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Exhibitions Friday 2 October 2026 Free

Tate Modern: late opening

Name: Tate Modern: late opening
Start: 2026-10-02T18:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-10-02T21:00:00+01:00
Location: Tate Modern

Tate Modern now stays open to nine every Friday and Saturday, free, which turns the Turbine Hall into the best free evening on the South Bank.

This has been and gone. It ran on Friday 2 October 2026. The next thing on at the same venue is Tate Modern late opening, Saturday 24 October 2026. See also everything that has been and gone.

WhenFriday 2 October 2026
18:00 to 21:00
WhereTate ModernBankside, SE1More in South Bank
PriceFree
TicketsSee venue

Venue page

Times and prices are what the venue published when we checked. They move, so confirm on the venue's own page before you travel.

Directions

What to expect

October’s first Friday late, with the evenings drawing in enough that the building is lit when you arrive.

The collection displays are free and stay open along with the building, so a late visit costs nothing unless you want the ticketed exhibition. The Turbine Hall is the room to be in after dark, and the viewing level at the top of the Blavatnik building is one of the few free high views in London.

Cross the Millennium Bridge on the way out rather than the way in; the view is the right way round.

Nearby

South Bank has the nearest stations and everything else on in the same part of town. The Tate Modern page collects every listing we hold for that address. Filed under Exhibitions.

Listed by Angela. Checked 6 September 2026. Details can change on the night; the venue link is the one to trust.