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Date ideas that cost little or nothing

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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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SAT, NOV 14 · 9 PM–1 AM (NEXT DAY)
43°F · Mostly Cloudy
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · at Wonderville, Brooklyn · official listing on wonderville.nyc · checked Nov 1
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Smash Bash Vol. 28 Super Smash Bros. Night at Wonderville (21+)

📍 Wonderville · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Paid; Free to attend; 21+
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SAT, NOV 14 · 10 PM–2 AM (NEXT DAY)
43°F · Mostly Cloudy
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Why this place: Free · registration required · at Cassette, Queens · official listing on dice.fm · checked Nov 1
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Ridgewood Rendezvous Drag Show at Cassette (21+)

📍 Cassette · Ridgewood, Queens
Free · registration required · Free DICE ticket; tips for performers encouraged. 21+. · 21+
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SAT, NOV 14 · FROM 10 PM
43°F · Mostly Cloudy
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Why this place: Free · at House of Yes, Brooklyn · official listing on calendar.houseofyes.org · checked Nov 1
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Full Throttle: Mha Iri (21+)

📍 House of Yes · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Paid · tickets on the House of Yes site · 21+
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SAT, NOV 14 · 10:30 PM–4 AM (NEXT DAY)
43°F · Mostly Cloudy
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Why this place: Free · at Elsewhere, Brooklyn · official listing on elsewhere.club · checked Oct 30
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X-Coast (open to close) at Elsewhere (21+)

📍 Elsewhere · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Paid; 21+

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