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Free & Cheap Date Ideas in NYC

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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FRI, NOV 6 · 5 PM–8 PM
61°F · Chance Light Rain
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Why this place: Free · at Hudson River Museum, Hudson Room, Westchester · official listing on hrm.org · checked Oct 26
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Free First Friday: America in Motion

📍 Hudson River Museum, Hudson Room · Yonkers, Westchester
Free admission · optional cash bar
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FRI, NOV 6 · 5:30 PM–7:30 PM
61°F · Chance Light Rain
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Why this place: Free · at Hudson River Museum lobby, Westchester · official listing on hrm.org · checked Oct 26
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Stop In and Sketch at the Hudson River Museum

📍 Hudson River Museum lobby · Yonkers, Westchester
Free · drop-in workshop

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