What's on in Waltham for free?
26 upcoming events
We've rounded up 26 upcoming events in Waltham for free — concerts, parties, theatre, exhibitions, family outings — updated every day. Pick a theme or just scroll.
Events in Waltham for free
Sat3
Saturday 3 October
Wed7
Wednesday 7 October
Later
Thu 8 · 6:30 PM$0
✂️Workshop💼Career
E-Hub Incubator - Round 1
LAC 325ABC & 375AB
Sat 10 · 10 AMFree
🌳Outdoors🧺Market
2026 Waltham Fall Craft Fair
American Legion Post 156
Sat 10 · 3 PMFree
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Réne Lecuona in Recital: Music with a Story
Slosberg Music Center
Sun 11 · 11 AM$0
👗Fashion & Design
Whole Bead Pop-up
Westin Waltham Boston
Fri 23 · 8:15 AM$0–150
🗣️Talk🔬Science
2026 Boston Symposium on Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry
Alkermes, Inc.
Sat 24 · 2 PMFree
🎻Classical🎶Singer-songwriter
A Tribute to Irving Fine
Slosberg Music Center
Sun 1 Nov · 3 PM$0–28.52
November Concert
Waltham Government Center
Sun 15 Nov · 3 PMFree
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Brandeis Chamber Singers & University Chorus
Slosberg Music Center
Sun 15 Nov · 7 PMFree
🎻Classical🎶Singer-songwriter
Brandeis Wind Ensemble
Slosberg Music Center
Wed 18 Nov · 5 PM$0–175
MSOMS Fall Meeting
The Painted Burro - Waltham
Sat 21 Nov · 7:30 PMFree
🎷Jazz🎫Concert
Brandeis Jazz Ensemble
Slosberg Music Center
Sun 22 Nov · 3 PMFree
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Brandeis-Wellesley Orchestra: Fall 2026 Concert
Slosberg Music Center
Mon 23 Nov · 7 PMFree
🎷Jazz🎫Concert
Jam Club x Brandeis Improv Collective Concert
Slosberg Music Center
Wed 2 Dec · 7:30 PMFree
🌐World music🪕Folk / Acoustic
Fafali: Music & Dance from Ghana
Shapiro Campus Center
Thu 3 Dec · 4 PMFree
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Annual Messiah Sing
Slosberg Music Center
Sat 5 Dec · 11 AMFree
🧺Market🌳Outdoors
Waltham Holiday Craft Fair
American Legion Post 156
Sat 5 Dec · 7 PMFree
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Chamber Concert I
Slosberg Music Center
Sun 6 Dec · 3 PMFree
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Chamber Concert II
Slosberg Music Center
Sun 6 Dec · 3 PM$0–28.52
🎻Classical🎫Concert
December Concert
Waltham Government Center
Mon 7 Dec · 7:30 PMFree
🎶Singer-songwriter🎫Concert
Songwriting Concert featuring MUS115a Students
Slosberg Music Center
Thu 14 Jan · 3 PM$0
Gil Harel & The Naugatuck Valley Singers Cabaret Performance
Slosberg Music Center
Sun 7 Mar · 3 PM$0–28.52
March Concert
Waltham Government Center
Sat 8 May · 3 PM$0–28.52
May Concert
Waltham Government Center
See also in Waltham for free
Fri 9 · 7:30 PM$39.19
🎶Singer-songwriter🪕Folk / Acoustic
An Evening With Richard Shindell - All Acoustic
The First Church in Belmont Unitarian Universalist
Sat 17 · 6:30 PM$39.19
🎫Concert
SICHEM 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT Feat. Jackson Chery and Bridging The Gap
Sichem SDA Church, Arlington
Sun 4 · 12:30 PMFree
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎷Jazz
Arlington Tiny Shed Free Concert Series
Arlington Visitor Center
At 7 PM$23.18
🎫Concert🔢Bingo
ABBA Bingo
Scandinavian Cultural Center, Newton
Sat 3 · 7 PM$22.78–2,662
🔬Experimental🌐World music
The Return: Eden Rayz and Argent & Sable- A Death Aware Musical Concert
Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge
Sat 3 · 7 PM$59–90
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Live And Let Die - Paul McCartney Tribute
Regent Theatre - MA, Arlington
Sun 4 · 1 PMFree
🪕Folk / Acoustic🌳Outdoors
Free Community Concert with Malayna Knox
Trio Newton Courtyard
Thu 15 · 8 PM
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
2nd SHIFT Concert: Rory Block
Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation, Waltham
Sat 24 · 6:30 PM$12.51
🎷Jazz🎫Concert
Lakajou Project
Donut Villa, Arlington
At 6:30 PM
🎷Jazz🎤Hip-Hop
The Bowery Presents: Kiefer
Arts at the Armory Performance Hall, Somerville
At 7:30 PM
🌐World music🎷Jazz
El Laberinto del Coco
Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre
At 8 PM
🎫Concert
Ceremony
The Sinclair, Cambridge
At 8 PM$23.18
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Reckoners Hometown Record Release Night 1 w/Dennis Brennan
Lizard Lounge, Cambridge
At 8 PM
✨Pop⚡Electro
Muna
Roadrunner, Boston
At 7 PM
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎙️Small gig
Goodwin
The Burren, Somerville
At 7 PM
🎸Rock🪕Folk / Acoustic
Pontiac Flare / Benny P / Stirling Taylor Band / Birdbath
O'Brien's Pub, Allston
At 7 PM
🎶Singer-songwriter🪕Folk / Acoustic
Singer Songwriter Night: Melodies on Tap
Medford Brewing
At 7 PM
🌍Afro🌐World music
THURSDAY – Afro-Caribbean Groove –LOOKIE LOOKIE – IN THE PERFORMANCE SPACE
Lou's, Cambridge
At 7 PM$0
🎷Jazz🌐World music
Ming Mei Residency Concert: Amir ElSaffar and Susie Ibarra
John Knowles Paine Concert Hall, Cambridge
At 7 PM
🎫Concert
An Evening With Theo Katzman (18+)
Brighton Music Hall, Boston
At 7 PM$25–28
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Rocketship
The Rockwell, Somerville
At 7:30 PM
🎷Jazz🎙️Small gig
JAZZ NIGHT: Adventure Time Trio
Aeronaut Brewing Company, Somerville
At 8 PM
🎫Concert
Jess Klein & Jenny Reynolds
Club Passim, Boston
At 8 PM
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Neighborhood Dog band
Great American Beer Hall, Medford
Sat 3 · 12 PM
🎪Street party
Oktoberfest!
