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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 9h 5m
Every Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 9 AM–4:45 PM
40°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at New Jersey State Museum, New Jersey · official listing on nj.gov · checked Nov 11
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New Jersey State Museum Free Admission

📍 New Jersey State Museum · Trenton, New Jersey
Free
Starts in 9h 35m
Every Sun, Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat · 9:30 AM–4:30 PM
40°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Jockey Hollow Visitor Center, New Jersey · official listing on nps.gov · checked Nov 11
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Jockey Hollow Visitor Center in Morristown

📍 Jockey Hollow Visitor Center · Morristown, New Jersey
Free
Starts in 9h 35m
Every Sun, Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat · 9:30 AM–4:30 PM
40°F · Partly Sunny
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Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Washington’s Headquarters Museum, New Jersey · official listing on nps.gov · checked Nov 11
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Washington’s Headquarters Museum in Morristown

📍 Washington’s Headquarters Museum · Morristown, New Jersey
Free
Starts in 12h 5m
Every Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun · 12 PM–5 PM
44°F · Partly Sunny
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Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Zimmerli Art Museum, New Jersey · official listing on zimmerlimuseum.rutgers.edu · checked Nov 11
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Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers (always free)

📍 Zimmerli Art Museum · New Brunswick, New Jersey
Free
Starts in 2d 9h
Every Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 9:30 AM–4:30 PM
45°F · Sunny
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Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at The Paterson Museum, New Jersey · official listing on patersonmuseum.com · checked Nov 11
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Paterson Museum Free Admission

📍 The Paterson Museum · Paterson, New Jersey
Free
Starts in 3d 8h
Every Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 8:30 AM–4:30 PM
42°F · Sunny
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Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Duke Farms, New Jersey · official listing on dukefarms.org · checked Nov 11
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Duke Farms Weekday Trails in Hillsborough

📍 Duke Farms · Hillsborough, New Jersey
Free
Starts in 5d 16h
THU, NOV 19 · 4:30 PM–6 PM
61°F · Sunny
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Why this place: Free · at Zimmerli Art Museum, New Jersey · official listing on zimmerli.rutgers.edu · checked Nov 7
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Bodies of Flora: In Conversation

📍 Zimmerli Art Museum · New Brunswick, New Jersey
Free

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