Free & Cheap Date Ideas in NYC

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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 5d 9h

SAT, NOV 14 · 12:30 PM–4 PM

48°F · Slight Chance Light Rain

✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026

Why this place: Free · registration required · at Fairfield University Art Museum, Lower Connecticut · official listing on events.fairfield.edu · checked Oct 26

Painting & crafts

Fairfield University Art Museum Family Day

📍 Fairfield University Art Museum · Fairfield, CT

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SUN, NOV 15 · 2 PM–3:30 PM

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Why this place: Free · at Grinton I. Will Library, Will Auditorium, 1500 Central Park , Westchester · official listing on ypl.org · checked Nov 4

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Vincent Herring Quartet

📍 Grinton I. Will Library, Will Auditorium, 1500 Central Park Avenue · Yonkers, Westchester

Free; advance registration strongly encouraged. Seating is limited.

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