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 19h 17m

SAT, OCT 31 · 11 AM–12 PM

52°F · Sunny

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Why this place: Free · at Playground (in Phil "Scooter" Rizzuto Park), Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29

Tours & walks

Discovery Hike: Urban Wildlife

📍 Playground (in Phil "Scooter" Rizzuto Park) · Phil "Scooter" Rizzuto Park, Queens

Free (NYC Parks event)

Starts in 21h 17m

SAT, OCT 31 · 1 PM–2 PM

56°F · Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026

Why this place: Free · at Beach Channel Drive and Beach 88th Street (in Bay Breeze Par, Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29

Tours & walks

Howl-oween Doggie Day Walk

📍 Beach Channel Drive and Beach 88th Street (in Bay Breeze Park) · Bay Breeze Park, Queens

Free (NYC Parks event)

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