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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 1d 1h
Every Sun, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 11 AM–6 PM
69°F · Partly 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 1d 4h
WED, NOV 4 · 2 PM–4 PM
73°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 3, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Queensbridge Library Tech Lab, Queens · official listing on queenslibrary.org · checked Nov 3
Painting & crafts

Creative Technology: Cricut Greeting Card at Queensbridge

📍 Queensbridge Library Tech Lab · Long Island City, Queens
Free · registration required · Free; library card login to register; limited seats
Starts in 1d 8h
WED, NOV 4 · 6:30 PM–8 PM
65°F · Mostly Cloudy
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Center for Brooklyn History, Brooklyn · official listing on bklynlibrary.org · checked Nov 2
Painting & crafts

Armed Objects: Weapons, Ornamentation and the Museum (CBH Talk)

📍 Center for Brooklyn History · Brooklyn
Free · registration required · Free; register on the library page
Starts in 1d 9h
WED, NOV 4 · 7 PM–11 PM
64°F · Mostly Cloudy
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · at Wonderville, Brooklyn · official listing on wonderville.nyc · checked Nov 2
Music & nightlife

NYC Indie Games November Social at Wonderville (21+)

📍 Wonderville · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Suggested donation; pay what you wish; Free to attend; 21+
Starts in 1d 9h
WED, NOV 4 · 7:30 PM–9:30 PM
64°F · Mostly Cloudy
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Why this place: Free · at Pete's Candy Store, Brooklyn · official listing on petescandystore.com · checked Oct 31
Music & nightlife

Wednesday trivia at Pete's Candy Store (21+)

📍 Pete's Candy Store · Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Free · 21+
Starts in 1d 11h
WED, NOV 4 · 9 PM–11:30 PM
64°F · Mostly Cloudy
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · at LunÀtico, Brooklyn · official listing on barlunatico.com · checked Nov 1
Music & nightlife

Gustavo Figueiredo Trio (NYC debut) at LunÀtico

📍 LunÀtico · Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Suggested donation; pay what you wish; no reservations

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