Top Picks
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.
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.
1Free! (worth double-checking)Come and hear the extremely talented students from WMA perform in the end of term Summer Concert. Featuring Sound Start recorders, WMA Junior Academy Choir, Djembe ensemble, Training Orchestra strings, wind and brass. Percussion ensemble. Pop Bands, and Jazz Train, Jazz Explorers and The Roehampton Street Band! In the afternoon we will have live music,
2Free! (worth double-checking)Come and hear the extremely talented students from WMA perform in the end of term Summer Concert. Featuring Sound Start recorders, WMA Junior Academy Choir, Djembe ensemble, Training Orchestra strings, wind and brass. Percussion ensemble. Pop Bands, and Jazz Train, Jazz Explorers and The Roehampton Street Band! In the afternoon we will have live music,
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3Free! (worth double-checking)Time to connect with friends old and new, eat together and discuss something from the Bible. Please feel free to bring something to add to the table if you would like to. Everyone warmly welcome, come as you are!
4Free! (worth double-checking)Free movement class to improve your general sense of wellbeing.
5Free! (worth double-checking)at Biggin Hill Memorial Museum
Join John for his talk on the Battle of Britain. This talk is organised by the Friends of St Georges Chapel. This talk is free,…
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7Free! (worth double-checking)Soul Music Against Fascism And Racism (S.M.A.R.F) presents an all day party as musicians and DJs unite against a rising tide of Racism, hate and prejudice, raising money for Stand Up To Racism. With 2 rooms of incredible music from a truly epic line up of DJs this is not one to be missed! Make sure to arrive early and check out the Black Cultural Market from 1pm to 5pm where you can pick up a vibrant selection of ornaments, clothes, accessories and more, created by local artisans! Lisa’s Kitchen will be on hand serving their beautiful menu of home cooked Caribbean cuisine! Entry is Free with optional donations to Stand Up To Racism 10% of All Bar Spend goes to the cause.
8Free! (worth double-checking)Event Details Join the Friends of Ruskin Park for one of our regular Saturday morning gardening sessions in the Labyrinth Garden. This beautiful garden was created on the site of Ruskin Event Details Join the Friends of Ruskin Park for one of our regular Saturday morning gardening sessions in the Labyrinth Garden . This beautiful garden was created on the site of Ruskin Park’s former bowling green. The beds feature a mix of evergreen and herbaceous perennial plants, yew shrubs, spring-flowering bulbs, and ornamental grasses. During this session, we’ll be weeding, watering, and mulching the flower beds. You do not need to book, and you’re welcome to stay for all or part of the morning. This session is led by Stephen and Bill from Urban Canopy. We will meet outside the hut in the Willow Garden ( map ) at 10am and then head to the Labyrinth Garden ( map ). We’ll provide all the tools – but feel free to bring your own pair of gardening gloves if you prefer. You can read more about volunteering safely here: https://www.friendsofruskinpark.org.uk/safe-volunteering/ If you have any questions please drop in for a chat or email . Organizer Friends of Ruskin Park Learn More
9Free! (worth double-checking)Event Details Ruskin Park Community Garden is a space for the local community to grow fruit and veg. We run drop-in gardening sessions every Saturday afternoon between 12pm and 3pm. Everyone is Event Details Ruskin Park Community Garden is a space for the local community to grow fruit and veg. We run drop-in gardening sessions every Saturday afternoon between 12pm and 3pm. Everyone is welcome, and no gardening experience is necessary! There are friendly garden enthusiasts on hand to introduce you to the garden and show you what to do. Equipment is provided but you may wish to bring your own gardening gloves (and a bag to take home any produce). Feel free to drop by and ask any questions or ask for a tour – we are very proud of our garden! Just find somebody in the garden and introduce yourself or email if you have any questions. Find out more. Organizer Ruskin Park Community Garden Learn More
10Free! (worth double-checking)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.
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