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THU, OCT 29 · 5 PM–7 PM
69°F · Sunny
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Why this place: Free · at Flatiron Wines & Spirits, Manhattan · official listing on nyc.flatiron-wines.com · checked Oct 25
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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
Daily · 5 PM–6 PM
69°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 27, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · repeats, so you can go another time · at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Manhattan · official listing on cooperhewitt.org · checked Oct 27
Cooper Hewitt Pay What You Wish hour
Starts in 37m
THU, OCT 29 · 6 PM–8 PM
67°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Astor Wines & Spirits, Manhattan · official listing on astorwines.com · checked Oct 25
Free wine & spirits tastings at Astor Wines
Starts in 15h 37m
FRI, OCT 30 · 9 AM–5 PM
60°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Arsenal (in Central Park), Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
New Dendrology at the Arsenal Gallery
Starts in 16h 37m
FRI, OCT 30 · 10 AM–7 PM
64°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 27, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Brookfield Place, 230 Vesey St, Manhattan · official listing on bfplny.com · checked Oct 27
Canstruction: giant sculptures made of food cans
Starts in 18h 37m
FRI, OCT 30 · 12 PM–1 PM
67°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Bryant Park, Manhattan · official listing on bryantpark.org · checked Oct 26
Free lunchtime juggling in Bryant Park
Starts in 18h 37m
Every Fri, Sat, Sun · 12 PM–5 PM
67°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery, Manhattan · official listing on manoamano.nyc · checked Oct 29
Día de Muertos at St. Mark's Church-in-the-Bowery
Starts in 21h 37m
FRI, OCT 30 · 3 PM–5 PM
66°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Family Community Garden, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Halloween Pumpkin Decorating and Candy Giveaway!
Starts in 21h 37m
FRI, OCT 30 · 3 PM–5 PM
66°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Brisas Del Caribe Garden, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Pumpkin Decorating at Brisas del Caribe
Starts in 23h 37m
FRI, OCT 30 · 5 PM–7 PM
63°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Dance Room, Thomas Jefferson Park, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Thomas Jefferson Hunted Walk
Starts in 23h 37m
Every Fri · 5 PM–10 PM
63°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 27, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · repeats, so you can go another time · at Whitney Museum of American Art, Manhattan · official listing on whitney.org · checked Oct 27
Whitney Free Friday Nights
Starts in 1d 0h
FRI, OCT 30 · 6 PM–10 PM
62°F · Clear
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Whitney Museum of American Art, Floor 1 Lobby, Manhattan · official listing on whitney.org · checked Oct 29
Halloween DJ Sets at the Whitney (Free Friday Night)
Starts in 1d 1h
FRI, OCT 30 · 6:30 PM–10 PM
62°F · Clear
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Merchant's House Museum, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Candlelight Ghost Tours
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