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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
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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 4h 51m
TUE, NOV 3 · 8 PM–11:59 PM
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Union Hall, Brooklyn · official listing on eventbrite.com · checked Nov 1
Election Night Watch Party at Union Hall (21+, free)
Starts in 18h 51m
Every Sun, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 10 AM–4 PM
64°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at General Grant National Memorial, Manhattan · official listing on nps.gov · checked Nov 1
Grant's Tomb (General Grant National Memorial)
Starts in 19h 21m
WED, NOV 4 · 10:30 AM–11:30 AM
✓ Verified Nov 3, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn · official listing on green-wood.com · checked Nov 3
Green-Wood on Wheels: Stroller-Friendly Tour
Starts in 1d 1h
WED, NOV 4 · 5 PM–6 PM
69°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 3, 2026
Why this place: Free · at West 218th Street and Indian Road (in Inwood Hill Park), Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 3
Nature Book Club
Starts in 1d 21h
THU, NOV 5 · 1 PM–6 PM
✓ Verified Nov 3, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Sunset Park Library, Brooklyn · official listing on bklynlibrary.org · checked Nov 3
Digital Discovery Day at Sunset Park Library
Starts in 1d 23h
THU, NOV 5 · 3 PM–5 PM
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Environmental Education Center, Brooklyn · official listing on brooklynbridgepark.org · checked Nov 2
Open Hours at Brooklyn Bridge Park Education Center
Starts in 2d 1h
Every Thu, Fri · 5 PM–6 PM
70°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Bryant Park, Manhattan · official listing on bryantpark.org · checked Nov 2
Bryant Park Birding Tours (Thu & Fri 5 PM)
Starts in 2d 23h
FRI, NOV 6 · 3 PM–5 PM
✓ Verified Nov 3, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Environmental Education Center, Brooklyn · official listing on brooklynbridgepark.org · checked Nov 3
Open Hours at Brooklyn Bridge Park Education Center
Starts in 3d 8h
FRI, NOV 6 · 11:59 PM–3:30 AM (NEXT DAY)
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Union Hall, Brooklyn · official listing on eventbrite.com · checked Nov 1
Karaoke Tremendous at Union Hall (21+, free, midnight)
Starts in 3d 16h
1st Sat · 7:30 AM–8:30 AM
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Picnic House area, Prospect Park, Brooklyn · official listing on prospectpark.org · checked Oct 30
FIDO Coffee Bark in Prospect Park
Starts in 3d 17h
SAT, NOV 7 · 9 AM–11:30 AM
60°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Riverside Park (Riverside Dr & Tiemann Pl), Manhattan · official listing on riversideparknyc.org · checked Nov 2
Volunteer Gardening at Tiemann Place in Riverside Park
Starts in 3d 18h
Every Sat · 10 AM–12 PM
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park, Brooklyn · official listing on prospectpark.org · checked Oct 30
Introduction to Birdwatching Outings in Prospect Park
Starts in 3d 18h
SAT, NOV 7 · 10 AM–11:30 AM
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Salt Marsh Nature Center, Brooklyn · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 30
Birding: Fall Migration at Salt Marsh Nature Center
Starts in 3d 18h
SAT, NOV 7 · 10 AM–11 AM
62°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Margaret Corbin Circle, Fort Tryon Park, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 2
Guided Nature Walk in Fort Tryon Park
Starts in 3d 19h
SAT, NOV 7 · 11 AM–2 PM
63°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or lawn, Manhattan · official listing on bryantpark.org · checked Nov 1
Free Saturday Juggling at Bryant Park
Starts in 3d 20h
Every Sat, Sun · 12 PM–5 PM
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Lefferts Historic House, Prospect Park, Brooklyn · official listing on prospectpark.org · checked Oct 30
Exhibit: The Shirley Chisholm Way at Lefferts Historic House
Starts in 3d 21h
SAT, NOV 7 · 1 PM–2 PM
64°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Randall's Island Park (meet at Ward's Island Footbridge), Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 30
Discovery Hike: Randall's Island Salt Marsh
Starts in 3d 21h
SAT, NOV 7 · 1 PM–2 PM
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · at East Fourth Street Community Garden, Brooklyn · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 31
Historical Walking Tour from the East 4th Street Community Garden
Starts in 3d 21h
Every Sun, Sat · 1 PM–5 PM
✓ 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 3d 22h
SAT, NOV 7 · 2 PM–3:30 PM
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Lefferts Historic House, Prospect Park, Brooklyn · official listing on prospectpark.org · checked Oct 30
Battle of Brooklyn Walking Tour
Starts in 4d 1h
SAT, NOV 7 · 5 PM–7 PM
64°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at 102nd Street Field House, Riverside Park, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 31
