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Free & Cheap Date Ideas in NYC

Date ideas that cost little or nothing

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.

325 verified listings right now. Updated automatically.

Starts in 23h 25m
TUE, NOV 3 · 5:30 PM–7 PM
66°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Juilliard Station, Manhattan · official listing on juilliard.edu · checked Oct 30
Music & nightlife

Juilliard Rush Hour Performances (free)

📍 Juilliard Station · Lincoln Square, Manhattan
Free; no tickets required (first come, first served)
Starts in 1d 0h
TUE, NOV 3 · 7 PM–11 PM
61°F · Partly Cloudy
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Wonderville, Brooklyn · official listing on wonderville.nyc · checked Nov 2
Music & nightlife

Rhythm & Dance Games Night at Wonderville (21+)

📍 Wonderville · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Free · 21+
Starts in 1d 2h
TUE, NOV 3 · 8:30 PM–9:45 PM
61°F · Partly Cloudy
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · at Eris Mainstage (Brooklyn Comedy Collective), Brooklyn · official listing on brooklyncomedycollective.com · checked Nov 1
Music & nightlife

Eiffel Tower Mic: free 21+ open mic at Brooklyn Comedy Collective

📍 Eris Mainstage (Brooklyn Comedy Collective) · Brooklyn
Suggested donation · pay what you wish · Free with a suggested donation to the BCC Diversity Scholarship fund · 21+
Starts in 1d 2h
TUE, NOV 3 · 8:30 PM–9:45 PM
61°F · Partly Cloudy
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · at Eris Deep Space (Brooklyn Comedy Collective), Brooklyn · official listing on brooklyncomedycollective.com · checked Nov 1
Music & nightlife

Pump Up: The Jam weekly improv jam at Brooklyn Comedy Collective (21+)

📍 Eris Deep Space (Brooklyn Comedy Collective) · Brooklyn
Suggested donation · pay what you wish · Free with a suggested donation to the BCC Diversity Scholarship fund · 21+
Starts in 1d 2h
TUE, NOV 3 · 9 PM–11:30 PM
61°F · Partly Cloudy
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · at LunÀtico, Brooklyn · official listing on barlunatico.com · checked Nov 1
Music & nightlife

Malika Zarra Quartet at LunÀtico

📍 LunÀtico · Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Suggested donation; pay what you wish; no reservations
Starts in 1d 5h
TUE, NOV 3 · 11:30 PM–12:45 AM (NEXT DAY)
59°F · Partly Cloudy
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · at Mezzrow, Manhattan · official listing on smallslive.com · checked Nov 2
Music & nightlife

Vinyl After Hours at Mezzrow on Tuesday (no cover)

📍 Mezzrow · Manhattan
Free to enter · purchases optional · No cover charge per Mezzrow's listing; drinks are sold at the bar

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