ListingsUpdated Fri 23 Oct
Free events in London right now
Everything on this site that costs nothing, from museum late openings to cemetery open days and the free half of the big festivals. Free does not always mean unticketed: where a free event still needs a booked slot, the listing says so.
What to expect
108 listings filed under Free. The busiest rooms are Woolwich Works, Downstairs at the King's Head and Phoenix Arts Club. Concentrated in Woolwich, Crouch End and Covent Garden.
Nearby
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Showing in Covent Garden. Clear
Friday
23 October-
Free
Hippodrome Casino
A Victorian theatre off Leicester Square turned casino, free to walk into at any hour, with a working cabaret room upstairs.
Sunday
25 October-
Pick Seasonal Free
Diwali on the Square
The largest Diwali celebration outside India, one until seven in Trafalgar Square. Free and unticketed. It fills from about two, so come at one for the space and stay for the lamps at dusk.
Tuesday
27 October-
Cabaret Free
Dragaoke: Drag Hosted Karaoke!
Karaoke with a drag host running it, free to get into, and it starts at half ten on a Tuesday. Turn up rather than plan.
Tuesday
3 November-
Cabaret Free
Dragaoke: Drag Hosted Karaoke!, 10pm
An evening in the basement under the Phoenix Theatre, 10pm. The room is low ceilinged and seats a few dozen, so nothing is far from the stage.
Friday
6 November-
Markets Free
Leicester Square Christmas Market
Until 4 Jan 2027
Stalls around the square with a spiegeltent in the middle, free to wander, and it runs later into January than most. 2026 dates not yet announced.
Tuesday
10 November-
Cabaret Free
Dragaoke: Drag Hosted Karaoke!
An evening in the basement under the Phoenix Theatre, 10pm. The room is low ceilinged and seats a few dozen, so nothing is far from the stage.
Thursday
12 November-
Seasonal Free
Covent Garden at Christmas
Until 6 Jan 2027
The tree, the mistletoe and more than 300,000 lights, lit from 12 November. Free, busy from four, best on a weekday morning.
Tuesday
17 November-
Cabaret Free
Dragaoke: Drag Hosted Karaoke!
An evening in the basement under the Phoenix Theatre, 10pm. The room is low ceilinged and seats a few dozen, so nothing is far from the stage.
Tuesday
24 November-
Cabaret Free
Dragaoke: Drag Hosted Karaoke!
An afternoon show in the basement under the Phoenix Theatre, 9.15am. The room is low ceilinged and seats a few dozen, so nothing is far from the stage.