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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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TUE, NOV 3 · 7 PM–11 PM
62°F · Partly Cloudy
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Why this place: Free · at Wonderville, Brooklyn · official listing on wonderville.nyc · checked Nov 2
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Rhythm & Dance Games Night at Wonderville (21+)

📍 Wonderville · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Free · 21+
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TUE, NOV 3 · 8:30 PM–9:45 PM
62°F · Partly Cloudy
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Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · at Eris Mainstage (Brooklyn Comedy Collective), Brooklyn · official listing on brooklyncomedycollective.com · checked Nov 1
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Eiffel Tower Mic: free 21+ open mic at Brooklyn Comedy Collective

📍 Eris Mainstage (Brooklyn Comedy Collective) · Brooklyn
Suggested donation · pay what you wish · Free with a suggested donation to the BCC Diversity Scholarship fund · 21+
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TUE, NOV 3 · 8:30 PM–9:45 PM
62°F · Partly Cloudy
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Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · at Eris Deep Space (Brooklyn Comedy Collective), Brooklyn · official listing on brooklyncomedycollective.com · checked Nov 1
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Pump Up: The Jam weekly improv jam at Brooklyn Comedy Collective (21+)

📍 Eris Deep Space (Brooklyn Comedy Collective) · Brooklyn
Suggested donation · pay what you wish · Free with a suggested donation to the BCC Diversity Scholarship fund · 21+

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