtico, Brooklyn · official listing on barlunatico.com · checked Nov 2
Yacouba Sissoko & Siya (Malian kora) at LunÀtico
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