1Free! (worth double-checking)Blast Off! Soft Play
Come and join us for some free soft play fun at the North Inch Community Library this July! This event is for pre-schoolers and younger primary school children.
6.6 milesSat 11 Jul
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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 Guay
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 Guay, 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 5 picks near Guay
1Free! (worth double-checking)
2Free! (worth double-checking)Show & Row
Show & Row is open to all members who enjoy short sessions of about 20 minutes on the water, returning to the beach for a coffee then going out again for another short row/s.
30.1 milesSat 11 Jul
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3Free! (worth double-checking)Scarlet Hart live at McGregors Bar
at Alloa First
Catch the talented Scarlet Hart at McGregors Bar on the 11th of July for another great afternoon of free live entertainment! The fun starts at 3.20pm
35.7 milesSat 11 Jul
4Free! (worth double-checking)Jack McLuckie & The VC - Saturday Matinée
at Pianodrome Granton warehouse
Saturday 11 July | 1pm Jack McLuckie and the VC is a project involving musicians from the trad, folk and indie scene all over the central belt in Scotland and beyond. Pianodrome Bruntsfield free entry, by donation
47 milesSat 11 Jul
Typewronger’s No Homework Book Club – Jul 2026/Book Adaptations
Eventbrite - Typewronger Books presents Typewronger's No Homework Book Club - Jul 2026/Book Adaptations - Sunday, July 12, 2026 at Typewronger Books, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian. Find event and ticket information.
49.1 milesSun 12 Jul20:00
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