Starts in 1d 21h
SAT, OCT 31 · 11 AM–12 PM
55°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Playground (in Phil "Scooter" Rizzuto Park), Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
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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 1d 23h
SAT, OCT 31 · 1 PM–2 PM
59°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Prospect Park, Ocean Avenue entrance (Washington Irving stat, Brooklyn · official listing on prospectpark.org · checked Oct 29
Sleepy Hollow folklore hike with the Urban Park Rangers
Starts in 1d 23h
SAT, OCT 31 · 1 PM–2 PM
59°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Beach Channel Drive and Beach 88th Street (in Bay Breeze Par, Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Howl-oween Doggie Day Walk
Starts in 1d 23h
SAT, OCT 31 · 1 PM–2 PM
59°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Lincoln Road and Ocean Avenue Entrance (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Folklore Tales on the Trail Hike
Starts in 2d 0h
SAT, OCT 31 · 2 PM–3 PM
60°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Visitor Center at the Boathouse, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn · official listing on brooklynbridgepark.org · checked Oct 28
Free Halloween Piano Concert with Rob Schwimmer
Starts in 2d 20h
SUN, NOV 1 · 9 AM–2 PM
54°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Bayside Historical Society (in Fort Totten Park), Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Experience Civil War Living History at Fort Totten
Starts in 2d 22h
SUN, NOV 1 · 11 AM–12 PM
59°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Vermont Place Parking Lot (in Highland Park), Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Native American Heritage Month: Lenape Botany
Starts in 2d 22h
SUN, NOV 1 · 11 AM–4 PM
59°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park, Brooklyn · official listing on prospectpark.org · checked Oct 29
Brooklyn FAM Festival: Shine Your Light
Starts in 2d 22h
SUN, NOV 1 · 11 AM–12 PM
59°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at American Veterans Memorial Pier, Brooklyn · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Saltwater Fishing
Starts in 2d 22h
SUN, NOV 1 · 11 AM–12:30 PM
59°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Sunset Park Playground (in Sunset Park), Brooklyn · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Fall Foliage Tree ID
Starts in 2d 22h
SUN, NOV 1 · 11 AM–1 PM
59°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Fort Totten Park Visitors Center (in Fort Totten Park), Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Historic New York: Fort Totten
Starts in 3d 0h
SUN, NOV 1 · 1 PM–3 PM
62°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Astoria Park, Queens · official listing on astoriaparkalliance.org · checked Oct 26
6th Annual Astoria Park Pumpkin Smash
Starts in 3d 1h
SUN, NOV 1 · 2 PM–3 PM
64°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Visitor Center at the Boathouse, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn · official listing on brooklynbridgepark.org · checked Oct 28
Beethoven Piano Sonatas with Jeffrey Swann
Starts in 3d 2h
SUN, NOV 1 · 3 PM–4 PM
64°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Oak Ridge (in Forest Park), Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Day of the Dead Celebration featuring Mariachi Real de Mexico
Starts in 3d 3h
SUN, NOV 1 · 4 PM–6 PM
64°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Museum of the Moving Image, Kaufman Courtyard, Queens · official listing on movingimage.org · checked Oct 29
Day of the Dead at Museum of the Moving Image
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