1Free! (worth double-checking)Skinny Dip at Arundel Lido
Food, Soft Drinks, Tea & Coffee will be available to purchase at each event.
8.2 milesSun 12 Jul
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Free Things This Weekend
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.
11–12 July Near Chapel Row
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 11 July to Sunday 12 July.
Picked for Chapel Row, 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 Chapel Row
1Free! (worth double-checking)
2Free! (worth double-checking)Mapping John Agard’s ‘My Name Is Book’. Toby Melville Brown
7.3 milesSat 11 Jul12:00
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3Free! (worth double-checking)Song recital: 'Themes of Love' through Italian baroque
at St Thomas à Becket's Church
Saturday 11th July, 5pm Songs and arias by Herbert Bennett, tenor (our Vicar) accompanied by Susan Bain, piano. All are welcome, free admission, with retiring collection for the church.
13.5 milesSat 11 Jul
4Free! (worth double-checking)Limited Free Tickets
July 10, 2026 11pm-4am Quarters hosts a heavyweight link-up as Oldboy and DJ Cosworth bring their raw, club focused energy to the dancefloor.
21.1 milesSat 11 Jul
5Free! (worth double-checking)Limited Free Tickets
July 10, 2026 11pm-4am Quarters hosts a heavyweight link-up as Oldboy and DJ Cosworth bring their raw, club focused energy to the dancefloor.
21.1 milesSat 11 Jul
6Free! (worth double-checking)Up All Night: One Direction 16th Anniversary Party
Get ready for the ultimate Up All Night: One Direction 16th Anniversary Party with non-stop hits and dancing all night long!
20.9 milesSat 11 Jul
7Free! (worth double-checking)Hymns and Pimms
at St Peter and St John The Baptist (Wivelsfield Parish Church)
Hymns and Pimms Occurring for 2 hours Venue Wivelsfield Parish Church Address Wivelsfield Parish Church Church Lane Wivelsfield Haywards Heath, RH17 7RD, United Kingdom Music and refreshments for a summer afternoon, featuring Wivelsfield Church Choir and "Songbirds" from Wivelsfield Primary School. There will be an interval during which Pimms and other drinks and light refreshments will be served outside the church. There is no charge, but donations will be welcome. View attachment
19.4 milesSun 12 Jul17:00
8Free! (worth double-checking)Forbidden Nights
Eventbrite - Ironworks Studios Brighton presents Forbidden Nights - Saturday, July 11, 2026 at Ironworks Studios, Brighton, England. Find event and ticket information.
20.8 milesSat 11 Jul20:50
9Free! (worth double-checking)Rhythms of London
Rhythms of London explores the city through contrast, movement, and close observation. The exhibition brings together two interconnected bodies of work that reflect different layers of urban experience. The first focuses on trees, abstract foliage, and museum interiors. These works capture quieter moments within the city, where natural forms and architectural spaces create a sense of pause. Branches, leaves, and structural elements are observed and reinterpreted through line, colour, and composition, revealing underlying rhythms that often go unnoticed. In contrast, the second body of work turns towards people and movement. Figures appear fragmented and fluid, dissolving into colour and gesture. These works respond to the pace and density of city life — the constant flow of bodies, overlapping trajectories, and fleeting interactions. Rather than depicting individuals, they evoke the collective energy of London as a shared, ever-changing environment. Together, the two series present London as a space shaped by opposing forces: stillness and motion, clarity and ambiguity, solitude and collective presence. The shift between quiet observation and dynamic movement reflects the way the city is experienced — not as a fixed image, but as a sequence of changing impressions.
47.5 milesSun 12 Jul
10Free! (worth double-checking)Festival of Speed 2026
The Goodwood Festival of Speed is one of the world’s most exhilarating motorsport events, bringing together legendary cars, iconic drivers, cutting‑edge machines and thousands of passionate fans in the beautiful parkland surrounding Goodwood House. Known as the ultimate summer garden party of motorsport, this four‑day festival delivers non‑stop action, innovation and atmosphere for enthusiasts of all ages.
41.3 milesSun 12 Jul
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