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Free & Cheap Date Ideas in NYC

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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.

402 verified listings right now. Updated automatically.

Happening now
Daily · 3 PM–8 PM
54°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Nov 3, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Brooklyn Heights Promenade, Brooklyn · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 3
Outdoors

Brooklyn Heights Promenade skyline walk (free)

📍 Brooklyn Heights Promenade · Brooklyn Heights
Free
Happening now
MON, NOV 9 · 6 PM–9 PM
54°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Public Records, Brooklyn · official listing on dice.fm · checked Oct 31
Music & nightlife

Civic Crash Course talk at Public Records (free RSVP, 21+)

📍 Public Records · Gowanus, Brooklyn
Free · registration required · Free with RSVP on DICE; RSVP does not guarantee entry, first come first served; 21+ · 21+
Happening now
MON, NOV 9 · 6 PM–8 PM
52°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Nov 3, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Hunter's Point South Park overlook, Queens · official listing on hunterspointparks.org · checked Nov 3
Outdoors

Astronomy on the Waterfront at Hunter's Point South Park

📍 Hunter's Point South Park overlook · Long Island City, Queens
Free
Starts in 15m
MON, NOV 9 · 7 PM–9 PM
54°F · Clear
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · at Mood Ring, Brooklyn · official listing on moodringnyc.club · checked Nov 5
Music & nightlife

Rant Comedy Open Mic at Mood Ring (21+)

📍 Mood Ring · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Free to enter · purchases optional · Free entry; full bar service. 21+ with ID · 21+
Starts in 45m
MON, NOV 9 · 7:30 PM–9 PM
54°F · Clear
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Bushwick Comedy Club, Brooklyn · official listing on bushwickcomedy.com · checked Nov 5
Music & nightlife

Bushwick Comedy Club Monday Night Open Mic

📍 Bushwick Comedy Club · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Free
Starts in 2h 15m
MON, NOV 9 · 9 PM–2 AM (NEXT DAY)
52°F · Clear
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · at Mood Ring, Brooklyn · official listing on moodringnyc.club · checked Nov 2
Music & nightlife

Free late-night karaoke at Mood Ring (21+)

📍 Mood Ring · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Free to enter · purchases optional · Free to sing and enter; full bar service. 21+ with ID · 21+

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