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SAT, OCT 31 · 12 PM–4 PM
60°F · 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
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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.
Happening now
Every Fri, Sat, Sun · 12 PM–5 PM
59°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery, Manhattan · official listing on manoamano.nyc · checked Oct 29
Día de Muertos at St. Mark's Church-in-the-Bowery
Happening now
SAT, OCT 31 · 2 PM–4 PM
59°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at The Ramble, NYC · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Bird Friendly Garden Management Workshop
Happening now
SAT, OCT 31 · 3 PM–7:30 PM
59°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Jardn de la Familia, NYC · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Masquerade Party
Starts in 1h 3m
SAT, OCT 31 · 5 PM–7 PM
56°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Flatiron Wines & Spirits, Manhattan · official listing on nyc.flatiron-wines.com · checked Oct 25
Free tastings at Flatiron Wines
Starts in 1h 3m
Daily · 5 PM–6 PM
56°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 27, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · repeats, so you can go another time · at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Manhattan · official listing on cooperhewitt.org · checked Oct 27
Cooper Hewitt Pay What You Wish hour
Starts in 2h 3m
SAT, OCT 31 · 6 PM–8 PM
55°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Astor Wines & Spirits, Manhattan · official listing on astorwines.com · checked Oct 25
Free wine & spirits tastings at Astor Wines
Starts in 3h 3m
SAT, OCT 31 · HOURS TBC
54°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Sixth Avenue, Greenwich Village, Manhattan · official listing on halloween-nyc.com · checked Oct 26
NYC Village Halloween Parade
Starts in 3h 3m
SAT, OCT 31 · 7 PM–9 PM
54°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Dyckman Marina, Inwood Hill Park, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Dyckman Marina Movie Nights
Starts in 7h 3m
SAT, OCT 31 · 11 PM–4 AM (NEXT DAY)
51°F · Partly Cloudy
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Public Records, Brooklyn · official listing on dice.fm · checked Oct 30
Dope Jams Halloween Ball at Public Records (21+)
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