What's on in Garland for free?
43 upcoming events
We've rounded up 43 upcoming events in Garland for free — concerts, parties, theatre, exhibitions, family outings — updated every day. Pick a theme or just scroll.
Events in Garland for free
Fri23
Tomorrow
At 5:30 PMFree
🎯Board games
Family Game Night - Noche de Juegos en Familia
South Garland Library
At 6:30 PMFree
✂️Workshop🪕Country
Line Dance Class
Holford Recreation Center
TomorrowFree
🎪Street party🌳Outdoors
2026 Garland Food and Culture Festival
Firewheel Town Center
Tomorrow · 1 PMFree
🍽️Food🌳Outdoors
FOODEESFEST Garland, Texas
Firewheel Town Center
Sat24
Saturday 24 October
Sat 24 · 10 AMFree
Consumer fair
Hella Outdoor Expo 2026 | Jeeps, Broncos & 4x4s
Hella Shrine Events Center
Sat 24 · 10:30 AMFree
✂️Workshop
Recording Studio 101
Garland Central Library
Sat 24 · 10:30 AMFreeES
✂️Workshop
Makerspace: Introducción a corte por láser
Garland Central Library
Sat 24 · 3:30 PMFree
✂️Workshop
Watercolor Workshop: Perspectives
Garland Central Library
Sat 24 · 4 PMFree
🏷️Other
CTC Fall Festival 2026
350 Oaks Trail
Sun25
Sunday 25 October
Tue27
Tuesday 27 October
Later
Thu 29 · 4 PMFree
🧘Yoga🧘Wellness
Spooky Stretches: Family Halloween Yoga
Community Resource Center
Thu 29 · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk💼Career
Where to Start & How to Grow a Small Business
Garland Central Library
Thu 29 · 7 PMFree
🏆Tournament
Halloween 2026 Pinball Tournament sponsored by STERN PINBALL
Side Quest Arcade
Fri 30 · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Triumphant Living
2313 Naaman School Rd
Sat 31 · 8 AM$17–85
🏃Running🤾Sports & fitness
Spooky Sprint - Dallas
Audubon Park
Sat 31 · 10 AMFree
👾Video games🎪Street party
Side Quest Arcade Annual Halloween Party! Free gameplay with costume!
Side Quest Arcade
Sat 31 · 10 AMFree
👾Video games
Halloween Party 2026 — Side Quest Arcade Free Gameplay Wristband for Costume
Side Quest Arcade
Sat 31 · 10 AMFree
👾Video games🏆Tournament
Halloween Party 2026 at Side Quest Arcade
Side Quest Arcade
Tue 3Free
🗣️Talk
Funeral Pre-arranging Seminar
Golden Corral Buffet & Grill
Fri 6 · 6 PMFree
✂️Workshop
Paint Like Fernando Botero / Pintar Como Fernando Botero
Garland Central Library
Fri 6 · 7 PMFree
🎫Concert
Music Made Here: Ryan Berg
520 W State St
Sat 7 · 10:30 AMFree
✂️Workshop
Sewing Skills Building Series: Scrap Patchwork Fabric Coaster
West Garland Library
Sat 7 · 11 AMFree
Garland Goth Meetup
Garland Central Library
Sat 14 · 10:30 AMFree
Makerspace: Troubleshooting Laser Cutting Q&A
Garland Central Library
Sat 14 · 11 AMFree
Book Signing with Reavis Z. Wortham: "The Sound of a Dead Man’s Laugh"
Garland Central Library
Mon 16 · 6 PMFree
Makerspace: Bead Loom Workshop
Garland Central Library
Thu 19 · 7 PMFree
🏆Tournament
3rd Annual Turkey Tilt Charity pinball tournament
Side Quest Arcade
Thu 19 · 7 PMFree
Join the 3rd Annual Thanksgiving 2026 TURKEY TILT pinball tournament happening at SIDE QUEST ARCADE!
Side Quest Arcade
Tue 24 Nov · 10 AMFree
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Last Tuesday DFW Homeschool Meetup @ Side Quest Arcade Garland TX
Side Quest Arcade
Sun 6 Dec · 3 PMFree
🎪Street party0–15 yrs
Free Children’s Xmas Party in Dallas
C & C Ballroom Event Center
Sun 13 Dec · 12 PMFree
🧺Market
Whoville Market
Lakewood Brewing Company
Sun 13 Dec · 5 PM$0
⚽Team sports
Bullitt Football Academy 2026 Award Ceremony
North Garland Baptist Fellowship
Tue 29 Dec · 10 AMFree
Last Tuesday DFW Homeschool Meetup @ Side Quest Arcade Garland, TX! Dec
Side Quest Arcade
Thu 31 Dec · 10 AMFree
New Year's Eve Party 2027! Neon Knights at Side Quest Arcade! Count Down 27
Side Quest Arcade
Tue 26 Jan · 10 AMFree
Last Tuesday DFW Homeschool Meetup @ Side Quest Arcade Garland, TX! Jan.
Side Quest Arcade
Sat 6 Feb · 10 AMFree
Lunar New Year at Side Quest Arcade! Come celebrate the Year of the RAM!
Side Quest Arcade
Sat 6 Feb · 10 AMFree
New Year Celebration 2027! Come celebrate the Year of the RAM! Guests Receive FREE good LUCK gift
Side Quest Arcade
Sun 14 Feb · 10 AMFree
Valentine’s Day 2027 PARTY NTX! Grab the "Player 2" Date Deal! Side Quest
Side Quest Arcade
Sun 7 Mar · 12 PMFree
She’s From Texas
Lakewood Brewing Company
See also in Garland for free
At 7:30 PM
✨Pop🌐World music
Laksh Maheshwari Live in Dallas: Khushiyan
Plaza Theatre, Garland
Sat 31 · 8 PM
🎤Hip-Hop🎫Concert
Fright Fest DaBaby and Friends
Curtis Culwell Center, Garland
Tomorrow · 5:30 PM
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎙️Small gig
David Lindley LIVE at Lakewood Brewing!
