What's on in Grays for free?
18 upcoming events
We've rounded up 18 upcoming events in Grays for free — concerts, parties, theatre, exhibitions, family outings — updated every day. Pick a theme or just scroll.
Events in Grays for free
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Tuesday 6 October
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Fri 9 · 10:30 AM£0–5
🧘Yoga🤸Pilates & stretching
CHPC x House of Flow — Reformer Pilates parent session
House of Flow, Unit 4, Lakeside Business Village
Wed 14 · 10 AM£0
🗣️Talk💼Career
Understanding Substance Misuse in Young People and Young Adults
Thurrock Council
Thu 15 · 5:20 PMFree
🎒Students
Open Evening | Palmer's Campus
USP College - Palmer's Campus
Wed 21 · 6 PMFree
🏷️Other
SHILOH 2026_NOW
Church of His Presence, UK, The Queensgate Centre
Sun 25 · 9 AMFree
OneLastStance
AmD Tuning
Sun 25 · 10:30 AMFree
Essex Fire Museum Open Day
Essex Fire Museum
Tue 27 · 10:30 AMFree
Essex Fire Museum Open Day
Essex Fire Museum
Tue 27 · 3 PM£0
Progressing into adulthood - Education
South Essex College - Thurrock Campus
Wed 4 Nov · 5:20 PM£0
Open Evening | Palmer's Campus | 4 November 2026
USP College - Palmer's Campus
Sun 22 Nov · 10:30 AMFree
🏰Heritage🗺️Guided tour
Essex Fire Museum Open Day
Essex Fire Museum
Mon 14 Dec · 10:30 AMFree
Essex Fire Museum Open Day
Essex Fire Museum
Tue 22 Jun · 3 PMFree
Progressing into adulthood - Employment, Benefits and Budgeting
South Essex College - Thurrock Campus
Tue 27 Jul · 3 PMFree
Progressing into adulthood - Wellbeing
South Essex College - Thurrock Campus
See also in Grays for free
Fri 2 · 7 PM
🎫Concert
Shawn Hess and Derek Dames Ohl Live @taproomupminster
1b Sunnyside Gardens, Upminster
Fri 9 · 8 PM£15
🎸Rock🎫Concert
CODA - A Tribute to Led Zeppelin
The Red Lion, Gravesend
At 7:30 PM£25–29
✨Pop🎫Concert
The Robbie Williams Tribute Concert Live
Queen's Theatre Hornchurch, London
Thu 8 · 7:30 PMFree
🌙Indie🪕Folk / Acoustic
Acoustic Thursday at The Stage Door
The Stage Door Public House, Dartford
Fri 16 · 6 PM£10–12
🎸Rock🤘Metal
Soldiers Of Rage
The Red Lion, Gravesend
Sat 17 · 7:30 PM£15
🎸Rock⚡Punk
Dookie
The Red Lion, Gravesend
Sat 17 · 7:30 PM£6.13
💿DJ set🎊Socials
Navratri and Dandiya 2026
1ST OCKENDON SCOUTS HALL, SOUTH OCKENDON
Sat 3 · 8 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
Throwback Saturdays @ The Clowns Bar
Circus Tavern, Romford
Tomorrow · 4:30 PM£0
🎪Street party🏳️🌈LGBTQ+
Gaydio Networking: Pride At Sea - 20 years of Gaydio
Port of Tilbury, Tilbury Docks
Fri 2 · 8 PM£13.50–27
🎉Club
Singles Social Cocktail Mixer in Upminster Essex for ages 50 plus
Fête Lounge, Upminster
Sat 3 · 9 PM£16.96–22.38
🎉Club💿DJ set
Back 2 Da Old Skool Presents... Pout!
