Top Picks
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 Dudley (Dudley), from 8 local venues. The map pin is doing actual work here.
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.
1Free! (worth double-checking)at The Black Country Living Museum
Our specialist Access Tours take place once a month on a Saturday and begin with an introductory welcome to the Museum. A dedicated tour guide will be with you for the duration of your tour.
2Free! (worth double-checking)at The Worker's Institute and Cafe
Our specialist Access Tours take place once a month on a Saturday and begin with an introductory welcome to the Museum. A dedicated tour guide will be with you for the duration of your tour.
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3Free! (worth double-checking)at Birmingham’s Frankfurt Christmas Market
A free exhibition at the Library of Birmingham highlighting how financial pressure and policy decisions shape everyday life for disabled people.
4Free! (worth double-checking)This recital by Tom Stockwell is part of our monthly series of recitals by organists associated with Victorian Gothic churches designed, like ours, by architect John Loughborough Pearson.
5Free! (worth double-checking)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
6Free! (worth double-checking)Wyre Forest District Council have a summer of music planned in the bandstand Riverside Meadows, Stourport
7Free! (worth double-checking)Wyre Forest District Council have a summer of music planned in the bandstand Brinton Park, Kidderminster
8Free! (worth double-checking)Witness 600 years of British military history brought to life!
9Free! (worth double-checking)When: Saturday 25th July, What Time: 11:00am – 4:00pm
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