Starts in 2d 5h
SAT, OCT 31 · 11 AM–12:30 PM
55°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Greenbelt Nature Center, Blood Root Valley, Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · 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.
Starts in 2d 5h
SAT, OCT 31 · 11 AM–2 PM
55°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Bryant Park, Manhattan · official listing on bryantpark.org · checked Oct 26
Free Saturday juggling in Bryant Park
Starts in 2d 8h
SAT, OCT 31 · 2 PM–3 PM
60°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Visitor Center at the Boathouse, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn · official listing on brooklynbridgepark.org · checked Oct 28
Free Halloween Piano Concert with Rob Schwimmer
Starts in 2d 13h
SAT, OCT 31 · 7 PM–9 PM
57°F · Partly Cloudy
✓ 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 3d 4h
SUN, NOV 1 · 9 AM–4 PM
✓ Verified Oct 27, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Marathon course (miles 3–26), NYC · official listing on nyrr.org · checked Oct 27
Cheer on the TCS New York City Marathon
Starts in 3d 6h
SUN, NOV 1 · 11 AM–12 PM
59°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Highland Park, Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Native American heritage walk in Highland Park
Starts in 3d 6h
SUN, NOV 1 · 11 AM–12:30 PM
60°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Inwood Hill Park, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Lenape history walk in Inwood Hill Park
Starts in 3d 7h
SUN, NOV 1 · 12:30 PM–3 PM
62°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Snug Harbor Sustainability Center, Staten Island · official listing on snug-harbor.org · checked Oct 28
Environmental and Tree Stewardship at Snug Harbor
Starts in 3d 8h
SUN, NOV 1 · 1 PM–3 PM
63°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Astoria Park, Queens · official listing on astoriaparkalliance.org · checked Oct 26
6th Annual Astoria Park Pumpkin Smash
Starts in 3d 9h
SUN, NOV 1 · 2 PM–3 PM
64°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Visitor Center at the Boathouse, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn · official listing on brooklynbridgepark.org · checked Oct 28
Beethoven Piano Sonatas with Jeffrey Swann
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