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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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WED, OCT 28 · 2:40 PM–4:05 PM
62°F · Mostly Cloudy
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Emily Lowe Gallery, behind Emily Lowe Hall, Hofstra South Ca, Long Island · official listing on hofstra.edu · checked Oct 28
Arts & culture

Speak Up! The Art of Civic Engagement

📍 Emily Lowe Gallery, behind Emily Lowe Hall, Hofstra South Campus · Hempstead, Long Island
Free public program; RSVP requested; capacity 45 with class seating reserved.
Starts in 1d 22h
FRI, OCT 30 · 2 PM–3:30 PM
69°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at The Long Island Museum, Long Island · official listing on longislandmuseum.org · checked Oct 25
Painting & crafts

Stitch & Chit-Ch(at)

📍 The Long Island Museum · Stony Brook, Long Island
Free · no registration required · bring your own project materials
Starts in 6d 20h
WED, NOV 4 · 11 AM–12:30 PM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at The Long Island Museum, Art Museum, Long Island · official listing on longislandmuseum.org · checked Oct 25
Arts & culture

Mornings@LIM: Enduring Hearts gallery visit

📍 The Long Island Museum, Art Museum · Stony Brook, Long Island
Free program for individuals living with dementia and care partners · registration required
Starts in 1w 2d
FRI, NOV 6 · 5 PM–8 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Hudson River Museum, Hudson Room, Westchester · official listing on hrm.org · checked Oct 26
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Free First Friday: America in Motion

📍 Hudson River Museum, Hudson Room · Yonkers, Westchester
Free admission · optional cash bar
Starts in 1w 2d
FRI, NOV 6 · 5:30 PM–7:30 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Hudson River Museum lobby, Westchester · official listing on hrm.org · checked Oct 26
Arts & culture

Stop In and Sketch at the Hudson River Museum

📍 Hudson River Museum lobby · Yonkers, Westchester
Free · drop-in workshop
Starts in 1w 2d
SAT, NOV 7 · 10 AM–2 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Hudson River Museum, Greene Education Center, Westchester · official listing on hrm.org · checked Oct 26
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Teen sculpture workshop: Arts and Activism

📍 Hudson River Museum, Greene Education Center · Yonkers, Westchester
Free for Westchester teens · registration via WYA
Starts in 2w 0d
WED, NOV 11 · 7 PM–8:15 PM
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Online via Zoom, Nyack & Rockland · official listing on artscouncilofrockland.org · checked Oct 28
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Structure, Status, and Strategy: Business Entities for Creatives

📍 Online via Zoom · Online — Rockland organizer, Nyack & Rockland
Free online workshop; registration required.
Starts in 2w 1d
FRI, NOV 13 · 2 PM–3:30 PM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at The Long Island Museum Studio, Long Island · official listing on longislandmuseum.org · checked Oct 25
Arts & culture

Stitch & Chit-Ch(at) at the Long Island Museum

📍 The Long Island Museum Studio · Stony Brook, Long Island
Free program · no registration required · ages 12+
Starts in 2w 2d
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
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Fairfield University Art Museum Family Day

📍 Fairfield University Art Museum · Fairfield, CT
Free
Starts in 5w 2d
SAT, DEC 5 · 11 AM–5 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Village of Port Jefferson, Long Island · official listing on portjeffarts.org · checked Oct 26
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Port Jefferson Charles Dickens Festival

📍 Village of Port Jefferson · Port Jefferson, Long Island
Free
Starts in 5w 3d
SAT, DEC 5 · 5 PM–6:30 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Pleasantville, Westchester · official listing on shalompcs.com · checked Oct 26
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Pleasantville Public Menorah Lighting

📍 Pleasantville, Westchester
Free
Starts in 5w 3d
SUN, DEC 6 · 2 PM–4 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Port Jefferson Free Library, Long Island · official listing on portjeff.librarycalendar.com · checked Oct 26
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Dickens Festival Carols & Crafts

📍 Port Jefferson Free Library · Port Jefferson, Long Island
Free

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