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SAT, OCT 31 · 9 AM–3 PM
58°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Powell Street Garden, NYC · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
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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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SAT, OCT 31 · 10 AM–7 PM
57°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
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SAT, OCT 31 · 10 AM–3 PM
57°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Voices of 1776
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SAT, OCT 31 · 11 AM–3 PM
58°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Phoenix Community Garden, NYC · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Phoenix Community Garden Farm Stand
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SAT, OCT 31 · 11 AM–3 PM
57°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden
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SAT, OCT 31 · 12 PM–4 PM
57°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Docent led tours of the Historic Conference House Museum
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Every Fri, Sat, Sun · 12 PM–5 PM
57°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
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Every Sat, Sun · 12 PM–5 PM
58°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Lefferts Historic House, Prospect Park, Brooklyn · official listing on prospectpark.org · checked Oct 30
Exhibit: The Shirley Chisholm Way at Lefferts Historic House
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SAT, OCT 31 · 12 PM–4 PM
57°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Broome Street outside Essex Market, Manhattan · official listing on essexmarket.nyc · checked Oct 31
Trick or Streets at Essex Market
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SAT, OCT 31 · 2 PM–3 PM
58°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Visitor Center at the Boathouse, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn · official listing on brooklynbridgepark.org · checked Oct 28
Free Halloween Piano Concert with Rob Schwimmer
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SAT, OCT 31 · 2 PM–2:45 PM
57°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Wave Hill, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Public Gallery Tour
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SAT, OCT 31 · 2 PM–4 PM
57°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at The Ramble, NYC · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Bird Friendly Garden Management Workshop
Starts in 17m
SAT, OCT 31 · 3 PM–7:30 PM
57°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Jardn de la Familia, NYC · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Masquerade Party
Starts in 1h 17m
SAT, OCT 31 · 4 PM–5:30 PM
57°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at West 218th Street and Indian Road (in Inwood Hill Park), Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Inwood Hill Park After Dark Hike
Starts in 2h 17m
SAT, OCT 31 · 5 PM–7 PM
57°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Flatiron Wines & Spirits, Manhattan · official listing on nyc.flatiron-wines.com · checked Oct 25
Free tastings at Flatiron Wines
Starts in 2h 17m
Daily · 5 PM–6 PM
57°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 3h 17m
SAT, OCT 31 · 6 PM–8 PM
55°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 3h 17m
SAT, OCT 31 · 6 PM–9 PM
55°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Pier i (Riverside Park South), Manhattan · official listing on aaa.org · checked Oct 29
Free Stargazing at Pier i
Starts in 4h 17m
SAT, OCT 31 · HOURS TBC
54°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Sixth Avenue, Greenwich Village, Manhattan · official listing on halloween-nyc.com · checked Oct 26
NYC Village Halloween Parade
Starts in 4h 17m
SAT, OCT 31 · 7 PM–9 PM
54°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Dyckman Marina, Inwood Hill Park, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Dyckman Marina Movie Nights
Starts in 8h 17m
SAT, OCT 31 · 11 PM–4 AM (NEXT DAY)
51°F · Partly Cloudy
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Public Records, Brooklyn · official listing on dice.fm · checked Oct 30
Dope Jams Halloween Ball at Public Records (21+)
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