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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 Crooked Well

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 Crooked Well, 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 Crooked Well

Event : Celebration of Nature1Free! (worth double-checking)

Event : Celebration of Nature

at St.Fagans Cardiff

Join us as we celebrate the wealth of nature in Wales at St Fagans National Museum of History. We’ll have our Amgueddfa Cymru scientists on hand to give you a glimpse into the fascinating diversity of life using specimens from our collections that are stored in Cardiff. Learn from our experts in plants, animals and fossils. We’ve partnered with some local nature-based charities and organisations, who will talk about their wonderful projects to help protect our biodiversity.

49.1 milesSat 11 Jul11:00
Local gemSee the details→
Festivals & Events
St Giles Church Summer Fayre from 10.00am / 2.00pm All our welcome free entry2Free! (worth double-checking)

St Giles Church Summer Fayre from 10.00am / 2.00pm All our welcome free entry

at St Giles Church

Come along to our summer fayre at St Giles Church, where you can browse and buy lovely items from our tables of crafts, bric-a-brac, jewellery, flower displays, and more. Relax with a delicious refreshment, and enjoy the wonderful BBQ and Caribbean food outside. Everyone is welcome, entry is free, and as with previous fayres, it promises to be a warm and welcoming day at our church. 10.00 am/2.00 pm.

49.1 milesSat 11 Jul11:00
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Markets & Fairs

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1940s Weekend4Free! (worth double-checking)

1940s Weekend

at The Worker's Institute and Cafe

Walk our historic streets browsing shops, houses and industrial workplaces of the past as they are brought to life with reenactors representing everything from domestic life to the armed forces.

45.9 milesSat 11 Jul
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Community
1940s Weekend5Free! (worth double-checking)

1940s Weekend

at The Black Country Living Museum

Walk our historic streets browsing shops, houses and industrial workplaces of the past as they are brought to life with reenactors representing everything from domestic life to the armed forces.

45.9 milesSat 11 Jul
Local gemSee the details→
Community
Exhibitions6Free! (worth double-checking)

Exhibitions

at Studio-Gallery of Carole Baker

NEWPORT AGRICULTURAL SHOW Chetwynd Deer Park, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 8EU. You can find Carole in the Rural Lifestyle Marquee and she will be demonstrating from 12.30pm Saturday 11 July 2026

46.3 milesSat 11 Jul
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