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Concerts on the Square

Six free Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra concerts on the Capitol Square in Madison every summer. Bring a blanket.

What it costs you: Nothing at allMissed itDate not yet confirmed. Listing checked Sept 27, 2026

Free concerts, festivals & events

UW-Madison Arboretum and free nature walks

The UW Arboretum in Madison is free to visit, and its guided nature walks are free too.

What it costs you: Nothing at allNo end dateVerified on Sept 27, 2026

Free concerts, festivals & events

UW Space Place free Saturday workshops

UW-Madison’s Space Place runs free hands-on Saturday science workshops for the public during the school year.

What it costs you: Nothing at allNo end dateVerified on Sept 27, 2026

Other states & provinces

35 regions

Mobile Mardi Gras paradesAlabamaWhat it costs you: Nothing at allDate not yet confirmed
Lake Havasu Free Children’s Fishing EventArizonaWhat it costs you: Nothing at allEnds Oct 3
Movies at MacArthurArkansasWhat it costs you: Nothing at allEnds Dec 31
Stern Grove FestivalCaliforniaWhat it costs you: Nothing at allMissed it. 2027 date not confirmed
Levitt Pavilion Denver free concertsColoradoWhat it costs you: Nothing at allMissed it. 2027 date not confirmed
Cast Your Own Dinosaur Footprint at Dinosaur State ParkConnecticutWhat it costs you: Nothing at allEnds Oct 31
Delaware State Parks free school group entryDelawareWhat it costs you: Nothing at allNo end date
Kennedy Center Millennium StageDistrict of ColumbiaWhat it costs you: Nothing at allNo end date
Foster Botanical Garden free docent toursHawaiiWhat it costs you: Nothing at allNo end date
Grant Park Music FestivalIllinoisWhat it costs you: Nothing at allMissed it. 2027 date not confirmed
Iowa State Capitol free guided toursIowaWhat it costs you: Nothing at allNo end date
Kansas State Capitol free historic toursKansasWhat it costs you: Nothing at allNo end date
Speed Together free SundaysKentuckyWhat it costs you: Account signupNo end date
Boston Landmarks OrchestraMassachusettsWhat it costs you: Nothing at allNo end date
Free Shakespeare on the CommonMassachusettsWhat it costs you: Nothing at allMissed it. 2027 date not confirmed
Detroit Jazz FestivalMichiganWhat it costs you: Nothing at allUsually Labor Day weekend
Minnesota State Capitol toursMinnesotaWhat it costs you: Nothing at allNo end date
Montana Shakespeare in the ParksMontanaWhat it costs you: Nothing at allMissed it. 2027 date not confirmed
Montana Museum of Art & Culture free toursMontanaWhat it costs you: Nothing at allNo end date
Montana State Capitol tours & free school field tripsMontanaWhat it costs you: Account signupNo end date
Nebraska State Capitol free guided toursNebraskaWhat it costs you: Nothing at allNo end date
Fremont Street Experience free concertsNevadaWhat it costs you: Nothing at allNo end date
New Jersey State Museum sky observing nightsNew JerseyWhat it costs you: Nothing at allDate not yet confirmed
SummerStageNew YorkWhat it costs you: Nothing at allMissed it. 2027 date not confirmed
High Line free docent-led toursNew YorkWhat it costs you: Nothing at allNo end date
North Carolina State Capitol free guided toursNorth CarolinaWhat it costs you: Nothing at allNo end date
Gathering Place free boat ridesOklahomaWhat it costs you: Nothing at allUsually see schedule
Guthrie Green free eventsOklahomaWhat it costs you: Nothing at allNo end date
Myriad in Motion free yogaOklahomaWhat it costs you: Nothing at allNo end date
Oklahoma State Capitol free guided toursOklahomaWhat it costs you: Nothing at allNo end date
Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks free concertsPennsylvaniaWhat it costs you: Nothing at allMissed it. 2027 date not confirmed
Overton Park Shell free concert seriesTennesseeWhat it costs you: Nothing at allUsually see schedule
Fort Worth Herd cattle driveTexasWhat it costs you: Nothing at allNo end date
Vermont State House free audio toursVermontWhat it costs you: Nothing at allNo end date
Cheyenne Frontier Days Free Pancake BreakfastsWyomingWhat it costs you: Nothing at allDate not yet confirmed
Edmonton Leisure Access ProgramAlbertaWhat it costs you: Nothing at allNo end date
RASC Observatory at TELUS World of Science EdmontonAlbertaWhat it costs you: Nothing at allNo end date
Winnipeg free swim timesManitobaWhat it costs you: Nothing at allFall schedule runs to Dec 12,
Winnipeg Priceless Fun free rec programsManitobaWhat it costs you: Nothing at allFall 2026 to Spring 2027
Fredericton free public skateNew BrunswickWhat it costs you: Nothing at allNo end date
Doors Open TorontoOntarioWhat it costs you: Nothing at allEnds May 30, 2027
Nuit Blanche TorontoOntarioWhat it costs you: Nothing at allEnds Oct 4
Victoria Park Pool & Splash Pad free admissionPrince Edward IslandWhat it costs you: Nothing at all2026 season ran June 27 to Sep
MacKenzie Art Gallery free day for Truth and ReconciliationSaskatchewanWhat it costs you: Nothing at allEnds Sept 30
Free youth swimming at the Iqaluit Aquatic CentreNunavutWhat it costs you: Nothing at allNo end date

In Wisconsin

Concerts on the Square

UW-Madison Arboretum and free nature walks

UW Space Place free Saturday workshops

Other states & provinces

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