Blakes, Gravesend
Sat 3 · 7 PM
💿DJ set
Mr Motown
Corringham Hall
Fri 9 · 9 PM£16.96
💿DJ set🎉Club
DJ ANDY MOORE OVO BIRTHDAY BASH
The CEO Lounge, Dagenham
Sat 10
🎉Club🌳Outdoors
Wash away the autumn blues
Dartford Working Mens Club
At 7:30 PMFree
🎤Stand-up🎸Jam / Open mic
The Ginger Giggle Club
The Dog & Partridge, North Stifford, RM16 5UQ
Thu 15 · 7:30 PM£24
🎭Theatre♀️Feminism
Tits Up
Thameside Theatre, Grays
Sat 3
👑Drag show💋Burlesque
Theatre Obscure - Nightmares & Dreamscapes
Leo's The Red Lion, Northfleet
Mon 12
🕺Musical
Operation Mincemeat
The Orchard, Dartford
Fri 2 · 7:30 PM£10–22
🎭Theatre
My Life With Kenneth Williams
Queen's Theatre Hornchurch, London
Sun 4 · 7:30 PM£24
😂Comedy🎤Stand-up
Cally Beaton: Namaste Motherf*ckers
Queen's Theatre Hornchurch, London
At 11 AM£10
👗Fashion & Design
Autumn/Winter Home Showcase
John Lewis Bluewater, Dartford
At 6 PM£0
🖼️Exhibition🥂Opening
Gravy Girls Exhibition 2026 - Private View
St. George's Arts Centre, Gravesend
Tomorrow · 2 PMFree
📚Literature
Thursday Reading Group
Upminster Library, London
Fri 2 · 7:30 PM£5
🗣️Talk🕊️Human rights
Black History Month talk (illustrated talk)-some local history stories from minority communities.
The Church Centre, DA10 OJZ
Sat 3 · 11 AMFree
🗣️Talk♀️Feminism
Empowering Mothers Conference 2026 | Exponential Growth
Eastgate, Northfleet
Sat 3 · 11 AM
🖼️Art & Culture
Public Opening 2026
RAF Hornchurch Heritage Centre, Greater London
Sat 3 · 6 PM£84.68–1,025
🗣️Talk
An evening with Teddy Sheringham
New Windmill Hall, Upminster
Wed 7 · 7:30 PM
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Thurrock Astronomy Society meeting
Horndon-on-the-Hill Methodist Hall
Sat 10 · 12 PM£14.99
📚Literature
Meet Tom Fletcher! - Bluewater
Waterstones, Dartford
Sat 10 · 12 PM£0
📚Literature🧘Wellness
Book club with a twist
St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub - NHS, Hornchurch
Fri 16 · 1 PM£25
🗣️Talk
Behind The Beauty: A Skincare Industry Leaders Panel
John Lewis Bluewater, Dartford
Wed 21 · 7:15 PM
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Havering Astronomical Society meeting and observing
Thames Chase Forest Centre, Upminster
Wed 14 · 1 PMFree
🗣️Talk📚Literature
Writing Group
Elm Park Library, London
Wed 14 · 3:30 PMFree
📜Poetry📚Literature
Poetry group
Hornchurch Library, London
Tomorrow · 7:45 PM
🔬Science🌳Outdoors
Informal observing evening with Crayford Manor Astronomical Society
The Dick Chambers Observatory, Dartford
Fri 2 · 7:30 PM£33.22–60.29
🗣️Talk
An Evening With Gerry Armstrong and Terry Gibson
DARTFORD FC
Sat 3 · 10 AM£71.13
🗣️Talk
Annual - Wealth Creation & Leadership in the Marketplace Conference
CEME, Rainham
Wed 7 · 6:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk
LYNDHURST Conversations - Discussing CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
Lyndhurst Medical Centre, Bexleyheath
Sat 10 · 5 PMFree
🗣️Talk
MAHALAYA 2026 organised by Sanaton Association
Hornchurch North Street Halls
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Venues in Grays for free
Thameside Theatre
2 events
Church of His Presence, UK, The Queensgate Centre
1 event
Grays Shopping Centre
1 event
Essex Fire Museum
4 events
Thurrock Council
2 events
South Essex College - Thurrock Campus
3 events
Civic Hall
1 event
Stifford Clays Primary School
3 events
USP College - Palmer's Campus
2 events
Good Lifting Co.
1 event
House of Flow, Unit 4, Lakeside Business Village
1 event
AmD Tuning
1 event