Old Schwamb Mill
Mon 12
🌳Outdoors🎊Socials
6th Annual Indigenous Peoples Day Newton Ceremonial Celebration 2026
Albemarle Field, Newton
Mon 12Free
🎪Street party
6th Annual Ceremonial Celebration for Indigenous Peoples Day
Albemarle Field, Newton, MA
At 7 PM$17
🌙Indie💿DJ set
GAYC/DC / She Pop
Deep Cuts, Medford
At 9 PMFree
💿DJ set
Heat Takeover (Open Decks)
Chemist, Boston
Tomorrow · 4 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
Marcel The French Croque
Medford Brewing
Sat 3 · 7:30 PM$15
🎤Stand-up
Comedy at Summer Shack
Summer Shack Cambridge
Fri 9
🎭Theatre😂Comedy
Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors
The Mosesian Center for the Arts, Watertown
Sun 11 · 7:30 PM
🎭Theatre
A Simple Machine
Regent Theatre - MA, Arlington
Sat 17 · 2 PM$12.14–17.47
🌊Contemporary♀️Feminism
Conversations: Above and Beneath, An Ode to Women Artists
Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge
Sun 25 · 4:30 PM$36–59.50
🎭Theatre
The Jury Experience - The 20 Million Dollar Heist: Will Boston Deliver Justice?
Regent Theatre - MA, Arlington
Sun 25 · 4:30 PM$36–56.50
🎭Theatre
The Jury Experience – The Burning House Case
Regent Theatre - MA, Arlington
Tomorrow · 6:15 PMFree
🎬Cinema♙Chess
Movie Screening: Queen of Katwe
The Mill Cafe, Arlington
Sat 3 · 8 PM$55.20–71.21
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Paranormal Investigation of Munroe Tavern
Munroe Tavern, Lexington
Sun 4 · 6:30 PM
🍽️Food
Cheese and Wine 101
Formaggio Kitchen, Cambridge
Wed 7 · 2 PM$0
📚Literature
Book Club: Lady Romeo by Tana Wojczuk
Story Chapel Visitor Center, Watertown
Thu 8 · 6 PMFree
📚Literature
Collins Branch Book Group (Collins)
Collins Branch, Cambridge
Sun 18 · 1 PMFree
🌱Ecology🗺️Guided tour
Water: The Source of Life
341 Rindge Ave, Cambridge
Tue 20 · 7 PM
🗣️Talk
AISNE 2026 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging Conference
Westin Waltham Boston
At 11:40 AMFree
🖼️Art & Culture
G2
Newton Free Library
At 12 PMFree
🗣️Talk📚Literature
Kengo Kuma in Conversation with Grace La
Harvard University Graduate School Of Design, Cambridge
At 4:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk
The UN and the Hungarian Revolution of 1956: A 70-Year Retrospective
S354, CGIS South, Cambridge
At 5 PM$40–60
🖼️Exhibition
SPLASH! 2026
162 Mystic Ave, Medford
At 5:30 PMFree
🖼️Art & Culture
Bento Bags and Napkins with Lenni
Main Library, Cambridge
Tomorrow · 11 AMFree
🗣️Talk🗣️Language café
ESOL Conversation Group
Faneuil Library, Brighton
Tue 6 · 10:30 AMFree
🗣️Talk🗣️Language café
English (ESOL) Conversation Group
Honan-Allston Library
Thu 29 · 5 PMFree
🖼️Exhibition🌳Outdoors
Harvard Art Museums at Night
Harvard Art Museums, Boston
At 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science
The Fascinating World of Fungi
Geological Lecture Hall, Cambridge
At 6 PM
🗺️Guided tour🏰Heritage
The Powder House: History Unlocked Drop-in Chats
Nathan Tufts Park, Somerville
At 6:30 PMFree
📚Literature
Unreal Reads: Best Offer Wins
Brighton Library
At 7 PM$13.59–45.09
🗣️Talk📚Literature
Hernan Diaz at First Parish Church
First Parish Church, Cambridge
At 8 PM$10–54
🗣️Talk
Sukkot Prayers We Never Learned: Reading Hoshanot as Poetry
Lehrhaus, Somerville
Tomorrow · 5 PM$172.57
🍽️Food
The Bounties of Baja—A Different Kind of Harvest Dinner
Dear Annie, Cambridge
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Venues in Waltham for free
Waltham Government Center
4 events
50 Church St.
1 event
Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation
7 events
Advaita Meditation Center
2 events
Game Underground
7 events
349 Moody St
1 event
Dana Athletic Center at Bentley University
3 events
21 Hickory Dr
1 event
Westin Waltham Boston
6 events
Slosberg Music Center
12 events
American Legion Post 156
2 events
Alkermes, Inc.
1 event