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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 Cardiff, from 5 local venues. The map pin is doing actual work here.
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)at Canolfan Gasgliadau Amgueddfa Cymru / National Museum Collections Centre
Many Roman Gods and Goddesses have an animal to represent them. Through the use of objects and ...
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3Free! (worth double-checking)DETAILS Just Transition ensures a fair, inclusive shift to a green economy, protecting workers and communities. The TUC campaigns for secure, unionised green jobs. Bristol Trade Unions Council leads DETAILS Just Transition ensures a fair, inclusive shift to a green economy, protecting workers and communities. The TUC campaigns for secure, unionised green jobs. Bristol Trade Unions Council leads local efforts. Full details at the bristol_just_transition website Join in-person or via livestream, free registration required at Headfirst Bristol. Saturday 25th July 2026 at 10:30am to 4pm ORGANISER Bristol Trade Unions Council Bristol Trade Unions Council leads local efforts for a fair, inclusive, green-job market. Just Transition. MORE INFO TIME July 25, 2026 10:30 AM - 4:00 PM (GMT+00:00) GoogleCal LEARN MORE
4Free! (worth double-checking)DETAILS A celebration of flavours, culture and community as part of South Asian Heritage Month. Head to Sparks on the 25th July for delicious food, live DETAILS A celebration of flavours, culture and community as part of South Asian Heritage Month. Head to Sparks on the 25th July for delicious food, live entertainment, local vendors and unforgettable experiences for every foodie. Saturday 25th July, 11 – 6pm on the first floor Department Of Imagination. Free entry, everyone welcome. ORGANISER South Asian Heritage Month South Asian Heritage Month is observed internationally providing opportunities to celebrate, commemorate and educate through events, exhibitions, performances and community activities. MORE INFO TIME July 25, 2026 11:00 AM - 6:00 AM (GMT+00:00) GoogleCal LEARN MORE
5Free! (worth double-checking)DETAILS Kids Kicks is bringing a free repair boot shop and pop up to Sparks Bristol on Saturday 25th July. Come on down for hand cleaned boots at affordable DETAILS Kids Kicks is bringing a free repair boot shop and pop up to Sparks Bristol on Saturday 25th July. Come on down for hand cleaned boots at affordable prices, tips on how to clean & maintain boots, fake boot spotting and much more! Saturday 25th July – 12:00pm – 4:30pm ORGANISER Kids Kick Kids Kicks is a CIC that revamps and recycles football, rugby and astro boots to help make high quality footwear affordable and sustainable to all. MORE INFO TIME July 25, 2026 12:00 PM - 4:30 PM (GMT+00:00) GoogleCal LEARN MORE
6Free! (worth double-checking)DETAILS Want to gain more confidence around tools? Not sure how to maintain them? Learn how to restore old tools, maintain and sharpen them to increase their longevity and DETAILS Want to gain more confidence around tools? Not sure how to maintain them? Learn how to restore old tools, maintain and sharpen them to increase their longevity and save items from landfill! Sunday 26th July Session 1- 11am-1pm (women’s workshop) Session 2- 2pm-4pm (all welcome) Drop by the Repair Café on the ground floor of Sparks. Both workshops are free, over 18s only ORGANISER Sparks Repair Cafe Join us at our Sparks Repair Café in the Department of Reuse & Resources to mend your things! Every Sunday, we hold two drop in sessions: Repair Café - 11.30am - 1.30pm & Repair and Make Café 2.30pm – 4.30pm. Both sessions will be focused on repair but with the afternoon offering a little more freedom and space for creativity. If you have nothing that needs repair, we’ll have a lovely stash of items that can be reworked, dismantled and re-made, investigated, stripped for materials. MORE INFO TIME July 26, 2026 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (GMT+00:00) GoogleCal LEARN MORE
7Free! (worth double-checking)at Abertillery Community Education Centre
Join us for a wonderful afternoon of music at the bandstand in Bedwellty Park! Entry is FREE and no booking is necessary. This FREE concert is part of the Summer Bandstand Concert programme that has been organised by Tredegar Town Council. For more information or email Alternatively call Bedwellty House & Park on .
8Free! (worth double-checking)11am-1pm Somewhere House Somerset offers “coffee and chat” sessions on the last Saturday of the month (except December). Free to attend, you are welcome to give a donation towards refreshments. A safe, warm space to socialise and meet members of the counselling and volunteer team. Contact the team on.
9Free! (worth double-checking)11am-1pm Somewhere House Somerset offers “coffee and chat” sessions on the last Saturday of the month (except December). Free to attend, you are welcome to give a donation towards refreshments. A safe, warm space to socialise and meet members of the counselling and volunteer team..
10Free! (worth double-checking)A celebration of flavours, culture and community as part of South Asian Heritage Month. Head to Sparks on the 25th July for delicious food, live entertainment, local vendors and unforgettable experiences for every foodie. Saturday 25th July, 11 – 6pm on the first floor Department Of Imagination. Free entry, everyone welcome.
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