Best free events in the UK - Festivals, Carnivals, Parades, Shows, Fireworks etc

The English Tourist Board list hundreds of ideas for days out and short breaks.

Visit Scotland

The official site of Scotland's national tourism organisation.

Visit Wales

Events and places of interest across Wales.

Visit Ireland

Events and places of interest across Ireland.

The National Trust protects and opens to the public over 300 historic houses and gardens and 49 industrial monuments and mills. They also look after forests, castles, nature reserves etc for everyone. For members, entrance is usually free.

Helping to safeguard our heritage. Members gain free entry to over 400 historic attractions.

The Royal Parks manage eight parks totaling 5,000 acres, plus hundreds of buildings, statues, and memorials. They host a number of free events.

South Bank, London

Regular free events, performances and exhibitions, plus live music on Friday evenings.

Exhibitions

Year round events for the Southampton area, plus ship movements.

Vintage and Steam events.

Bringing science to life, and life to science. Free entrance.

Coventry Transport Museum.

The world's largest collection of British road transport. Standard admission is free.

Events

Activities at London, the Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms in Whitehall, HMS Belfast, Imperial War Museum at Duxford, and Imperial War Museum North in Trafford.