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Free & Cheap Date Ideas in NYC

Date ideas that cost little or nothing

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.

406 verified listings right now. Updated automatically.

Starts in 6h 34m
FRI, NOV 6 · 6 PM–7 PM
63°F · Chance T-storms
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Museum of the Moving Image, Queens · official listing on docs.google.com · checked Nov 5
Painting & crafts

How to Use Agents and Not Have Them Kill You at MoMI

📍 Museum of the Moving Image · Astoria, Queens
Free · registration required · Free with RSVP; limited to 25 people
Starts in 1d 1h
SAT, NOV 7 · 1 PM–3 PM
63°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Multi-Use Room (in Kissena Park), Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Painting & crafts

Create Your Own: Seasonal Door Sign

📍 Multi-Use Room (in Kissena Park) · Kissena Park, Queens
Free (NYC Parks event) · registration may be required
Starts in 5d 23h
THU, NOV 12 · 11 AM–12 PM
54°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Multi-Use Room B (in Detective Keith L Williams Park), Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Painting & crafts

Craft & Chill

📍 Multi-Use Room B (in Detective Keith L Williams Park) · Detective Keith L Williams Park, Queens
Free (NYC Parks event)
Starts in 1w 1d
SAT, NOV 14 · 12:30 PM–4 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Fairfield University Art Museum, Lower Connecticut · official listing on events.fairfield.edu · checked Oct 26
Painting & crafts

Fairfield University Art Museum Family Day

📍 Fairfield University Art Museum · Fairfield, CT
Free
Starts in 2w 1d
SUN, NOV 22 · 11 AM–12 PM
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Travers Park, Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 1
Painting & crafts

Outdoor Skills: Knot Tying in Travers Park

📍 Travers Park · Jackson Heights, Queens
Free
Starts in 5w 4d
TUE, DEC 15 · 3 PM–4:30 PM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Oak Ridge, Forest Park, Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Painting & crafts

Elf on the Shelf kids' craft at Oak Ridge

📍 Oak Ridge, Forest Park · Woodhaven, Queens
Free

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