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 20h 53m

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 23h 53m

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

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