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.

237 verified listings right now. Updated automatically.

Starts in 1d 2h

SAT, OCT 31 · 10 AM–12 PM

52°F · Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026

Why this place: Free · at Redwood Ave & Corbin Ave (in Siedenburg Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29

Outdoors

Siedenburg Park Trail Marker Installation

📍 Redwood Ave & Corbin Ave (in Siedenburg Park) · Siedenburg Park, Staten Island

Free (NYC Parks event) · registration may be required

Starts in 1d 2h

SAT, OCT 31 · 10 AM–3 PM

52°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

Arts & culture

Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Voices of 1776

📍 Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island

Free (NYC Parks event)

Starts in 1d 3h

SAT, OCT 31 · 11 AM–12:30 PM

54°F · Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026

Why this place: Free · at Greenbelt Nature Center, Blood Root Valley, Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25

Outdoors

Halloween Hike to Heyerdahl Hill

📍 Greenbelt Nature Center, Blood Root Valley · Staten Island

Free (per NYC Parks listing).

Starts in 1d 3h

SAT, OCT 31 · 11 AM–12 PM

54°F · Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026

Why this place: Free · at Entrance - Cornelia Avenue and Chester Avenue (in Wolfe's Po, Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29

Tours & walks

Howl-oween Doggie Day Hike

📍 Entrance - Cornelia Avenue and Chester Avenue (in Wolfe's Pond Park) · Wolfe's Pond Park, Staten Island

Free (NYC Parks event)

Starts in 1d 3h

SAT, OCT 31 · 11 AM–3 PM

54°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

Arts & culture

Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden

📍 H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island

Free (NYC Parks event)

Starts in 1d 4h

SAT, OCT 31 · 12 PM–1 PM

56°F · Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026

Why this place: Free · at Pelham Bay Nature Center (in Pelham Bay Park), Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29

Tours & walks

Outdoor Skills: Animal Tracking

📍 Pelham Bay Nature Center (in Pelham Bay Park) · Pelham Bay Park, Bronx

Free (NYC Parks event)

Starts in 1d 4h

SAT, OCT 31 · 12 PM–4 PM

56°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

Arts & culture

Docent led tours of the Historic Conference House Museum

📍 Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island

Free (NYC Parks event)

Starts in 1d 6h

SAT, OCT 31 · 2 PM–2:45 PM

59°F · Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026

Why this place: Free · at Wave Hill, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29

Arts & culture

Public Gallery Tour

📍 Wave Hill, Bronx

Free (NYC Parks event)

Starts in 2d 4h

SUN, NOV 1 · 11 AM–12 PM

57°F · Mostly Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026

Why this place: Free · at Crotona Nature Center (in Crotona Park), Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29

Painting & crafts

Nature's Workshop: Fall Foliage Leaf Art

📍 Crotona Nature Center (in Crotona Park) · Crotona Park, Bronx

Free (NYC Parks event)

Starts in 2d 4h

SUN, NOV 1 · 11 AM–12:30 PM

58°F · Mostly Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026

Why this place: Free · at Holten Ave. and Purdy Place (in Wolfe's Pond Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29

Tours & walks

Fall Canoeing

📍 Holten Ave. and Purdy Place (in Wolfe's Pond Park) · Wolfe's Pond Park, Staten Island

Free (NYC Parks event)

Starts in 2d 4h

SUN, NOV 1 · 11 AM–3 PM

58°F · Mostly 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

Arts & culture

Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden

📍 H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island

Free (NYC Parks event)

Starts in 2d 5h

SUN, NOV 1 · 12 PM–4 PM

60°F · Mostly 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

Arts & culture

Docent led tours of the Historic Conference House Museum

📍 Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island

Free (NYC Parks event)

Starts in 2d 5h

SUN, NOV 1 · 12:30 PM–3 PM

60°F · Mostly Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026

Why this place: Free · registration required · at Snug Harbor Sustainability Center, Staten Island · official listing on snug-harbor.org · checked Oct 28

Outdoors

Environmental and Tree Stewardship at Snug Harbor

📍 Snug Harbor Sustainability Center · Livingston, Staten Island

Free; registration required.

Starts in 2d 6h

SUN, NOV 1 · 1 PM–1:45 PM

61°F · Mostly Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026

Why this place: Free · at Wave Hill, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29

Tours & walks

Garden Highlights Walk

📍 Wave Hill, Bronx

Free (NYC Parks event)

Starts in 2d 6h

SUN, NOV 1 · 1 PM–2 PM

61°F · Mostly Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026

Why this place: Free · at Van Cortlandt Nature Center (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29

Tours & walks

Discovery Hike: Micro Hike

📍 Van Cortlandt Nature Center (in Van Cortlandt Park) · Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx

Free (NYC Parks event)

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