What's on in Scottish Highlands for free?
69 upcoming events
We've rounded up 69 upcoming events in Scottish Highlands for free — concerts, parties, theatre, exhibitions, family outings — updated every day. Pick a theme or just scroll.
Events in Scottish Highlands for free
Sat14
Today
At 10 AMFree
CraftsDIY & repair
Christmas Woodworking: Ornaments & Toys
Lairg & District Learning Centre
At 11 AMFree
CraftsHeritage
Kiltmaking Demonstration Drop-In
Abertarff House
At 1 PMFree
ExhibitionCrafts
Woven in the fabric of community
Millburn Academy
At 2 PMFree
Volunteering
Project 1917 – Help Shape Our 110th Anniversary Celebrations (Ross-shire)
Masonic Lodge
Sun15
Tomorrow
Mon16
Monday 16 November
Tue17
Tuesday 17 November
Tue 17 · 9:30 AMFree
TalkCareer
AI Scotland Roadshow
Nevis Centre
Tue 17 · 10 AMFree
Career
Ready to RISE: Let's get started!
Change Your World Events & Wellness Centre, Room A006
Tue 17 · 11 AMFree
Wellness
Introduction to Mindfulness
Discovery College Wick
Tue 17 · 7 PM£0–19.11
LiteratureTalk
Anna Deacon in conversation with Jan Patience
Fern Bookshop
Wed18
Wednesday 18 November
Wed 18 · 10 AMFree
Guided tourOutdoors
Discover Inverness: A Walking Tour in Support of the Old High
The Old High Inverness
Wed 18 · 10 AMFree
TalkHeritage
Dig Where You Stand: Winter Gathering | An Taigh Cèilidh Geamhraidh
Robertson House
Wed 18 · 11 AM£5–10
WalkGuided tour
Short Walk & Shortbread - A Tour of the Ness Islands
Ness Islands
Wed 18 · 3 PMFree
Kids8–12 yrs
Coding for Kids (P5 - P7)
Lairg & District Learning Centre
Wed 18 · 5 PMFree
Accessible
Recently Diagnosed with MS: what's next?
University of the Highlands and Islands
Wed 18 · 7 PMFree
DocumentaryEcology
What's the Catch? Sustainable seafood event
Old Town Fish & Chips
Wed 18 · 7 PMFree
CinemaDocumentary
Grantown Nature Cinema - The Invisible Mammal
YMCA Community Centre
Thu19
Thursday 19 November
Thu 19 · 1 PM£0–7
Crafts
Paper flowers for posies and wreaths - Share some You Time
Fort William Library
Thu 19 · 4 PMFree
Cooking
Commonwealth Cooking - South Africa
Lairg & District Learning Centre
Thu 19 · 4:30 PMFree
Creative workshopAnimals7–12 yrs
Nature and Garden Club
Fort William Library
Thu 19 · 4:30 PMFree
Crafts
Jewellery Making for Young People - Shrink Plastic Charms
Lairg & District Learning Centre
Thu 19 · 7 PMFree
Other
Prep School Parent Dinner
Junior School Dining Room
Fri20
Friday 20 November
Later
Sat 21 · 8 AMFree
Guided tourOutdoors
goose roost
Findhorn Bay Local Nature Reserve
Sat 21 · 9:30 AMFree
MiniaturesTournament
Dicey Dicey
Fort William, Nevis centre
Sat 21 · 9:30 AMFree
HikingSports & fitness
Winter Hillwalking Skills Day - Cairngorm Mountain
CairnGorm Mountain
Sat 21 · 10 AMFree
VolunteeringOutdoors
Volunteer for Ben Nevis: Help Maintain the Mountain Path
Ben Nevis Visitor Centre
Sat 21 · 11 AMFree
Guided tourOutdoors
Highland Paracon Market Basement Tour - 11am
The Highland Hotel Strathpeffer by Compass Hospitality
Sat 21 · 1 PMFree
Guided tourOutdoors
Highland Paracon Market Basement Tour - 1pm
The Highland Hotel Strathpeffer by Compass Hospitality
Sat 21 · 2 PMFree
Guided tourOutdoors
Highland Paracon Market Basement Tour - 2pm
The Highland Hotel Strathpeffer by Compass Hospitality
Sat 21 · 3 PMFree
Guided tourOutdoors
Highland Paracon Market Basement Tour - 3pm
The Highland Hotel Strathpeffer by Compass Hospitality
Sat 21 · 7:30 PM£0–20.78
ClassicalConcert
Fibonacci Quartet
Nairn Community & Arts Centre
Sun 22 · 6:45 PM£10–15
Ecstatic danceWellness
5Rhythms Sweat Your Prayers with Bettina Jespersen
Universal Hall
Mon 23 · 11 AMFree
Digital skills
I.T : Parking Apps Made Easy!
