1Free! (worth double-checking)Fi.Fest
Experience Fi.Fest: a feel good family-friendly summer music festival in Fifield, perfectly placed between Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire. Join…
1 milesSun 26 Jul
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Free Things This Weekend in Windsor
Good local plans needn't cost the earth. This page keeps an eye on the stronger free events nearby, so you can skip the faff and get straight to the promising stuff.
10 picks around Windsor, from 8 local venues. The map pin is doing actual work here.
25–26 July Near Windsor
Not every listing gets a golden ticket
We don't just scoop up anything with a £0 next to it. These picks still need to be nearby, useful, and properly explained, because 'free' is lovely but 'free and baffling' is less of a selling point.
Happening Saturday 25 July to Sunday 26 July.
Picked for Windsor, not somewhere halfway across the county.
Only Local Gems and Curated venues make the cut, because standards are still a thing.
Listings with proper descriptions get bumped up the list. Three words and a shrug will not do.
Our 10 picks near Windsor
1Free! (worth double-checking)
2Free! (worth double-checking)Two-Piano Recital
at Parish Church Of St Jude Englefield Green
An opportunity to hear both our grand pianos together: Julian Hellaby and Peter Noke will play works from Germany, Argentina and Russia. As usual admission is free (though we welcome donations), and there will be refeshments in the interval.
4.2 milesSat 25 Jul16:00
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3Free! (worth double-checking)Little Ravers Summer edition
at Popworld
LITTLE RAVERS – SUMMER SPECIAL Get ready for the ultimate family daytime rave at Popworld Reading Saturday 25th July 2PM – 4PM Expect an afternoon packed with: Live DJ & party anthems Free foam batons Free inflatables Unlimited squash for kids 🅿 Free buggy parking Quieter chill area Licensed bar for adults Tickets Under 2s – FREE Kids – £10 Adults – £8 BONUS OFFER: Kids eat for just £1 at Slug & Lettuce Riverside or Slug & Lettuce Friar Street when dining with an adult. Perfect for toddlers, young kids, parents, and anyone who loves a family-friendly disco atmosphere #LittleRavers #SummerSpecial #ReadingEvents #FamilyRave #KidsParty #PopworldReading #ThingsToDoInReading
14.9 milesSat 25 Jul
4Free! (worth double-checking)How I Grew A Moustache (Work In Progress)
In a pursuit of better understanding her father, Riwa finds a letter he sent to his own late dad. With this discovery, she unlocks a quest that travels through timelines and across conversations with family members, piecing together a puzzle. Pulling in puppetry, silhouettes, and verbatim audio, How I Grew a Moustache explores how grief and silence travel across generations, and what it means to inherit stories that are left untold. At its heart, the work asks how diasporic families carry love, loss and memory across time.
24.3 milesSat 25 Jul20:00
5Free! (worth double-checking)Yorkshire - Tough Mudder UK - Mud and Obstacle Course Run
Tough Mudder Yorkshire at Broughton Hall isn’t just tough, it’s the muddiest course on the calendar. Winding through untouched terrain, woodland slogs, and leg-screaming hills, it delivers ankle-deep sludge, scenic suffering, and a healthy dose of northern grit. Set in the grounds of a grand Georgian estate, it’s as brutal as it is beautiful. Easily accessible from northern cities, but once you’re out there, it’ll test you every step of the way.
12.5 milesSun 26 Jul
6Free! (worth double-checking)Drink, Death & Debauchery Walking Tour
This guided walking tour takes in the colourful history of London’s West End around St Giles, Seven Dials and Covent Garden. Learn about the notorious gin craze of the 18th century, the history behind William Hogarth’s famous Gin Lane, gallows, plague pits and prostitution. Meet at the Dominion Theatre on Tottenham Court Road to be guided from Denmark Street to Holborn, ending at the Foundling Museum where you can see some more famous Hogarth paintings.
22.2 milesSun 26 Jul
7Free! (worth double-checking)Repair & Reuse Fair
Hosted by Harrow in partnership with Victoria Hall, TRAID, LOANHOOD, and The Restart Project we are encouraging residents to fall in love with their favourite items all over again.
13.2 milesSat 25 Jul
8Free! (worth double-checking)Let’s Get Creative – People Who Live in the Skies
This event features 'People Who Live in the Skies,' a 20-minute Kathak dance performance by the Amina Khayyam Dance Company, followed by a 15-minute participatory workshop. It is aimed at families with children aged 4-11 and explores topical environmental issues.
13.7 milesSat 25 Jul
9Free! (worth double-checking)Let’s Get Creative: South Asian Classical Dance Workshop
Put on Ghunghroo’s (bell anklets), move to the mesmerising rhythms of the ‘tabla’ and the enchanting strings of the sitar, and step into character as the story unfolds through Kathak dance.
13.7 milesSun 26 Jul
10Free! (worth double-checking)HighTide: ZerOclassikal presents Afternoon Ragas
High Tide festival is back on Sunday 26 June! With free music performances and activities taking place across Twickenham, we invite you to enjoy an afternoon of south Asian classical music at Orleans House Gallery.
13.7 milesSun 26 Jul
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