What's on in Kent for free?
84 upcoming events
We've rounded up 84 upcoming events in Kent for free — concerts, parties, theatre, exhibitions, family outings — updated every day. Pick a theme or just scroll.
Events in Kent for free
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At 10 AMFree
🖼️Exhibition📸Photography
Geometric & Kent Prints: Abstract Constructions
Trinity Theatre
At 12 PMFree
🧾Drop-in services
The Youth Club
The Coffee Corner
At 4 PM£0
🧸Kids
Kids Club
The Body Shop
At 6:30 PM£0
🏷️Other
Autumn Retreat
Dartford Cricket Club
At 6:45 PM£5–20
🌀Ecstatic dance🧘Wellness
HEARTBEAT Folkestone Ecstatic Dance
St Eanswythe's C of E Primary School, Folkstone
At 7 PM£0
❓Quiz
Stag's Big Quiz Series
Stag Coffee & Kitchen
Sat3
Tomorrow
Tomorrow · 9 AMFree
🧘Yoga🌳Outdoors
Open-air Qigong - Guided Practice
Westgate Gardens
Tomorrow · 9:30 AMFree
🎨Creative workshop📖Story time
Romanian Saturday School “Ștefan cel Mare și Sfânt” Kent
St Stephen's Church Hall
Tomorrow · 10 AMFree
🗣️Talk
FRANCIS 800 - for the poor - for peace - values for our lives today
St Thomas's Catholic Church,
Tomorrow · 10 AM£0
🗣️Talk
Medication, Making & Mental Health
Post Office Gallery Projects Kavel Rafferty
Tomorrow · 10:30 AMFree
🗺️Guided tour🏰Heritage
Trinity Clocktower Tours 2026
Trinity Theatre
Tomorrow · 11 AMFree
🧺Market🪡Crafts
MARGATE OLD TOWN MARKET
Margate Old Town Market
Tomorrow · 11:30 AM£0
🏷️Other
Longton Wood wedding venue open day and supplier showcase
Longton Wood
Tomorrow · 12 PM£0
📜Poetry🌳Outdoors
Stories of Dover and the World - Black History Month Celebration
Maison Dieu
Tomorrow · 2 PM£25
✂️Workshop🧘Wellness
Dealing with Loss and Change
Friends Meeting House
Tomorrow · 2 PM£0
📚Literature
Canterbury Silent Book Club
Canterbury Library
Tomorrow · 2:30 PMFree
✂️Workshop
Marlowe Theatre Writers' Room: Advanced Playwriting
The Marlowe Theatre
Tomorrow · 3 PM£0
✂️Workshop
Pre-teen Skincare Masterclass
The Body Shop
Tomorrow · 4:30 PMFree
✂️Workshop🎒Students
Student Beauty Event
The Body Shop
Tomorrow · 10 PMFree
🎤Karaoke
Where Elz Karaoke
Where Else?
Sun4
Sunday 4 October
Mon5
Monday 5 October
Mon 5 · 9 AM£0
🗺️Guided tour
SST Maidstone: Open Morning Monday, 5 October 2026
School of Science and Technology Maidstone
Mon 5 · 7 PM£10
✂️Workshop🧘Wellness
Finding Peace with Painful Feelings
The Green Room Folkestone
Mon 5 · 7 PMFree
🥋Martial arts🤾Sports & fitness
Learn Karate - Discovery Session
EKC Group Canterbury College
Tue6
Tuesday 6 October
Tue 6 · 9 AM£0
🗺️Guided tour
SST Maidstone: Open Morning Tuesday 6 October 2026
School of Science and Technology Maidstone
Tue 6 · 9:30 AM£10
✂️Workshop🧘Wellness
Finding Peace with Painful Feelings
The Manor Barn
Tue 6 · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk✊🏿Anti-racism
Palestinian Liberation Anti-Colonial Resistance & Global Solidarity
Grimond Building
Tue 6 · 7 PMFree
✊Activism
Lighthouse Alpha Course – Explore Life, Faith & Meaning
Lighthouse Christian Centre, Maidstone
Tue 6 · 7 PM£10–40
🧘Wellness
Finding Peace with Painful Feelings
Friends Meeting House
Wed7
Wednesday 7 October
Thu8
Thursday 8 October
Thu 8 · 9:30 AM£3–3.96
🌳Outdoors0–10 yrs
Little Artlings Diversity Day
Biggin Hall
Thu 8 · 2 PMFree
🎒Students
Student Shoppers
The Body Shop
Thu 8 · 5 PMFree
💼Career🎒Students
Crowe UK - Early Careers Insight Evening
Medway Bridge House
Thu 8 · 5 PMFree
🖼️Exhibition🥂Opening
Mark Making — exhibition launch
Herbert Read Gallery
Thu 8 · 5:30 PMFree
💼Career💛Inclusivity
Work in Progress
Okay Coffee
Thu 8 · 7 PMFree
🗣️Talk📚Literature
The Recovery House with Derek Owusu
Fort Road Hotel
Thu 8 · 7:30 PMFree
🌙Indie🪕Folk / Acoustic
Acoustic Thursday at The Stage Door
The Stage Door Public House
Later
Fri 9 · 12:30 PM£0
📚Literature🗣️Language café
Canterbury Silent Book Club
Templeman Library
Sat 10 · 10:30 AMFree
✂️Workshop🧘Wellness
Sensory Movement Workshop
Folkestone
Sat 10 · 5 PMFree
📚Literature🥂Opening
A Wolf Among Wolves book launch
11 Bench St
Mon 12 · 9:15 AMFree
🗺️Guided tour
St Stephen's Infant School - School Tours
St Stephen's Infant School
Mon 12 · 7 PMFree
💛Inclusivity♿Disability
October Meetup - Neurodivergent Friends in Thanet
45 Grosvenor Pl
Tue 13 · 9 AM£0–270
✂️Workshop
IR(ME)R Practitioner and Operator Course for Nuclear Medicine
Academic Centre
Tue 13 · 9:30 AMFree
💼Career
Get Connected
Metro Bank
Tue 13 · 10 AMFree
🏷️Other
The Maidstone Digital Day
The Business Terrace
Wed 14 · 10 AMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science