Strange Confessions: Free Play Reading in Riverside Park
Starts in 4d 2h
SAT, NOV 7 · 5:30 PM–7 PM
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Pier 3, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn · official listing on brooklynbridgepark.org · checked Nov 2
Nature Journaling: Nature After Dark at Brooklyn Bridge Park
Starts in 4d 18h
SUN, NOV 8 · 10 AM–11 AM
55°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Dongan Lawn, Fort Tryon Park, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 2
Kid Birding in Fort Tryon Park
Starts in 4d 19h
SUN, NOV 8 · 11 AM–12 PM
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park, Brooklyn · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 30
Fantastic Fungi Mushroom ID Hike in Prospect Park
Starts in 4d 21h
SUN, NOV 8 · 1 PM–2:30 PM
60°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Central Park North Woods, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Ranger hike in Central Park's North Woods
Starts in 4d 21h
SUN, NOV 8 · 1 PM–4 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Pioneer Works, Brooklyn · official listing on aaa.org · checked Oct 29
Free Solar Observing at Pioneer Works
Starts in 4d 21h
SUN, NOV 8 · 1 PM–2:30 PM
60°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Central Park (meet at W 100th St & Central Park West), Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 30
Leaf Peeping Hike in Central Park's North Woods
Starts in 5d 19h
MON, NOV 9 · 11 AM–11:45 AM
56°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Bryant Park, Manhattan · official listing on bryantpark.org · checked Oct 25
Free Bryant Park tour
Starts in 1w 0d
TUE, NOV 10 · 5:30 PM–7:30 PM
✓ 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 1w 0d
WED, NOV 11 · 10 AM–3 PM
✓ Verified Nov 3, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Prospect Park Audubon Center, Brooklyn · official listing on prospectpark.org · checked Nov 3
Veterans Day Nature Programs at Prospect Park Audubon Center
Sold out
THU, NOV 12 · 6 PM–8 PM
✓ Verified Oct 24, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn · official listing on bbg.org · checked Oct 24
Starting Seeds for Community Self-Sufficiency
Starts in 1w 2d
FRI, NOV 13 · 11 AM–12 PM
✓ Verified Nov 3, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Battery Park City Library, Manhattan · official listing on nypl.org · checked Nov 3
Adult Crafternoon: Cyanotype Bookmarks at Battery Park City Library
Starts in 1w 3d
FRI, NOV 13 · 5 PM–9 PM
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn · official listing on aaa.org · checked Oct 30
Free Stargazing at Floyd Bennett Field
Starts in 1w 3d
SAT, NOV 14 · 10:30 AM–2 PM
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Roebling Rink, Emily Warren Roebling Plaza, Brooklyn Bridge , Brooklyn · official listing on brooklynbridgepark.org · checked Oct 31
Roebling Rink Opening Day: Free Morning Skate Sessions
Starts in 1w 3d
SAT, NOV 14 · 11 AM–12 PM
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Bushwick Inlet Park (Lawn Area), Brooklyn · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 31
Discovery Hike: Waterfront Ecosystems at Bushwick Inlet Park
Starts in 1w 3d
SAT, NOV 14 · 12 PM–2 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at St. Nicholas Park (James Baldwin Lawn), Manhattan · official listing on aaa.org · checked Oct 29
Free Solar Observing at St. Nicholas Park
Starts in 1w 3d
SAT, NOV 14 · 12 PM–2 PM
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · at West 135th Street Plaza, St. Nicholas Park, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 2
Sungazing with West Harlem Art Fund in St. Nicholas Park
Starts in 1w 3d
SAT, NOV 14 · 1 PM–2:30 PM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Prospect Park Picnic House, Brooklyn · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Fall foliage hike in Prospect Park
Starts in 1w 3d
SAT, NOV 14 · 1 PM–2 PM
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Morningside Park (W 114th St & Morningside Dr), Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 2
Outdoor Skills: Survival 101 in Morningside Park
Starts in 1w 3d
SAT, NOV 14 · 1 PM–2 PM
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Karen and Richard LeFrak Lobby, David Geffen Hall, 10 Lincol, Manhattan · official listing on lincolncenter.org · checked Nov 2
Music and Creativity at Lincoln Center
Starts in 1w 4d
SUN, NOV 15 · 11 AM–12:30 PM
✓ 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 1w 4d
SUN, NOV 15 · 12 PM–1:30 PM
✓ 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 1w 4d
SUN, NOV 15 · 1 PM–2 PM
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Inwood Hill Park (W 218th St & Indian Rd), Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 2
Nature's Workshop: Natural Inks and Dyes in Inwood Hill Park
Starts in 1w 5d
SUN, NOV 15 · 7 PM–10 PM
✓ 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
Starts in 2w 0d
WED, NOV 18 · 10:30 AM–11:30 AM
✓ Verified Nov 3, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn · official listing on green-wood.com · checked Nov 3
