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Daily · 3 PM–9 PM
66°F · Light Rain
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Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Little Island, Manhattan · official listing on littleisland.org · checked Nov 5
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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.
Starts in 1h 21m
FRI, NOV 6 · 5 PM–7 PM
66°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ 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 1h 21m
Daily · 5 PM–6 PM
66°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ 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 2h 21m
FRI, NOV 6 · 6 PM–8 PM
65°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ 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 2d 0h
Every Sun, Tue · 4 PM–5:30 PM
59°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · repeats, so you can go another time · at Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Manhattan · official listing on guggenheim.org · checked Oct 31
Guggenheim Pay What You Wish hours
Starts in 4d 1h
TUE, NOV 10 · 5:30 PM–7:30 PM
62°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or lawn, Manhattan · official listing on bryantpark.org · checked Oct 31
Free Evening Juggling Class at Bryant Park
Starts in 4d 3h
TUE, NOV 10 · 7 PM–8:30 PM
58°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at The Cooper Union, Foundation Building Room 215, Manhattan · official listing on cooper.edu · checked Nov 1
Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa photography artist talk at Cooper Union
Starts in 4d 3h
TUE, NOV 10 · 7 PM–8:30 PM
58°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Amateur Astronomers Association (virtual), Manhattan · official listing on aaa.org · checked Nov 5
AAA Lecture: Hobby-Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment
Starts in 4d 7h
TUE, NOV 10 · 11:30 PM–12:45 AM (NEXT DAY)
53°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · at Mezzrow, Manhattan · official listing on smallslive.com · checked Nov 2
Vinyl After Hours at Mezzrow on Tuesday Nov 10 (no cover)
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