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 2d 4h

Every Sun, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 11 AM–6 PM

67°F · Sunny

✓ 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 5d 5h

SAT, NOV 7 · 12 PM–4 PM

64°F · Chance Light Rain

✓ 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 5d 7h

SAT, NOV 7 · 2 PM–2:45 PM

66°F · Slight Chance Light Rain

✓ 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 6d 3h

SUN, NOV 8 · 9:30 AM–11 AM

55°F · Mostly Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026

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

Arts & culture

Fall Birding

📍 Wave Hill, Bronx

Free (NYC Parks event) · registration may be required

Starts in 6d 6h

SUN, NOV 8 · 1 PM–2 PM

61°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: Create Your Own Nature Field Guide

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

Free (NYC Parks event)

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