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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 16h 21m

Every Sun, Sat · 10:30 AM–12 PM

55°F · Sunny

✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026

Why this place: Free · registration required · repeats, so you can go another time · at Fort Wadsworth Visitor Center, Staten Island · official listing on nps.gov · checked Nov 7

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Fort Tompkins Tour at Fort Wadsworth (Weekends)

📍 Fort Wadsworth Visitor Center · Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island

Free · registration required · Free; reserve by calling (718) 354-4500

Starts in 16h 51m

SUN, NOV 8 · 11 AM–12:30 PM

57°F · Sunny

✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026

Why this place: Free · at Lawn Area (in Seaside Wildlife Nature Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29

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Outdoor Skills: Orienteering and Geocaching Hike

📍 Lawn Area (in Seaside Wildlife Nature Park) · Seaside Wildlife Nature Park, Staten Island

Free (NYC Parks event)

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