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SUN, NOV 1 · 5 PM–7 PM
57°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Flatiron Wines & Spirits, Manhattan · official listing on nyc.flatiron-wines.com · checked Oct 25
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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
SUN, NOV 1 · 6 PM–8 PM
57°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 22h 29m
Daily · 5 PM–6 PM
64°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 1d 22h
TUE, NOV 3 · 5:30 PM–7 PM
65°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Juilliard Station, Manhattan · official listing on juilliard.edu · checked Oct 30
Juilliard Rush Hour Performances (free)
Starts in 2d 16h
Every Sun, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 11 AM–6 PM
67°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
Bronx Museum of the Arts (Always Free)
Starts in 2d 17h
Every Sun, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 12 PM–6 PM
69°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · repeats, so you can go another time · at Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, Manhattan · official listing on leslielohman.org · checked Nov 1
Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art (Suggested Donation)
Starts in 3d 17h
Every Sun, Thu, Fri, Sat · 12 PM–5 PM
70°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · repeats, so you can go another time · at Hispanic Society Museum & Library, Manhattan · official listing on hispanicsociety.org · checked Nov 1
Hispanic Society Museum & Library (Free Admission)
Starts in 4d 15h
1st Fri · 10 AM–5 PM
67°F · Light Rain Likely
✓ Verified Oct 23, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at The Noguchi Museum, 9-01 33rd Rd, Queens · official listing on noguchi.org · checked Oct 23
Free First Friday at the Noguchi Museum
Starts in 4d 15h
FRI, NOV 6 · 10 AM–3 PM
66°F · Light Rain Likely
✓ 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
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Voices of 1776
Starts in 4d 15h
Every Fri · 10 AM–9 PM
67°F · Light Rain Likely
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Poster House, Manhattan · official listing on posterhouse.org · checked Oct 31
Free Fridays at Poster House
Starts in 4d 16h
FRI, NOV 6 · 11 AM–3 PM
67°F · Light Rain Likely
✓ 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
Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden
Starts in 4d 16h
FRI, NOV 6 · 11 AM–3 PM
67°F · Light Rain Likely
✓ 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
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: New York's Brick & Terra Cotta Industries
Starts in 4d 16h
FRI, NOV 6 · 11 AM–3 PM
67°F · Light Rain Likely
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Rutan-Becket House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Still Waters: Reflections of a Maritime Community
Starts in 4d 16h
Every Fri · 11 AM–9 PM
68°F · Light Rain Likely
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · repeats, so you can go another time · at The Studio Museum in Harlem, Manhattan · official listing on studiomuseum.org · checked Oct 31
Friday late hours at the Studio Museum in Harlem
Starts in 4d 16h
FRI, NOV 6 · 11 AM–6 PM
68°F · Light Rain Likely
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · at The Noguchi Museum, Queens · official listing on noguchi.org · checked Oct 31
Free First Friday at the Noguchi Museum
Starts in 4d 22h
FRI, NOV 6 · 5 PM–8 PM
68°F · Light Rain Likely
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Pelham Fritz Recreation Center, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Holiday silent disco at Pelham Fritz
Starts in 4d 22h
FRI, NOV 6 · 5 PM–8 PM
66°F · Light Rain Likely
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Hudson River Museum, Hudson Room, Westchester · official listing on hrm.org · checked Oct 26
Free First Friday: America in Motion
Starts in 4d 22h
Every Fri · 5 PM–10 PM
68°F · Light Rain Likely
✓ Verified Oct 27, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · repeats, so you can go another time · at Whitney Museum of American Art, Manhattan · official listing on whitney.org · checked Oct 27
Whitney Free Friday Nights
Starts in 4d 22h
FRI, NOV 6 · 5 PM–7 PM
68°F · Light Rain Likely
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Japan Society, Manhattan · official listing on japansociety.org · checked Nov 1
Japan Society Gallery Free First Friday
Starts in 4d 22h
FRI, NOV 6 · 5:30 PM–7:30 PM
66°F · Light Rain Likely
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Hudson River Museum lobby, Westchester · official listing on hrm.org · checked Oct 26
Stop In and Sketch at the Hudson River Museum
Starts in 4d 22h
FRI, NOV 6 · 5:30 PM–9 PM
68°F · Light Rain Likely
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · at The Frick Collection, Manhattan · official listing on frick.org · checked Oct 31
Louis Vuitton First Friday at The Frick Collection
Starts in 5d 0h
FRI, NOV 6 · FROM 7 PM
65°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Pete's Candy Store, Brooklyn · official listing on petescandystore.com · checked Nov 1
Dead Pete's Society poetry open mic (21+)
Starts in 5d 2h
FRI, NOV 6 · 9 PM–4 AM (NEXT DAY)
63°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Elsewhere, Brooklyn · official listing on elsewhere.club · checked Oct 30
Chatroom: OSGEMEOS (free with RSVP, 21+)
Starts in 5d 3h
FRI, NOV 6 · 10 PM–4 AM (NEXT DAY)
62°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at House of Yes, Brooklyn · official listing on calendar.houseofyes.org · checked Oct 30
House of Grooves: Eli Escobar All Night (21+)
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