Green-Wood on Wheels: Stroller-Friendly Tour
Starts in 2w 1d
THU, NOV 19 · 3 PM–3:30 PM
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Environmental Education Center, Brooklyn · official listing on brooklynbridgepark.org · checked Nov 2
Nature Storytime at Brooklyn Bridge Park
Starts in 2w 3d
SAT, NOV 21 · 1 PM–2:30 PM
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Central Park (W 81st St & Central Park West), Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 2
Falling for Nature Hike in Central Park
Starts in 2w 4d
SAT, NOV 21 · 5 PM–8 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Highbridge Park, Manhattan · official listing on aaa.org · checked Oct 29
Free Stargazing at Highbridge Park
Starts in 2w 4d
SAT, NOV 21 · 5 PM–6:30 PM
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Inwood Hill Park (W 218th St & Indian Rd), Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 2
Astronomy: Autumn Sky in Inwood Hill Park
Starts in 2w 4d
SUN, NOV 22 · 1 PM–2:30 PM
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Inwood Hill Park, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 1
Native American Heritage Month: Walking Lenapehoking
Starts in 2w 4d
SUN, NOV 22 · 3 PM–4:30 PM
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Prospect Park (Parkside Ave & South Lake Dr), Brooklyn · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 31
Freedom Seekers: Stories by the Fire in Prospect Park
Starts in 3w 2d
FRI, NOV 27 · 12 PM–2 PM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park, Brooklyn · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Post-Thanksgiving Day Super Hike
Starts in 3w 2d
FRI, NOV 27 · 1 PM–2:30 PM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Inwood Hill Park, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Post-Thanksgiving Day Hike: Northern Manhattan Parks Super Hike
Starts in 3w 3d
SAT, NOV 28 · 1 PM–3 PM
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Marcus Garvey Park, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 31
Historic New York: Mount Morris Fire Watchtower Open Access
Starts in 3w 4d
SUN, NOV 29 · 10 AM–11:30 AM
✓ Verified Nov 3, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn · official listing on green-wood.com · checked Nov 3
Grave Beginnings: Free Walking Tour of Green-Wood
Starts in 4w 3d
FRI, DEC 4 · 4 PM–8 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn · official listing on nyctourism.com · checked Oct 26
Grand Army Plaza (Brooklyn) Hanukkah menorah lightings
Starts in 4w 4d
1st Sun · 10 AM–1:30 PM
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park, Brooklyn · official listing on prospectpark.org · checked Oct 30
Birdwatching: First Sunday Outings in Prospect Park
Starts in 4w 4d
SUN, DEC 6 · 10 AM–11:30 AM
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Prospect Park (Parkside Ave & South Lake Dr), Brooklyn · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 31
Doggie Day Hike in Prospect Park
Starts in 5w 3d
SAT, DEC 12 · 12 PM–2 PM
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Icahn Stadium, Randall's Island Park, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Winter Wreath Workshop
Starts in 5w 4d
SAT, DEC 12 · 8 PM–10 PM
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn · official listing on aaa.org · checked Oct 29
Free Stargazing at Floyd Bennett Field
Starts in 5w 4d
SUN, DEC 13 · 12 PM–6 PM
✓ Verified Nov 3, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Fifth Avenue (7 blocks), Manhattan · official listing on business.nyctourism.com · checked Nov 3
Fifth Avenue Holiday Open Streets
Starts in 5w 4d
SUN, DEC 13 · 12:30 PM–2:30 PM
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Pioneer Works, Brooklyn · official listing on aaa.org · checked Oct 30
Free Solar Observing at Pioneer Works
Starts in 7w 4d
SAT, DEC 26 · 5 PM–6:30 PM
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Inwood Hill Park (W 218th St & Indian Rd), Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 2
Astronomy: The Winter Sky in Inwood Hill Park
Starts in 8w 2d
THU, DEC 31 · 10 PM–12:30 AM (NEXT DAY)
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Grand Army Plaza / Prospect Park, Brooklyn · official listing on prospectpark.org · checked Oct 26
Prospect Park New Year's Eve Fireworks
Starts in 8w 2d
THU, DEC 31 · 11:30 PM–12:30 AM (NEXT DAY)
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Central Park, near 72nd St/Cherry Hill, Manhattan · official listing on centralpark.com · checked Oct 26
NYRR Midnight Run fireworks (spectator)
Starts in 8w 2d
FRI, JAN 1 · 11 AM–1 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · at W 100th St & Central Park West, Manhattan · official listing on away.mta.info · checked Oct 26
NYC Parks New Year's Day Super Hike – Central Park
Starts in 8w 2d
FRI, JAN 1 · 12 PM–3 PM
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Coney Island Beach, Brooklyn · official listing on coneyislandpolarbearclub.com · checked Oct 28
Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge (spectating)
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