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.
10 picks around Lower Redbrook, from 7 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)Eventbrite - South Gloucestershire Council presents Free Dr Bike health checks at Avon Valley Railway - Saturday, 25 July 2026 at Avon Valley Railway (Bitton Station), Bitton, England. Find event and ticket information.
2Free! (worth double-checking)Eventbrite - South Gloucestershire Council presents Summer of Socks: Live outdoor acrobatic show | Hanham - Saturday, 25 July 2026 at Hanham Community Centre, Hanham, England. Find event and ticket information.
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3Free! (worth double-checking)Eventbrite - South Gloucestershire Council presents Summer of Socks: Live outdoor acrobatic show | Chipping Sodbury - Sunday, 26 July 2026 at HATHERELL'S YARD MARKET, Chipping Sodbury, England. Find event and ticket information.
4Free! (worth double-checking)This month we’ll be thinking about keeping cool in the Walled Garden. Join us as we discover how plants, insects and other wildlife cope with the summer heat. At 12pm, we’ll head out on our Garden Observation Walk to look for signs of nature adapting to hot weather. Which flowers are still blooming? Where are the butterflies hiding? How do bees keep cool? Back at Buzz Club we’ll record our discoveries in our Year in the Walled Garden diary through drawings, observations and our own nature notes. All welcome, for children and adults, free entry, donations welcome.
5Free! (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 .
6Free! (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.
7Free! (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.
8Free! (worth double-checking)It’s James ‘ LONG BLACK COAT’ 70th birthday and to celebrate this he’s not is having a party but we have a performance from his seminally brilliant band ‘ the red propellors ’ too. So come join us celebrate with him. Free entry, and serving food all day until 9.30pm .
9Free! (worth double-checking)Music for a Summer’s Evening to celebrate St Anne’s Day at Wyre Piddle Church Occurring Sunday 26 July 2026 at for 1 hour Venue Wyre Piddle Church - FIVE ALIVE PARISH Address WYRE PIDDLE CHURCH Church Lane Wyre Piddle Pershore, WR10 2JD, United Kingdom Moira and Peter Gutteridge will entertain us with a selection of songs and various instruments, including the harp. No charge, but a retiring collection for “Music in Hospitals and Care”. To be followed by wine and snacks. Event held in a Church Community event Music Patronal Festival
10Free! (worth double-checking)Join an inclusive, fun-filled community bike ride and help raise funds to buy more adapted cycles for the Limitless Swindon inclusive cycling programme, which helps hundreds of disabled people every week experience the joy of cycling. Everyone is encouraged to take part and set their own goals to cycle as many laps as they can on our traffic-free, enclosed, tarmac cycle track. It’s free to enter, we just ask that all participants aim to collect a minimum of £25.00 sponsorship. The event is organised by the Rotary Club and supported by Swindon Cycles. To find out more and sign up Click Here
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