Lakewood Brewing Company, Garland
Sat 31 · 8 PM
🎤Hip-Hop🎫Concert
Fright Fest DaBaby and Friends
Curtis Culwell Center, Garland
Wed 28 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia Night at Gillespie's Irish Tavern & Kitchen
Gillespie's Irish Tavern & Kitchen, Richardson
At 5 PMFree
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Texas Counter Fitters Rocktoberfest 2026 Art & Music Festival
Texas Counter Fitters, Richardson
At 7 PM
✨Pop🎫Concert
Cool Thursdays: RED, A Taylor Swift Tribute
Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden
Tomorrow · 6 PM
🎷Jazz🎫Concert
CityLine LIVE Featuring RCN Jazz Band
CityLine Plaza, Richardson
Sat 24 · 10 AM
🎸Rock🎪Street party
Oktoberfest Dallas Returns Oct. 24 with Headliner Pat Green
Flagpole Hill, Dallas
Sat 24 · 10 AM
🎪Street party
2026 Rowlett Fall Fest
First Rowlett United Methodist Church
Sun 25 · 4 PM
💿DJ set
"It's About That Time" Dj Nights
Intrinsic Smokehouse & Brewery, Garland
Mon 26 · 6 PMFree
💿DJ set
EDM nights
Amor Lounge, Garland/Dallas
Fri 30 · 8 PM
🎉Parties
IBG Night - Opening Ceremony 2026 presented by IBG
Granville Arts Center, Garland
Sat 24
🎪Street party
4th Degree Exemplification of Patriotism – Español
Knights of Columbus
Sat 24 · 12 PMFree
🎪Street party
1-Year Anniversary Block Party
635 Salon & Suites, Mesquite
Sat 24 · 1 PMFree
🎪Street party
Fall Festival
11995 Forestgate Dr, Dallas
Fri 30 · 9 PM
🎉Parties
Halloween '92
Free Play (Richardson)
Fri 30 · 10 PMFree
🎉Club💿DJ set
The ultimate Afrobeats & Hip-Hop Night
3600 Gus Thomasson Rd, Mesquite
Sat 31 · 10 PM$7.18–268.61
🎉Club
Cosplay Halloween Costume Party
Amor Lounge [ RESTAURANT & BAR ], Garland
Tue 3 · 5 PM$0–36.64
🤝Volunteering
Jabo's Ace & The Cove Gifts Rowlett: Girls Night Out 2026!
Jabo's Ace Hardware Rowlett
At 6 PMFree
💿DJ set🎤Music quiz
Thursday Night R&B Bingo at Fusion Vibes | Richardson
Fusion Vibes Kitchen + Lounge, Richardson
Tomorrow · 6 PMFree
🎪Street party
Skyline Ward Chili Cook Off and Trunk-or-Treat
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mesquite
Tomorrow · 11:30 PM$0–108.55
🎉Club🌍Afro
ILLUSION FRIDAYS
12255 Greenville Ave, Dallas
Sat 24 · 10 AM
🎪Street party
Oktoberfest Dallas 2026
8015 Doran Cir, Dallas, TX 75238, United States
Sat 24 · 10 AMFree
🎪Street party
Fall Festival-The Learning Experience Richardson
524 Centennial Boulevard, Richardson, TX, USA
Fri 30 · 7 PM$7.77
🎲Improv
Common IMPROV Show - BYOB!
Common Comedy Co, Garland
Sat 24 · 8 PM$13.54
📜Poetry slam📜Poetry
Verses & Vibes | Open Mic Poetry Night
The B. Lounge, Mesquite
At 7:30 PM$70
🕺Musical
Sweeney Todd
The Firehouse Theatre - Farmers Branch, Dallas
At 8 PM$9.31
🎤Stand-up
Backdoor Comedy Open Mic
Backdoor Comedy, Richardson
Tomorrow · 7:30 PM
🎤Stand-up🌏South Asia
Kanan Gill: Not This Again
Eisemann Center, Richardson
Tomorrow · 7:30 PM
🎭Theatre🕺Musical
Anything Goes presented by Garland Civic Theatre
Granville Arts Center, Garland
Wed 28 · 6:30 PMFree
📚Literature📸Photography
DFC: The Life You’d Photograph Seeing Yourself Through Image and Memoir
9906 Lincolnshire Ln, Rockwall
Fri 30 · 6 PM$87.21
🗣️Talk
Conferencia Mundo 2026 "Breath"
Mundo de Milagro y Fe, Dallas
Sat 10
🖼️Exhibition
Día de Muertos: They're Having a Party!
White Rock Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas
At 6:30 PM
📚Literature
White Rock Hills Book Club - The Compound
White Rock Hills Library, Dallas
Fri 30 · 7:30 PM
🎬Cinema
The Rocky Horror Picture Show presented by Los B*stardos
Plaza Theatre, Garland
Thu 12 · 6:30 PM
📚Literature
Celebrities About Town: A Memoir Book Club with Garland Public Library!
Lakewood Brewing Company, Garland
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Venues in Garland for free
Curtis Culwell Center
2 events
Garland Central Library
10 events
Common Comedy Co
28 events
Intrinsic Smokehouse & Brewery
3 events
Granville Arts Center
19 events
Plaza Theatre
43 events
506 Art
2 events
Lakewood Brewing Company
13 events
Curtis Culwell Center
5 events
Amor Lounge [ RESTAURANT & BAR ]
2 events
Side Quest Arcade
22 events
Audubon Park
3 events