Lairg & District Learning Centre
Mon 23 · 12:30 PMFree
Drop-in services
LATNEM Face to Face Support Group - ELGIN
Elgin Community Centre ( Willow Room)
Tue 24 · 11:30 AMFree
CinemaFeminism
Ladies Day Cinema Matinee
Merlin Thurso Cinema, Bar & Restaurant
Tue 24 · 4 PMFree
AnimalsOutdoors7–12 yrs
Nature Club - Thurso Library
Thurso Library
Wed 25 · 6:30 PMFree
Talk
Attwood Lecture 2026 — Karen Anderson
Inverness Town Hall
Thu 26 · 3:30 PMFree
Human rightsVolunteering
The Abusive Relationship
Rebel Row
Fri 27 · 10 AM£1–10
Guided tourWalk
Among the Giants: A walk at Reelig Glen
Reelig Glen Tall Trees Trail
Sat 28 · 10:30 AM£27.80
Folk / Acoustic
Folk Tune Saturday (In-Person)
The Iona Gallery
Sat 28 · 2 PM£0
Raw Acts - Autism and Neurodiverse Edition
The Bike Shed
Sun 29 · 11 AMFree
Wild Wreaths for Winter
Wick Library
Sun 29 · 4 PMFree
Newtonmore Community Christmas Tree Switch On
Newtonmore Village Hall
Sun 29 · 6:45 PM£0
Ecstatic Dance with Valentina Chichkun at 6.45
Universal Hall
Mon 30 · 6:30 PMFree
TalkScience
Science in the Atrium (at Inverness Royal Academy)
Inverness Royal Academy
Mon 30 · 7 PMFree
We Read Shakespeare
This is nook
Tue 1 · 9 AMFree
Career
Unfiltered Inverness
Change Your World Events & Wellness Centre, Room A006
Tue 1 · 10 AM£0–43
Guided Battlefield Tour with Museum Entry (December)
Culloden Battlefield
Tue 1 · 11 AM£0–11.21
TalkHeritage
Behind the Smile: the story of the Mona Lisa
Nairn Community & Arts Centre
Tue 1 · 3 PMFree
Outdoors
Monthly Crunchlabs Sessions - Oct to Jan
Lairg & District Learning Centre
Tue 1 · 7:30 PMFree
TalkWriting
Lochaber Writer's Group Meeting
The Highland Bookshop
Wed 2 · 1 PMFree
AI Scotland Roadshow
The Park Hotel
Wed 2 · 4:30 PMFree
From Research to Action: The Future of Rural Volunteering
UHI Inverness
Thu 3 · 11:30 AM£0
Womps Fortress Esports Championship
Inverness Royal Academy
Fri 4 · 7 PM£0–6.13
Hugh Miller: the David Attenborough of his day
Elgin Museum
Sat 5 · 10:30 AM£0–18
Wreath making and children's crafts at the Ben Nevis Visitor Centre
Ben Nevis Visitor Centre
Sun 6 · 6 PMFree
Inverness Book Club
Eden Court Theatre
Mon 7 · 7:30 PMFree
We Can't Not Ski Film Screening
The Winking Owl, Craft Ale Pub & Bar
Tue 8 · 7 PM£0–22.38
TalkLiterature
Storylands Sessions: 'CHANGE & GROWTH'
St Bride's Parish Church
Wed 9 · 10 AMFree
Discover Inverness: A Walking Tour in Support of the Old High
The Old High Inverness
Wed 9 · 10:15 AM£0–16.96
Digital preservation workshop + Christmas Gathering
Highland Archive Centre
Wed 9 · 1:30 PM£0–5
