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Daily · 6 AM–10 PM
46°F · Mostly Cloudy
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Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Mount Prospect Park, Brooklyn · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 10
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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.
Happening now
Daily · 6 AM–10 PM
46°F · Mostly Cloudy
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Owl's Head Park, Brooklyn · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 10
Owl's Head Park Verrazzano and skyline views
Happening now
Daily · 6 AM–10 PM
46°F · Mostly Cloudy
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Fort Totten Park, Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 10
Fort Totten Park historic grounds
Happening now
Daily · 6 AM–10 PM
46°F · Mostly Cloudy
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Astoria Park, Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 10
Astoria Park East River shoreline
Happening now
Daily · 6 AM–11:59 PM
46°F · Mostly Cloudy
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Brooklyn Bridge Park - Pier 1, Brooklyn · official listing on publicartfund.org · checked Nov 11
Woody De Othello: Guardian Spirit at Brooklyn Bridge Park
Happening now
Daily · 3 PM–8 PM
46°F · Mostly Cloudy
✓ Verified Nov 3, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 1, Brooklyn · official listing on brooklynbridgepark.org · checked Nov 3
Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 1 skyline lawns (free)
Happening now
Daily · 3 PM–8 PM
46°F · Mostly Cloudy
✓ Verified Nov 3, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Brooklyn Heights Promenade, Brooklyn · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 3
Brooklyn Heights Promenade skyline walk (free)
Happening now
Daily · 4 PM–11 PM
46°F · Mostly Cloudy
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Domino Park, Brooklyn · official listing on dominopark.com · checked Nov 5
Domino Park free East River waterfront walk (Williamsburg)
Starts in 12h 27m
Daily · 7 AM–6 PM
35°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Kensico Dam Plaza, Westchester · official listing on parks.westchestercountyny.gov · checked Nov 11
Kensico Dam Plaza
Starts in 13h 27m
Daily · 8 AM–4 PM
38°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Lasdon Public Gardens, Westchester · official listing on parks.westchestercountyny.gov · checked Nov 11
Lasdon Public Gardens
Starts in 14h 27m
Every Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 9 AM–4 PM
44°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Croton Point Nature Center, Westchester · official listing on parks.westchestergov.com · checked Nov 11
Croton Point Nature Center
Starts in 14h 27m
Daily · 9 AM–4:30 PM
44°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Untermyer Gardens, Westchester · official listing on untermyergardens.org · checked Nov 11
Untermyer Gardens (winter hours)
Starts in 14h 57m
SUN, NOV 15 · 9:30 AM–11 AM
47°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · at The Nest (Building 135), Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn · official listing on nycbirdalliance.app.neoncrm.com · checked Nov 7
Birding at Floyd Bennett Field
Starts in 15h 27m
Every Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 10 AM–3:30 PM
48°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · repeats, so you can go another time · at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn · official listing on bbg.org · checked Nov 5
Brooklyn Botanic Garden daytime pay-what-you-wish (through Jan 15)
Starts in 15h 27m
Daily · 10 AM–5 PM
48°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Queens County Farm Museum, Queens · official listing on queensfarm.org · checked Nov 10
Queens County Farm Museum grounds
Starts in 15h 27m
Daily · 10 AM–4 PM
47°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Alfred B. DelBello Muscoot Farm, Westchester · official listing on parks.westchestergov.com · checked Nov 11
Muscoot Farm in Somers (Free Admission)
Starts in 16h 27m
SUN, NOV 15 · 11 AM–12:30 PM
50°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Fort Totten Park Visitors Center, Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 2
Invasive Plant Removal and Native Planting at Fort Totten Park
Starts in 16h 27m
SUN, NOV 15 · 11 AM–12:30 PM
50°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Brower Park Lawn, Brooklyn · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 2
Nature Detective Mystery Adventure in Brower Park
Starts in 16h 27m
SUN, NOV 15 · 11 AM–12:30 PM
50°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free · at T & T Vernon Block Association Garden, Brooklyn · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 5
Calendula Salve Making Workshop at Vernon Garden
Starts in 17h 27m
SUN, NOV 15 · 12 PM–1:30 PM
51°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Fort Greene Park Visitor Center, Brooklyn · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 2
Historic New York: Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument Tour
Starts in 18h 27m
SUN, NOV 15 · 1 PM–2:30 PM
51°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Kissena Park (164th St & Lithonia Ave), Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 2
Nature's Workshop: Bird Friendly Windows in Kissena Park
Starts in 18h 27m
Every Sun, Sat · 1 PM–5 PM
51°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Environmental Education Center, Brooklyn · official listing on brooklynbridgepark.org · checked Nov 2
Brooklyn Bridge Park Education Center Open Hours (Weekends)
Starts in 19h 27m
SUN, NOV 15 · 2 PM–3:30 PM
49°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 4, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Grinton I. Will Library, Will Auditorium, 1500 Central Park , Westchester · official listing on ypl.org · checked Nov 4
Vincent Herring Quartet
Starts in 19h 27m
SUN, NOV 15 · 2 PM–3 PM
51°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Brooklyn Bridge Park Visitor Center at the Boathouse, Pier 5, Brooklyn · official listing on bargemusic.org · checked Nov 7
Bargemusic: Alexander Peskanov and Coady Green Piano Recital
Starts in 20h 57m
Daily · 3:30 PM–6 PM
51°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Hunter's Point South Park, Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 7
Hunter's Point South Park skyline sunset walk (free, Long Island City)
Starts in 21h 27m
Every Sun · 4 PM–5 PM
50°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, Queens · official listing on nps.gov · checked Nov 5
Jamaica Bay Sunset Walk
Starts in 23h 27m
SUN, NOV 15 · 6 PM–7:30 PM
47°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Moore Homestead Playground (Broadway & Elmhurst Ave), Queens · official listing on aaa.org · checked Oct 30
Free Stargazing in Elmhurst
Starts in 1d 0h
SUN, NOV 15 · 7 PM–10 PM
45°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Pioneer Works, Brooklyn · official listing on aaa.org · checked Oct 29
Free Stargazing at Pioneer Works
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