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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.

405 verified listings right now. Updated automatically.

Starts in 22h 1m
FRI, NOV 6 · 6:30 PM–8 PM
64°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Bushwick Comedy Club, Brooklyn · official listing on bushwickcomedy.com · checked Nov 5
Music & nightlife

Bushwick Comedy Club Friday Night Open Mic

📍 Bushwick Comedy Club · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Free
Starts in 22h 31m
FRI, NOV 6 · FROM 7 PM
62°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Pete's Candy Store, Brooklyn · official listing on petescandystore.com · checked Nov 1
Arts & culture

Dead Pete's Society poetry open mic (21+)

📍 Pete's Candy Store · Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Free · 21+
Starts in 1d 0h
FRI, NOV 6 · 9 PM–4 AM (NEXT DAY)
62°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Elsewhere, Brooklyn · official listing on elsewhere.club · checked Oct 30
Music & nightlife

Chatroom: OSGEMEOS (free with RSVP, 21+)

📍 Elsewhere · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Free with RSVP · 21+
Starts in 1d 0h
FRI, NOV 6 · 9 PM–11:30 PM
62°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · at LunÀtico, Brooklyn · official listing on barlunatico.com · checked Nov 2
Music & nightlife

Reginald Chapman's Chaphouse at LunÀtico

📍 LunÀtico · Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Suggested donation; pay what you wish; dinner and cocktails are paid separately.
Starts in 1d 1h
FRI, NOV 6 · 10 PM–4 AM (NEXT DAY)
61°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at House of Yes, Brooklyn · official listing on calendar.houseofyes.org · checked Oct 30
Music & nightlife

House of Grooves: Eli Escobar All Night (21+)

📍 House of Yes · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Paid · tickets on the House of Yes site · 21+

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