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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 Ludstone

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 Ludstone, 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 Ludstone

1940s Weekend1Free! (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.

9.3 milesSat 11 Jul
Local gemSee the details→
Community
1940s Weekend2Free! (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.

9.4 milesSat 11 Jul
Local gemSee the details→
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Events and Attractions - Telford & Shropshire3Free! (worth double-checking)

Events and Attractions - Telford & Shropshire

at The Apley Estate

Apley Farm Shop provides a number of events, attractions and promotions all year round, from Craft and Trade Fairs, Valentine’s Meals, Mothering Sunday Lunches and treats, Easter Egg Trails, Afternoon Tea, Classic Motor Day, Halloween, Christmas Market, Santa’s Grotto and many other activities and events to enjoy.

5.4 milesSun 12 Jul
CuratedSee the details→
Community
Bridge Church Gornal4Free! (worth double-checking)

Bridge Church Gornal

at Bridge Church

At Bridge Church Gornal, we believe in the power of God's love and grace to transform lives. We believe in God, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and that Jesus Christ died for our sins and rose again on the third day. You may have known us by our former name as Straits Community Church who have been on the estate since the 1960's.

6.4 milesSun 12 Jul
CuratedSee the details→
Community
St Giles Church Summer Fayre from 10.00am / 2.00pm All our welcome free entry5Free! (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.

10.6 milesSat 11 Jul11:00
Local gemSee the details→
Markets & Fairs
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

12 milesSat 11 Jul
Local gemSee the details→
Community
Walk and Draw7Free! (worth double-checking)

Walk and Draw

at The New Art Gallery Walsall

Join Artist Al Fawson for fast-paced and fun workshops where you can make speedy sketches of artworks, the Gallery’s architecture, and the local area.

13.2 milesSat 11 Jul12:00
Local gemSee the details→
Arts & Culture
SHAKE DOWN10Free! (worth double-checking)

SHAKE DOWN

at Loop

A day of raw riffs, pounding rhythms and no-nonsense rock 'n' roll from rising local and touring bands.

22.3 milesSat 11 Jul
CuratedSee the details→
Community

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