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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.

405 verified listings right now. Updated automatically.

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FRI, NOV 6 · 10 AM–2 PM
66°F · Rain
✓ 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
Tours & walks

Volunteering at Conference House Park - The Blue Wave

📍 Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
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Every Sun, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 10 AM–4 PM
66°F · Heavy Rain
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Hamilton Grange National Memorial, Manhattan · official listing on nps.gov · checked Nov 1
Tours & walks

Hamilton Grange Free Ranger-Led House Tours

📍 Hamilton Grange National Memorial · Manhattan
Free
Starts in 2h 18m
FRI, NOV 6 · 3 PM–4 PM
66°F · Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Center for Brooklyn History, Brooklyn · official listing on bklynlibrary.org · checked Nov 2
Tours & walks

Battle of Brooklyn Exhibition Tour at the Center for Brooklyn History

📍 Center for Brooklyn History · Brooklyn
Free · registration required · Free; reserve a spot via the registration link

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