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 12h 6m

SUN, NOV 1 · 11 AM–12 PM

56°F · Mostly Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026

Why this place: Free · at Crotona Nature Center (in Crotona Park), Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29

Painting & crafts

Nature's Workshop: Fall Foliage Leaf Art

📍 Crotona Nature Center (in Crotona Park) · Crotona Park, Bronx

Free (NYC Parks event)

Starts in 12h 6m

SUN, NOV 1 · 11 AM–12:30 PM

56°F · Partly Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026

Why this place: Free · at Holten Ave. and Purdy Place (in Wolfe's Pond Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29

Tours & walks

Fall Canoeing

📍 Holten Ave. and Purdy Place (in Wolfe's Pond Park) · Wolfe's Pond Park, Staten Island

Free (NYC Parks event)

Starts in 12h 6m

SUN, NOV 1 · 11 AM–3 PM

56°F · Partly Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026

Why this place: Free · at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29

Arts & culture

Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden

📍 H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island

Free (NYC Parks event)

Starts in 12h 6m

Every Sun, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 11 AM–6 PM

56°F · Mostly Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026

Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx · official listing on bronxmuseum.org · checked Oct 31

Arts & culture

Bronx Museum of the Arts (Always Free)

📍 Bronx Museum of the Arts · Bronx

Free

Starts in 13h 6m

SUN, NOV 1 · 12 PM–4 PM

58°F · Mostly Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026

Why this place: Free · at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29

Arts & culture

Docent led tours of the Historic Conference House Museum

📍 Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island

Free (NYC Parks event)

Starts in 13h 36m

SUN, NOV 1 · 12:30 PM–3 PM

58°F · Mostly Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026

Why this place: Free · registration required · at Snug Harbor Sustainability Center, Staten Island · official listing on snug-harbor.org · checked Oct 28

Outdoors

Environmental and Tree Stewardship at Snug Harbor

📍 Snug Harbor Sustainability Center · Livingston, Staten Island

Free; registration required.

Starts in 14h 6m

SUN, NOV 1 · 1 PM–1:45 PM

60°F · Mostly Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026

Why this place: Free · at Wave Hill, Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29

Tours & walks

Garden Highlights Walk

📍 Wave Hill, Bronx

Free (NYC Parks event)

Starts in 14h 6m

SUN, NOV 1 · 1 PM–2 PM

60°F · Mostly Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026

Why this place: Free · at Van Cortlandt Nature Center (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29

Tours & walks

Discovery Hike: Micro Hike

📍 Van Cortlandt Nature Center (in Van Cortlandt Park) · Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx

Free (NYC Parks event)

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