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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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Starts in 10h 39m
Every Sun, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 11 AM–6 PM
67°F · Rain
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx · official listing on bronxmuseum.org · checked Oct 31
Arts & culture

Bronx Museum of the Arts (Always Free)

📍 Bronx Museum of the Arts · Bronx
Free
Starts in 1d 11h
SAT, NOV 7 · 12 PM–4 PM
64°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Concrete Plant Park, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Arts & culture

5th Annual Community Banquet

📍 Concrete Plant Park, Bronx
Free (NYC Parks event) · registration may be required
Starts in 1d 14h
SAT, NOV 7 · FROM 3 PM
64°F · Chance Rain Showers
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Edgar Allan Poe Cottage, Bronx · official listing on poecottage.org · checked Nov 2
Arts & culture

Ephemeral Light: Artist Talk with Ira Merritt at Poe Cottage

📍 Edgar Allan Poe Cottage · Fordham, Bronx
Free · registration required · Free; registration requested; book available for purchase

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