Starts in 2h 9m
Daily · 6 AM–10 PM
38°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Fort Totten Park, Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 10
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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 2h 9m
Daily · 6 AM–10 PM
38°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Astoria Park, Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 10
Astoria Park East River shoreline
Starts in 3h 9m
Daily · 7 AM–6 PM
32°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Kensico Dam Plaza, Westchester · official listing on parks.westchestercountyny.gov · checked Nov 11
Kensico Dam Plaza
Starts in 4h 9m
Daily · 8 AM–4 PM
35°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Lasdon Public Gardens, Westchester · official listing on parks.westchestercountyny.gov · checked Nov 11
Lasdon Public Gardens
Starts in 5h 9m
Every Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 9 AM–4 PM
39°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Lenoir Preserve Nature Center, Westchester · official listing on parks.westchestergov.com · checked Nov 11
Lenoir Preserve Nature Center in Yonkers
Starts in 5h 9m
Every Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 9 AM–4 PM
39°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Croton Point Nature Center, Westchester · official listing on parks.westchestergov.com · checked Nov 11
Croton Point Nature Center
Starts in 5h 9m
Daily · 9 AM–4:30 PM
39°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Untermyer Gardens, Westchester · official listing on untermyergardens.org · checked Nov 11
Untermyer Gardens (winter hours)
Starts in 5h 39m
Every Sun, Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat · 9:30 AM–4:30 PM
41°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Jockey Hollow Visitor Center, New Jersey · official listing on nps.gov · checked Nov 11
Jockey Hollow Visitor Center in Morristown
Starts in 6h 9m
SAT, NOV 14 · 10 AM–1 PM
43°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, Queens · official listing on nycbirdalliance.app.neoncrm.com · checked Nov 7
Winter Waterfowl Workshop at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Starts in 6h 9m
Daily · 10 AM–5 PM
43°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Queens County Farm Museum, Queens · official listing on queensfarm.org · checked Nov 10
Queens County Farm Museum grounds
Starts in 6h 9m
Daily · 10 AM–4 PM
42°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Alfred B. DelBello Muscoot Farm, Westchester · official listing on parks.westchestergov.com · checked Nov 11
Muscoot Farm in Somers (Free Admission)
Starts in 7h 9m
SAT, NOV 14 · 11 AM–12:30 PM
45°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Astoria Park (Hoyt Ave North & 19th St), Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 2
Behind the Smile: Animal Adaptations in Astoria Park
Sold out
SAT, NOV 14 · 11:30 AM–12:30 PM
45°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 27, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Queens County Farm Museum, Queens · official listing on queensfarm.org · checked Oct 27
Recycling Holiday Scraps at Queens Farm — sold out
Starts in 9h 9m
SAT, NOV 14 · 1 PM–2 PM
46°F · Mostly Cloudy
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Highland Park (Vermont Place parking lot), Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 2
The Secret Lives of Insects in Highland Park
Starts in 11h 39m
Daily · 3:30 PM–6 PM
48°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Hunter's Point South Park, Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 7
Hunter's Point South Park skyline sunset walk (free, Long Island City)
Starts in 1d 7h
SUN, NOV 15 · 11 AM–12:30 PM
48°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Fort Totten Park Visitors Center, Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 2
Invasive Plant Removal and Native Planting at Fort Totten Park
Starts in 1d 9h
SUN, NOV 15 · 1 PM–2:30 PM
50°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Kissena Park (164th St & Lithonia Ave), Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 2
Nature's Workshop: Bird Friendly Windows in Kissena Park
Starts in 1d 10h
SUN, NOV 15 · 2 PM–3:30 PM
48°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 4, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Grinton I. Will Library, Will Auditorium, 1500 Central Park , Westchester · official listing on ypl.org · checked Nov 4
Vincent Herring Quartet
Starts in 1d 12h
Every Sun · 4 PM–5 PM
49°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, Queens · official listing on nps.gov · checked Nov 5
Jamaica Bay Sunset Walk
Starts in 1d 14h
SUN, NOV 15 · 6 PM–7:30 PM
46°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Moore Homestead Playground (Broadway & Elmhurst Ave), Queens · official listing on aaa.org · checked Oct 30
Free Stargazing in Elmhurst
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