Starts in 1d 8h
Every Thu · 10 AM–4:30 PM
67°F · Chance Rain Showers
✓ Verified Nov 3, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Wave Hill, Bronx · official listing on wavehill.org · checked Nov 3
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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 3d 11h
SAT, NOV 7 · 1 PM–2:30 PM
64°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Crotona Nature Center (in Crotona Park), Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Native American Heritage Month: Indigenous Plant Practices
Starts in 4d 9h
SUN, NOV 8 · 11 AM–12:30 PM
56°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Soundview Park, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Ranger walk at Soundview Park
Starts in 4d 9h
SUN, NOV 8 · 11 AM–12:30 PM
56°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Lafayette Avenue and Colgate Avenue (in Soundview Park), Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Fall Foliage Hike
Starts in 1w 3d
SAT, NOV 14 · 1 PM–2 PM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Riverdale Park, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Ranger walk in Riverdale Park
Starts in 1w 4d
SUN, NOV 15 · 11 AM–12 PM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Pelham Bay Park, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Ranger walk on Hunter Island
Starts in 3w 4d
SUN, NOV 29 · 11 AM–12 PM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Pelham Bay Park, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Ranger walk near Split Rock
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