1Free! (worth double-checking)Live Music
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9.7 milesSat 25 Jul
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Free Things This Weekend in Bellshill
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 Bellshill, from 5 local venues. The map pin is doing actual work here.
25–26 July Near Bellshill
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 Bellshill, 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 Bellshill
1Free! (worth double-checking)
2Free! (worth double-checking)Bongo's Bingo
at SWG3
The infamous bingo show putting a unique twist on a traditional game: a wild night of rave intervals, awkward dance offs, big money and ridiculous prizes. Bongo's Bingo is a wild shared social extravaganza and a night of pure nostalgic escapism. Whilst staying true to the original rules, Bongo's immerses you in a wild night out with the chance to win iconic prizes from giant pink unicorns and Henry Hoovers, to mobility scooters and karaoke machines. It’s immersive, inclusive and incredible. Everyone from 18 to 92 plays and parties together. There are no barriers and no limits. Quite simply, there’s nothing else like it.
11.1 milesSat 25 Jul
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3Free! (worth double-checking)Bongo's Bingo
at SWG3 Garden
The infamous bingo show putting a unique twist on a traditional game: a wild night of rave intervals, awkward dance offs, big money and ridiculous prizes. Bongo's Bingo is a wild shared social extravaganza and a night of pure nostalgic escapism. Whilst staying true to the original rules, Bongo's immerses you in a wild night out with the chance to win iconic prizes from giant pink unicorns and Henry Hoovers, to mobility scooters and karaoke machines. It’s immersive, inclusive and incredible. Everyone from 18 to 92 plays and parties together. There are no barriers and no limits. Quite simply, there’s nothing else like it.
11.1 milesSat 25 Jul
4Free! (worth double-checking)OPTIKA Feat Auntie Flo, Petrichor, Nightwave, Konx-Om-Pax, Jamie Thomson, Georgina Penstkart, David Craik & ILO
at SWG3
A selection of the hottest DJs and producers head to SWG3 Galvanizers Yard on Saturday 25 July 2026 for OPTIKA. OPTIKA is a day and night of digital art and electronic music, created by SUUM Studio as part of Glasgow 2026.
11.1 milesSat 25 Jul
5Free! (worth double-checking)Mungo’s Soundsystem Yard Feat Mungo’s HiFi feat Killa P, Marina P & Solo Banton, Jamz Supernova, Hometown & Horseman ft...
at SWG3
Scottish Dub and SoundSystem pioneers Mungo's HiFi head to SWG3 Galvanizers Yard on Sunday 26 July 2026, as part of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games live programme.
11.1 milesSun 26 Jul
6Free! (worth double-checking)OPTIKA Feat Auntie Flo, Petrichor, Nightwave, Konx-Om-Pax, Jamie Thomson, Georgina Penstkart, David Craik & ILO
at SWG3 Garden
A selection of the hottest DJs and producers head to SWG3 Galvanizers Yard on Saturday 25 July 2026 for OPTIKA. OPTIKA is a day and night of digital art and electronic music, created by SUUM Studio as part of Glasgow 2026.
11.1 milesSat 25 Jul
7Free! (worth double-checking)Mungo’s Soundsystem Yard Feat Mungo’s HiFi feat Killa P, Marina P & Solo Banton, Jamz Supernova, Hometown & Horseman ft...
at SWG3 Garden
Scottish Dub and SoundSystem pioneers Mungo's HiFi head to SWG3 Galvanizers Yard on Sunday 26 July 2026, as part of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games live programme.
11.1 milesSun 26 Jul
8Free! (worth double-checking)Scottish Pipe Band Championship 2026
The Scottish Pipe Band Championships land in Levengrove Park this July — with bands from across the country and world, plenty of atmosphere, food and market stalls, fun fair and a full day of world-class piping and drumming!
15.9 milesSat 25 Jul
9Free! (worth double-checking)Scottish Pipe Band Championship 2026
The Scottish Pipe Band Championships land in Levengrove Park this July — with bands from across the country and world, plenty of atmosphere, food and market stalls, fun fair and a full day of world-class piping and drumming!
15.9 milesSat 25 Jul11:00
Caerlaverock Castle Spectacular Jousting (Caerlaverock)
Visit Caerlaverock Castle for a weekend of medieval entertainment at the annual jousting tournament. Support your hero as the daring knights battle it out in a dramatic show of bravery and skill and wander through the colourful encampments to experience medieval life first-hand.
21.1 milesSat 25 Jul
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