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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 6h 7m
THU, NOV 5 · 11 AM–12 PM
69°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Multi-Use Room B (in Detective Keith L Williams Park), Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Painting & crafts

Craft & Chill

📍 Multi-Use Room B (in Detective Keith L Williams Park) · Detective Keith L Williams Park, Queens
Free (NYC Parks event)
Starts in 8h 7m
THU, NOV 5 · 1 PM–6 PM
70°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 3, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Sunset Park Library, Brooklyn · official listing on bklynlibrary.org · checked Nov 3
Painting & crafts

Digital Discovery Day at Sunset Park Library

📍 Sunset Park Library · Sunset Park, Brooklyn
Free
Starts in 14h 7m
THU, NOV 5 · FROM 7 PM
68°F · Light Rain Likely
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · at Pete's Candy Store, Brooklyn · official listing on petescandystore.com · checked Nov 1
Arts & culture

Rally Reading Series at Pete's Candy Store (21+)

📍 Pete's Candy Store · Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Suggested donation; pay what you wish; Free to attend; 21+; 21+
Starts in 15h 37m
THU, NOV 5 · 8:30 PM–9:45 PM
67°F · Light Rain Likely
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · at Eris Deep Space (Brooklyn Comedy Collective), Brooklyn · official listing on brooklyncomedycollective.com · checked Nov 1
Music & nightlife

Demon Time improvised sketch night at Brooklyn Comedy Collective (21+)

📍 Eris Deep Space (Brooklyn Comedy Collective) · Brooklyn
Suggested donation · pay what you wish · Free with a suggested donation to the BCC Diversity Scholarship fund · 21+
Starts in 16h 7m
THU, NOV 5 · 9 PM–1 AM (NEXT DAY)
66°F · Light Rain Likely
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · at The Rabbit Hole, Queens · official listing on therabbithole.nyc · checked Nov 2
Music & nightlife

Karaoke Thursday at The Rabbit Hole, Astoria (21+)

📍 The Rabbit Hole · Astoria, Queens
Free to enter · purchases optional · No cover; free RSVP. 21+
Starts in 17h 7m
THU, NOV 5 · 10 PM–4 AM (NEXT DAY)
67°F · Light Rain Likely
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at SILO Brooklyn, Brooklyn · official listing on dice.fm · checked Nov 2
Music & nightlife

Lounge Sessions at SILO (free with RSVP, 21+)

📍 SILO Brooklyn · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Free · registration required · Free with RSVP on DICE; 21+ · 21+
Starts in 17h 37m
THU, NOV 5 · 10:30 PM–2:30 AM (NEXT DAY)
67°F · Light Rain Likely
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Public Records, Brooklyn · official listing on dice.fm · checked Oct 30
Music & nightlife

Mousse T. at Public Records (21+)

📍 Public Records · Gowanus, Brooklyn
Paid; 21+

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