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SAT, NOV 14 · 12:30 PM–4 PM
47°F · Mostly Cloudy
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Why this place: Free · registration required · at Fairfield University Art Museum, Lower Connecticut · official listing on events.fairfield.edu · 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.
Happening now
SAT, NOV 14 · 1 PM–3 PM
46°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Randall's Island Urban Farm, Manhattan · official listing on randallsisland.org · checked Nov 1
Fire Cider Workshop at Randall's Island Urban Farm
Starts in 3d 0h
TUE, NOV 17 · 3:30 PM–4:30 PM
56°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at St. Agnes Library, Manhattan · official listing on nypl.org · checked Nov 5
Perler Bead Art at St. Agnes Library
Starts in 3d 3h
TUE, NOV 17 · 6 PM–8 PM
52°F · Clear
✓ Verified Nov 8, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at The Drawing Center, Manhattan · official listing on drawingcenter.org · checked Nov 8
Eddie Martinez and Dan Nadel in conversation at The Drawing Center
Starts in 4d 2h
WED, NOV 18 · 5 PM–6 PM
59°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Manhattan · official listing on cooperhewitt.org · checked Nov 2
At the Hearth: Make a Pinch Pot with Greenwich House Pottery
Starts in 6d 0h
FRI, NOV 20 · 3 PM–4 PM
64°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Yorkville Library, Meeting Room, Manhattan · official listing on nypl.org · checked Nov 7
Junk Journaling at Yorkville Library
Starts in 6d 20h
SAT, NOV 21 · 11 AM–1 PM
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, Manhattan · official listing on nypl.org · checked Nov 7
Sampling and Beatmaking with Ableton Live at SNFL
Starts in 3w 6d
SAT, DEC 12 · 12 PM–2 PM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Icahn Stadium, Randall's Island Park, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Winter Wreath Workshop
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