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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 11h 0m
Every Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 8:30 AM–4:30 PM
57°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers
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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 11h 30m
Every Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 9 AM–4:45 PM
57°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers
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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
Arts & culture

New Jersey State Museum Free Admission

📍 New Jersey State Museum · Trenton, New Jersey
Free
Starts in 12h 0m
Every Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 9:30 AM–4:30 PM
57°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers
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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 14h 30m
Every Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun · 12 PM–5 PM
60°F · Rain Showers
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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
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