Inverness Panto for Adoptive Families
Eden Court Theatre
Wed 9 · 6:30 PM£12
Concert
Press & Journal Christmas Concert 2026
Macdonald Drumossie Hotel
Thu 10 · 1 PM£0–7
Needlefelt Christmas decorations - Share some You Time
Fort William Library
Fri 11 · 10:30 AMFree
EcologyOutdoors
Volunteer for Glen Nevis: Cutting Back & Cleaning Up for Winter
Curling Ponds
See also in Scottish Highlands for free
At 7:30 PM£16–25
ClassicalConcert
Inverness Choral
Inverness Cathedral
At 7 PM
Folk / AcousticFolk dance
Trail West At An Seomar
An Seomar, Inverness
Tomorrow · 7 PM£12.50
PopFolk / Acoustic
Crampsey and Co Live @Upstairs Inverness
Upstairs Inverness
Thu 19 · 7:30 PM£22.50–28.50
Concert
Claudia Buckley Tour 2026 - Inverness
Eden Court Theatre, Inverness
Fri 20 · 8 PM£10
RockConcert
Lucid Liars
HOOTANANNY, Inverness.
Tue 17 · 7 PM
RockSmall gig
ZZTOPPD 2026 Tour
An Seomar, Inverness
Wed 25 · 7:30 PM£15
Stand-upComedy
Middle Age Madness presents The Menotour Inverness!
Bught Park Pavilion, Inverness
At 7:30 PM
Theatre
Krapp's Last Tape
Eden Court Theatre, Inverness
At 8 PM
Theatre
Elsinore
Eden Court Theatre, Inverness
Mon 16 · 5:45 PM
TheatreLGBTQ+
The Education of Jane Cumming
Eden Court Theatre, Inverness
Tue 17 · 7:30 PM
ClassicalBelly dance
Elevate 2026 - Celebrating dance in the Highlands
Eden Court Theatre, Inverness
Tue 17 · 8 PM
Theatre
Bunker
Eden Court Theatre, Inverness
Mon 9
TalkWellness
2646 Quiet Retreat with Kapka Kassabova and Caoimhe Keohane, guest reader Aonghas Phàdraig Caimbeul
Moniack Mhor, Beauly
Wed 18 · 6 PM£5
TalkHeritage
Wolfe and the Fox Talk
Abertarff House, Inverness
Sat 21 · 6:30 PM£125
FoodTalk
Still Burning: An Evening with Kate Foster
Rocpool Reserve Hotel, Inverness
Mon 23
Talk
Shepherding the Church in a Secular Age - Leading Faithfully
Inverness
Fri 27 · 7 PM£12
LiteratureTalk
Jacobite Authors Evening in The Old High Inverness
The Old High Inverness
Mon 16
Literature
2647 November Retreat
Moniack Mhor, Beauly
Sat 5 · 10:30 AM£48
Crafts
Festive Wreath Making Workshop
Taegait, Highland Council
Mon 16
Talk
2647 The Building Blocks of Drama with Sebastian Baczkiewicz and Sarah Hehir, guest reader Katie Hims
Moniack Mhor, Beauly
Mon 23
PoetryLiterature
2648 Poetry: Folk Tales with Liz Berry and Fiona Benson, guest reader Roseanne Watt
Moniack Mhor, Beauly
Mon 7
Literature
2650 Fiction Tutored Retreat with Louise Welsh and Zoë Strachan, guest reader Eimear McBride
Moniack Mhor, Beauly
Mon 14 Dec
Literature
2651 December Retreat
Moniack Mhor, Beauly
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