1Free! (worth double-checking)Inclusion School Bee Exhibition
at Willis Museum & Sainsbury Gallery
The pupils have used Bees as a starting point to inspire their work within their art classes.
4 milesSun 26 Jul
Top Picks
Free Things This Weekend in Up Nately
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 Up Nately, from 8 local venues. The map pin is doing actual work here.
25–26 July Near Up Nately
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 Up Nately, 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 Up Nately
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3Free! (worth double-checking)
4Free! (worth double-checking)DJ AM - Open Sessions
Bored with the Saturday morning routine and want to find a community of other like-minded musicians and coffee seekers wanting to play out?
9.9 milesSun 26 Jul
5Free! (worth double-checking)Crafty Culture (Summer 26)
Crafty Culture is a friendly weekly drop-in session for people from all backgrounds and cultures who come together to create and craft.
9.9 milesSun 26 Jul
6Free! (worth double-checking)Summer Holiday Kids Rave
at The Cube
Start the Summer Holiday right and let your tiny dancers take the spotlight! Join us for one of two high-energy Kids' Rave sessions packed with colour, rhythm, bubbles, glow sticks, and family fun. Open for any age, these flexible sessions host a plethora of songs, and you may even be able to put a request in!With the tunes provided by 3THAN, one of our brilliant DJs from Rising Music Festival 2025, kids can get down to everything from Baby Shark and Bluey's Dance Mode, to bangers from K-Pop Demon Hunters and The Minecraft Movie. There may even be a little 6 7 moment...!Tire your kids out in the best way possible - and get a little boogie in yourself. Even better - parents go free and don't need to book!
12 milesSat 25 Jul11:00
7Free! (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
13.2 milesSat 25 Jul
8Free! (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.
21.4 milesSun 26 Jul
9Free! (worth double-checking)Winchester Makers Market: Summer Edition 2026
The Winchester Makers Market returns to The Arc this summer, bringing together a curated selection of local artists, designers and makers under one roof.
19.7 milesSat 25 Jul
10Free! (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…
22.4 milesSun 26 Jul
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