The Lab of the Future & Green Chemistry Innovation
Lawrence Suite, Building 500, Discovery Park
Wed 14 · 4 PMFree
🧸Kids10–11 yrs
Year 6 MFL Workshop - A French Feast
Valley Park School
Wed 14 · 4 PMFree
🪇Music for toddlers10–11 yrs
Year 6 Singing Like the Stars Workshop
Valley Park School
Thu 15 · 9:15 AMFree
🗺️Guided tour
Folkestone Primary School Tours 2026/2027
Folkestone Primary
Thu 15 · 9:30 AM£0–3.96
🌳Outdoors0–10 yrs
Little Artlings
Biggin Hall
Thu 15 · 6 PM£0
📚Literature
Canterbury Silent Book Club
Chatterbox
Thu 15 · 7:30 PM£0
🗣️Talk🏰Heritage
Caring for Canterbury - past, present & future
Friends Meeting House
Fri 16 · 10:30 AMFree
💼Career🌳Outdoors
Synergy Maidstone Business Networking Walk
Mote Park
Fri 16 · 5:30 PMFree
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Deer Keeping: Autumn Rut
Knole
Fri 16 · 6:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Autumn Talks at Emmetts Garden: Friday Evening – Witching the Wild Year (Standard Ticket)
Emmetts Garden
Fri 16 · 6:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Autumn Talks at Emmetts Garden: Witching the Wild Year
Emmetts Garden
Sat 17Free
🧺Market🌳Outdoors
Westgate Hall Market
Westgate Hall
Sat 17 · 9:30 AMFree
💛Inclusivity
Fertility Treatment Options: Canterbury Open Day
London Women's Clinic
Sat 17 · 9:45 AMFree
🧾Drop-in services🤝Volunteering
Repair Cafe
Trinity Theatre
Sat 17 · 10:30 AMFree
🗣️Talk
Autumn Talks at Emmetts Garden – Saturday Day Pass
Emmetts Garden
Sat 17 · 10:30 AMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Autumn Talks at Emmetts Garden: The Science of Magic Mushrooms with Dr David Luke
Emmetts Garden
Sat 17 · 12 PMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Autumn Talks at Emmetts Garden: Breaking the rules – Gardening your way with the Black Gardener
Emmetts Garden
Sat 17 · 2 PMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Autumn Talks at Emmetts: Wildflower Year – Gardening for Beauty & Biodiversity with Frances Tophill
Emmetts Garden
Sat 17 · 6:30 PMFree
🧘Wellness
The Outpouring
Leigh UTC Dartford
Sun 18 · 10:30 AM£0
Consumer fair
The Kent Wedding Show
The Kent Event Centre
Sun 18 · 10:30 AMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Autumn Talks at Emmetts Garden – Sunday Day Pass
Emmetts Garden
Sun 18 · 10:30 AMFree
🗣️Talk🌱Ecology
What Autumn Knows – Living with Nature's Intelligence with Tansy Dowman–Sun
Emmetts Garden
Sun 18 · 11 AMFree
Consumer fair
Signature Wedding Show at Bluewater
Bluewater Shopping Centre
Sun 18 · 11 AMFree
🏷️Other
Titan Travel In-Store Event at Harden Holidays
Harden Holidays
Sun 18 · 11:45 AMFree
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Emmetts Garden Autumn Festival: Guided Autumn Walk with Tansy Dowman
Emmetts Garden
Sun 18 · 4 PMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Autumn Talks at Emmetts: Seeds for the Future and for Today with Dr Christopher Cockel
Emmetts Garden
Mon 19 · 9:30 AMFree
🗺️Guided tour🎒Students
Year 6 Open Days
Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys
Mon 19 · 7 PMFree
🏷️Other
Marlowe Theatre Artists' Network members' event
The Marlowe Theatre
Tue 20 · 9:30 AMFree
🏷️Other
Wilmington Grammar School for Boys Open Morning
Wilmington Grammar School for Boys Common Lane
Tue 20 · 5:30 PMFree
💼Career
Maidstone Marketing Unfiltered
The Business Terrace
Wed 21 · 8 AM£0
💼Career🌱Ecology
Canterbury Climate Change Business Breakfast
Westgate Hall
Wed 21 · 10 AMFree
🪑Flea market
Best Vintage Kilo Sale - Canterbury
University
Wed 21 · 2 PMFree
🗣️Talk🌱Ecology
Bioregioning East Kent as a Living System
Friends Meeting House
Wed 21 · 4:30 PMFree
🤝Volunteering
Catching Lives Open Evening
Catching Lives
Wed 21 · 4:30 PMFree
🏷️Other
Wilmington Grammar School for Boys Open Evening
Wilmington Grammar School for Boys Common Lane
Thu 22 · 9:30 AM£3.96
🎨Creative workshop🪇Music for toddlers0–10 yrs
Little Artlings Samhain
Biggin Hall
Thu 22 · 8 PMFree
🎤Stand-up
Comedy Night at Junipers
Junipers
Fri 23 · 9:15 AMFree
🗺️Guided tour
WGSG Open Day
Wilmington Grammar School for Girls
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39 events
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35 events
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34 events
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33 events
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26 events
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